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Try looking on U tube for Charlyfarly, he is a bit of an aquired taste , but he fishes some really nice venues , and his videos will give you some idea of what the rivers are like . One place I fish myself is the Swale at Cundall . You can drive down to the bank and park behind or nearby to...

My question would be….. Why ? You may just as well use some flavoured groundbait I would think…. Hemp is a known attractor, you could be doing a Korum Job on it , I.E trying to make an “improvement” that is not needed , and may in fact be a backward step. I suppose that it has been tried...

There is one on flea b now . David

I dont use those things Damian , its hard enough deciding what bait to use without confusing the issue with those infernal man made chemical balls . 🤣 Good tip re checking for air ingress , thinking about it no harm in “ double bagging “ with a second vacuumed bag . To be sure to be sure as...

Just to ressurect this , I have just bought a Vacuum sealer, and intend to try Damiens method , just drying out the hemp as much as possible, then sealing . I am hoping that sealing Hemp that has been dried as much as possible will enable me to use the freezer space for other baits , in fact ...

Here is mine …. David .

Thinking about it , it has happened to me as well. But with a spool of 40 lb which I use for traces on my sea angling gear. It was last year though . Luckily I managed to temporarily repair the end and would the line onto another spool with no visible damage to the line . I was making up a few...

I think it is caused by the line being wound too tightly on the spool when it is filled at the factory . I had the same thing happen with an alloy spool on a multiplier, wound in a huge clump of weed resulting in the line being squeezed onto the spool , expanding and pushed / split one side of...

It would bore me sh …..tless. I get far more pleasure from fishing a few swims and catching a couple of barbel and maybe a chub or two . But whatever sinks your boat . David

I agree Richard, although I suspect that actually proving the matter would be a problem. David

Picked this up this morning . Whilst we are all aware of pollution this made the BBC today . A disgusting state of affairs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmm2lgq9r42o David

Just noticed this , may be of interest .. I am not sure how current the information is , some other info on the same page is far from accurate . David

Looking at the state of the rod ring and whippings, you needed another rod or a rebuild anyway 🤣 Say thank you to the fishing gods and claim on the insurance. You know it makes sense Rodders . David

For starting out using a Centrepin, it must be a difficult choice as with any reel,complicated by the actual casting, I would say these days that anglers are “brought up” using fixed spools , so a move to a revolving drum reel will be a step change in the craft , whereas when I started , Pins...

I have one I made myself, its made from a hardened steel circular saw blade cut to shape. I also made a 12 ft x 3 piece pole from a Gazebo frame , with a 3/8ths BSF threaded end, and a blade guard as well . If you want a cheap and slash proof blade guard, they are easy to make, just cut a...

I use a standard dog spike available from any pet shop with about 40 feet of rope with hand loops tied in it . The rope is fastened to a carabiner which clips onto the dog spike in case there is a handy tree to use instead I have never slipped using it ,but a mate came a real cropper on the...

I have lost count of the number of times the 16th has been a bit of an anticlimax. I have long given up arriving at 2pm on the 15th, setting up my stall and cheking out the other swims, doing a bit of prebaiting and watching other anglers doing exactly the same. Then when midnight arrives the...

Good buy for somebody. 👍 I would jump at them but have a set similar myself. Dave

Tuesday …. Do try to keep up Richard 😋 David

Day tickets are available for the Letton Court stretch ,which is opposite the Red Lion stretches above Bredwardine. It is a gated stretch (locked) . You can drive to the pegs and park behind them as far as I remember, Quite a few pegs which are easily accessible . Call the number on attached...