Recent content by Stephen Crowhurst

Mine do. They have a subject, I suppose you could call it which they refer to as Forest School. They go outside, do all the stuff they should, building dens and learning about Trees etc. I did this with them anyway but obviously not all parents do. They absolutely love it.

It will present change, that’s life isn’t it but we will find a way around it. That is, if it ever comes to pass.

Look it up. Those are the rough prices per tonne, not the value per tonne at the scrap yard. As you say it’s denser, with it being denser it behaves differently and is more subtle which is why it’s great for jig heads. It’s not a pipe dream, it’s already a thing. We’re using them commonly for...

I don’t really see this as a major issue, it’s an odd priority in the grand scheme but thats not new. We’ve probably all got miles of expensive unused cycle lanes next to a road covered in pot holes in our local area… Lead isn’t the only high mass per volume material we can use, some of my jig...

Clearly it’s nothing to do with marketing, I mean why would the tackle companies want you to dump the lead constantly…

Very much so. If you think about the complexity of a spine full stop and then the fine elongate construction of the spines of boney fish it’s a clear weak point. There’s some suggestion that low oxygen levels can contribute. Personally I think it’s just the nature of the hard life of a wild...

It’s a relatively common sight in ornamental fish, particularly Orfe but Carp too. Some suggest low oxygen levels can cause it, age, general spinal injuries and a bacterial infection. There’s multiple suggestions for the cause but realistically I don’t think it’s possible to tell without...

One anglers unfishable stretch is another’s feature filled venue. Some anglers struggle with long grass.

As long as it’s under the £139 you won’t get anything. I had some parts turn up from Germany last week and UPS made a nightmare out of it, demanding cash on the doorstep. That paid similar value order from Poland last month was absolutely fine. On the flip side I was in the Netherlands end of...

Long story with few details but I’m going to find myself on the last day of the season in Solihull scratching around while I wait for purpose of my visit overnight, work related. It’s been a while but I’m thinking that there may be a solid Barbel opportunity as I’m not a million miles from the...

Whilst the Drennan one is lighter, I really can’t say I’ve ever picked up the Gardner and thought “it’s a bit heavy” it’s not like it’s made from scaffold pole.

Perhaps the old adage is true… same **** different day (tie).

I wish Nigel all the best.

I have the Tracker and it suits my needs pretty well. On a flat bank like the Avon you do end up in a pretty reclined position but that’s ok, especially if you’ve got the tips up. Your legs end up out straight like a sports car. On a sloped bank you can straighten up or recline. The back rail...

My PB on the H.Avon came from a sand/silt swim one swim up from the swim that everyone else fishes and has a clear gravel patch. I was covered in thick black stinking silt after that fish, as the margin was a horror show of it among the cabbages. I located that fish during daylight, it wasn’t...