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Big baits 2022, so efficacious in many, many ways…. The efficacy of big baits is there for all to see, from the early 1990’s to the 2020's, from my own personal point of view and from barbel fishing in general. I still use the method, without exclusivity though, boilies are a great barbel...

a bed of Freshwater mussels with the opened shells pointing up and open, they are like the providable Stanley knife blade and give the cleanest of cuts ...

6 out of the 9 water companies are invested in by the EA, I think you you will find the Angling Trust is probably the same Gra, each fine on a water company for pollution incidents would affect the water companies financial performance, thus affecting its profitability, thus affecting the...

Agree 100%

The Irony is Paul is that the EA will tell us the reason for the huge population of otters now is down to the cleanliness of our rivers and waterways and the rebuilding of habitat, on the other hand, talk to the Angling Trust and others and they will tell you the reason for the decline in the...

I remember editing issue 1 and 2....those were the days of the typing up of hand written articles, the laying out and gluing together of draft the copy and then photo copying, I had a budget of 75p per copy in those days, they were hard work, I haven't got an issue number one, which is a little...

Whilst water quality, habitat is very important to fish populations , I will reiterate what John Bailey, John Wilson, Des Taylor and others including myself have said over the last 10 years its predation that has ruined and destroyed the Barbel, Chub and Roach populations on the Wensum and...

RIP Martin... gone now but not forgotten. LB

Drennan Specialists standard grey blank came in 11' and 12ft 1.25 tc, Bob James had his 13 pound barbel on Passion for Angling on a 12ft 1.25 tc and John Serle clearly showed this on his painting of that fish, these rods were made in the mid 90's and on, however into the 2000's, drennan brought...

Things are ok Ray, not such a good barbel year last year due to my aged mother developing advanced dementia and my sister contracting breast cancer, so barbel had to take a back seat, but I still had a few, but this year will be better, give us a heads up when you come up and we can get...

Ray have a word with Steve Pope, he has a penchant for not throwing things away, yer never know mate.

I have said many times that big meat baits is not a silver bullet method, Barbel in the natural world live and thrive off tiny food stuffs like bloodworms, midge pupae, shrimps, fry, and on certain rivers soft back peeler crab and crayfish the size of your thumb nail. but be in no doubt single...

Is the handle screw winch or sliding? Only just noticed your response sorry for the delay in answering...

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All good stuff, i am honoured and humbled to be mentioned in such positive ways on such a prestigious platform , i dont want stifle this thread, but i will say that using extra large meat baits i.e a quarter of tin, isnt just about casting out a large bait, its a strategy, its a mindset, its a...

Thank you for those kind words mate...

Still for sale Paul?

I empathise 100% Paul, barbel fishing can be a tough game especially on a spate river with their steep slippery banks, I have fished the Severn and its tributaries for nearly 50 years for its barbel, I was once described, 30 years ago, as a mountain goat as I slipped and edged my way down a...

Sold!!