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Coarse Angling Today Barbel - A Handbook of Techniques, James Holgate, Martin Bowler, Terry Lampard Title: Barbel - A Handbook of Techniques Publisher: Coarse Angling Today Publication Date: 2008 Binding: Paperback Condition: Near Fine Edition: 1st Edition £20 + P&P

Good old fashioned Drennan Dacron or Carp Silk

I use his maggot feeder approach on my local river for chub in the winter when the water is very low and clear. Inline feeder with a 2 inch hook length and a size 18 with single or double maggot. I feed the swim for anything up to two hours without a hook length attached and look for bumps or...

The "magic powder" was the Trigarol in powdered form.

100% true.

I suspect that the main reason it was so good for chub was the inclusion of Trigarol (basically chicken liver in powdered and liquid form) and if there is one thing chub like most of all it's chicken. For example DT Baits Pukka Fish & Oily Chicken contains poultry meal and a lovely chicken...

It was changed before the new owners took over. You can't get half of the ingredients that were in it. What they are selling now is not the original Trigga.

Trigga is not the same as it used to be. Ingredients have been swapped out for others. It would cost a fortune to make the original these days (according to Dave Moore).

Can't find a Century Pulse TW 11ft Barbel rod in my records. Either it was custom made (possible but unlikely) or one of the following - T.M. 11' 3" Downstream Plus 2oz & 3oz Overfit Quivers T.W. 10' 6" Chub Plus 1oz Overfit Quiver

I would absolutely recommend looking at carp rods of the past circa 1990's. Shimano amongst others did some great rods in lower test curves (Twin Powers, Power Loops, Aeros, etc). You will find they do the job just as well and you might save a bob or two.

Is Malc on here?

Anyone have any details for him?

There was a Century Pulse Tony Miles Big River barbel rod on there recently.

The person I spoke to on here was/is a forum member.

A couple of years ago I was in contact with the person who built all the Century Pulse barbel and chub rods for Trefor West and Tony Miles via this forum, but for the life of me I can't remember his name. Can anyone help?