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Hi Garry, Indeed, they will not break down as quick in the cold temperatures of winter. I’m certain that they are just as attractive to barbel as they are in summer. If you don’t mind, the question I would ask is, ‘are today’s pellets better than yesterday’s?’. In theory, they should be. My...

In my boilie making days I used CeDe egg food and found a gem that was an insectivorous bird food but cannot remember the exact name. It was Orlux something or other and was way above the rest.

I think you are a tad out with your estimation of cost there Mike!!

Titmuss stopped making cage bird seeds over 20 years ago and commenced importing all seeds and mixes from Holland, including hemp, pre packaged in 20 kilo bags. I assume this is still the same today. The quality, to my knowledge, has never surpassed those days when I cleaned, ‘mixed’ and bagged...

Ah, the old non-splitting hemp..... I think it’s down to a couple of things. It could be old stock or a crop harvested just a tad too early if I remember rightly. I used to work for an animal feed manufacturer (mentioned already!), several years ago and one of my lines of production was the...

Hi Bill, You can get away with decent sized, bodied wagglers, say 6AAA plus....

Downstream wind=lower the rod tip to keep less line airborne Upstream wind=Go up a float size and fish as normal

I’m turning over to the Jigsilk on all my floatfishing pins. It’s brilliant! I think it was you Paul who put me onto it a season ago but I use the 0.08 diameter.

Get a list of the biggest clubs in the UK. Speak to the media representative for each and send them a copy.

I’m convinced there is something particularly attractive to carp and barbel within astaxanthin. The old salmon pellets had it as one of the ingredients and they quite literally caught everything. I had some very good pink shrimp meal (once), that was a very dark pink with a very strong...

Ah, indicators! I used lots of different non electronic in my early years. The most memorable being budgie bells tied onto monkey climbers. The least memorable was the sweetcorn lid folded in half. When I struck it instantly cut the line! First electronic alarm was a Rolon, absolutely terrible...

What a great little series this has been! I hope a second series gets commissioned.

It’s a very well produced, highly enjoyable half hour with a little bit of fishing thrown in, what’s not to like?

Lovely roach, very well done sir!

That is about the only valid reason for spending the extra wonga on giant hemp.

I loved the way Rod embraced the other aspects of life with his fishing. His Carp Strikes Back book was hugely enjoyable to a mad keen teenager who also liked a drink before casting out ahead of a night session. He came across to me as the cavalier carp king of our time......RIP

Quality, gotta like a bit of Johnny....Mitchells, hops, a startled cameraman and............a barbel! (footys paused while the kids go to bed)

Fred, certainly not! It isn’t aimed at anyone in particular, just at those that refuse to accept that the otter can be a hugely problematic predator on smaller rivers.

That may well be true but I thought we were talking natural venues here not garden ponds! I also believe that each river is a unique ecosystem in its own right and to generalise across all our waterways is a mistake. My experiences are on small rivers local to me and the otter is quite...