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One with a spare swim! If you or a friend are interested - the Bailiff was very helpful.

So, I took the plunge and went to Linear yesterday. Apart from anything else Horseshoe was closed for some tenchfishers event, the weather looked good and I had the day off, so why not. Anyway, I arrived at just as the gates were being opened, and drove through to one of the many car parks. Due...

Ah yes, but does it have a shower block...

Jeff - now, when I am queuing for a swim at Linear, all I will be thinking about is this mystery lake with few anglers, big tench and big crucians!

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Derek - thanks! Doesn't look promising. Graham - I've checked. There's no wi-fi so that's it. I'm not going. Horseshoe sounds interesting though...!

No - looking at the website they do an annual licence for £15 and then you pay £1 an hour. Looks interesting.

Joking aside, I'm probably still going to give it a go. People I've met have said good things about Linear. Horseshoe also does also sound good.

Don't know what you're talking about Graham - it'll be great. We could camp in the car park, drink Stella while admiring the carp anglers' tattoo's before moving into a swim and then chucking out three rods. All we have to do then is wait for a week before winching in a PB. Get in!! *fist pump*

Firstly - no problem with Dave and have enjoyed his posts on here. No reason to doubt that he's a good egg. However - in Nigel's defence he posts a picture of a stupendously big Salmon, and the first comment seems to me at least, to be questioning it's claimed size. I know that when a pic of...

I spoke to someone who went there for the first time last year. Casually looked at a couple of swims. Settled on one. Chucked a method feeder out with a cut down boilie and fake corn. Went to cast out a second rod, but already had a take on the first. 10 minutes later a 9lb 12oz Tench was in the...

Well Brian and Lee - you've managed to make being at work seem appealing! I don't mind a bit of company but queuing for swims is not my thing. I've heard that you need to be savvy about the weed but hopefully it won't be too bad yet. Derek - would be keen to hear how your friends get on!

I am thinking about taking a trip to Linear after the Tench. Has anybody had any experiences positive or negative? I'd probably arrive the night before and camp, before getting up at first light to see if I can spot them rolling. Manor Farm or St John's would appear to be the lakes to target but...

Well done Phil. An absolute monster. It obviously takes an extremely talented angler to catch a 16lb+ Barbel from the Hants Avon. :cool::cool: I would say that the pictures of the Salmon were also fantastic. 40lb? 48lb? Not quite 40lb? Who cares! It's a fish of a lifetime and it's amazing to...

Thanks - looks like a good option. The Smartcast has been a useful bit of kit..... when it works...! To be honest, recently I've only been using it as a depth finder when boat-fishing on a lake. I forgot to bring the sensor back on board and motored off with it bashing against the side of the...

I found this usually useless but occasionally very useful. However I think I have managed to break the remote sensor. I was using it when boat fishing and managed to bash it about a bit. It still tells me the water temperature, but not the depth! I have tried Humminbird customer service over...

Going on ebay!

Greys GRXi fly rod #9 / 9 ft long - unused so perfect condition. Ideal for Fly Fishing for Pike but also single-handed Salmon/Sea Trout and apparently light saltwater work although cannot confirm this. I bought two of these and on the other one I've had Pike to over 20lbs and there's plenty of...

No worries - glad it arrived safely

Whoops - not this one. This is still available.