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  1. Jim Ufton

    Bite alarms

    Anglers miss so many indications by relying on alarms, nothing beats watching and learning whats going on, its not always a three foot screamer,,,,
  2. Jim Ufton

    Hooklength choice??

    Uppet trents crystal chris,,,,
  3. Jim Ufton

    Hooklength choice??

    Start of the season is always crap, unless you fish the aquariums,,,, not been out yet, roll on the fishing season, september onward,,,
  4. Jim Ufton

    Hooklength choice??

    Original mantis dark, i wish i could still get some,,,,,,
  5. Jim Ufton

    Barbel Groundbaits

    Never used pva bags, paranoid about them rolling off down stream with the free offerings, might be ok when the rivers low, but get a foot or so on the trent or dove and they might be ok in a peg down nottingham way,,,,,
  6. Jim Ufton

    Barbel Groundbaits

    Wow ,these baits really do catch, anglers
  7. Jim Ufton

    Downstream rod

    Two bites in one session!!!!!!
  8. Jim Ufton

    What are your targets for the new season?

    The name is suposedly from cornwall, something to do with farming if you believe google, but its an unusual surname, only 1500ish on the globe, i think there's another village " ufton" in warwickshire somewhere,,, did a bit of ancestery mooching, got to the point where i thought its alright on...
  9. Jim Ufton

    What are your targets for the new season?

    Great name for a village graham 🤔
  10. Jim Ufton

    What are your targets for the new season?

    Good luck with your new river(s), roger
  11. Jim Ufton

    Photos of river scenes

    Are you still seeing otters on there alex
  12. Jim Ufton

    BBBB -Big baits, big barbel?

    Used to do a similar thing on the dove ian, put one of the baits on a band on the line above the hook and slide it down to the eye, and one on the hair, if they tried for both baits the hooks home, and the rods round
  13. Jim Ufton

    Four For A Quid Feeders

    New episode next week, same bat time ,same bat channel, ( you need to be of an age to remember)
  14. Jim Ufton

    BBBB -Big baits, big barbel?

    Spot on rich
  15. Jim Ufton

    Four For A Quid Feeders

    For me feathering or feeling the feeder down gives me info on weather its on gravel or weed, experiance has taught me if its in the right place,the other thing that happens is the feeder empties on the way down wich leaves a longer or shorter trail of freebies, depending on when you start the...
  16. Jim Ufton

    BBBB -Big baits, big barbel?

    I think i'll stick with my small baits, might change if i fished the severn but last time i was on there was late 70s, dont really know the river, but i do know the upper trent and used to know the dove a little, and know what i do works, but each to whatever works for them, like i said in an...
  17. Jim Ufton

    Four For A Quid Feeders

    I think most are ready to get back on some moving water joe,,,,
  18. Jim Ufton

    Four For A Quid Feeders

    And is that some new line from japan????
  19. Jim Ufton

    Four For A Quid Feeders

    Just looking at that drawing rich, needs a pedestal in the lourve next to the van gough,,,,;)
  20. Jim Ufton

    Four For A Quid Feeders

    It generally breaks at the knot on the hooklink, the weakest spot, unless the mainline is cut on a sharp rock, wich is normally close to bottom, so possibly 2ft? In any case that amount should easily pull through
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