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A.K.A Dumbells, usually rig sideways .

The you tube wannabies can easily spoil a whole stretch of river , as well as con many a wood be angler into thinking if I fish with such and such product placement bait and where the right emblem on my cap / clothes etc , I can be a instant pot noddle star angler , ow dear ! most half decent...

Stocking up on Lob worms at the moment from the wet lawns at night , a spot of Tope fishing next week should stand me in good staid for a mid week barbel session in a couple of weeks , no drought this year hopefully !

Bought a tronix pro reel last year for about £65.00 for cod fishing from the shore , did not last the winter, two cheap Chinese 9000 reels still going strong ,still use mainly second hand Daiwa and okuma reels for barbel lfishing.

First class adapters , been using for ages on sea and barbel rods, can put slightly further back on tip ,also never had a problem with tangling, use the cheap starlights that are available ont tinternet as well .

Managed to find a very large older Daiwa baitrunner reel with no decals , now,t wrong with handle and a silent bait-runner, will have to road test in a few weeks , did sell a shimano Aero, as I like to not be a so much stuff that gathers dust in the corner mechant.

Still prefer plumrose ham and pork over the softer spam to fish with , even that seems to have been a bit didled with , since the tin size shrinkage a while a ago , could it be the Brexit jitters whereby suppliers are cutting cost with ingredients and volume of products , just look at the size...

Compost heap read worms red /white maggots caster on a size 14 animal hook over a smattering of tinned corn with a bit of tanches senses groundbait has worked really well over the years for a good mixed bag float fishing , still does or something very similar.

Yes UPs have upped the price, Hermes cheap but only up to 120cm max , Royal mail up to 150cm , just sent a rod to japan cost £40.00 with royal mail, not bad considering ups to address in uk would be about £15.00 .

Cant use this new format very well , had a good cod season last year 27 keepers up to 8 1/2 lb , as I live only 10 minutes away from the humber , upstream from Stallingboro at Goxhill, will be going on the tidal Monday night till tuesday morning ,might see you next season if you do join the...

The River Dearne still has some good fish, but since the river authority allowed some sub contractor's to hack down many fish sheltering trees /roots a few years ago it gave less shelter from birds such as cormorants and goosanders to plough up and down in often gin clear water. I remember...

A semi roving approach for me with a bit of loose feed , mainly freshly cooked hemp and a few bits of meat , if fishing that bait. Bait a few likely looking spots, try the furthest one for about 30 mins, if it does produce a fish i would keep fishing it and the same with the other lightly...

Never had a problem with mouth damage barbel/ chub fishing and used to use the long shank for non-hairrigged meat when fishing a smaller river like the dearne will have a look at Korum longshank x hook thanks for the info will look into fly tying suppliers as well. Will have to see if the...

After loosing a couple of good fish over the last season , went back to using longshank hooks, only not having a beaked point they can blunt or turn over the point on gravel, I have always liked the long shank hooks for hook hold on fish. For cod fishing I have two offset curved in wards...

Will have to get another regal as a back up, very robust with a chunky bail arm, like the click, click, sound as a fish takes line on the baitrunner.

Managed to get a double handled one ,still left with one that the handle has parted company at the ball joint, the old regals had much more robust handles in my opinion .

Got all set up for a night session, just put the landing net together , what no net , had to bundle everything back in the car and borrow a mates about 2 hours later returned to swim , err hum !

Not always on shallow venues , note the hump on my profile picture , some are not as miss-shaped as each others, some rivers like the Calder and Don have a range of stumpy fish where the tail is like a manx cats tail .

Had some good humber cod, waiting for better conditions for barbel .

After destroying a few pairs over the years , I am now road resting Imax shore fishing boot, will see if they can stand up to the Humber estuary mud as well as river bank crud , at around £33.00 quid off ebay not too pricey either .