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Get one for me as well please Steve :D Cheers, Dave.

Two reasons for that. (1) When they get 'Massive and old', they can't move as fast, so they are easier to catch....incredible as that may sound. (2) In cases like Adams mill, water quality and other issues has lead to dangerously low recruitment, hence the 'Massive old' fish were, in places...

I use a tele pole Graham, but I find mine a PITA where tight swims and trees/undergrowth abound. The problem is that you have to fully extend it to lock it in position, then quite often there is absolutely nowhere you can poke it (steady Graham :D) out of the way until you need it. On the...

Either that, or that pond's no Uckin good Graham :D Cheers, Dave.

If there are no snags close by and you have plenty of room, and are using balanced tackle, then you can land almost anything on 6lb line. To keep the ball rolling, I once caught a 25.10 river carp (and THEY go a bit!) on a 14' Bruce and Walker CTM match rod...and 6lb line. Oh, and no...I didn't...

You may well be right Alex, it is something none of us can easily prove, one way or the other. As you said previously, there are several schools of thought on this. I belong to the 'Not sure, but I doubt it' school, where long term survivors are concerned, and the 'of course it's true, it's a...

Damn you Graham, you get me every time :D:D:D Seriously though Graham, you know me, I have a dreadful sense of humour, I truly can't help pulling people's leg. I don't mean to wind folk up, none of it is malicious, but I see humour in almost any situation...which at times, inevitably perhaps...

What few eels are left seem to be displaying odd behaviour. A mate of mine who fishes the H.Avon a reasonable amount (he likes to book the parlour pool for the day) says that some days you can't get a lump of meat down for eels, other days they seem not to exist. Can't explain that, beyond...

Oh well, back from a wretched holiday, so may as well join in again....even this would be better than the week we just had :o So, as I said before, I am somewhat more open minded about this than Neil, but only perhaps because like many folk...I quite like the 'Nessie' like romanticism of it all...

Are you absolutely certain that they weren't brownies? Cheers, Dave.

I really feel for you Jez, I know exactly how you feel, and I hope to hell they catch these scumbags. I had a load of gear nicked some years back, and the old bill told me that there was a regular run of gear stolen in the south going up the motorway to the north, and the same with gear stolen...

I returned from holiday on Monday night, and didn't get a chance to log on until yesterday. The odd thing is that I then had no issues at all with these pop up ads that others experienced. I say odd because usually, if there is something going around that can give you issues on your pc, I get...

That does it Dave, if you have chub big enough to swallow sausage rolls at the end of your garden, then I am coming to live in your spare room :D Cheers, Dave.

Hi Alex, the T1 was the first (and probably most popular) of a small range of boilies produced by a very small company (Baitcraft), based in Harefield. The guy that ran it, Mark McKenna, was not renowned for his 'friend winning' personality, but his knowledge of bait and bait making was...

Mike, all I can say to that is to wash your hands before you have a pee, and leave tuning in the radio until later. Cough. Cheers, Dave :p

If the original Baitcraft T1 was still available, then that, without the slightest hesitation. But it's not, so the ever faithful garlic Spam is top of my list. Cheers, Dave.

I am with you there Terry. My club has a barbless only rule, and I have not seen ANY fish with mangled mouths. Like you, I think this 'moving around' bit is probably an urban myth. In my opinion, it is more likely the intensity of fishing in some fisheries, the shear number of times fish are...

Hi Graham, I can understand occasional deep hooking while rolling meat, because the bites can often be indecisive. However, you saw the fish take the bait on two occasions and struck instantly. How then do you explain the deep hooking? Why do you think the fish swallowed the bait so...

Slightly worrying when you claim that you 'always see the best in people', and then describe me as a 'Naughty bu££er'. Don't want to know what the worst of me is then :p :D Cheers, Dave.

From Luke.........."There will always be some that have a dig at others"........reply from Graham......."I haven't seen any of that on this thread Luke". Then you are a blind old bat Graham:D:D:D All good fun mate. Cheers, Dave.