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Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year to you and all the team Andy, not forgetting everyone else out there. Lets hope that 2017 is a better year than the last, 'cos for many 2016 has been a bit hard to cope with. Cheers, Dave.

Funny you mention that David, I am old enough to remember when Davis Angling did maggots that were so big you had to stun them with a stick to get them on the hook :D. Seriously though, their maggots were monsters compared to the stuff we were used to in the tackle shops in my area. Not the same...

I would have thought that as 'tis the season of goodwill, you would regale us with the story of how you came to break two of them. Most of us are already merry, so peeing ourselves with laughter is but the natural progression. Pretty please :D Cheers, Dave.

How long is the pole? Doesn't say on the add. Cheers, Dave.

Angling direct have them for sale at this price, which is a guide if you wish to use it http://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/daiwa-infinity-barbel-rod?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Products%3A%20ALL&utm_term=%2BDaiwa%20%2BInfinity%20%2BBarbel%20%2BRod&utm_content=P45351 Cheer, Dave.

I agree, I haven't caught a fish for months and months. Oh wait....that'll be because I haven't been fishing. That's my excuse anyway, and I have never had a better one :D Cheers, Dave.

I am reasonably sure that Ray has not made a graph suggesting the likely time it will take to get a thermometer in winter Graham :D:D:D Cheers, Dave.

You miss my point Anthony. To take your humorous analogy to even sillier lengths, nobody has ever scored a goal from row Z simply because they know from experience that it is as near as makes no difference impossible to do so...so they don't bother trying :D Similarly, if you had the time and...

What this thread has reinforced for me is that although it remains true that everyone is entitled to their own opinion....you had better not put that opinion forward if you are someone with the pretty much unmatched experience and reputation that Ray has. To do so makes some folk bristle and...

Ah but, no but.....do I not get a prize or even a mention for guessing correctly what you were at, and that is was almost certainly a double :D:D Cheers, Dave.

Don't forget...shrink tube may look clear, but it isn't perfect, and it will make the isotope noticeably dimmer. If it's still good enough for you, fine...but I would shrink some tube onto an isotope, leaving long tails of the tube, then whip it on with sellotape and try it, before doing a more...

Whatever weight it is, that IS a lovely fish in stunning condition. However, the problem for me is this. Is this a genuine question, or are you being a naughty Graham? (as if :D:D). Is this in fact a test question, in view of all the recent 'That bloke is a joke, that fish never weighed what he...

Where ya bin hiding you rascal, and is that you I see on the URACS forum? Cheers, Dave.

I will lend you mine Mike :D:D:D Cheers, Dave.

Like the others, I have never used them Robert, but they seem to be highly regarded. A lot of carp have been caught on them, and although carp and barbel are two different fish, their tastes in food items are pretty similar, as are those of most of the 'grazer' type fish. As you know, one of...

I know Graham, but I took pains to emphasize the words IN GENERAL, and even Matt says it's a first for him. Carp ARE opportunist feeders, and they are incorrigibly curious about whatever they come across, so the will suck in and blow out almost anything (including stones) to see if it's edible...

No Graham, a nutritional expert I certainly am not. You pick bits up along the way, especially if you play with bait a bit, but expert....no way :D However, at the risk of sounding repetitive, guess what (amongst other things) is produced during the fermentation process? Yep...esters. One of...

That is a giant gourami, they virtually live on fruit...a carp or a barbel it 'aint :D:D Cheers, Dave.

Chub do like cherries, and all sorts of fish love elderberries, but that is in the main because they are opportunist feeders, and will take anything that is edible...and readily available. However, the flavours used in bait are another ball game, they are synthetic...and quite different. Banana...

That tops it all mate, I bet that ended up being expensive :D:D:D Cheers, Dave.