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Me too Kevin, I have absolute faith in this knot. Last season on a snaggy Ribble swim I had to pull for a break having snagged on the bedrock or a boulder. I was using a size 8 nash fang, so a strong hook, 15lb amnesia to 15lb braid. Pulled, got it all back, only to find the hook had snapped...

Not selling, but can confirm they are brilliant rods. Have had a pair for a year or so now and absolutely love them,

Why would people leave tackle like that lying around. Madness :mad::mad::mad:

Done :p

I mostly use a combi hook length comprising 15lb amnesia, to a 2 inch 15lb braided hook length. I fish the Ribble which is snaggy as hell and think the Amnesia is far more abrasion resistant compared to mono (and is cheap!). I might switch to mono or flouro in daylight in very clear water if I...

Might well know of him then Simon. I lived in the area until i was in my late 20's and got in to match fishing in my teens. EAC was the go to tackle shop in the area. Geoff used to fish lots of our matches on the Tiverton Canal and used to have the odd pleasure session with a few friends after...

This was my first full season where targeting barbel was the focus, having joined a club in mid 2023 with rights on the Ribble. Before that my barbel fishing had been spending up to 2 weeks on holiday around the Middle Severn, plus the odd day trip as I didn't have much barbel fishing locally...

Very sad. Never visited the shop but bought a couple Fox barbel x4s from them last year and the service was brilliant - competitive price, free delivery and extremely quick despatch.

Just be mindful of potential future changes in your prescription too if you're considering expensive models. I got a pair of designer prescription sunglasses several years ago, not overly expensive, but encouraged me to keep wearing them even when my prescription changed slightly about 2-3...

Cheers Ian, lost a barbel late on that day, having caught plenty of silverfish on my maggot feeder rod. Hoping to get out later this week, either there again or on one of the other stretches we talked about :p.

Nice clip Ian! Think we met on the river a week or so ago and had a chat. I recognise the rod/reel combo and the greys jacket. I was the guy fishing upstream from you, who found that huge pike lure 😬.

Nash Siren S5 are about £17 and have never let me down, not that I use alarms very often!

Just over the border in North Northamptonshire is Sywell Reservoir - reported to be one of the best tench waters in the UK, and it's fishable on a day ticket. I haven't fished it, but used to live in South Leicestershire and this is just a short drive, so definitely worth considering. Think...

Good hooks and a reliable company from whom I have bought several bits of terminal tackle. Offer free UK postage too as well as keen prices. Only downside is that their hooks are a bit on the large size and most only go down to a size 10, which is more like other manufacturer's size 8's (there...

I ordrered a few sizes of the BT wide gapes, and do like them. Good prices, service and free postage at the time. Agree they are probably a size bigger than most competitors hooks. I find the size 10's ideal for bigger baits like boilies and large pellets or dumbbells.

Can't see the need myself. Can honestly say I have never suffered from cold feet since buying my first pair of Skeetex Essex boots. Now on my second pair. They are brilliant, just not so great for walking long distances.

Oh right, all the braids I have owned have sunk. I used them for years match fishing with a feeder for bream etc. No point using a floating braid for feeder fishing 😛

Can't see the benefit either.....don't most braids sink? A floating mono, possibly treated with a floating spray or musclin, gives far better presentation in my humble opinion.

Never used a pin but am tempted to buy one, although can't justify the cost of a JW Young for maybe half a dozen sessions a year. Might have to have a look at some of the budget options, accepting they won't be made to the same standards as these reels. Am also a bit wary of used reels, knowing...

If one of the benefits of braid is that a smaller diameter means less water resistance/easier to hold bottom, then doesn't adding a shock/abraision leader negate a lot of that benefit? I can see it might work in deeper water, where the leader is near the bottom where water flow is slower, but...