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Could have changed Kevin , but last time I did a bit of research on this many excluded fishing rods , something about the material they were made of , or something along those lines

With regard to insurance , read the small print very carefully , most couriers will not insure for damage to rods in transit . May be useful to read the previous thread on this topic .

Try sending a long rod outside the UK mike , that gets really expensive now we have left the EU and all the customs charges apply

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I am not having a go at any one individual , it just that I don't get why these anglers [ mostly carp , but it is creeping in to Barbel fishing as well ] have to look so dreadfully miserable on their trophy shots WHY ? I think it's an affectation and would love to know who started it all , just...

I have thought of a solution Dan . If , as you say '' it's all about the fish '', then clearly the captor doesn't need to be in the picture holding the fish . All he / she has to do is take a shot of the mighty beast on the unhooking mat , then they can return it to the water looking balefully...

Thanks Clive , I will pass this information on , I am asking for a fellow angler who isn't a BFW member

What does it say about me then Dan , I'm intrigued !

OK , thats very helpful Michael , much appreciated

Thanks Richard , much appreciated

Anyone got one or more of these for sale , these are after market , the originals are plastic . I am lead to believe that someone was making them but has ceased doing so . Thanks .

I am sure he did mention having a 3 week blank ! Now that would have me looking a little baleful

Well I watched the video Damian but it still left me feeling mystified . Basically he was saying this rig is the best rig , therefore I don't have to worry about that anymore[ phew], and I can concentrate on' other things ' It was this bit that had me puzzled . What are / were the other things ...

You cannot really go wrong with a wide drum Speedia , excellent reels . The Marco Cortesi reels are OK but the build quality is average , if looking at a modern reel I would go for an Okuma Aventa , not strictly a centre pin as it runs on bearings but well built and durable

If I had a few £1000 quid spare I would buy an Edward Barder split Cane Barbel rod . I reckon they would hold their price if times got hard and you needed to flog it on . Then of course you would need a fancy reel to go with it . I have used a few high end pins and the best one I have ever...

Perhaps , instead of buying all these fancy pellets and boilies , we should take a lesson from anglers in days gone by . Read old angling books and when fishing for Barbel they recommend using Greaves or Bullocks Pith ,Bacon fat and Tallow were other favourites as was dried blood in groundbait ...

WOW .thats a mighty big barbel !

I will have to look in to that , thanks .

I would agree there is an element of confirmation bias Terry . In fishing having confidence in a bait / method is everything, but I do still believe that Garlic Spam had an edge over ordinary spam as the garlic content was very high and was part of the mixture that made up the finished product...

Barbel will eat anything . I think all these various flavours are as much to catch anglers as fish . My approach ? Anything smelly on the hook , maggots in winter and don't chuck loads of feed in . Over the years the ONLY bait that I believed gave you an edge was Garlic Spam , sadly it's no...