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I use my trusty Drennan Power Barbel rods down the Lower 7RN....been fine up to now and as they've coped well with flood water Barbel in the past, I fancy they'll be fine for the Z'ds too? Might be a bit of fun if a big old river Pike decides it wants a scrap though !?!? Paul

Good stuff again Steve....I'm still after a Perch or two but will be switching onto Lucioperca come the start of the colder weather....Eels :(

Wow....the colours on those fish are magnificent and I thought the Teme Perch were vibrant?

Graham, For what it's worth....a good 3 IMO :) Paul

Mate, If I read the first post properly, 40 hooks for a fiver in sizes 2, 4, 6 & 8? These are just the sizes I use to cover most of my fishing, so that's what I'm looking for. Paul

Steve, Cracking fish mucker...:D

Lee, I've caught them in all sorts of conditions....from low and clear to up and coloured but I prefer fishing for them in a bit of coloured water or at first and last light. They have superior eyesight to most, if not all other coarse fish and take full advantage by hunting in low light...

Scubes, Trotting a live/dead can be a deadly method....lends itself well to boat fishing and not so well when fishing from terra firma. You'll catch well on the method off the back of Yam Yam as you can cover so much water on each trot through.

Tom, Any left? Paul

Lee, As Scuba alluded to, I'm one of the "hit every knock" brigade fishing my rod(s) at a steep angle (Barbel style) with the bait runners off and keeping my eyes glued to the rod tops. I normally fish short 5-6 hour sessions around the afternoon into dusk period so I can maintain the...

Nice one Steve:) I've been catching plenty of Zander each trip out but the size is not what the doctor ordered.... Z HEAD

Seven miles from Stoke usually throws up a bit of a smoke screen :) Paul

Old one courtesy of Scuba Steve... 2 cans of Spam grated into a bowl of bovril and brown crumb to bind into paste....gives off a good flavour stream and when prepared properly will stay on the hook well. Also stays "fresh" for some time so a decent amount can be prepared in advance :) Paul

"Manrub"....Been an issue for years :( Always feel a bit dirty rubbing vaseline around the affected spots in the car park before setting off for a day at the river too....? Paul

Wotcha Marty, Welcome aboard the good ship BFW :) Paul

Seems like a fair swap?

The same Pike that seem not to have been adversly affected by the presence of Zander;) Paul

I suppose the question is....did you kill it as an alien species?? Paul

Nobody ever mentions the fact that Rainbow Trout and of course Carp are introduced species to the UK....too much moola involved in both species to organise a cull I'd imagine? Paul

I've long fished for Zander and enjoyed every one caught....but as you say, they should be culled to protect our native silver fish stocks and as such I will be killing all Zander caught from now on.... ....I...