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So I fish the river Kennet, which is a small river and I wanted to use only a single rod all year round. This is why I went for the 11' 1.75. This particular stretch is fed by a weir coming from the kennet and avon canal. Although small, during winter it does absolutely trap through and gets...

From my experience, they are both 2 completely different methods of fishing, I would rarely use a feeder on a small river. If you know that a swim holds fish and are on the feed then a PVA bag is the method, because you are trying to get the fish to feed over your hookbait. If the pva bag method...

I had my 11ft 1.75 Torrix delivered a few months ago from Mark Tunley. It is for me the most perfectly balanced rod I have ever used. It is definitely not a through action rod and has alot of backbone on the bottom, yet it is tippy enough to see even the smallest indications.

Soak them overnight in some hemp oil.

Here is one of the scenic kennet in all her glory this morning! Love Monday mornings in the office 😉🎣

I use ss1600 and 2600 exclusively for all my fishing. Yet to find a better reel on the market. 👍🏼

Thanks both, I actually heard from a third party and wanted to confirm. Knew you fellas would be clued in. 👍🏼

Apparently local authorities have been given permission to dump raw sewage into rivers. Apparently there is a delay in getting chemicals for treatments due to brexit, so government have issued this temporary solution. WTF 😡...

I use them actualy, they have worked for me. I use 2 glued on a hair and also as loose feed in a PVA with other fishmeal pellets.

I still have a load of old Pallatrax 'The Hook', never lets me down.

Solar bank master for me 👍🏼

Absolutely nothing wrong with line lay on mine, this has been spooled since 2 seasons. Trick is, when you get to the bank, wet your spool before the first cast 👍🏼

Ss1600 😆😆

Welcome Mark 👍🏼

Managed to get on a syndicate this season so mostly I'll be targeting barbel doubles 😆 although I would really love to net a river carp this year too! I know they are there, somewhere....

Welcome Tim! Good luck for the new season! Can't offer any insight on your location but happy to help on anything tactic wise 👍🏼

Agree with all, pallatrax hooks are fantastic. I managed to buy a stock of 'the hook' before end of life and it is super. I also use Drennan super specialist, which IMO is just as good, super sharp and very strong.

For me it's not about the diameter, if you are worried about spooking the swim use a back lead. If you are worried about snags, then a decent mono is much better abrasion resistance. Only benefit is bite detection and who needs that targeting barbel. For small rivers, mainline braid poses more...

40lb braid mainline seems a bit strong to me. If i use braided hooklink then 15lb esp sinklnk is enough ;)

For carp fishing? 😂