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Perfect with 4 -6 oz on a flooded Thames !

Just as much power as the Torrix, but more versatile. I bought a lightly used 11ft 1.75 Torrix early last year and ended up fishing with it all last Summer. It was fantastic, both light and powerful. It landed some good fish with no dramas. Then I splashed out on an 11.5ft multi-tip in the...

You can buy a tatty paperback copy of SDTCR for about £70 ! I’ve got 3 pre First edition hardbacks (courtesy of Jeremy Wade) signed by both; and gawd knows what they are worth….. ‘Waiting for waddle’ was on my list to buy as well - until I found out it’s so scarce that it’s £300 plus….. I’ve...

It’s the best perch book ever and will only appreciate in value. It’s also better than all the books I read relating to my PhD research.

For those that tench fish with heli rigs; there is a thought provoking article about the safety (or otherwise) of various heli bead arrangements in the current issue of Catch Cult magazine (39). Fair play to various ‘Tenchfishers’ for undertaking the research and to MM for publishing it.

My biggest issue with the lift method is foul hooking. If you lay on or float leger you can separate the hook from the line going up to the float- which helps reduce the problem. Best of all just fish a waggler set up and put the bait an inch off the bottom. I used to 'trot' for them with a...

The lift method is basically a very average way of float fishing - IMO. Having fished it a lot when I was learning to catch tench on a float, I eventually worked out it is flawed and there are better ways. These days, I would float leger, lay on, or best of all fish close to, but off the...

I’m selling an XR4000 (almost brand new) further down the classifieds. Brilliant reels - mine is only for sale because I’ve gone for the 5000 size.

Handcraft baits generally are really top quality and the service is good. I’ve used samples of their 3 mixes and caught fish on all of them. I also use their wafers as change baits and ‘formers’ for paste baits. If I didn’t have access to another good bait at a very low price; I would use...

There was a lot of rain down here yesterday - so maybe it’s even a legal ‘storm’ discharge ! Absolutely outrageous if that is the case.

Reels now sold.

For sale: 1x Shimano XR 4000. Virtually mint condition, used about 3 times. Complete with spare spool and box etc etc. 1 spool filled with 4lb mono (and supplied reducer). Other spool unused. Only for sale because I have ‘gone large’ and prefer the 5000 size equivalent. Actually the 4/5000...

Now available again….

Same here. I went to a Bonhams sale once and a certain Mr P Drennan was sitting at the back. There were several unusual cases of stuffed fish by the ‘right‘ taxidermists and unsurprisingly he bought ALL of them.

One of my local auction houses organises 2 ‘sporting’ sales every year. There is usually plenty of cheap stuff and a few really nice items. They ran a fishing specific auction a few years ago for the Inland Revenue. Allegedly some bloke hadn’t paid his tax (or similar)so they confiscated his...

There looked to be some decent items to my eye. The books included some valuable items and the cataloging seemed to undervalue most of them.

A pal of mine (a fly fisherman) is sponsored by Maui Jim. They give him 2 pairs of shades every year made to his latest prescription. Unfortunately his prescription is nothing like mine ! And mine need an update.

For sale: pair of Shimano 6000 GTE B baitrunner reels. Extremely good condition, very smooth, quality reels. 3 spare spools and 2 decent reel cases included. 2 spools of 12lb line and 1 of 15lb. 4x 6000 and 1x 8000 (deeper) spools in total . All the quality aluminium version. Only for sale...

For sale: Shimano 12ft rod sleeve. Takes 2 rods/reels internally with central partition and full length zip. 2 pouches + Velcro to hold ano 2 rods on outside. Separate zipped pocket for landing net pole. Fits std 2 piece 12ft rod with an inch or two to spare. Dark green cordura, soft padded...

IMO Maui’s are the best lenses out there - but the prescription ones are a fearsome price. Mine need updating and I’m loath to spend the money. My current ‘cheat’ is a pair of Fortis over glasses that cost £35. They are fine for U.K. fishing, but whether they will cut it for saltwater fly...