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Nice! Off to annual Windermere trip a week on Sunday to start mine 🤞

Yes, almost always use red magotts. I just think Prawns are a ‘perfect’ bait. Easy to use and i tend to squeeze short sessions in when i can so they are handy. If they aren’t working, i’m obviously prepared to change but just cant understand why they wont work. There is 3 of us that have all...

The Perch on my local canal are really frustrating! Drop shotted for 3 seasons and only caught small fish to about 10oz (might be my technique?). Odd better fish caught on worm but no fish caught on Prawn at all. Deadbaiting with 3” roach for Pike one day produced a BIG Perch (between 2-21/2lb)...

Yes thanks Daniel, just subscribed for a month and realised that you can scroll left/right to access a lot more! Loads more than was first apparent so seems well worth it for about the price of a bag of groundbait for hours of entertainment

Great! Thats what i thought of doing tbh. Thanks for the info Neil

Hi, has anyone any experience of this recently? I’m not interested in the politics surrounding anyone or the venues used during filming, just wanted to know if there is more to see once ‘signed up’? Looking at it on the website there are only about 6 or 7 short films and a monthly subscription...

I’ll have that if still available please

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I was recommended the Gardner folding pan (30”) and have found it well made and a good depth. Not had it long but am very pleased with it so far

I have 2x (Blue) Gardner ATTS bite alarms for sale. They are silent alarms and will require a sounder box to produce any sound. Bought earlier this year but only used for 2 morning sessions in the summer (i also have TLB+ so need my sounder box) All work perfect & have batteries included £80...

Sometimes you dont have the choice! I’m lucky i only fish midweek (due to shifts) but i’ve been on stetches where they are that busy not only are you stuck in one swim, it's the only swim available & wouldn’t be your first or 3rd choice! (I soon move on elsewhere if thats the case)

For me depends on how long i’m there and what the swim has in it. Some swims only seem to have one obvious holding spot so an hour is usually enough. Some swims have everything and have 4 or 5 castable spots so will stop longer to explore. Think you know when it’s time to move on, otherwise...

I’m just over 6’ & 88kg and a medium is perfect. Can get fortis FJ9 under it but it isnt too baggy without. I buy large in most things but these are certainly oversized. Can get you measurements from mine if helps

Fishing holiday without doubt. If you’re happy with all your gear it’ll just be ‘another rod’ or whatever. I go Windermere every year for a pike weekend and it’s one of the highlights of the year. Great memories are priceless and worth much more than another bit of tackle sat in the tackle shed 👍

Just tried out a pair of Vass 175 winter bib & brace and was very impressed. Freezing cold (2*) start and was comfortably warm then by the time i packed up it was 13* and sunny but didnt overheat, which was my main concern. If they are as waterproof as they seem i’ll be made up. Very comfortable...

Thanks for that! Still chuckling 🤣

I’m not even sure what point i am trying to make by the post tbh. Think it was just a reaction to things i’ve read & heard recently! For example: just read an article and the wonder rig pictured looked more like something a rock climber would use!, massive, thick hook, swivels, beads & shrink...

Gardner 30” folding net arrived today. Quite pleased with it as regards size & depth for what i need so intend to use it on Friday on my stretch of the Severn (that’ll be a blank then!🙄). There actually seems more useable space than a 32” triangle and the drop is similar. Hopefully, It should be...

I dont mean for a minute that Barbel or any fish are totally thick. ALL living things have some sort of intelligence, whether that just be a survival instinct or actual way of working out problems but i dont believe that they try & outwit us or think “mmm, that rig is sooo last week”

Fish are not intelligent! We as anglers like to believe they are as it makes our captures seem more of an achievement. Catching the biggest (or a named) fish is harder because you are narrowing down the odds greatly, not because that particular fish is cleverer than the average. Good...