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  1. Steve Jeffery

    17/18ft float rod

    Chris, If you are considering a 17' Acolyte, my mate, Lee Backshall might have one for sale https://barbel.co.uk/forum/threads/possible-rod-sale.22335/
  2. Steve Jeffery

    Best reel For trotting when casting distance?

    Easy enough modification, just a 5 minute job to who the side panel off and remove the part!
  3. Steve Jeffery

    Wanted-Cadence 15ft #3 float rod could swap for diawa connoisseur

    Interesting thread. Lee (Backshall) and I often fish together and we are both thinking about a float rod to use for barbel. However, we fish the Ribble which is (a) snaggy and (b) has big barbel. I see a few recommend power match type rods, but I would be concerned with using them, although to...
  4. Steve Jeffery

    Drennan rod socks.

    Are those Acolyte ones armour plated to try and stop the rods from snapping? :D:D:D
  5. Steve Jeffery

    So I’ve got a little range of bolo floats.

    Agree with a lot of the comments, there is clearly an overlap of designs and styles, but bolognese style fishing is essentially the ability to fish a top and bottom float at range where stick floats and avons cannot cope with that range. As mentioned earlier, bolo fishing traditionally involves...
  6. Steve Jeffery

    Interest in baits

    Kevin Ellis.......legend & maker of some brilliant videos. Love watching his exploits in France, especially Rainbow, catching mega carp. Very amusing guy too.
  7. Steve Jeffery

    Combi rig - This season’s rig nonsense/improvement

    https://www.animatedknots.com/albright-knot Thats how I tie mine. Can be fiddly until you have mastered it. Key is making sure the line comes out of the loop in the same way as you started it, otherwise it unwinds when you tension the knot. I wrap the braid around the mono, normally about 10...
  8. Steve Jeffery

    Normark float rod buyers guide

    I used to work for Natwest in Devon and knew and fished with Neil Grant for a few years for NatWest's angling team and saw him regularly on the local match scene. I also knew Geoff and frequented his shop in Exeter. He loved fishing the Tiverton canal - I was Treasurer of the controlling club...
  9. Steve Jeffery

    Combi rig - This season’s rig nonsense/improvement

    Me too Kevin, I have absolute faith in this knot. Last season on a snaggy Ribble swim I had to pull for a break having snagged on the bedrock or a boulder. I was using a size 8 nash fang, so a strong hook, 15lb amnesia to 15lb braid. Pulled, got it all back, only to find the hook had snapped...
  10. Steve Jeffery

    Wanted - Fox Horizon X4 12 foot rod

    Not selling, but can confirm they are brilliant rods. Have had a pair for a year or so now and absolutely love them,
  11. Steve Jeffery

    Next level of irresponsible…

    Why would people leave tackle like that lying around. Madness :mad::mad::mad:
  12. Steve Jeffery

    Whip round

    Done :p
  13. Steve Jeffery

    Hooklinks again

    I mostly use a combi hook length comprising 15lb amnesia, to a 2 inch 15lb braided hook length. I fish the Ribble which is snaggy as hell and think the Amnesia is far more abrasion resistant compared to mono (and is cheap!). I might switch to mono or flouro in daylight in very clear water if I...
  14. Steve Jeffery

    Normark float rod buyers guide

    Might well know of him then Simon. I lived in the area until i was in my late 20's and got in to match fishing in my teens. EAC was the go to tackle shop in the area. Geoff used to fish lots of our matches on the Tiverton Canal and used to have the odd pleasure session with a few friends after...
  15. Steve Jeffery

    Season end

    This was my first full season where targeting barbel was the focus, having joined a club in mid 2023 with rights on the Ribble. Before that my barbel fishing had been spending up to 2 weeks on holiday around the Middle Severn, plus the odd day trip as I didn't have much barbel fishing locally...
  16. Steve Jeffery

    FUTURE FISHING big update

    Very sad. Never visited the shop but bought a couple Fox barbel x4s from them last year and the service was brilliant - competitive price, free delivery and extremely quick despatch.
  17. Steve Jeffery

    Prescription Polarised Sunglasses

    Just be mindful of potential future changes in your prescription too if you're considering expensive models. I got a pair of designer prescription sunglasses several years ago, not overly expensive, but encouraged me to keep wearing them even when my prescription changed slightly about 2-3...
  18. Steve Jeffery

    Chasing chub....

    Cheers Ian, lost a barbel late on that day, having caught plenty of silverfish on my maggot feeder rod. Hoping to get out later this week, either there again or on one of the other stretches we talked about :p.
  19. Steve Jeffery

    Chasing chub....

    Nice clip Ian! Think we met on the river a week or so ago and had a chat. I recognise the rod/reel combo and the greys jacket. I was the guy fishing upstream from you, who found that huge pike lure 😬.
  20. Steve Jeffery

    Budget Alarms

    Nash Siren S5 are about £17 and have never let me down, not that I use alarms very often!
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