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  1. Ian Grant

    Ronnie rigs for barbel?

    All i've ever used.... though years ago the hook length was mono, and the counter balance weight a swan shot not putty wrapped round a float stop.
  2. Ian Grant

    Sweetcorn for barbel?

    Cor ! this takes me back a bit ! .... The way i used to do it, but before i start i'll tell you Dave it's not very selective !!! A tin or two of the Jolly green ( cos it's the firmest ) size 8 or 6 hook, Knotless knot, Take a good length of line and burn a large bobble on the end and then pass...
  3. Ian Grant

    River Severn campsites

    It's not me Kevin, it's a friend, i think he's thinking of the Union Inn at Hampton Loade, but he's not going until September, so any suggestions are welcome, he moved to Cornwall some years back, and has had very little chance to get any Barbel fishing in, and fancied a week camping, and...
  4. Ian Grant

    New member introducing myself

    Welcome Richard
  5. Ian Grant

    River Severn campsites

    I'm asking for a friend who lives in Cornwall, and fancies a few days fishing the Severn in September, he plans on camping but hasn't any idea of campsites where decent Barbel fishing is close by .... Neither do i ! so i can't help him, but i thought you guys would bound to know of one or two ...
  6. Ian Grant

    Thames 50

    i saw a mink on the Thames last year too Dave !!! While i was Roach fishing i videoed it ... Excuse my French !
  7. Ian Grant

    barrels

    They're just Barrel shaped boilies David, you can make them yourself, i use a Gardener rolling kit, so you roll a 10mm sausage then placeing the sausage on a 14 or 15 mm corrugated rolling block will produce 10 mm barrels, they will be slightly concave in shape ( actually the opposite of a true...
  8. Ian Grant

    barrels

    :oops:
  9. Ian Grant

    FOX SPECIALIST BROLLY

    Then it wouldn’t be the same brolly, it fits fine in my quiver because I’ve got quite a large one, if you’ve got a small quiver, you’re only ever going to get a small brolly in it, and I wouldn’t describe the Fox specialist as a small brolly, for its size I think it’s surprisingly light, it is...
  10. Ian Grant

    For those who ain't got them 😁

    Facebook tips ... or how I do it anyway.... only post things that you don’t mind the whole world seeing, same with your profile info about yourself, only visit groups you enjoy interacting with, set your privacy settings ( bearing in mind the above ) to the level of privacy you deem appropriate...
  11. Ian Grant

    For those who ain't got them 😁

    Much the same as any form of social media Stephen, if you want agro and argument, it's easy to find it's not difficult, i have no such problems with it, though i've seen it, i ignore it, if you put people together on social media, or in person who have differing views on whatever subject sooner...
  12. Ian Grant

    For those who ain't got them 😁

    That's more believable Jason !
  13. Ian Grant

    For those who ain't got them 😁

    I can see it ! I've only encountered Crays once whilst fishing on the Thames, well it must have only been one or they would have had my bait off, but when reeling in i could see the grooves it left in my boilie ( which i now boil really hard after encountering them on the Loddon ) I've never had...
  14. Ian Grant

    FOX SPECIALIST BROLLY

    Mine’s a 45” but I don’t know where they measure it from ! It’s a lot bigger than that !
  15. Ian Grant

    Tethered Fish

    There are several ways in which a fish can be tethered, and no rig is 100% safe ! So called safety clips will only work if the lead itself has become jammed, with the fish able to pull directly to the rod tip, the lead ( in theory ) should then pull out of it's clip freeing the fish. If the line...
  16. Ian Grant

    FOX SPECIALIST BROLLY

    Best brolly i’ve ever bought... and i’ve Had a few ! 😉
  17. Ian Grant

    Every UK freshwater fish filmed underwater

    Excellent !
  18. Ian Grant

    Naming stretches.

    ' roll up with his flowery deck chair and catch some barbel ' ..... I had one of those Damien, i ended up going through it when the material split !
  19. Ian Grant

    length of hooklengths?

    I use a coated braid hook length, and mono mainline Richard, I always backlead my mainline wherever possible, and always try to keep my lines as slack as possible, i’ve always believed tight lines, and especially in mid water spook barbel, and do everything to try and avoid that situation ...
  20. Ian Grant

    length of hooklengths?

    II think you knew the answers all along Tony ! I wouldn’t go mad on the baiting find a good bait ... and believe me meat is one of the best, and that doesn’t have to be luncheon, chopped chicken breast lightly fried, beef burger, I could go on, mincemeat is a great loose feed with hemp bound...
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