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Further than the ~60 yards I'm currently achieving with my loaded 2 ounce feeders. Using 2nd hand 90's Shimano aero 6000's currently. From the sound of it, I don't think I'll be casting much further. Just about to start fishing the bigger pits further south.

Picked that up for £5 at a second hand book shop.

Yes Paul that Gustafson book is quite a good read (sort from the fishing tackle chapter). Interesting chapters on the Oxfordshire gravel pits near his home.

Seeking the above for my tench rods (Chimera 2's 12 1.75 lb TC). Fishing at range. Must have a bait-runner facility & good engineering reliability. Doesn't have to be the Daiwa Shimano brands.

I read in some on-line media release (~2 months ago) that a juvenile puma (mountain lion/ cougar) had been found dead on a road in north Wales suggesting a breeding population. This breed being indigenous to the USA yet rarely ever seen by every day folk.

I haven't been there for 6 years Graham. Access has improved 👍.

Agree with that Alex. Tony Miles had that knack. John Watson's Pikers Progress and Terry Hearn's In Pursuit of the Largest takes you there as well. Both extremely focused anglers. Watson's particularly humorous in parts after big pike in extreme conditions. All three, not 'how to do it books'.

Unfortunately, even the day ticket stretch on the Wye at Ross, will be a struggle, if mobility is a problem. I'm struggling to think of any stretch on the Wye (that I know about) if mobility is an issue. Possibly, at a push, Hereford town centre.

That's the point I'm making Neil. I've seen hundreds of dead badgers on the road side but never a live one in the wild. Farmers and keepers are generally the ones that do see them. They deal with the situation, not wanting the publicity, or people wandering over their land. I have an angling...

Skins of dead cats, scat and plaster paris casts of paw prints.

Neil. Check out 'big cat conversations' on YouTube. There a guy from Hampshire that features that has that type of proof.

I believe 'biggish' cats (leopards, European lynx and puma) are out there in small numbers in our countryside. I've spent a lot of hours out in remote areas over the decades, yet, I've never seen a live example, of some of our more common mammals, such as the badger and the pine martin.

Hi Neil. Following a bit of research there appears to be compelling evidence. Scats, DNA evidence, plaster casts of big felines paws (not dogs), dead feline skins, road kill evidence and very credible witness statements including from veterinary surgeons 👍.

You may strike lucky. I've picked up some right bargains in general second hand book shops. Ones worth £80-90 for a fiver. They are out there. Although with eBay and Abebooks sellers are more savvy these days.

The farmers don't want the publicity. They'll deal with the problem if proving problematical with livestock. I've recently been told of sightings on the more remote parts of the Yorkshire Derwent. Following this thread earlier in the year I've researched the sightings. It seems to me, that there...

Adrian in some cases book prices have actually come down. For example, Pikers Progress used to fetch well over £100 about 15 years ago. That was until John Watson updated it with further chapters. Basically a second edition. Second hand prices are generally a reflection of the initial print run...

Alan I think Mike has/had a copy at a reasonable price 👍

Mike is the "Pike of Broadband" the first edition? If not sold I'll buy it. Thanks.

I once had the honour of sitting next to Fred Buller and his charming wife at an angling function dinner. He was interesting company and an old school gentleman. I still own the softback "Mammoth Pike" version that I purchased in 1979. It should have been the hardback!

😂Certainly comes across that way in his book. Does he still live in his caravan?