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Can't say I've ever given it any thought. I'm using 30lb + braid mainline and I've never had a problem with it sticking to the blank, mind you Salmon is over by the end of September so not much experience in the wet colder months.

I have used both extensively. The acolyte is a fantastic piece of kit and is my first choice for any coarse river fishing situation, usually the upper Lea or the Ivel. I bought the compact Tench and specimen for my son and was so impressed with it I got one for myself. This was to be used for...

I've got a 13' plus acolyte and I do use it successfully for barbel on the upper Lea but I'd think twice if larger fish were a possibility. However, I ended up buying a Drennan Carp waggler when I broke the tip on my Salmon trotting rod. It's more than capable of handling barbel of any size as...

We had 11 spawning in a backwater on the upper Lea last week. They're everywhere.

Had to abandon a 3 day trip down the Avon and Itchen for Salmon, Avon shuts at 19C and it's no fun releasing them much over 17C anywhere. I'm going to hit the upper Lea and try and avoid any barbel. Tench and Carp should come out to play this evening.

Pike regularly position themselves for an easy meal on the Ivel. Just got to set up and there they are.

Is this still available?

Best to get them out of the water first.

Is that from Hambridge?

Some of the stuff from butchers floats, beware. Works a treat for carp on.the top though.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the excellent TFG classic. All the good points of the Okumas and none of the negative ie. no annoying ratchet control. It's a lot lighter too at 202 grams, the Sheffield is 280 grams. They were only £60 but sadly no longer made. There's a new one on Ebay for...

How about a system like on a boat anchor? ie. when snagged, a weak link when broken then acts on the bottom of the feeder/anchor. Works well, anchors can be expensive after all.

Have done approaching a million miles in Citroens over the years. I really appreciate the hydraulic suspension and they've been totally reliable too. Latest is a 2011 C5 2.0HDI exclusive estate. As much room as anyone could need, very economical on a long run (50mpg+) all the toys. Going to rig...

Always cork for me, for 60yrs+. However I have bought a couple of spinning rods the last few years with duplon handles and I love them. Somehow it feels ok to have duplon on sea or spinning rods but I'd never consider it for any coarse or fly rods Odd isn't it?

I've had one for 6 years can't complain about the quality, all the zips are still working fine. Don't like it as much as I could though, because of all the zips. Drives me crazy. I use it as a base camp in the car to hold boxes of spinners and plugs.

As I'm local, Hugo's nurse got in touch to remind me to view the secret Burbot spawning location that Hugo revealed to me and swore me to secrecy about, as this is about spawning time. Indeed, they're frolicking in the moonlight nightly and the neighbours are questioning the noise. Only a few...

There's so many interesting branches of our sport, coarse, sea and game. It's a shame not to enjoy as much of it as possible. Given the opportunities my angling year would start in the spring with trout on the fly, Salmon from mid April until Sept on the southern rivers, with a trip to the north...

I was going to suggest a move into the sea fishing market.

Don't know about the hooks I'm afraid. Apparently the flesh is pretty bland so needs some sort of sauce. Indeed it's a popular dish in France. I think it has lots of small bones.

Many years back on the Kennet we'd regularly get a 3ft twitch as the meat settled and no hook when retrieved. We assumed chub. Eventually a pike was taken and was given the goodnight kiss as my friend's dad liked to eat them. When it was gutted it was full to bursting with cubes of luncheon...