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Editions 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 All excellent condition, no tears/creases £5 each with postage …can combine postage

Subsurface 02 Subsurface 03 Both immaculate condition £20 inc postage each Bitetimes to lifetimes, Tom Bankes ….his latest book and a great read. A few pages have gone a bit crinkled from a water spill but it’s just superficial and no pages stuck (see pics) £23 posted

Yep 50” for me

Really surprised to hear that Lewis and not my experience, I’ve been using them a lot over the last year or so in smaller sizes when fishing maggot or caster on the Severn with no problem….although TBF only caught barbel to 8 Ib ish on them. I agree I wouldn’t use them targeting bigger fish but...

Yep makes sense👍

Interesting….the rep in my local apparently said same pattern but heavier gauge, gonna compare the two when I get some. The specimen range is considerably cheaper so hoping your right Lewis

Their barbel hooks in size 10 are out of stock everywhere too! Got some on order with my tackle shop but might be a long wait apparently

I’m also a lanky 6’4 Christian and find the drennan fine, I’ve always struggled a bit with Korum brollies I’ve had unless on a really low seat

After a super match re….in excellent condition ideally if anyone has one they wish to sell?

As mentioned a big bunch of worms can be very effective….a nice steady flow of fast walking pace is good but don’t ignore faster water/main flow if it’s smooth and not boiling, barbel are built for fast water! They might not stay there for long periods but it’s worth trundling a bait through...

Ah see what you mean…..If trying Horlicks only the full sugar version works and only just dampen the bait. I used it last season with some small pellet balls made with a Nash ball maker so I catapult them further. Other than that just a little bit of river water to make right consistency should...

Not sure what you mean by “squeeze ready” Alec but I often mix groundbait with eggs to create a paste to wrap boilies, or on its own, when fishing for tench ….dynamite red robin, makes a great paste with egg. Just break egg into a bowl with a little Robin red glug then add groundbait a little at...

I think there’s a lot more involved including behaviours of local barbel populations, types of river substrate, depth, leak off from drains/fields etc..that we will likely never know without a properly designed scientific experiment. I’ve always favoured slowly rising levels following a warmer...

Secret agent….that was a top flavour

Bar of soap in the mouth sir for you I’m still laughing at “jazz faces”

I agree, and it’s just 30mins of lighthearted fun with an angling theme and some banter….pretty much what it’s like when you go fishing with mates, but with two comedy greats. My wife and daughters find it boring so vacate the room when it’s on, so IMO long let it last for the laughs and also...

Starts tonight 9pm on bbc2 for the fanboys out there

Very kind of you Derek, pm sent

Great confidence booster that isn’t it. Another advantage of cooking the ‘sausages’ and taking those to the bank is you can break off just the right amount to stick on the hair ….basically if you pre-tie rigs you don’t have to worry about tying your hair to suit the size of bait you’ve bought in...

The Exocet had served me well and 23Ib (0.40) is tough stuff and still supple. I don’t want to use braid for the simple reason of then incorporating a mono leader and more knots and IMO more weak points to possibly fail. Might try hydrotuff or GR60