Recent content by Richard Dawson

I've caught some decent fish but usually fish on my own so no one to hold the camera. Heres various lower Derwent Barbel. And a clonking fin and scale perfect 6lb Chub. Just a shame I don't have a cameraman to do my captures justice.

There's nothing better than loading your Barbel gear in to a completely inappropriate vehicle 🙂

Fantastic reels. I've used the 6000's on my 2lb Barbel rods for a few seasons now and are happy with big fish on small rivers like the Derwent or mighty rivers like the Trent 💪 If these were £100 per reel I'd still buy them and think they were a bargain.

Great news Simon. Hopefully new knee will make traversing the river banks a whole lot easier.

The stretch just below thrumpton weir / cranfleet canal fishes well and allows overnighters. LEVAS ticket I believe which is only about £30. Can park right near too. Worth a punt that one I think and not too far for ya Simon 😉

Okuma Epixor XT in 5500 size is a very good reel, not as big as it sounds either, more like a 4012 Daiwa. Can be difficult to get spare spools at times but it's a fine reel for the price.

You recieved tham yet? Awaiting your initial impressions 😁

It'll be because they're EU based, Poland I think but I've never been charged any customs or duties. One to bookmark for the future if you see anything else on there you like 👍

Really good price on them here at the moment considering i paid about £75 each for mine: https://www.protackleshop.co.uk/en5/okuma-aventa-baitfeeder-reels/s/760 It's a legit site too, used them before

Comparable to a 4012 Daiwa, think TDR with a baitrunner.

Okuma Aventa Baitfeeders in 5000 or 6000 size. Try them, you won't look at Daiwa or Shimano again 😉

My peg looks like an explosion went off in a tackle shop 😳

LEVAS full members ticket is only £35 but means you can fish below cranfleet lock (opposite Thrumpton) day/night. This stretch produces good fish.

I've never felt the need to go heavier than my 2lb greys prodigies. So I'd probably try and convince a carper to go for that or 1.75lb.

Exclusively roll and fish my own HNV boilies. Off the shelf mainstream boilies have never done much for me.