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    boilie reccomendation

    Angling writers generally endorse comercially available boilies in articles in the monthlies. Subsequently i have tried these recommendations & experimented with some other products from the bait manufacturers mentioned...Mistral, CC Moores etc,with varying degrees of success. I have found...
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    What's your edge?

    Lucky rabbits foot stored in my rucksack & to get my girlfriend to make my bait & touch my tackle (ooh er misses) to get that pheromone affect! Regards Andy
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    Lucky anglers?

    Definetly agree with you Gary that instinct or that "gut feeling" that you should be fishing in a cartain location can & does result in a capture of a target specimen & the venues i fish you wouldn't get very far without time & effort.But when i have adopted a more casual approach to my angling...
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    Lucky anglers?

    Luck plays such a big part in angling success that it should be bottled as a bait additive & if you desire or hanker after something too much it very rarely materialises. In angling literature & history there are examples of luck playing a big part in fish captures. For example you have Dean...
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    Evidence of predation of fish

    Sounds like the culprits could be Polish otters;) Regards Andy
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    light umbrellas

    I have a Leeda fibreglass square nubrolli 50inch.....had it for 2 seasons & completely satisfied with it so far.It is extremely light in comparison with other similar sized umbrellas..is supplied with a storage bag & has a sturdy metal ring on top that i loop some cord through & pin to the...
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    Chub

    Had a 6lb 4oz chub yesterday that equalled my pb from the Lea...only this time it was caught intentionally rather than when persuing barbel. Self-photography was carried out in arctic conditions....& managed to decapitate myself in the photo that is most complimentary to the fish. If i wasn't...
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    Red eye!!

    Possibly been feeding on nash Whiskey Boilies? Regards Andy
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    Heavy feeders

    Cheers for the link Mark...at those prices they're a steal. Regards Andy
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    Piling the bait in

    Bait application is dependant on several factors; size of river, fish population (including the undesired smaller species), type of bait & angling pressure.In can be advantageous depositing several pints of particles in a swim in order to feed of the hordes of ravenous smaller species & allow...
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    With a few months left to go.....how has your season been so far ?

    On the barbel front 14 trips to the Ouse yielded two barbel, 11lb 4oz & 14lb 14oz & one interloping chub exceeding 5lb (so can't complain,even though in previous seasons i used to average a barbel every 3 trips). My one carp foray saw me improve on my p.b in the shape of a 25lb 2oz common (so...
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