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    Stuart Linton reacted to Dave Quinn's post in the thread Water Company Executives Rich List with Like Like.
    CEOs are generally rhino-skinned and have a ready made answer to any protests like that unfortunately. In my experience the people who...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Water Company Executives Rich List.
    It certainly feels like there is an increase in pollution incidences. We can only hope that more legal cases makes a difference as it's...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Water Company Executives Rich List.
    It's worth noting that there have been a record number of criminal cases against water companies since labour have been in power if...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Change baits !.
    I have had alot of success in the past fish worms on longish hooklinks behind a method feeder. A stodgy pellet mix that stays on the...
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    Stuart Linton reacted to Nigel Whittingham's post in the thread New Age Of Barbel Fishing with Like Like.
    Anywhere where there are big fish, weather it be Barbel, Carp, Bream, Tench etc will attract a lot of people too. Again, most are at...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Heat!.
    First thing in the morning from day break brake onwards is the lowest point in the oxygen cycle. This is the time to take DO readings to...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Huge, giant, mega, super sized....
    Hemp quality is very patchy now. The batch I bought this year hardly split after a soak and boil. However boil/simmer for 30 mins and...
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    Stuart Linton reacted to Barry Peck's post in the thread Huge, giant, mega, super sized... with Like Like.
    I bought some Copdock huge hemp .. it's huge but again a real swine to split !! I found all the hemp I bought over the past few years...
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    Stuart Linton reacted to Graham Elliott's post in the thread Heat! with Like Like.
    I wrote about this in detail on here some time ago. Especially important if the fish goes belly up or distressed With the fish in the...
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    Stuart Linton reacted to Ian Sewter's post in the thread Heat! with Like Like.
    I also have noticed the phenomenon of captured fish releasing air bubbles in the water. Part of the problem is how long do you wait...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Heat!.
    Waiting for air bubbles to be expelled from the gills is a good sign of being near ready for release and this can take a good long while...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Heat!.
    I'm guessing DO levels of less than 4mg/l is the critical mark. That is my understanding for stillwaters but is this the same for...
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    Stuart Linton replied to the thread Help with server costs 2025.
    I've lurked on here since 2000 odd when I first started going barbel fishing and although not an out and out barbel specialist, I...
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    Stuart Linton reacted to Joe Winstanley's post in the thread Stef Horak - Bait and wait. with Like Like.
    Stef would often get sniping comments about the cost of his bait and wait tactics. I've always found that a bit strange. Stef has never...
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    Stuart Linton reacted to Ian McDonald's post in the thread How much bait? with Like Like.
    Hi, having fished the W.Avon for nearly 30 years I would say it depends entirely on the situation and conditions, not a great help I...
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