Recent content by Paul Richardson

Sorry HZbut what did it weigh in Lbs/oz 6-17 is a new one on me Lovely fish whatever

Hi Mate You have a lot of good water with the Leeds book - especially on the Swale - IMHO far more rewarding to work out a few stretches than follow the crowd A Swale double is still a pretty special fish - a good but achievable challenge You’ve also obviously got the Tees on your doorstep-...

Wise choice - I think you’ve got a great deal there I like the C3s so much I bought a spare pair just in case For river piking I use 2.5 and 2.75 chimeras and to be honest there’s nothing between them - both perfect for close range work with braided mainline

Hi Graham I have both 2lb Torrix and C3 Both fantastic blanks, both will handle big carp. Torrix as you know is quite sensitive in the tip with loads of power lower in the blank. Using barbel fishing scenarios, I use 2lb Torrix in Autumn /now on modest sized rivers with a bit of water in and...

They are my favourite for maggot/ castor fishing up to say #12- had lots of barbel on them and never straightened one For pellets / boilies I switch to Gripz in 12,10 and 8 Bank tackle wide gapes are good too but I prefer Gripz. Bigger ones (2 and 4) if I’m fishing bread happy with Drennan...

Every day is a schoolday Such a simple tip re sticky powder and never heard of that? Daft question- if you have say 2 pints , do you take out a couple of handfuls for hook baits and sprinkle powder on the bulk Or just cover the lot? I have loads of cattys and none of them will get maggots across...

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Yep I have Alan Had to get here another route

Insprired by the " how much have you spent on tackle" thread - it reminded me off my biggest spend. This is a bit of a yarn...be warned. It was mid-December 2018. I was days away from a 2-week winter sun holiday that was much needed after another stressy year. As is so often the case, a chance...

I've just had a quick tally up and spend about £500 p.a. on memberships. That said half of that amount is for one pike syndicate alone which only runs from 1st October to end of March. Don't think I'll be re-joining. One of them FOMO moments where I was persuaded by my fishing buddy to join. No...

I’ve been talking to him about the hexapod Interesting to see what he comes up with but he did mention that he had to get some tripod orders finished as a priority 👍

I think I’ve used every type of deadbait at one time or another on a paternoster My go to baits would be ( in no particular order) - roach, rainbow trout and smelt Rationale would be keeping things relatively natural But of course I’ve had fish on lamprey heads and half mackerel herrings and...

Mega bargain - great alarms Missed out on that one

I'm using the Garner extenable one for piking which is substantial but still not without fault. I've had to epoxy the metal section with the female thread that screws into the spreader block or net onto the inner handle as it just twisted off after a couple of uses. Same happened to my mates...

Quite by chance I got talking to a Drennan rep today outside a local tackle shop and mentioned the plastic thingys He immediately went to his boot and gave me a couple - great service He said over tightening is the issue just a quarter turn is required Someone on here recommended giving a good...