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I think it would depend a lot on whether you intend to fish maggot caster etc on lightish line or boilies pellets etc on heavier tackle and the size feeder you will be using.

Has to be my Ray Walton Centrepin.

Are muckboots better to walk in than the skeetex moon boots?

Had a good day out on the Thames today after chub but my feet were freezing. So looking for some decent warm boots with good grip. Any suggestions.

There's a river ock in Abingdon that flows into the Thames, maybe the names changed over the years?

I have a season ticket for the Wye and the newsletter reports that fishing has been poor this season so hopefully that's just a one off.

A rod for Chub Fishing.

I was wondering how many years it would take for newly stocked juvenile barbel to a grow to 4 or 5 pounds.

To be honest if your after short rod for barbel the drennan 7 series spinning rods may be worth a look. There's a 9ft 2.25 or a 8ft 1.75.

One season twice a week for most of the season. I've managed not to over stress it but I can see how it happens and it does say in the instructions to avoid doing it. It's easily done though if your in a rush to pull the tip round into a u shape.

I have a Nash dwarf rod and have had no problems. I think what causes some of the breakages is extending the rod with to much tension on the line which bends the tip in a unnatural way especially if the line is caught round an eye or twisted round the blank. There's no real reason why the tips...

This is one of the articles that mentioned water retention https://myquestforbarbel.wordpress.com/articles-3/the-big-winter-flood/

I have read a few comments and articles that mention Barbel putting on weight due to water retention when the rivers are flooded especially over winter. I always thought that fish put on weight over winter due to carrying spawn ready for the next spawning cycle. Does anyone have a definitive...

Does anyone know if the Dalston Beat is overgrown as I haven't been down there this season. So don't fancy arriving just on dark if it's like a jungle?

It can be due to the line guard. But the ratchet design also has a influence. As I believe a lot are set up for right hand wind. Which means unless you fish the line off the top of the reel when using it left handed the ratchet will be stronger when you reel in rather than when line is being...

Yes you need to take it off else water gets under it then the cork stains. Great rods for the price I have a pair of the 11ft ones.

Worth having a look at the fox duo lite rods.

Just wondering if maggots work after dark. Or if they are better in daylight?

I'm interested in having a go for pike on the kennet but have never fished for them on running water. So basically I am a bit stumped how to keep the baits away from the crayfish. Float fishing would be ok in a slack but not elsewhere.

I have found the Drennan bronze coloured flat backed wire feeders to be easier to retrieve when snagged. I'm guessing its because they bend out of shape under pressure.