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I think Jeff is referring to over baiting with this type of bait and filling them up for long periods.

Hi Joe, Some good advice there from home rollers so far. I was never rich enough to experiment at want with high quality mixes making the most of the stuff that was available to me when I worked at an animal feed manufacturer in the nineties. Before then, my main home rolled stuff was...

If that's not an incentive to make your own, I don't know what is! I have made lots of bait in the past but have believed the hype (to a point), of the bait makers and came to the conclusion that it was a waste of time. I have made a quite unique paste bait which has sat in the drawer for a...

I was going to contribute more and had started to type a lengthy post in reply to Simon. It seems though that having an opinion is attention seeking, so I will leave it there. Jeff your a ****.

Maggots are a great barbel bait but barbel do not put weight on from eating them.

It's all nonsense I'm afraid. No fish has the ability to deduce such things!

I have done a bit of googling and have seen a suggestion of warming the bearings as the lubricant may have solidified due to lack of use from being stationary in the shop. Makes sense to me. I bought the reel from a reputable shop, although I have busted my own rule of only buying a reel from a...

Evening all, A new pin arrived today, a Fox Bob James one. Looks nice, it is light but spins for 25 seconds and feels a little coffee grinder like in the palm. I don't remember either of my Okuma's feeling like this when new. Do I have a duff one? Should I send it back, or maybe try and fit...

Alan, interesting 'hold' you have on the fish in the picture. Was it being trouble, looks like you had been punching it! Or fisting it!

Hi Brain, I found that gum works really well. Keep at it!

The best way is the easiest and quickest! My method is: Tie up knotless braid hook length making the hair the length you want. Cut a piece of stiff rig tubing a few mm shorter than the length or width of the meat you will be using. Using a small barbed needle, thread the hair through the...

I'm hoping to follow through with something different this year. I am having a small fly rod built and hoping to learn more about fishing in places that never see bait or an angler. The fish may not be huge or even prolific but I really don't care. Peace, nature and learning a new art are what...

Thanks for sharing Keith's letter. I remember the tackle trade rejoicing thinking that a partial abolition would see them strike gold. We now know that is so far from what has happened. Two local shops have gone in my neck of the woods, one of the better ones only last week. We can blame the...

A closed season should be about respect and protection for your quarry. I cannot think of any other species chasing pastime where you can hunt your quarry all year long (except vermin). I'm coping very well with the closed season, I have lots of other things to do. I get the feeling that many...

I have recently decided to stop buying AT because it really has got quite awful over the last few years. I shall now no longer be borrowing the AM either.

Must be your bait Mr Wilton! :)

No such thing in my opinion.

Not at all. I might even have a little dabble myself. I consider rivers to be very different to our stillwaters in many ways. As I have said before, I enjoy the river closed season, for me it is as simple as that. It's all getting a tad tedious now to be honest. I am not trying to change...

I really do fail to see how a lift on the rodless season, and those that chase it, can be anything other than selfish.