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If you can get within 20ft of the fish then you are at a distinct advantage to the other lads fishing at range ( ? ), certainly in terms of accurate feeding and picking a clear spot. Not sure what you mean by ' traditional methods '. If it's weedy then you are better off with hauling gear...

Hi Nick, do you know if your Nash mat is the standard or the larger version. Thanks D.

Cracking fish and nice pic Anthony. Duncan.

Won't count if he's caught it from a river during the close season ...

Managed a new pb today of 9.04. Put nearly 2lb on my previous best so delighted with that. Been a long time coming but nice to put a proper one on the mat. :D Duncan.

If you don't need to use barbless then get on Drennan Super Specialist hooks in 14's and 12's. Tench ' thump ' so hard they will easily throw a barbless hook on a short hooklength as the feeder / lead helps to bounce the hook out. No need to hair rig either when you are using small hooks and...

Jeees, I wonder how this ended. Maybe he chinned it out...LOL ! Don't quite know why you'd need four rods on a fricking kyack !! D.

pm Nick.

Very ' Gucci '.

It's only when you've gone that I realise just how much I miss you.....LOL. Pleased you've got it sorted. Duncan.

A barbel great, a massive loss to our little niche of the angling world. Duncan.

Marital disruption....LOL !! Going back to Steve's point. Clearly if I was targeting one or two very large fish on a more intimate venue then I can see the merit in ' going large ' to save unwanted takes from smaller barbel. Clearly a 6 pounder isn't gonna get in its mouth what a 16 pounder...

Very interesting content on this thread and thanks for all your input. Think I'll stick to my match box size lumps of meat as often on the Thames I'm fishing for bites, such is the nature of the river my nearest barbel could be some distance from my swim. After the season I've had I just want...

Out of curiosity Nick, what size hook for half a tin and on the hook or hair rigged ?? Half a tin does seem excessive and when I've heard folk mention that size bait in the past I've always thought they were having a laugh...

Been fishing exclusively with garlic meat recently due to this high and coloured water but it's got me thinking. How big is big ( bait size ) and if conditions are not bang on, ie falling temps or lower than ideal water temps, should I infact be using smaller lumps of meat to induce a bite ...

Yep, had the option to go the Kennet this weekend but to a stretch I've not fished before. I won't be going. Best to stick with rivers, stretches and swims you know very well when the rivers are this full / dangerous.

A 43'' Longboard skateboard. After the season I've had its time to try something a little different LOL !!

Likewise .

Proper one that Keith, stunning. Congrats Dimbers.

Canon A620 has a brilliant custom feature where you can delay on the selftimer for up to 30 seconds and you can alter the amount of pictures it will take, up to 10, If I remember correctly. Not only that, you've got a flip-round screen so you can see yourself. I think the A630 and the...