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  1. John Care

    Float fishing for barbel on the lower Severn...am I mad??

    The 90's matchmen used to catch them on stick floats all the time on the WDUAA waters, Oak Meadows/Lathams Farm etc. Might be easier on a shallower (for the Lower) stretch though.
  2. John Care

    BBC programme tonight, 7.40pm

    Something we all need to watch/record.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vk71
  3. John Care

    Self takes.

    I use a galaxy s8 too Ian, in conjunction with a rhino beam and the rhino bank stick adapter. I'm pretty impressed with my results.
  4. John Care

    So long 2020-21 season.

    Similar stuff for me Richard, albeit a bit smaller, two 14's, three 12's and a few smaller doubles, but I'm 50% on my catches from last season. Joining the 15 club will do me.
  5. John Care

    Big rivers

    I still use my Freespirit 1.75's for an 'in-the-fields' Lower Severn, I'm not really a subscriber of the flood rods thing to be honest. Too much is made of the TC of the rod, when really a proper flood rod should have bigger rings for the crap on the line blocking them. I'd go for 6000oc...
  6. John Care

    Lockdown returns...

    I still have stocks....and you can still get bait online....IF we can fish.
  7. John Care

    SAD REALISATION

    It fished well until the end of the season Joe. This season it's a shadow of what it was last season.
  8. John Care

    SAD REALISATION

    Same for me Steve, last year I had 90 fish on the Lower, this year on about 12 or 13. Bream also absent.
  9. John Care

    River Lugg vandalism

    It's made the national news this evening. Disgraceful.
  10. John Care

    Shimano 6000 OC reels

    Agreed Ian. I've got X-aeros in 4000 and 6000. I use the 4000 for the tame carp match puddle thing in summer. The same reels certainly wouldn't cope for a raging Lower Sev with 12ft on it. The 6000 far more capable.
  11. John Care

    advice for a newbie

    That would be where "Jeff" hangs out eh Neil? And all those 'Barbelgods'. It really is silly season on there currently.
  12. John Care

    Flavouring meat

    Agreed Neil.
  13. John Care

    Pva mesh in bulk

    I use these Paul... https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/pvafishingmeshmanufacturershop
  14. John Care

    Best nite lites

    I use two on the Lower, one if i fish the middle. I also use the Drennans, but i put the isotope in an Enterprise rod tip holder on my rods, they stay on there permanently.
  15. John Care

    Pellet not Boilie Grinder/Crusher

    I use a old blender, you can grind pellets into a fine fishmeal powder. I use one for summer paste fishing for tame carp. A skrettings or coppens pellet best, halibuts have two much oil in them.
  16. John Care

    quatford river severn

    Cardiac Hill was the Knowle Sands one I always thought. Both hills are pretty unpleasant though, especially after blanking!
  17. John Care

    quatford river severn

    I've a mate who fishes it. It's the same as anywhere else on the Middle, it's hard going. My mate had one small barbel and a few chub there on Tuesday evening. It's a nice stretch, lots of variety there. Short steep hill on way back.
  18. John Care

    Luncheon meat

    For "power-lobs" (good phrase Richard) with the hook buried in the meat, i take the hooklength off completely, and pull it back through the meat. A small piece of dissolving foam under the hook bend with ensure it doesn't fly off even in hot weather when the meat is soft. 30 secs on the river...
  19. John Care

    Golden Barbel, are there any still about

    Blimey, that's beautiful!! I didn't even know there was such a strain as golden barbel.
  20. John Care

    Stinker of a season. Thank god its over

    Hardly label myself a legend Lee. I was just lucky with leave from work at the right time etc. Spent a lot of time on the bank. Roger certainly IS though, and as Terry S once stated, "he'd catch a barbel on a dog turd". And he would.
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