Recent content by Neil Smart

No words can say enough Simon, but we all have you and your wife in our thoughts.

The IM6 is a lovely blank. Shame it's discontinued.

My first barbel was on 5lb line on a small ledger rod, Kellaways, Andrew, the Chippenham bit, loved it down there. So many twists and turns, deeps and shallows. Like you I found the Teme too, different gravy 😏

I find the silicon tubing fitted on the Torrix to be faultless, it is positioned about an inch from the tip ring foot. I have tried many other gizmos and this is by far the safest and easiest.It is for the Drennan mini starlight really but a larger tube slipped over the original makes it a...

Problem was it was too far down tip I suppose.

With silicon in place was it still a problem?

Location. Single big baits.

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Yep I mentioned in my post, the backrest version is better imo, the rucksack can get in the way imo.

Doesn't look very versatile to me, and frankly you are sacrificing comfort I reckon. I have a few chairs and all seem a bit bulky and heavy for roaming, except for one I bought on a whim and it is a brilliant little stool, the 'Shaky' with backrest. No good for sloping banks but very good on...

Slacks and creases 😁

I have no interest really once it has been caught, and then again and a new record claimed it is becoming very 'carpy'. But each to their own. I would rather see 20 male barbel in my stretch with a few females than a big 'spinster, female.

I have one, I think it's for bunching up the net when roving.

Never mind the 'how' can we have the 'why'? 🤔

Oh! no... walk away Alec.