Recent content by Richard Howkins

The fishery is lovely. My initial comments were on the track down to the river, which I struggled with last October in a 2wd estate. Given comments on the fishing passport log, I’m not the only one. And the customer is always right (or at least shouldn’t be insulted & belittled)? Particularly...

I note that since I posted this, comments have been removed from YouTube! Luckily, I kept screenshots. Again - apologies for bringing the tone of the forum down. But I am v annoyed!

Hi. I don’t want to stir up trouble being an occasional poster here, but ‘From Another Angle’ (presumably part of Wye & Usk) just posted a video about access to Thomas Wood on the Wye. Given that the video title refers to vehicle access, I felt entitled to make what I thought was a balanced...

Thanks. I don’t recall mentioning beer bellies or flatulence as I was talking about bait. Really not understanding the closed-minded personal attacks. However, happy to disappear back into the shadows if this is the level of discussion on here. Bye!

Thanks. I completely agree that most bait talk and ‘science’ is rubbish, but I’m a little taken aback with that response.

If you google removing phytic acid and/or nixtamaliaation you will find lots of info, some of it science & some it about hippy health food. Broadly speaking, soaking and cooking particles is the same process - it improves protein and mineral content in seeds, nuts etc. What is the danger with...

I read about it by a bait guru. I think there is some science behind it - acid/alkaline soaks can remove anti-nutritional factors in grains. But for me, it won’t do any harm.

There are a couple of things I do to prepare hemp - none of them I can be certain make any difference to the fish, but by doing them it boosts my confidence that preparation is as good as possible. The first is to use water from the water butt, not tap; then I add a few glugs of apple cider...

Hi. I don’t often post, but this subject fascinates me and I have written about this in a fishing mag previously. In broad terms, the conclusion I have come to is that fish activity peaks 2-3 days after either full or new moon when tides are highest (approximately every fortnight). Fish activity...

Hello - this is my first post on here, having recently joined. I’ve had 8000 oc’s for a couple of seasons - they are very solid reels and good value. But a couple of things niggle me to stop them being better. The baitrunner lever operates the opposite way to ‘standard’ shimanos, which isn’t a...