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  1. Jon Young

    Anyone had any scary/paranormal experiences on the bank?

    I’m not a fan of fishing weirs on my own to be honest. They’re too noisy so you can’t hear anyone approaching you
  2. Jon Young

    Quick change hook rig - Korda Hook Klips

    I guess it all comes down to where you fish. As I only fish the Severn my hooklinks get battered up way more frequently than my hooks. Also it depends on what bait you’re using. Fishing a chunk of meat with the hook buried in it means a lot less hook damage than a hair rigged bait.
  3. Jon Young

    Barbel

    Definitely. One of the reasons I don’t use 2 rods all that often is that in my experience most swims have 1 sweet spot so once you’ve found it you’re better off concentrating on that.
  4. Jon Young

    Barbel

    They are easy to catch on stretches that contain large amounts of barbel but it still needs you to put the bait in the right place. I know plenty of pegs on the Severn where you can bag up but only if you cast to a certain part of the swim. Cast anywhere else and you might get lucky and catch...
  5. Jon Young

    Item of tackle you wish you hadn't sold.

    lol I pretty much clicked on the thread ready to type exactly this. The only things I’ve ever sold have been old reels and low end alarms and stuff on car boots. I’ve given stuff away to mates starting out fishing but nothing I’ve ever missed not having. Problem with not selling stuff is you end...
  6. Jon Young

    Have you ever caught a barbel on one of these?

    Caught one on a bigger lure once. Was reeling in and all of a sudden I was in. Was playing the fish for a bit and got it under the rod tip then the lure came out the water but couldn’t see a fish. One of the trebles had somehow gone through a lead clip where the line runs through and there was...
  7. Jon Young

    Isotopes

    Love mine. Gotta remember to keep the batteries charged though as they don’t last that long. Makes spotting little knocks easier when you get to that stage of the night where your eyes start playing tricks on you and you think the rod tips moving when it’s not. Plus you don’t need to constantly...
  8. Jon Young

    Carp gear for Barbel

    I had a mate who started off carp fishing with cheap gear. I got him into fishing for barbel and he used to use his carp rod as that was all he had. He was the luckiest fisherman alive though so normally outfished everyone else no matter what he was fishing for even though he didn’t really know...
  9. Jon Young

    Thames Barbel

    If that’s his elbow surely his arm would be coming up that sort of angle. Looks to me like he’s holding a smaller fish like a perch or something and this barbel has been photoshopped over the top
  10. Jon Young

    Temu

    I brought one of these to stick in my bag to maybe try with some self takes in the dark. It’s extremely bright for its size. It’s got a little magnet on the back so should be able to stick it to your chair leg or bank stick or something
  11. Jon Young

    Barbel Help

    What’s your local river? Maybe some of the guys who fish it may be able to give you more specific advice to get off the mark
  12. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    Well the second battery lasted about as long as the first. I’m on the one I charged last week now so I’ll see how long that lasts. I’m just gonna keep one charged in my bag ready to swap over when needed. One thing Iv noticed is when they start dying they no longer glow green but if you get a...
  13. Jon Young

    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    While we’re on the subject mine has got a bit gritty and is getting scratched up opening and closing it down. Is there anyway of cleaning it?
  14. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    Another little update. Out again with the other battery in but decided to use the other light as well although since Iv been thinking about it that could squiff the results of the battery life experiment but too late now. One thing I have noticed is that this light is no where near as sensitive...
  15. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    I will get an idea cause if the other one lasts 160 hours then I’ll know the first was dodgy. If it lasts the same time then I know they’ll need charging more often. I’m not gonna mess about charging them for 8 hours every week if they don’t need it
  16. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    I charged them both when I brought them but have only used the one which died on me this weekend. Iv recharged that one but think I’ll try using the other one first to see how long that lasts to get an idea of whether or not that’s how long they actually last rather than the stated 160 hours or...
  17. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    To be fair they didnt flash very often but each time they flashed the tip never moved. It’s only as I saw the silhouette of a moth next to it when it happened that I’m assuming it was the moths setting it off.
  18. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    Update: charged it and it’s working fine again
  19. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    Iv just tried it again and it’s not lighting up green at all but does flash red really dull. Iv stuck it on charge to see what happens
  20. Jon Young

    Rig shark tip lights.

    T I thought they were meant to last longer. It either died or it’s broke. And yeah they are real ones
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