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There is pond close to the village where I grew up. It was dug in the 1880s to take water from the local ironstone mines when they were operating. It is in the middle of a dense wood and is actually a very pretty little fishery, surrounded on all sides by mature trees. As kids we would sneak in...

I got one and rate it I did fit the Storm pole adaptors and tend to just use the storm poles and don’t bother with the central pole Arguably it kinda defeat the object of a suplite brolly carting 2 poles about but as a comfortable shelter that I can retire under with all my gear & bait I’m happy

Or discuss with the rod builder what you want to do with it? I know from experience that any of the ones regularly discussed on this forum will build you a rod that matches the brief I also know that I’ve ordered a rod based on preconceived ideas and been dissuaded by the rod builder, but I...

I think most people would agree. Widely accepted that TC is only a part of the thought process - it’s a pointer to a rod’s capacity for payloads Within a TC bracket indiviidual blanks vary hugely - Torrix and Chimera are very very different actions At the end of the day it’s then down to...

I was using C3s yesterday casting loaded 5 and 6oz feeders on a pacy Swale Effortless casting but still lovely to play 6-7lb fish

I was thinking of some winter chubbing Might have started with a small boilie on say a 10 but want to switch to a lump of paste, chunk of lamprey or bread on say a 6 or vice versa Ok you can just change the hook link but might be an option? Every session I end up with hooklinks draped over my...

Interesting. As a fellow tinkerer I can see some applications Obviously they’ll fit bigger carp hooks but wonder if they’d go through the eye of smaller hooks such as 10s

All of the above - 6000OCs/ Ds would be my advice and have used them on exactly what you were doing( Flooded Wye/ heavy feeders) but I have used old shimmys 6010/8010/6000/8000GTEs, they work perfectly but the clutch isn't as sweet as the more modern front drag reels. Watch the classifieds as...

I don't know the Ribble but i know it's a Northern spate river. They can be challenging in Autumn and downright impossible through the winter. So I wouldn't let a few blanks deter you. Follow the advice given, put in the hours and it should pay dividends. Alas social media and You Tube does...

If you can get one - the 1.25 Torrix with a carrier section and/ or spliced tip is perfect. Like chalk & cheese compared to a 1.25 Chimera. You can use Drennan tips from 1oz upto 4 oz , so you can use from Crucians to double figure barbel. For me it's the ultimate big chub rod, but I have had a...

He does a really nice job , certainly on par with any of the others I’ve had built and better than some Enjoy on the bank👍

I can't tell the difference between a chub bite and a liner in broad daylight! The stretch I spend a lot of my time on early season fishes when it shouldn't .e.g. through the day, the ' magic hour' is normally dead and from experience fishing into dark for an hour might get you a bonus fish...

to be honest i just take a couple of the cheap Delkims nowadays and turn the sensitivity up and volume down I find it much easier than watching tips.

As sure as night follows day 👍

Voice of reason as ever 👍 I have to make snap decisions in my house as if I ponder, money miraculously disappears and new shoes / carpets/ grandkid clothes appear as if by magic. Nuff said. i'd still get them - it'll be reet.

very well explained, but I'd still buy one blind ( in fact I did) - there are fish to catch and time's marching on

If I had some decent tench waters up here Joe I'd love to give it a go but alas bit of a tench desert. I don't target Bream but do catch a few when I fish a local ressy, but use a heavy feeder rod and a lovely 12'6" Carbonactive feeder bought off a member on here Nice bloke I recall 👍

It was horrific - I felt like a walker from the Walking Dead, but a great excuse to utilise the spare room. Never used it since. I love livebaiting but every year I find it harder to do, unlike in my twenties when I had a tank set-up with about 2 dozen rainbows on tap at any given time and...

You won't be disappointed with them. I was gutted with that session as never had anything but praise for the C3s, so much so I have 2 pairs just in case Dr Steve cashes in and stuff changes. I just didn't use them properly and fished like a fanny.

Nope , wasn't the rods, was the idiot holding them 😁