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''Different Strokes for different folks'' must surely include the '' budget'' you are on, as well as the river you are fishing. I recently bought over a mile of big game clear for not very much, followed a link put up on this site, thank you whoever you were. Have seen line priced up at over...

Thank you for the nice posts. Not a bolt from the blue, but still shocked by the nastiness of the timing. Been a really good season for Barbel so far. I have an eleven year old daughter who is pure magic, despite the fractured family she finds herself in. A stunning daughter, a few...

Petition for Divorce. Found it on my pillow Christmas eve. The envelope was addressed, ''For Shaun''. I noticed from the postmark that Santa received this on the 7th Dec. Santa can be a right sick bunny at times

For me it will be an op on my arthritic big toe, which means I will rove even further, and I will no longer Squeal like a little girl when I stub my toe on a tree root. Shaun of the limp

Thanks Stephen, got the 15ft RDX2 yesterday. Certainly looks up to the job, and hard to believe what you get for £20. I am a bit worried I will have to sit in the middle of the field when fishing my tiny river, sure I will cope. I intend to grow a beard, only fish when there is snow...

Salopete me up!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I know this stuff has been done to death, but I would like advice. I have decided I would like to start catching some Barbel on the float. The nature of the swims I fish dictate 10-12lb main lines. I am at the bottom end of the market for this one. I have looked at the various 'power'...

I am not sure that spawning is an essential ingredient to the notion of 'Thriving'. Many a faithful 'man's best friend' or moggy has been deemed to have 'thrived' despite having dangly bits removed or being subjected to intrusive surgical procedures. Some posters have suggested that these fish...

Some time ago I challenged the view that publicity is always selfish and detrimental. Was shot down, but here we go again. Take this scenario. A local fishing club is in dire financial trouble, and is starting to give up waters, which loses even more members, the spiral begins. At the AGM...

In reply to David Tainton (no good at the quote thingy), I am not sure fish migrate away from angling pressure. In fact if the if the food is being lumped in I suspect they migrate towards it and take their chances. I have read bits about pressured fish and the morality of fishing for them. At...

I believe it depends on how you define thriving. I think a neglected Barbel in very good conditions would achieve a weight in the region of 12lbs. A Barbel getting the benefit of quite a lot of anglers old fashioned type baits, maggots, hemp, meat etc, would achieve a weight between 14 and...

One on the hair does no harm. Get yourself a big plastic jar, like the ones you buy cooked hemp in. Put your left overs in there. the half tin of corn or meat you didn't use up, or the choritso that went out of date. Anything that a fish will eat. Add liquidised bread, again stuff you would have...

My name is Shaun and it has been 13 hours since I last looked at a picture of a young man holding a fish.

Can not believe I did that. SORRY. Will no longer be drinking the red after a long shift. Sorry again. Shaun of the contrite.

Great capture.

Combi for me.sinking 12lb suffix and 13lb Teklon. Raptors, size 8, the ones with the short shank and wide gape, think they might be called T6.

Liquidise out of date prawns from the freezer. Liquidise the black eyed beans that have been in the freezer for 4 years. Add eggywegs, nan plau fish sauce, fresh crushed garlic (home grown), chopped chillis (home grown). and enough white crumb to make a dryish dough. Put half back in the freezer...

I thought the Teme was a small river. Massive compared to the one I fish, must be a tidal bit!

Jim, look and learn. Thanks Pete Onwards and downwards S O D

I suggest you forget all about humour if you want to be taken seriously as a Barbel angler. I doubt if you will ever catch a big Barbel, due to your flippant attitude. However just in case you fluke one I suggest you practice your serious angler, dead hard, mean and moody look for the pic. To...