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This: Waterline 50" Flatback Umbrella – Chapmans Angling

Dave It will be sad to see another river devoid of specimen fish. The River Hull almost on my doorstep had its specimen Barbel, Carp and Pike taken by half a dozen seals over the course of 18 months starting in February 2009. There are small Barbel starting to show again but the days of 30lb...

You'll probably follow the crowd and get a Harrson's. I have had Harrison's blanks since 1980s - still have an 11' 1&1/14 These days, I prefer the Free Spirit Rods myself (or a Hexagraph) Free Spirit Fishing - Barbel And Specialist If you get the Advanced 2.25, ensure you have it built with Cork...

This one made Radio 4 PM on Friday: RAF Neatishead 25.5 acres site (Freehold) Former airbase RAF Neatishead 25.5 acres site (Freehold) | eBay

Just caught the Roach fishing on the Wensum programme. Quite pleasant tho the almost constant use of the ratchet on the Hardy reel was irritating!

Unhooking can be a bit tricky!:eek:

No but I have fished in the Norwegian Arctic Circle if that counts - Polar Bears, Sea Eagles and Arctic Catfish!

My local haunt (Yorkshire Derwent) is a low stock water, with many areas difficult to access. When my seasons are such that I am campaigning hard on the river, and struggling, my mind always returns to the pioneering work Roger Baker did on the Great Ouse.

Being somewhat advantaged in years, I can recall Bernard Venables providing the TV commentary for Dick Walker carp fishing. Beats this fake Crabtree nonsense. And Rhys you're right some of the Matt Hayes shows (Quest on Freeview) are quite good. The Mullet fishing with bread flake sticks in my...

Nathan, I can take your point in that the River Hull situation occurred at their start, and perhaps that is why they were so impotent then. However on a wider perspective, trying to shame other anglers into joining the AT is counterproductive, I think that will serve only to alienate those with...

Well its a bit better outcome than when they blank faced us with the seals in the River Hull in spring 2009. The Barbel and Pike stocks were effectively wiped out in six months of them in the river. I quit them then after being a life long member of the ACA and some other groups that were...

Its condensation - my early model Titan (circa 1994) was on some mornings like a shower inside.

Howard I have used a Chub Vizor for about three years now. I prefer it to the Trakker alternatives, or Nash Titan. Plenty of room for long sessions, highish door, no problems with water ingress. The rear opening means plenty of draft in hot weather too. As with all single skin, the...

Adrian I use this guy for my ABU Cardinals: My catalogue - Items - Jim's Reel Shop

Fantastic club, brilliant selection of waters, all well run, strict rules, no litter. Might be a bit expensive if you just wanted to fish the Ribble - the Ribble thread might be best option for more opinions.

Actually given the current state of the river, I would prefer to be stalking carp in the 1.5m deep fields beyond the flood bank!

My Carp Rods are old Sportex or Daiwa Whisker rods. My preferred Barbel rods are Hexagraph or Free Spirit. All use quality Carbon. I think the FS rods use quality carbon. For float rods I too don't like the fixed screw fittings. I much prefer the Daiwa Whisker Tournament I use which has the...

That is not vintage! A vintage cardboard box is big enough for a 4 year old to make a castle out of:cool:

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Clonker of a fish!