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  1. Alan Rose

    Your angling journey.

    Yeah, it’s from 1 Thessalonians 4:11 in the King James translation: “Study ye to be quiet…”
  2. Alan Rose

    Your angling journey.

    My angling adventure began on the south coast when I was in my early teens. My family had relocated from Manchester for my step-dad’s work, and a friend at secondary school had some basic beach-casting gear. We spent hours on the beach without catching, but it was fun. Then another lad who lived...
  3. Alan Rose

    Drennan Twistlock Handle ...again !!!

    All my gear is like that Rich… make of that what you will 😂😂
  4. Alan Rose

    Drennan Twistlock Handle ...again !!!

    Once clean and dried, I spray a bit of TF2 spray on a cloth and wipe over the retractable section. Keeps it nice and smooth running. Would probably work for the collet too.
  5. Alan Rose

    Acolyte users??

    Wait, is that new?
  6. Alan Rose

    Acolyte users??

    😮😮😮
  7. Alan Rose

    Grayling

    I feel fairly sure that the Wharfe has the potential to produce some really nice fish, but not if Y******** Water keep screwing it over with sewage :mad:
  8. Alan Rose

    Warm fishing jackets & trousers

    I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but the prologic coat with bib n brace is perfect. Yesterday I stood for four hours in the Wharfe with a Heat Holders thermal long sleeved top under my prologic coat and I was warm.
  9. Alan Rose

    Grayling

    Almost embarrassed to post after Mr Jones’ heroics, but I braved the cold for a few hours this morning on the Wharfe. Enjoyed good sport for 13 grayling and one brown trout. Nothing big, but nice fishing all the same 😊 This was the second biggest…
  10. Alan Rose

    Wanted: 15' 6" Browning Sphere Spliced Tip Rod

    Hi Robert, thanks for that but I already have one (hence the search for its longer relative). 👍🏻
  11. Alan Rose

    Grayling

    Let’s cut to the chase… I never had a chance, did I? 😅
  12. Alan Rose

    Grayling

    Well now you’ve got the holy grail @Chris Jones you won’t be needing that extra 15’6” Sphere any more 😜😜😜
  13. Alan Rose

    Grayling

    Absolutely brilliant mate, well done 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
  14. Alan Rose

    Really disappointing luggage.

    Any particular brand Jim?
  15. Alan Rose

    So I’ve got a little range of bolo floats.

    I sometimes think of them as giant pole floats 😂
  16. Alan Rose

    Neoprene Boots

    Blokes in zip-up boots sounds all wrong to me 😳
  17. Alan Rose

    Chasing chub....

    Oh go on then, I’ll have your narrow one 😉
  18. Alan Rose

    Chasing chub....

    FJT reel 😍
  19. Alan Rose

    Wanted: 15' 6" Browning Sphere Spliced Tip Rod

    Well it's worth a shot, isn't it?! I'm encouraged that Rich Isaacs managed to get his mitts on one after posting here... perhaps lightning will strike twice and all that? Based in York but happy to travel etc. Al
  20. Alan Rose

    Roach

    Lovely grayling, Graham 😍
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