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Yeah you're right Graham ! 😊

My 13 year old grandson Aaron had his first Barbel last night, after having done a fair bit of stillwater float fishing, and river fishing for silvers etc, i thought it was time ! so after a few hours of instruction making hook lengths, tackling up, the theory of playing a Barbel etc, it all...

Very sad news condolences to his family, and many friends

ASAP.. never used it, but i've seen first hand the results , i'm not talking one Barbel here.... Excellent bait certainly one of the best out there !

I would ask Bob Gill, i guess he'll be the one to advise on how best to do the job.

Everything likes worms ! 😆

I rarely use meat nowadays, but if you mean by meat - Luncheon, then if i was going to then yes the hook would be in the meat, if the meat was hard enough then i'd stick with the hair rig, it's one of the advantages of having both options, Soft meat on the hook, hard meat on a hair. Edit ...

Congratulation to Dave and Liam .... fantastic captures well done to you both !

The old saying you get what you pay for springs to mind Graham .... but NGT make great rod quivers, if they are of that sort of Standard they are probably pretty good !

Heartbreaking ? .... You've got that right G ! I had the last couple of sessions on the river ... last Friday and Saturday night, i blanked, but that didn't surprise me.... I'm not giving up on it though i plan on starting out next year on a lonely little bit you know well ;) where i had 7 from...

I think Lawrence Breakspear hit the nail on the head ... ' Everything has changed ', but it's folly to believe that any one factor of this change is by far and away more responsible than any other in the damage being done to our rivers. Yes Otters are a problem, ... a massive problem in some...

I the days when i used meat, any left over sausages always went in my bait bucket, I forgot my bait bucket once :rolleyes:, which had my hook baits in too, but i had 4 sausauge rolls in my sandwich box, so stripped the pastry off and used the sausage, it didn't take long to get a take ! 😁

A very merry Christmas to you too Graham, and to Andy and the team, and all on here, have a great day ..... Don't eat and drin..... Oh sod it go for it and bugger the hangover ! :p

Well done to the Man, fantastic fish ! .............. The Photo ... I get the feeling he's not used to taking photos of big fish, he's probably a sort that just isn't into taking pictures of his catches... The church ? .... I doubt he would've given it a second thought, or even a first one ! I...

No Jon ! 😄 they do look a bit like them though, i wondered if someone would ask !

All i've ever used.... though years ago the hook length was mono, and the counter balance weight a swan shot not putty wrapped round a float stop.

Cor ! this takes me back a bit ! .... The way i used to do it, but before i start i'll tell you Dave it's not very selective !!! A tin or two of the Jolly green ( cos it's the firmest ) size 8 or 6 hook, Knotless knot, Take a good length of line and burn a large bobble on the end and then pass...

It's not me Kevin, it's a friend, i think he's thinking of the Union Inn at Hampton Loade, but he's not going until September, so any suggestions are welcome, he moved to Cornwall some years back, and has had very little chance to get any Barbel fishing in, and fancied a week camping, and...

Welcome Richard

I'm asking for a friend who lives in Cornwall, and fancies a few days fishing the Severn in September, he plans on camping but hasn't any idea of campsites where decent Barbel fishing is close by .... Neither do i ! so i can't help him, but i thought you guys would bound to know of one or two ...