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Looking at the pigtail line retainer I can't see it being anything but rod mounted. So does it offer anything better than a rest mounted bobbin or quiver tip? Not for me. I have a rod mounted bite indicator that I use for small water fishing for shy bites. That is more useful than a bobbin...

I understand that they are now issuing these to the French customs officers. Careful where you hide your tiger nuts 😂 😂 😂

I also have a converted photographic tripod that is lighter and smaller than the Shakespeare Salt one, but is far more versatile. It can be set up on virtually any terrain.

You can have it delivered to a business local to your destination for collection. That way the Douanes won't take it off you at Calais. If you are going to smuggle bait through I have been reliably informed that the bsst way to do it is in a French registered car or motorhome and have British...

Yep. Break it open carefully to make it C shaped then slip a bait band over one of the ends.

So is ours Mark. We should have set off two weeks ago, but had a problem with the vehicle. All being well we will be setting off next weekend for just over a fortnight following the Ebro from source to sea. I will pm you a few swims you might like to have a look at near L'Isle Jourdain. It is...

The way tackle prices are going I see every purchase as an investment.

I might get chance to use the Shakespeare tripod for its intended purpose - saltwater fishing. I'll have to tweak my Wallis Cast though to reach those 'Umber cod.

Gerroff of my land! We'll hopefully be in Spain then. But I'll be monitoring my security cameras.

I agree with Steve. If you feel the need to use boilies then krill or crab is the way to go. But don't discount Frolics dog biscuits. They will catch barbel and carp and are available from supermarkets in two sizes.

This seems to be a perenial subject so I will add my two cents. First; barbel are not widespread in France and other than the Seine system and the rivers in the north-east, mainly the Rhone system, they are a lot smaller than in the UK. The Loire system has a few rivers where they could reach...

Same as Alex and Derek. Shakespeare Salt tripod is light, strong and stable. I drilled the top bar and fitted quick change adapters so I can mount proper rod rest heads or alarms.

I don't know the area, but I think Ade Kiddel is somewhere thereabouts. Try emailing him.

The French system differs from the UK in that they ban all fishing on Category 1 waters outside the trout season and restrict methods used for predator fishing on Category 2 waters during the early part of the year. There are no restrictions or close seasons for coarse fish other than making...

For me each type of reel has advantages and disadvantages dependent on what the use is. I prefer a closed face reel for small waters and close in float fishing. Centrepins for trotting, float fishing and ledgering up to 30 metres and fixed spools for everything else. I use a 506 on a light...

Unexpected day fishing owing to the roofer knocking sick with covid. So I went to a local stretch of the Vienne I haven't visited for around 8 or 9 years. I had a few knocks on the bigger bait cast into deeper water but nothing on the feeder rod down the marginal shelf. For the last couple...

If casting upwind with light baits and long leaders I just tuck my hook bait into the bottom of the feeder and press a bit more groundbait around it.

Steve, I had exactly the same experience on Wednesday on the Charente. Lots of tentative bites with the bobbin shooting up then quickly dropping, even with small baits. I only hooked one and the hook had come out between netting and landing the fish which is most unusual. And if I didn't use a...

Am I right in thinking that all the dogs, kids, litter issues comes from the anglers who night fish? Presumably they are staying several days.

I travelled from Barnsley, 35 miles by moped. Collingham, Boston Spa and Newton Kyme were as far as I could manage initially. Ironically I fished the other Collingham regularly on winter league matches, travelling by coach. I loved the Yorkshire Collingham and hated the other one. But in those...