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  1. Ste Whybrow

    13ft rods ,love them or hate them ?

    I bought 2 13ft korum rods about 5yrs ago for the trent found them cumbersome, heavy etc ,in fact I hated them and sold them after 1 trip,ideal length for me would be 11ft 6 for fishing the ribble...
  2. Ste Whybrow

    Feeders

    I've bought of Turbojohnboy11 and I recommend him as well ,bought feeders and nightlights ..
  3. Ste Whybrow

    Very Sad. Demise of the Barbel. Ribble

    Do you actually fish the ribble? It’s rife with otters I fish different stretches and every stretch I fish have them,I agree there’s a lot going on on the ribble but to say you think there’s not a problem is naive,I can’t understand why anglers say that otters EEs cormorants etc are not a...
  4. Ste Whybrow

    Lead style

    Full kit 👍
  5. Ste Whybrow

    Korum rods

    I can’t understand why anybody would pay 300 pound for a rod ,a fifty pound korum for my style of fishing which is mostly at night and roving is ideal,they get knocked about badly I’ve stood on 1 in the middle of the night they’ve got more scratches on them ,than my dogs arse but I love em and...
  6. Ste Whybrow

    Unhooking mat or not?

    Mats should be made compulsory,for the cost and the space they take up there’s no excuse..
  7. Ste Whybrow

    Day ticket Ribble

    Note of caution if going to tickled trout garage for your ticket make sure the guy on the till takes your details proper ie reg for car park as they’ve been known not to put your reg right and 2 week later you will have a fine nearer to 100 quid ,so keep your day ticket as proof for a few weeks...
  8. Ste Whybrow

    Single rod sleeve with place for sticks and net

    I use the Sonik 12ft you will only get a landing net and 1 bank stick in it thou ..
  9. Ste Whybrow

    Dead maggots

    Seen these in the freezer at my local tackle shop ,my question is do I need to thaw out before using or put straight in the dropper as someone in the tackle shop said they will float if not thawed ,but didn’t no if he was taking the Mick or not thanks Ste
  10. Ste Whybrow

    Anglers mail article

    To be honest read the article and thought the guy came across a bit pompous thanks Ste
  11. Ste Whybrow

    Best fishing book

    Anything by Steve Stayner by a mile 👍
  12. Ste Whybrow

    Modern barbel fishing

    I must admit the Facebook pages are rather depressing at times 😳
  13. Ste Whybrow

    Where on the Middle Trent?

    Why the middle mate there’s loads of river,there’s bobs island -A1 pits personally wouldn’t fish there myself-to busy but might give you a chance 👍
  14. Ste Whybrow

    Modern barbel fishing

    I follow quite a few barbel pages on Facebook and a lot of questions asked are about bivvys cookers etc for the long stay angler,I’m not having a go at people who sit on the bank for days at a time but for me a 1 rod angler it all looks totally unreasonable to me -thoughts please👍
  15. Ste Whybrow

    Braid hook link

    Thinking Tackle camo coated braid is great stuff for the money,I use it in 15lb👍
  16. Ste Whybrow

    Are Barbel the "new"carp ?

    I use 1 rod on the ribble if I’m moving about or not,apparently I’m the butt of a few jokes as apparently I won’t catch with 1 you need 2 or more ,don’t use alarms I watch my tip,don’t have a bivvy and yes I fish a couple of hrs after dark and that’s it..keep everything simple watch the river...
  17. Ste Whybrow

    Wanted: Barbel - Mysteries, Theories & Tactical Solutions Steve Stayner

    Keep looking mate I got full collection in about 6 months,great books from an amazing angler 👍
  18. Ste Whybrow

    Wanted: Barbel - Mysteries, Theories & Tactical Solutions Steve Stayner

    Have you looked on eBay,got all my Steve stayner books of there all in excellent condition as well
  19. Ste Whybrow

    River Goyt-Mersey

    Cheers mate will google later,just looking at something different closer to home👍
  20. Ste Whybrow

    River Goyt-Mersey

    Cheers mate 👍
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