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  1. Clive Kenyon

    Bulk halibut pellets

    Scientific research has shown that daphnia also absorb nutrition from pellets. However, some of these studies conclude that pellets have an adverse affect on the bio system of the river.
  2. Clive Kenyon

    Tackle in Lidl this week

    I bought one of their Parkside angle grinders that was identical to a Bosch. I think their trout landing nets are the same spec' as Sensas ones.
  3. Clive Kenyon

    Barbel migration

    The results from this and other studies seems to show that the barbel with the greatest ranges were the ones that didn't get caught. Whether weirs are good or bad can be debateable. A weir can create a micro river system that gives barbel spawning beds and deeper water within a few miles, or in...
  4. Clive Kenyon

    Tackle in Lidl this week

    I bought a Crivit reel with spare spool for €11 about 8 years ago. It is for all intents and purposes a Daiwa having all the same features and shape. The screw holes are in exactly the same places. It is a blooming good reel.
  5. Clive Kenyon

    Why tench is most favourite fish to catch?

    In this region tench are very scarce in the public waters, but I didn't realise how scarce. An 18 hectare lake I have been fishing for tench for the last two years without success has been drained for repairs to the dam. They took out just over 4 tonnes of fish of which just 10.5 kilos were...
  6. Clive Kenyon

    Barbel migration

    Great report. There are one of two points though that need explaining further. Is the high amount of pellets in captured fish purely down to what their last meal is? If they have been troughing loose feed before capture doesn't mean they will have the same amount next week. These travelling...
  7. Clive Kenyon

    Photos of river scenes

    Mole-Patrol and lunch were done by the time the church bells struck noon. I had lunch next to the middle Charente. The river in these parts splits and splits again and sometimes again and again creating dozens of narrow channels and islands. This one normally holds a few single chub and barbel...
  8. Clive Kenyon

    Centre pin advice please ?

    There is a suitable reel on classifieds at the moment.
  9. Clive Kenyon

    Photos of river scenes

    It was normal level today. You can check the levels on this site; https://www.vigicrues.gouv.fr/niv3-station.php?CdEntVigiCru=12&CdStationHydro=L140061001&GrdSerie=H&ZoomInitial=3&CdStationsSecondaires=L092061001 Other stations are available if you search. Last week the water temperature...
  10. Clive Kenyon

    Photos of river scenes

    It usually is peaceful Martin. Unfortunately there was a garden party going on at a house opposite the last two swims and it was anything but peaceful. I normally fish that river mid-week. However the weather and commitments dictated that today was the only day I could fish. The next three days...
  11. Clive Kenyon

    Photos of river scenes

    A day out on one of the smaller rivers close to home. The river is classed a trout river for most of its 38km length but the last 2 or 3 km are coarse fishing. I usually go there in summer and do a species hunt for mini fish. After 5 hours, 4 swims, 3 lost hooks and a ledger I finally...
  12. Clive Kenyon

    Dog biscuits

    Seems they have discontinued them in the UK. All the supermarkets are out of stock. I think the reason they are so good are the taste enhancers that pet food companies use. There might be something similar in the shops.
  13. Clive Kenyon

    Dog biscuits

    Wow 😳 I paid less than €5 for the last bag. They are good, but not at that price. ☹️ https://www.carrefour.fr/p/croquettes-pour-chien-au-boeuf-frolic-4008429086670
  14. Clive Kenyon

    Dog biscuits

    Frolicks are the dog's danglies. There are two sizes and two flavours. The smaller size last a lot longer on the hook and the red ones seem to be preferred to the brown ones. To put them on a latex band you break a little segment out to make a C shape and thread the band on. For larger fish put...
  15. Clive Kenyon

    Korum’s customer care

    Same here. Zips break on everything. The straps on a two rod protected holdall are so badly positioned that it is too unbalanced to carry and you can barely squeeze Shimmy 8000 Aeros into the pouch. The roving chair is hopeless on banks that slope downwards, i.e. most. A barbel quiver rod...
  16. Clive Kenyon

    Centre pin advice please ?

    Back in the day colliery engineers were kept busy making Scarborough reels for the many sea anglers who worked down the pits. I have seen a lot of these reels fashioned out of Tuffnel sheets and cycle wheel hubs. I never saw one with a brake though. When boats set out from the Yorkshire ports...
  17. Clive Kenyon

    Photos of river scenes

    It looks lovely Steve. A camping-car is a brilliant way to access some beautiful places and excellent fishing spots. If you ned any advice about any aspect of buying or owning a camping-car drop me a pm. There are one or two things you ought to know if you are going to buy an older one.
  18. Clive Kenyon

    Cardinal 55

    They were a product of a short period of time. Produced by a company that took pride in their products and didn't cut corners. And some of the designs were breathtakingly simple, yet efficient. Then, like Mitchell and other quality manufacturers, the bean counters took over from the engineers...
  19. Clive Kenyon

    Cardinal 55

    I have 44 Xpress that is used for chub and general river fishing on a fibreglass rod from the same era - early 70's.
  20. Clive Kenyon

    Centre pin advice please ?

    The thing about side casters causing line twist came about many years ago mainly when used for sea fishing. It may be that the modern habit of having a lead sliding on a swivel along the main line results in less or no line twist. The old methods involved a lead tied to the end of the line with...
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