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Anyway Barry pleased you have seen Barbel in the WA, it's a real positive.

Well it is Sunday..😍

Poor bugger...bad timing but at least you saved the rod albeit injuring yourself in the process. However flesh repairs itself but not smashed carbon so chin up. Depending on what you have done ie tear sprain or snapped hamstring you should be 'back on the grass' in about six weeks. 😏

So if we have a mat we are first and foremost caring after our fish? I prefer to unhook etc with the fish in the net, barbel not as tough as carp, and have seen too many belly up barbel sadly.

100% Derek. Was watching the Chris Ponsford's excellent big Chub you tube offering again today, fishing the WA near me, he simply wrapped some Cheddar I think it was from the Co op, around a boilie to snag some huge Chub. Anyways cheese or not worth watching the Pons in full flow. Nice rod btw.

Dog spike I use, very secure can get at any pet store. Make sure you get a quality rope such as climbing quality.

Ahh yes... I was very much with you on that one ...phew.

That's the problem Barry, he can't see 'em 😀

Tell me about it Barry, what a very very strange place that is....onelastcast.

On the BAA forums this very subject came up this week. A very respected match angler was having problems seeing his waggler far bank. He eventually tried some silver foil from his Kit Kat wrapper, scrunched it up to form multiple mirroring, rolled it and secured a piece to the tip of float with...

We back on to fields, we see Hares very often and would be of a murderous intent if we saw anyone shooting them. We have enough to contend with the reality that 'our' Pheasants are shot for fun, but at least there is a close season. Signed, and thanks for highlighting Tel.😐

the Neil many tears ago I with Mum and Dad used to holiday to Mum's parents who ran pubs in Bangor, I seemed to remember a Kings Head pub and one with the Dee adjacent that I mentioned I 'fished' , perhaps that could be the Royal Oak? But a lovely part of the world, remember stopping off on the...

2012 The summer that never was, the severn was brim full with water and barbel. Opening day the only river that was fishable local was the Arrow, caught a barb first cast, crazy times.

Far from the madding crowd.

Sadly I think you are right. 😢

Great Neil... it could be a long wait happily toast your success if you do manage a Dee Barbel with a bottle of Moet I have set aside for Bristol City's promotion to the Premiership. I wonder what will come first?

Agreed Jim, by nature those types want all the groundwork already done. For me anyway I love that sometimes a Barbel can be caught in the most unlikely of places be it a urban centre or the wilds of West Wales. I was born in Bristol by the Bristol Avon near the center of Bristol, it was then...

I get the fish chasing side if what we do, I am a very average Barbel angler but lucked out on a few fish on a particular stretch and understand how some people enjoy ruining it not only for the angler but for the fish too. I have no time for that personally and seeing a fish I caught...

Oh! come off it Joe there's ways of keeping the location secret whilst celebrating a Dee barbel, however unlikely that maybe.

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