• You need to be a registered member of Barbel Fishing World to post on these forums. Some of the forums are hidden from non-members. Please refer to the instructions on the ‘Register’ page for details of how to join the new incarnation of BFW...

Search results

  1. Gerry Giles

    DELKIM Official Discount NOW ON

    Just a heads up if your thinking of buying a set of new Delkims ? they are selling them at the same price they were 30 years ago to celebrate 30 years of trading. till September https://www.delkim.co.uk/
  2. Gerry Giles

    Bite alarms

    without any indication on my alarm 🤔that you heard while you were asleep ? and of course depends on what Alarms you were using and how they were adjusted personally I am blessed or cursed with being an extremely light sleeper my ex once said blimey your snoring and I slip a fart and you...
  3. Gerry Giles

    Bite alarms

    I always use alarms but they are adjusted heads off and the receiver only on very low so only I can hear it even lower at night the last thing I want to be doing is staring at a rod tip for 10 hours I can still watch the tips but can enjoy my surroundings and wild life looking for fish...
  4. Gerry Giles

    not barbel but an amazing carp video

    yes Sam is one of life`s Top blokes indeed on my trip (April 2013) we had a proper storm and 2 Italian anglers were on the little island the waves got so big they were washing over the island one of their inflatables went cartwheeling down the length of the lake and out of sight they were...
  5. Gerry Giles

    not barbel but an amazing carp video

    Ok its not Barbel but a lot of you also fish for carp and this video is a bit special Sam a mate of mine did this Vlog on Morocco's Bin El-Ouidan, 2000ft up in the mid Atlas mountains and over 300ft deep in places I fished it many years ago and had the most amazing time including a storm that...
  6. Gerry Giles

    Trying new line - Gardner Mirage Platinum

    Yep best mono I have found since Shimano Catana is without Question the Amazing ESP Syncro XT ...((XT stands for extra tough according to ESP)) normal ( not the loaded thats a different line and not as good )
  7. Gerry Giles

    all sorted now thanks

    Bought it cheers
  8. Gerry Giles

    all sorted now thanks

    STILL looking
  9. Gerry Giles

    Trying new line - Gardner Mirage Platinum

    Terry DONT ! tell me what I can say ? EVEN GOOGLE AGREES WITH ME In the short term, fluorocarbon is a much harder material than monofilament. This results in higher abrasion resistance that is useful in situations such as nymphing or fishing around heavy structure. Also, most fluorocarbon...
  10. Gerry Giles

    Trying new line - Gardner Mirage Platinum

    I would totally argue against that ! in my experience its the opposite I have played a 56 lb carp that had gone under a tree that had fallen in the Fluorocarbon line I could see had gone round a branch and it was see sawing for a good 20 mins with me no knowing how I was going to get out of...
  11. Gerry Giles

    Trying new line - Gardner Mirage Platinum

    Having fished with Fluorocarbon lines since the 90s some before they were available here in the UK ( I worked at heathrow airport cheap flights and used to get them from the USA) they got better and better over the years possibly the best was Tigerline I fished mainly big carp waters in...
  12. Gerry Giles

    Korum big water rods

    so did any of your rings break then ?
  13. Gerry Giles

    Korum big water rods

    I have seen a few posts about people moaning about the guides on the latest Diawa powermesh barbel rods being lighter than the first powemesh rods Well my take on it having been a huge fan of Diawa rods both saltwater and freshwater rods is Diawa are not idiots ?? and they IMHO have...
  14. Gerry Giles

    Korum big water rods

    Angling Direct have the same offer buy one get one free and they got some 13`s too https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/korum-big-water-fishing-rod?queryID=2e8c349569915ae34933b5216818a0af&objectID=99306&indexName=live_ad_uk_products
  15. Gerry Giles

    Memberships.

    I have 2 one local free lifetime and 1 thats a 300 mile round trip each time but its my fav :cool:
  16. Gerry Giles

    How far ?

    I live close to the Thames but sadly dont feel safe fishing it on my own so instead I drive the 300 miles round trip to the mighty Trent and the club I am in I can feel completely safe I of course fish 2 nights met and become friends with some amazing people that look after me Northern...
  17. Gerry Giles

    Isotope alternative

    your link is for a Latex Landing Net For Pike Fishing ????????
  18. Gerry Giles

    Isotope alternative

    These are the daddy...
  19. Gerry Giles

    all sorted now thanks

    out of the blue I just got a refund from Ebay for that spool :rolleyes:
  20. Gerry Giles

    all sorted now thanks

    thanks mate I bought that one 👍 I just need 6000 size now
Back
Top