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I feel pretty happy with my set up, the only slight trade off is my chair but I’ll take the comfort. Korum folding quiver housing 1 rod, three bank sticks, net and landing net pole. Drennan specialist rucksack with clip on unhooking mat. Fox duralite chair xl. Bit bulky and twice as heavy...

First fish on the 11ft 1.75 today and my first fish from the Warwickshire Avon. There’s some serious grunt lower down the rod and I was glad for it at one point. I had a bit of luck with the fish, was about to recast, boilie on needle, pva bag ready, then lifted the rod to reel in and was into...

I remember speaking to an old boy on the Medway when I was younger. He said that he would sit in a swim all night, whilst some of the younger guys would rove up and down the stretch. He said that they tended to catch a similar amount and that, evidenced by his catch rate, the barbel just moved...

Sure I’ll never own one but agree with your sentiment.

Fair enough. I ordered it with the intention of using it next to another rod with a shrink handle. The rods are more different than I thought they would be so that didn’t really happen. If I had it built again it would have been with cork. I won’t reduce it anymore though, so if it stays it stays.

Anyone fancy it for £180?

I think (but stand to be corrected) barbel were naturally found here in rivers thought to be historically connected to the Rhine system? And everywhere else they’ve been introduced?

I had one of these and really liked it, a little more awkward to carry about than a triangular net but I guess that's the trade off. I stupidly let some kids use it on a park lake, one of them wanted to get a towel out of the margins. They scooped it up and lifted the landing net, with a couple...

Check you’re happy with the ringing. I bought two and one has a (I think) weirdly big 30mm butt ring. The other has 20mm and looks lovely.

Interesting stuff Neil. Have you had unwritten agreements transcend different owners or are they in situations where it is the same family? Given the land is still not registered I imagine it’s never been sold? I guess there’s two ways to look at it, maybe spending the money and getting it...

My response was definitely a tad stereotypical. Sounds like the reality is even more humorous, second hand anyway 😂

Different case by case. Can be short term licences, long term leases or ownership. The latter two generally being preferable. In the case of a lease, contents of each lease agreement are generally negotiated case by case. Although a certain % of the agreement may include relatively standard...

£180? Will wack it on eBay next week if not.

To be fair, the fish I had the other day could have fitted half a tin of spam in its gob quite happily. I was also sometimes bringing baits back in that hadn’t been whittled down at all, so there’s a decent chance it did have the whole thing. Not sure I can visualise how the method feeder would...

What’s the shelf life on it Stephen? I used my last ever square of garlic spam last week, half a 200g tin and a 12lber. A fitting end.

I recommended synchro xt to my dad after reviews online, I thought it looked horrible in use (comparatively) and will be sticking to Gardner HT or gr60.

Evening all 1 boxed Daiwa Castizm br25a for sale, with spare spool. It is as new and unused although has been put on a rod and taken to the bank in a rod bag. One spool has 15lb solar bulletproof and other has SBX braid on it. £190 including postage. I believe this is £40 cheaper than a...

Hi Alan, can't help on the Ray Walton but I recently did this using a normal pin whilst fishing a patenostered livebait for perch. Admittedly only at close range but it worked really well, no dropped runs.

Thank you fellow lanks. I've just tried reproofing my salopettes so that I can comfortably sit a puddle of water instead. If that hasn't worked I will get a Drennan brolly. Presumably people have got the 50in?

It will be a newer version Joe, more pictures, Alan and I will ensure you donate generously.