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My Muck Boot Arctic Sport boots are about 6yrs old and have lasted very well with no signs of giving up yet. Grip is the only minus point on mine but I understand the newer ones have improved grip. Obviously not to the level of crampons though.

Yes, I use them for all my barbel fishing, except float fishing, in the wide gape pattern and never had one let me down, unlike a well known brand. I dropped my rod last night while packing it away and a size 8 penetrated to the bend in my middle finger. After the initial shock, I just slipped...

I am Peterborough and District Angling Association, Secretary, just email me at jonfnewman@aol.com if you need anything. Our website is pretty informative and day tickets and memberships are available online at ridiculously low prices. www.fishinginpeterborough.co.uk

Bought a pint last week for £2.50 (Cambridgeshire). Still cheaper than a pint in the pub, apart from Wetherspoons.

I sympathise with this. I had three days on the Wye last year and encountered the same problem, made worse by the river being low. First day was OK the second difficult to find access over a long stretch and also poor instructions to find one of the access points. On the third day I walked the...

I am not sure the Severn and Wye were even stocked with barbel in Mr Crabtree's days! However, to answer the question. I was in my early teens and a pain in the arse child to take on holiday as I only wanted to spend school holidays with a fishing rod in my hand. A compromise was reached and...

Ginsters Cornish Pasty is my go to fishing meal. My local One Stop convenience store used to do packs of peanut cookies which I took as snacks. Chocolate Caramel wafers a second choice snack.

Despite living in Cambridgeshire I have joined Hereford DAA. Why you may well ask? I like to visit the Wye for a few days in early autumn and by joining this year (£55) I get a reduced price next year as I will qualify for senior rate (£35) which seems a bargain compared with certain agencies...

My wife will be pleased!

I always just bury the hook in the meat. To my mind hair rigging is inviting the hook to get caught in weed, on a snag or get the point damaged on gravel. I am not vastly experienced but on the river I trot for barbel the bites usually result in the float sailing under met with enough force by...

I just bought the Fast Mat from Future Fishing in Farndon for the bargain price of £25. it weighs 2lbs 7oz, so just over a kilo, and the mattress is about 3" thick when doubled over. Not sure I would want to sit on it all day but good for a short roving session I would say.

With awful EVA butts not cork! I'll stick with my old ones.

In the first picture the threaded section looks like a brass insert. Would there still be enough “meat” left after drilling out and tapping the 3/8”thread?

I honestly have no idea! Just glancing at one of the shelves in my study I can see seven centrepins and there are some mounted on rods in the garage plus a few others not on rods. Talking of rods there must be dozens!

If you don't mind driving 45-60mins you would probably do better for barbel below Nottingham through to Newark. There are a number of day ticket waters, with differing reputations! Perhaps, Midland Angling Club who have water around Hoverigham or Nottingham Piscatorials water at Fiskerton...

I use Hyper Sensor in 15lbs BS simply because it is the same diameter as standard 12lbs Sensor and can't say I have noticed any problems. I have never gone above 12lbs in the standard version.

Another vote for Bank Tackle. I use the wide Gape barbless which appear to be much the same as ESP cryogen but without the carp tax.

I have a 15ft free spirit Hi-S and it is a superb rod. However I managed to break the tip when fishing under a tree having not paid proper regard to the length. While waiting for a replacement I bought a Korum Glide 12-14ft as a stop gap and have to say it was a perfectly adequate rod. I don't...

A similar size car to the Nissan Juke is the KIA Stonic. I have owned one for a year having previously owned a small estate. Couple of things I am not so keen on, higher loading height, slightly shorter load length and rear seats that don't fold as low as my old estate. On the plus side, I like...

I have the Hi-S 15ft power float rod which I was fortunate to pick up second hand but hardly used at a good price. Its a great rod but you do have to give the barbel a lot more respect as you can't bully them like you would with a rod designed for feeder/leger.