Recent content by Neil Smart

You could pick me and Barry up if you don't mind, bung you some fuel money.

100% agree Barry, if the Barbel are not in any numbers and not competitively feeding then feeding large amounts of any feed is counter productive. We are increasing searching out solitary fish where perhaps a single bait surrounded by a small package of feed is better. This is why pva is so...

The Torrix 11ft 1.75 is the one.

Much the same as many on here, but I raise you the Chelt, plus Brinkworth Brook (a tributary of Bristol Avon that is a chalk stream and was stuffed full of coarse fish), the Chew, Arrow, and Isbourne. 😎

The headlines on BBC news just now reports on catapults being used to harm animals. Of course that is repulsive, but typical BBC shows an angler loose feeding with one. Clueless.

Plenty of good off the shelf rods that don't need and fiddling with to 'improve' performance. You say that because they are factory made and cast doubt on the quality of components is frankly a bit elitist. These long trotting rods are a bit specialised, and undergo many tests before bringing...

Sorry but does have be £1000's spent on a rod even if it's your Birthday? Plenty off the shelf carbon sticks that would do a fine job, why you probably already have it. You would think the effort applied by rod manufacturers would count more than these expensive custom rods. OK I could afford a...

All my bigger Barbel have fallen to meat, as soon as I reach for the meat I think OK no more Mr nice guy you have had the starters now for the main course.

Great post Andrew.

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Same here Mark, mine has not seen the bank yet and already superseded 🙄

My last was 2x8 mm Hinders, and before that Sonubait 'O' Spicy Sausage I think, which proves nothing except Barbel are less concerned about these things than we are.

The best pellet is always the one that last caught.

I would happily endure a few barbel amongst many bream on the Teme. I assume we are talking lower Teme? Asking for Barry.🙄

That's not the point.