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Many moons ago (do you like what I have done there?!) Chris Lyons used to produce moon phase charts predicting good, bad or indifferent days based on the moon phase. I should state now that I have never been in the happy position where I can base my trips around the moon phase, weather...

Because the Administrators need to maximise the return to the company's creditors; if that is achieved by a sale back to the original owners then so be it. It would appear counter intuitive to refuse to sell to the owner and reduce the amount returned to creditors on any supposed point of...

The chub were at it with a vengeance this morning. In your experience gentlemen, do barbel spawn before, after or around the same time as chub? Do you think they have spawned yet? I was sent a picture of a big (20lb +) Trent barbel over the weekend which looked absolutely huge and certainly...

You can use silt to find the barbel. A few pellets into a silty area and watch for the magic puff of brown smoke. As Mark has mentioned above, it is very exciting fishing as you know that you have barbel in your swim (although it could be carp, but not chub due to the way they feed) and that...

Hi Mike, I know that people blame otters and other factors but nothing was the same after those floods on a whole host of rivers. If the fish had merely been displaced, then they would be located and someone would be catching them. I don't think that's the case and instead they died. Whether...

Fishmeal and peach? That sounds like the original Premier Baits combo back in the late 80s / early 90s. Absolutely devastating at the time for carp.

The Eye was a different fish to the Thames 50lb - it is believed to have been killed having been hit by a speedboat on Sonning I believe. Ady, that is a once a decade stroke of luck! Mine came years ago when I was obsessed with reservoir piking and came across a Minn Kota electric outboard for...

I never tire of reading the Hurricane Barbel chapter - what a story that is

Thanks for that Dave. Like you , I do like to read about people's tactical approaches too.

Bob, perhaps you need a bit more cheese if your paste hardens too much in cold water? I use ready rolled shortcrust pastry and have no problems. As has been said on this thread it's an easy bait to experiment with and I can't help adding a colour or a flavour (invariably both).

Thanks Hatter, that bought back some memories. As a schoolboy living in deepest South London some 40 years ago during the school holidays I used to get the number 36 bus to the Oval, the northern line to Stockwell, the Victoria line to Blackhorse Road or Tottenham Hale and then walk to the...

This Fishing by Captain LA Parker is a great book if you want to read about clay ball fishing for barbel on the Thames with lobworms. 18 years ago I used to spend a lot of time fish spotting on primarily the Loddon with just a bucket of pellets which I would deposit (a few at a time!) into...

Ain't that the truth Jon. Just subscribed again.

Mark, Too right, cracking read. I pick it up about once a season and really enjoy the excitement that Terry brings to his writing. It's a cliche but he does make you feel like you are there.

My contribution to the thread: Chris Yates on Rod Hutchinson - not watching but listening - very evocative. I'm a huge fan of Terry Hearn too - his books and videos are superb and he is a genuinely nice bloke too when you see him on the bank.

I'll be watching tonight too, much appreciate these being put up on here.

Hasn't happened to me for many years but I do recall twice having to replace the ceramic. It was very straightforward, just snapped into place and never had any problems again - still using the rods in fact.

Enjoying this thread; thanks to all who have contributed

Oh well Keith, looks like it's on you to provide a review...........

Just wondering whether anybody has read this book and, if so, what they thought of it. Steve