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Hello Matt I stopped using these about 3 seasons ago not because of any problems opening out but it was a sharpness issue and not just because they had a straight point as other hooks of similar pattern weren`t as prone to dulling as the Drennans. I personally now use either the Pallatrax...

hogweed Stem injecting hogweed is an effective way of killing the plant, I do alot of this with the japanese knotweed sites I treat but I`m happiest keeping it at arms length with a cda lance. Also the fact remains its timing rather than method thats important, it must be treated before the...

hogweed My daytime job is treating many of the alien invasive plants you have mentioned here. Himalayan balsam can be easily controlled by manually removing the plants before they seed, because they are annuals the root stock dies every year and the plants spread by the explosive seed pods...

Just look at the scenery in that photo, couple that with hooking something that doesn`t know when it`s beaten. Sweet Mary Joseph!!!!!! why do I live so far in land. I reckon, if I lived on the coast I`d probably spend all summer after mullet and then spend winters after my chub and live a...

Pity their after sales service is rubbish, tip section of one of my Drennan power barbel rods broke on the second outing. Contacted Drennan by phone and local sales rep took a look, on both occasions their attitude was our products are perfect when they leave the factory, if it broke its your...

I wear the fox hat!! Mic

Hooklink Braids; I use either the Korda supernatural or better still Sufix herculine heavy, both very reliable. Fluorocarbons; I like Fulling mill`s fluorocarbons or any one of the new third generation fluorocarbons. Mic

When I was a keen pike angler, many moons ago, I used to have a creek chub pikie lure hanging from my rear view mirror in my car. Now I know you all know where I`m going with this but I`ll press on. I was on holiday in the west country with the wife and parents,I was driving and we were on our...

I learnt to trust my intuition, always follow a hunch (as the fellow said to me outside NotreDame cathedral). Self doubt costs you more fish than you could imagine. I stuck with my initial thoughts on swim selection and bait and tactics and was rewarded with chub to mid sevens and barbel to mid...

All this talk of camouflaging stuff, how long before the whole matt black (no not Tim Paisley) thing comes round again? Mic

Steve, I believe there was a connection between the Croydon shop and The Creel, again my memory is bad but I`m sure Dave Steuart had some thing to do with both shops. "Bob" Southwell also had a tie in with Dave Steuart so it wouldn`t be beyond the realms of possibility that the rod could be...

I think J W Southwell, once built rods at The Creel in Aldershot Hants, I think their address is 36 Station rd but may have changed over time. Probably incorrect but I have a memory of Southwell building the later Richard Walker mk iv`s there. My memory is not the best and I may have muddled...

Used to use ex army scrim netting when fishing margin swims on a large crystal clear gravel pit. I got mine by taking a mooch about on my local piece of military land, you`ll find allsorts left behind by the squaddies on manoeuvres. Have found unused ration packs, petzl head torches, bungees...

Simon I generally use them shorter than that, 3 to 4in max. I`ve found short hair,tight to the shank on a circle and as short a hooklink as I can possibly tie. But I reiterate I have aquantances who swear by long hooklinks with 1 to 1.5 in hairs on a circle hook are also deadly. Really when...

Just to throw another iron in the fire, do any of the users of long hairs on bolt rigs use any form of circle hook in their set up? I only ask because I`ve used circles a fair bit but I`m still having a degree of doubt as to which is most efficient with them; long or short hair rigs. Also the...

Just to add, I have had a pair for over 2 years now and no splits, tears or any leaks. Makes me cry to think of all the money I wasted on boom 80s and skeetex for all those years. Mic

Hello all, I hope one of you may be able to help me. Having broken the tip section of my Drennan 12ft 2lbtc power barbel (single top section, duplon handle) I wonder if the 2lbtc top section from a Drennan Specialist power barbel (2 tips, 2lbtc and 1.75lbtc) would fit or are they totally...

Cheers Paul, you might just be a life saver. Mic

Strike alternate bites, on the Thames that means we should arrange a session of about a fortnight so we get a bite each.

A not very convenient coincidence for the pair of us. Bit worrying about the rod though! maybe not as good as I thought.