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So whats your criteria Clive that decides wether you go fishing in these conditions ?

Right ok im not going to get bogged down in an argument/debate on what constitutes a big fish etc , we've all got differing values on what counts as big depending on river , pb etc , what im prob clumsily trying to say is that im seeing on social media lots of photos of small to average size...

How about then we stop getting pedantic over what counts as an exceptional fish etc and concentrate on fish welfare in low water high temp low oxygen conditions and wether we should be actually chasing them ????? Just a thought

Is that a dig ?

Winds me up seeing small barbel 6/7/8/9 lb hoisted up for photos during this weather , exceptional fish then yes but do we really need to see so many small fish all over social media , inhook in net if you must go out in this extreme heat and let swim off once recovered ,

Is that your thinking for mono hooklinks

The albright knot that connects the two materials , if tied correctly, is a very reliable knot

Esp clawhammers

RIP Chatty

Combi , 20lb Amnesia albright knotted to 20lb sinkbraid

How did it fare for barbel Nick ??

Hi, any on here still favour this classic over modern reels ?

£ 250 or £230 to any BFW members

Extracted from fleabay

Hi, just to let you know ive put a swallow pin on fleabay 👍

They do seem to get good reviews , just concerned on size , im using ss2600 's atm and dont want a big pit reel on my barbel rods , i fish Hants Avon mainly atm and most of my fishing is 2 rod lengths max so i dont need a casting reel , might get one and have a look

Appreciate the feedback

Hi, any users of these care to comment on these reels , the carp boys rave about these for the value for money , just wondered how the size compares to say ss2600 's ?

Hi, just curious to what sort of rods people are using when fishing the Thames , do you step up to higher tc or is 1.75 lb tc suitable ?