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  1. Rick Stapleton

    Fluorocarbon Hooklinks?

    Esp ghost or Korda IQ2.
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    Which month did you catch your PB?

    Nice mild December morning on a flooded TT.
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    What Superglue?

    Loctite precision comes in a handy sized bottle that doesn't make a mess when applied.
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    braid for mainline

    3 to 4ft of 20lb amnesia tied with a Albright knot to 30lb power pro.
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    braid for mainline

    Fished the same river as you Wayne with braid for the last 3 seasons with no problems,running rig,combi hook link and as Jon says leader a must gets my vote.
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    whats your pb?

    14lb 13oz Tidal Trent December 2007.
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    Fishing Negotiations

    Nice one Howard you made me chuckle:D,yes i've been there always found earning those brownie points does the trick,you've got to keep them sweet or the other option is grow some balls & pay the consequencies. Don't have a problem now as i work shifts plenty of time off in the week when the...
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    whats your most used lead system??

    Agree with most of the above a simple run rig does the trick & use as light a lead as i can get away with but on the tidal trent sometimes 6oz is the minium required to hold bottom. Then again it all depends on swim choice flooded or not.
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    Strange catch....

    My strangest catch has got to be a bar stool caught from the Trent arm at Torskey whilst lure fishing & on Barbel gear a Bomber jacket.
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    Trent Done a Big Un

    A fish easy to recognize, it will be interesting to see what it weighs on its next capture.
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    Trent Done a Big Un

    I'm with Graham on this one shame the picture isn't of a better quality,don't like to see any fish thrust closer to the camera but really hope it is a genuine capture,its certainly a big Barbel well done to the captor.
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    Shelf life boilies - Dynamite Baits

    Jon I wouldn't bother with source on the TT i've been through a bag in the last year,caught plenty of Chub but never had a Barbel on them but did manage to catch a 20lb Mirror on my last Boilie:). Mainly fish pellet but had a few this year on Chocolate malt & tiger nut.
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    Double at last !!!

    Nice session Karl,it's always a great buzz when it all comes together well done fella.
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    Landing net

    Ditto.
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    Groundbait with tuna??

    Tried tuna several times this summer but tended to get Breamed out with the odd barbel mixed in,but know people who swear by it.give it a try Wayne it might work for you.
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