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    crayfish

    Nope. As i mentioned earlier, because of the disease they carry it is illegal to return them in any condition back to the water.
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    crayfish

    Signal crayfish carry a disease. It is illegal to return them to the water dead or alive, and so cannot be used as bait
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    Hooks

    I like the Owner hooks, 10588 I think they are. Just not easy to get hold of these days.
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    Floating reel line for the pin

    The old faithful Bayer Perlon is my choice
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    BFW poll on close season lift or extension.

    We have a lot more tackle companies now than when we had 30 years ago, so no doubt with such a variety of equipment available surely they each may not have such high profits as they once did. And as for bait companies, the numbers of these must be frightening. You can't say gear isn't selling...
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    BFW poll on close season lift or extension.

    I agree John
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    BFW poll on close season lift or extension.

    But there again in might not. Perch and pike spawn earlier than other species, and they get forgotten during these debates on the moving of the closed season. On my local canals the perch were spawning the first week of the closed season
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    The mystery of the lower Severn

    I don't fish the Lower often, but last year I never caught on there at all. The previous year I averaged 4 a session, with the average weight being about 4-5Ib. I don't fish far out, probably 1-2 rod lengths out depending on the levels, and where I can find a crease.
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    Thermals

    sundridge Sleepskin are good
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    bait apron

    I use one of these. Daiwa Supermatchman Bait Apron | eBay
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