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You could legally freeline a pellet fly i.e. not a real pellet but an artificial one. You could also use compressed worm and prawn as nowhere does it say that the worm or prawn need to be whole.

I entirely agree, a decent defence lawyer would have a field day. There is no excuse for targeting course fish but fishing for Trout and/or Salmon with the appropriate rod license using allowed baits is entirely legal from my understanding of the regulations.

I have used worm for Trout in April and May in a local stream that only really holds Trout. Each region has seperate rules Environment Agency - Rod Fishing Byelaws From the North West document: During the period from and including the 15th day of March to and including the 15th day of June in...

I work in Manchester, right amongst the outdoors shops. I get gear from there, but avoid the cheap **** from places like Milletts (now closed!). They have great sales on once the festival and summer camping seasons are over too.

It's a box, clearly marked as a box. It might help to bump up the price of a second hand reel. What's the problem?

I have problems with tangles with ESP Sink Link when chucking to a narrow target and not being able to feather the cast, using a coated braid and stripping off the last few inches seems like a solution. Does that sound reasonable? When carping I'd also put tungsten putty in the coating to weight...

Wow, thanks Neil. The rivers here are well up, even the Dane, I was expecting the same. Might try for a quick rod race point whilst I'm there too then.

Hi chaps, I'm fishing here (Anchor Meadow) for the first time soon, I'm guessing the levels are well up at the moment still? Do you reckon there's any zeds round there too?

I must admit when I saw these I thought WTF, can't be!

I've just got a refund after a bit of research and finding a direct email address for Daniel Brydon to go with the phone number I found :) I think my days of buying higher value items from the internet is over. I live near Leigh Tackle and NWAC plus can make it to Trafford Angling at lunch time.

PS I've found a non-premium phone number for them - 01953 715219.

I'd be spending work's money on the phone, but I totally agree it's a principal thing. I've spoken to Egg, just filled in a form and provided proof of the order and attempts I've made to contact them which is simple enough so they can sort it out between themselves. It's not much skin off my...

Yes, I'm glad I saw the thread and am happy to put across my experience. You often see people having minor problems with small shops who have big websites and often can't fulfill orders. So long as they deal with it then no harm done but Lathams are beyond bad and virtually uncontactable. This...

You can chuck the hook and start again but I've not got time to be messing about. A simple check shows hooks often come back blunted, by this I mean the point has bent over, right at the top and undoubtebly lost effectiveness. It's still sharp but the point is pointing towards the shank or...

I've had a rod on order from Lathams since May, they took the money and I can't get through to ask for refund and they don't answer emails. I'm just going to dispute the transaction with my credit card company and let them deal with it. Awful. I've happily used Leslies of Luton before and not...

I've two lots of them just in case I misplace one. They are invaluable, not just for rescuing hooks but making sure your hook is ultra sharp every cast. Couple of rubs with the green one and away we go. You can run a blunt hook down your nail, a sharp enough one will scratch it, ultra sharp will...

Good to hear someone having the same experience as me, and at least it was in your hand not in the water. I don't like being critical of products but in this case it's well deserved.

Hi, my first post. I bought a load of the hooklengths last year (6lb, 9lb, 12lb) and all were fine. I came back this year and tested the 12lb hooklength it was going at 6lb! Repeated the tests, all knots were well tied, no frays etc. Put it in the bin. Still have faith in Fox Warrior, Diawa...