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Just come back from four days on the Wye with a mixture of the Fishing Passport and HDAA day ticket. The Creel - Had my first Barbel of the season on my second cast in the middle of the day, then another one about an hour later. I also lost one which was a frustration. My mate also lost one but...

Horses for courses IMO. Last Friday I went for a few hours after work with an 11ft rod and my pin, a rod rest and landing net. This Friday I’m doing an overnight so will have a bivvy / x2 12ft rods with alarms / cooking gear / bivvy tables etc… I love YouTube but this year every man and his...

I’d message the guy in this video and Lee Swords.

I fished the Guadiana earlier in the year for Barbel but the Portuguese side of the river (it runs from Spain). Ideally you want a local guide to put you on some decent stretches as these rivers are wide and deep. I fished a section in a small town called Mertola and it was 15m deep in places...

Fun fact: The Landlord of my local used to make all of this Double T stuff for Trefor and Tony. I believe he’s still got all the cutting samples too for al the products that were manufactured.

Agreed. 5.11 is the best I’ve had. Weirdly enough I don’t tend to catch many 2/3lb ones.

Not a single Barbel on the W.Avon although I have only done x6 trips and conditions haven’t been ideal. Had some lovely Chub though on the pin.

Give him a call / email - he owns 3 Foot Twitch baits

@John Smith 2 was after a RW pin.

Look at a Ray Walton 11ft rod. You can get them used for about £90 on eBay. Awesome rod with a lovely action and perfect for regular reels and pins (my preference) alike.

In fairness, he was back home before she went to bed.

I normally have a MEDIUM one towards the rod tip and a LARGE one a foot below it. This is an image of x2 LARGE ones on a 1.75LB Greys Prodigy rod (as I’ve run out of MEDIUM sized ones).

Hold on I’ll go and check

Thanks for all the feedback. Was looking at the Trakker recliner but it’s getting on for £200 which I think is a bit much for what I’ll need it for. I eventually went for the Sonik Bank-Tek Recliner for £72 which I picked up this morning. It appears to be very comfortable, had a nice high...

I use these and they are excellent. Can easily get 36-hours out of them too. I have the proper Drennan Isotopes but hardly use them anymore.

Keep an eye on the JW Young website. I bought one on Boxing Day ‘23 as they had 20% off (£90) everything.

I just re-spooled both reels with 12lb Hydro Tuff and am impressed with it already. I got snagged up only once and had a hell of job breaking free (10lb flouro with a figure of 8 loop knot).

I fished opening day this season with caster / hemp feed and casters on the hair. It was low and clear and I though a natural bait would be right bearing in mind they hadn’t seen a pellet / boilie in three months. I didn’t have a single bite. I then put on my faithful Hinders Elips ( 2...

Is this the one with the clip on bag on the side ? They look to get good reviews.

Cheers for all the comments and house insurance suggestions. I’m going to reach out to the builder as hoping reel set / rings / handle / top and butt cap can all be reused on a new rod. Then all I need to pay for is blank / labour.