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Recent content by Oliver Harfield

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    Landing net for rolling meat.

    I can’t imagine the angler or the bet will be able to lift a 4lb+ fish at 4m extension?!?! I may be wrong.
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    Landing net for rolling meat.

    I’d like to check the W6 net out but then I think how useful is a 4m long handle?!?! Maybe for a perch, not for 4lb+ Chub or like….
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    Landing net for rolling meat.

    I’d have a look at the Westin W3 nets, although they are lure focused. They are folding and have telescopic handles, nowhere near the reach of my Super Specialist (I have multiple net heads for it too) but great if you want to rove and have the bet on your back. Mine is a massive XL folding...
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    Making your own bait.

    Plenty of nutrition in maggots and castors. Not so sure about hemp!
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    The Bearded Tit's Podcast - Returning Sturgeon to Britain

    With the filthy state of our U.K. rivers I can’t see it being successful until they are much improved.
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    BFW Supporter Donations

    Donated, great forum just wish I could get my barbel fishing back to 2009 standards on the Dove!
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    If you....

    The Drennan Tench rod keeps being mentioned in here, can someone post a photo and clarify the year etc?
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    Significant advance in carbon fibre rod building in the last 20 years?

    My favourite carp rods are my Daiwa Amorphous Whisker. Sensible diameter, lovely tapers, relatively thin walled and super lightweight. My FS Hi-S are all thick walled blanks, heavy and unchanged in 20 years… can’t be that high-tech… Would love to try some 90’s Daiwa float rods and I would also...
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    JW Young Super Lightweight Centrepin 4 x 3/4 (Y2084SL)

    PM sent
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    Info on shimano bait runners

    Not selling but I have a mint pair of 4010 baitrunners, from recollection they are smaller than the 5010 in body. Happy to weigh one without spool against a 5010 (w/o spool) if someone has one and is willing
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    Float rod for Trent barbel

    Yes I’ll do that I think, just for curiosity’s sake.
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    Float rod for Trent barbel

    While there’s an active float fishing / float rod thread… I have an interesting rod, it’s a Hi-S 12ft Special float rod. Factory built, I bought it from Birmingham Angling Centre a couple of years ago and suspect it was old stock. It’s a modern Hi-S build but I can’t find any info on it. I...
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    Chasing chub....

    And Ian, what is your favourite JW pin for trotting?
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    Chasing chub....

    While there’s an active float fishing / float rod thread… I have an interesting rod, it’s a Hi-S 12ft Special float rod. Factory built, I bought it from Birmingham Angling Centre a couple of years ago and suspect it was old stock. It’s a modern Hi-S build but I can’t find any info on it. I...
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    Float rod for Trent barbel

    Hi Neil, I sold my spare to Richard Isaacs No intention of letting the other one go yet.
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