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I have heard that before, prolly on a forum, but I have used perlon for a number of years on and off and never noticed any change in it. Bayer perlon is still my preferred line after the...." you know what" line 😉. My dislike of perlon is the price!

I wouldn't remove any line. After saying that, what line were you using, that stuff looks a bit naff. If you thread your line up through your rod, tie the end to a post or similar and walk it all of. To wind it back on wind the line back onto ypur reel as you walk back to the point of where...

Best thing to do in that situation is what Daniel said, trott the whole lot off and wind it back in, don't try to put the line on evenly, just let it go on as it goes on. My opinion, ditch any thoughts of using braid, i've used it and I found it did sink after a bit. It makes horrible noise as...

I've kind'a got myself a clothing system which does work for walking and then for when I stop and fish for a while. I'm virtually always stood up when I stop walking, but i'm still stationary and have the added problem of being stood thigh deep in cold water, propper cold water from now until...

Most of the time i'm float fishing so only take one rod which I make up before I set off. If I go anywhere that requires me to take more than one rod I keep the rods in their bags and in plastic tubes. Holdall wise I sometimes use a korum quiver with one or two tubes in the larger compartmemt...

Just a heads up for anyone looking to buy a thermal underlayer set, I got some off temu for I think around 11 quid for the top and bottoms. I got another set after they arrived and I saw how good they were. Then temu sent me (my mrs) an offer to get another set for £3.50 ! They do them in...

I've already got 13 hardy marksman rods thanks Alec 🙄 😉🤣.

I can't comment on how the 15ft models fish, but the 14ft models are superb and great to target barbel and chub with. I have no doubt that the 15 is excellent. Hardy spared no expence when they produced these rods, the quality and finnish is above and beyond. I'm surprised your not all over...

It would have been better if I hadn't had any maggots left, then my short lived trotting session today wouldn't have taken place. The reason I say that is because when I arrived at the river at 2.35pm this afternoon the car thermometer said it was 2.5 degrees, and that would be ok if there...

Blimey, only 3,000 HH, I hadn't noticed that! I think the green one is the better option between them then. I can't find it now, but the greys one was advertised as being 20,000 so that was one of the deciding factors for me to get one. I paid about 90 quid for my first one, then after having...

I did look at them several years back, they look good but they are only half the waterproofness of the greys. It was that which swayed me to get the greys. They do the non crunchy jackets in dpm now and they are on offer for about 60 quid just now 👍.

A family size pack 🤣. I looked for a jacket like those for yonks, could never get one I liked until these came along. They weigh very little, they fold up smaller than his when he just srewed it up. They do have a little russtle but not so much as to bother me in normal use. The aqu torrent...

People used to run a wax candle along zips, that always kept them running smooth and cost little. Regarding luggage, I prefer to keep my rods in plastic tubes in an old school holdall. The holdalls are usually much cheaper and less bulky than those massive made up rod holdalls. They also have...

Hey Richard, your sight tips look like coloured plastic, are they or do you paint them to your colour preference?

Here's a link to the jackets on ebay incase anyone fancies a nosey.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296104633368?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fGv1pvgvREy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=FKVbC7l4S7S&var=594224562622&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Heres a youtube vid about them...

Thats pretty much what i've done for many years. I have posted links to these jackets on bfw before as i'm very impressed with them because of their practicality, they work very well and also the price of them is competitive. They "greys lightweight wading jackets" are for sale on ebay and...

I know how much you wanted to catch a 3lber.....congrats Chris, and well deserved bud 😎🍻..

Nice one Ben, you know what bud, I haven't seen anyone using wasp grub for yonks! I haven't used it for decades myself, it was our go to bait for chub when I was a youngster.

I agree that the bolo was most likely the italian version of a avon, but, many of those other incarnations people include as being a bolo float do not resemble a bolo float imo. I myself have floats with "slim bolo" printed on them and the only thing they have in common with a propper bolo...

Yes, the 5th float is a good example of an avon, but, the stem doesn't have to be like the one pictured, it could be wire or carbon etc etc. The main differences between the avon and bolo are the body shape,, the bolo having exagerrated shoulders, and often the bolo would have a longer sight tip.