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That’s a really fantastic job I love the shape. Very professional. What filtration did you go for

And of course…. My fish. I have 6 perch ranging from 3-6 inch I have 2 tench around 8 inch long I have 2 beautiful crucian carp about 6-7 inch long finally I have 4 chub 5 inches long. Huge shout out to MF Aquatics if you want quality course fish I highly recommend them. Very reasonable...

More pics showing the rest of the stages to the final finished pond

Every year prior to this one I’ve been chomping at the bit by now itching to get out and dealing with the longest 3 months of a river anglers life. Not so much this year……. I’ve been busy ……. A couple hours here and afew hours there between my real job and family stuff I’ve built myself a...

It’s plenty padded enough Keith the padding sits inside the thin shell and you certainly can’t feel the ground through it I really depends on how much weight you put where. I’ve used Korum mats for years and years including the fast mats and I lay everything on them in absolute confidence

I believe the kings weir spoppers are exactly as per Christophe’s latest design. Certainly the same case and the same pin and the lead is fitted the same way. Before his passing he made quite afew but had Dave Chambers name moulded into them, who when with us also played a huge part in the...

Yeah I do it a little differently but the principle is the same. I hold the Olivette and pull the line off the reel with my thumb. Despite what a lot of videos say I find it better if you don’t preload the rod at all. I also find (never mentioned) a wet line makes a massive difference when it...

I use centre pins for trotting floats only. I don’t use them on the extremely rare occasions I fish still waters and I don’t use them for ledgering. It took me longer than most to learn to Wallis cast and being brutally honest there is still lots of room for improvement. I’m not up to Ian’s...

It Definitely improved mine. And quite often I use it because it works as good as any of the others I’ve made. It is a hard plastic yes and it’s not going to do well with a hard impact but you can fettle them to work really well

Sorry Gents but I’m not making any for a good while. I know the Korum ones get bad press but for the money Richard they ain’t too bad after a fettle. I bought one ages ago out of curiosity and it works great since I did a few basic things to it. Replace the spring by simply replicating it with...

I won’t go barbel fishing without one and the same respect I didn’t go barbel fishing without a bait dropper before Spoppers came on the scene. They cast like arrows, sink like stones and can deposit a lot of bait on the bottom very quickly and accurately. If yours are opening prematurely or...

That would be enough to put me off them aswell. Having to Hand line a big river cam chub was the very reason I won’t have an aero X again either. The short spool skirt coupled with a line guard that’s fitted with enough clearance to get toe rope in there is just a train wreck of a design...

I’ve not fished above it before. I’ve fished below it a few times and it’s definitely good for a few chub and barbel on the float if you move about. Not prolific or certainly never been prolific for me but good for afew

Your right I stand corrected Above the weir

Desirable is a matter of opinion on those I’m afraid to say. Some love em…..they are certainly not for me.

It’s really nice down there too Your only half a mile down from beeston weir I’ve caught some nice ones on the float from just above there. Some lovely shallow fast glides round that way. Good chub sport too

Yes I’ve serviced them all and the difference is negligible between OC and D Few small subtle upgrades that only a salt water angler is ever going to see the real advantages of. Thunnus is in another league yes with the gearing size and type. Also the clutch on a thunnus is assisted with a...

Go for the OC’s. I’ve got a pair in at the moment for a full service. Nice little pair of reels they are too

Yeah when I first bought mine a good few years back now, I made them as visible as possible because as I’m sure you know they are quite easy to lose or forget about when screwed into the grass. So I painted the K white and stuck a couple of isotopes in the slots. I can’t remember the size now...

Brilliant bits of kit. Slots for isotopes too so you can see exactly where to slot your rod butts into