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The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.😉

Didn’t John Wilson famously fish the out-of-bounds-to-mere-mortals-like-you-and-I cafe area at Old Bury Hill in one episode, where he carp were so used to mopping up discarded bacon sarnie and cake thrown in that they‘d virtually feed from your hand? When I fished there a few years later and...

Not wishing to hijack the thread, and all that, but sage advice this, Adam. I think we’ve all been there with mojo issues and fishing. I certainly have. There are times when I can think of nothing but angling, sometimes to the detriment of other things in my life like family, business, other...

Bail arms not at the same point of rotation… Standards, Terry, standards…. 😉

My mate Paul Cook’s floats are lovely. Paul seems to be able to make exquisitely beautiful floats that still seem apt to use for their intended purpose. Andrew Fields are phenomenal but for me they seem to fall into a category of floats that’s best described as objet d’art. Simply too fancy (and...

The Skeetex I had were horrible. They weren’t even different for each foot, ffs. Most uncomfortable things to walk in ever.

If you have a tennis club locally then it’s worth popping in and asking for a few of these. They should have plenty of them in their bins.

My missus made a few of these for me. Sounds much the same as what you’re describing Mike.

I have heard of others using Detol to strip Speedias before. Given that Speedias were only a painted finish rather than true anodising then Detol will probably do the job, albeit very slowly. I used a paint stripper called Paramose but you won’t be able to buy it as it’s an industrial product...

Ruthless! But I do like your style, David. I have a T 10 Aerial, but to be honest I prefer my Speedias all day long. my first Speedia was a bit of a wreck that had the most hideous casting fault on the back plate. The paint was in an appalling state so I stripped it back to a bare metal finish...

I went through a Mitchell phase a few years ago but found I just couldn’t reacquaint myself with the cack-handed rotor direction and temperamental clutch. I even had a good 300 that had had the gears smoothed and re-profiled and serviced with better clutch washers and lithium grease and so forth...

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Surely both posts should be matching though. 😉 <I have OCD regarding double posts, so I delete :D - paul4>

I’ve heard of first world problems and all that, but toilet “roll twist” avoidance seems to be on a whole new level. Every day’s a school day, it would seem.

not that silly folded point on the roll end, surely? When I hang the washing on the line my misses comes along to check I’ve done it right. Invariably, I haven’t, so she then follows me up the length of the line correcting my poor hanging skills. The only noticeable difference I can see, after...

…while needlessly donning a pair of waders and getting in the water.

I done my Augur ‘Carp Special’ in this. Rarely seen on carbon rods but “jasper” in its various different colour combinations is always striking.

The maroon and copper looks very nice.

What colour is the rod blank? Black on black would just look a little boring to me as would any other matching colour schemes., When I was restoring cane rods I always preferred something like garnet with pale gold toppings and intermediates. Not quite so relevant for a modern carbon rod...

Mott The Hoople’s bassist Peter Overend Watts used to employ much the same tactics favouring neon pink carp rods as a reaction against the standard green/black/camo norm. I do like eccentrics, I really do. And I admire the bravery of the chap, but I’m far too conventional and conservative for...