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This photo taken by my mate of me holding a barbel caught on The Creel actually won a prize for the worst photo in a competition held by a fishing magazine. The rod rest sticking out of the top of my head made me look like a Tellytubby according to the judges! 😂

Hi Steve. Cars are as emotive as fishing to us guys, I'm finding out after my original post!! 😂 I have a 66 plate Lauren & Klement Yeti 4x4 manual petrol. Lots of extras, including leather trim, panoramic roof etc. I fitted it with Goodyear All Season tyres and it's a "go anywhere" vehicle. BUT...

Yes, I agree to get the best deal, buy two. One is £60.60 (Inc p&p) which isn't particularly cheap, particularly if you can just buy one from your local tackle shop and not pay the p&p. Good reels though 👍

£44.44 on my web search??

Some great information following my original post. Thank you all. I'm erring towards a Volvo if I'm honest. My days of ďriving vast distances are over. I tend to just drive within the county so mpg not a massive issue. As for hybrid technology I am clueless. My wife has a Suzuki with a "hybrid"...

I think everyone should have a copy of my book "Reeling Back the Years" (see classifieds) on their list. Unabashed plug. Sorry. 😂😂😂 Merry Christmas to all and Tight Lines for 2024!

Blimey David, I thought my Yeti was cavernous but your Volvo seems like a real load lugger. My problem has always been "I'll put this (item) in the car JUST IN CASE" 😂 If there's a gap in my car when I go out fishing, I feel compelled to fill it with some gear! I glanced at vans and Ford have...

I am a Skoda Yeti fan. On my 3rd one. Its a L&K 4x4 manual petrol version. Goes anywhere. The amount of fishing gear I can cram into it with rear seats down, is unbelievable. But, like so many things in life, it's now discontinued and the replacement is a bland run-of-the-mill SUV. The mileage...

I have just had a book published titled "Reeling Back the Years". It is a collection of stories about my angling adventures collected over 60+ years of pursuing my passion. I am sure many of you on this forum will relate to some of the stories! Available from all bookshops quoting ISBN...

I'll keep a stress ball and a glass of red🍷 on standby! 🤬

The level and extent of "cover-ups" across society is mind blowing. Not just the utility companies, but central and local government, banking, insurance, construction, farming, NHS....you name it there will be a "cover-up" story somewhere. Why? Normally it's financial, driven by human greed or...

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Listening to an item on Radio 4 at the moment and it appears that a lot of scams are via Meta sites. That covers most of Social Media doesn't it? 🤔 I'm really "old school", I go into actual shops, look at the product and if I like it I buy it! Bit retro eh?!

After looking at some of these beautiful photos it confirms something I have always maintained after a lifetime of fishing: "there's much more to fishing than just catching fish". Probably said by someone more famous than me, but I'm claiming it anyway!!!

Had my Annual Barbel Week in September with 6 mates. One did particularly well and only on the last day did he fess up...he was using Mainline Cell which he uses for his carp fishing. As the saying goes..." with mates like that etc.." We've only just started talking to him again 🤣

Trevor, not just hormones but a group of over 9,000 individual "nasties" called "forever chemicals" exist in our waterways and, in many cases, our drinking water. These are chemicals from things like non-stick pans to make-up. No-one knows the harm they cause to fish, invertebrates or indeed...

I'm loving these recollections of "unexplained events". I've always thought how nice it is to have true mysteries. I don't like the way some people want every odd siting or encounter proved or disproved. Many years ago I was fortunate enough to fish Loch Ness with a local ghillie. We met at...

Ha ha...bless my dear mate, he couldn't make the trip this year. But he would've caught with his single pellet!!!!

Hi Kevin. You will get heaps of great info from the guys on this site who have lots more experience than me. However, this year I fished the Wye in flood. I fished hair rigged meat, 18" hook link, 3oz lead and here's the thing...I was casting just a rod length out! Find a slack and fish in it...

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