Recent content by Paul Richardson

Used the deeper yesterday on a new stretch of river for snag finding and mine is one of the originals so must be getting on 10 years old and still going strong Easy to use on your own, better still with a mate I had the smart cast but with the little screen that folded up - was decent but the...

I must admit I was nearly tempted but I don’t do a lot of rolling meat and even by bespoke standards that’s a serious investment If I start I have a 12’ 1.25 Torrix that has a carrier section that will accommodate a 4oz tip Pretty sure it’s the same butt section as the 1.75 Torrix - loads of power

I recently met Roger from Peregrine Rods whilst we were fishing the Wye and he was using an 11’ Torrix 1.75 with. 4oz spliced tip he’d built for himself for rolling meat. He said the extra sensitivity made a big difference in spotting and converting bites and I would imagine he would know these...

Proper basil brush that one - looks healthy

Agree I have a pair - uppers are fine - sole is splitting but they must be over 10 years old and done a lot of miles Excellent boots - must save for a new pair

Hi Neil I don’t use either tbh With barbel fishing you don’t need them If I’m in the dark it’s the leds on the alarm that alert me and that’s all I need and a tight baitrunner simply to help prevent the rod going in I sit on my rods and pick them up at the first indication of a fish on Pike...

Great alarm - I have a few Use them all weathers for piking and no issues Good battery life, can add and remove snag ears, loud enough and a neat mute function when setting drop-offs I use then as front rests for barbel( with snag ears) pretty much all the time ,only turning them on if I...

OP - there’s your answer If I was going to fish the Trent a lot I’d take advice from someone like Jon

I’ve used black barrel swivels for the same reason as the weight pins things down and negates the need to mould tungsten putty on the knot

For me 8mm is about as small as I go for barbel, 10mm being my preference But I nearly always fish them as singles

I can completely understand why people fly under the radar with big fish captures For sure some anglers are secret squirrels but for an average angler who is in the right place at the right time and gets a special fish, in this day and age sharing this information could literally be the kiss of...

Why not get a bag of 10mm halibut pellets or Elips or a tub of Pellet Os and you’ll always have a few options for a switch bait and they all catch I always have Pepperami fire sticks and cheese strings as a snack for me but both also can make a good switch bait in the right conditions Naturals...

An old timer swore blind that early part of the season a lip hooked minnow on a bottom rig was a killer barbel bait Never tried it personally as castors do it for me and you need to catch them & then club rules etc.. Always fancied trying mussels as the lad on Andrews Knots catches some...

Knotless - god knows where moles knot came from?

I don’t want to sound flippant but honestly I don’t think barbel give two hoots about the hook kicking off when using the knotless knot on mono If it does bother you you can tie a supple braid hair using say 10lb Gardner trickster , whip it on with a moles knot and then tie the hook + braid...