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Youngs Purist 2, Y2051, Serial No.0959, complete with original box, paperwork and case. Reel is in hardly used, excellent condition and free from any marks or blemishes. Bump with price reduced to £205 posted.

Not my first barbel by a long chalk, but probably the oldest photo I have. 4lbs odd from The Marden, I'M guessing that I was about 22-23 in this pic (1993/4)

Or a larger version of how The Marden used to look :(

My PB is 12lbs exactly, 3 times !! Twice in the same day from the Taff (different fish) and once from the Bristol Avon. I consider my 'best' barbel however to be an 11lbs 1ozs fish from the River Marden, a fish that I know I have absolutely no chance of bettering from that river in my lifetime...

They are absolutely stunning fish Joe !!

The River Marden at Stanley and downstream, when it still had a good head of barbel and thick ranunculus beds........... Sight fishing like none I've ever experienced or bettered.

Bristol Avon Hants Avon Warks Avon Severn Teme Marden Test Taff Trent Dee Holy Brook Loddon Dove Itchen Dorset Stour Wye Lugg Semington Brook Think that's it...........

Hi all, Just found out today that one of our oldest members John Walker (This Is John to our older members) has sadly passed away 😔 John was a big man with a big character, told it as it was and had a huge heart. I didn’t know him nearly as well as others, but if he liked you, you had a friend...

Could probably knock something decent up out of Osma Drain Pipe and fittings ?

Yes and I ride it pretty much every day.

I'd have taken that off your hands Shippo :(

Lovely little critters, catch a few on The River Marden. Kristian Price, a lad who used to post on here, showed me a picture of a huge one he caught there on a lobworm, it was the biggest one I’ve ever seen !!!

Tempted.........

I still have my stash Bob !! Friends have caught on them in recent seasons, so they are still doing the bizz ! Best pellets I've ever used.

I have a thing for Dace, easy to catch in numbers, but finding and catching bigger ones is more of a challenge.

I've never fished The Frome unfortunately. Haven't fished The Taff in a while either........

Best Grayling water I have ever fished Graham, not the prettiest, but very prolific. I don't think it's as good for barbel as it once was, but then again, I don't think they get fished for as much as they did ? Had a huge trout from there a few years back too..........

That BA fish is an absolute stonker !!

Mark, there was a Perch down there 10-15 years ago that was absolutely mind blowing !! Had it on several times when it took roach and dace, never managed to hook it by design......... The weir to Mortimers Wood was a very prolific stretch for many species back in the day, sadly it is now a...

1lb+ Dace would be my ultimate !! A Roach above my PB of 2lbs 4ozs and a 3lbs Grayling are my other dream fish.