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Actually, now I think about it, it might have been a Silstar not a Sundridge :rolleyes:

As for buying rods/reels, I'd disagree with the others and suggest looking for something something cheap & cheerful to start with. You may be okay with your Sundridge rods, I started with an old Sundridge 1.5lb carp rod, it coped alright and I landed a 9lb 12oz floodwater barbel on it...

You might find this thread useful, it was aimed at helping newcomers to barbel. Ii's not that long ago that I was in your situation, but if I had to give one piece of advice from the experience that I have gained, it would be this: fish evenings, into dark if you can. You might fish all day...

Wasn't there a photo posted on here 2 or 3 seasons ago of a 20? Looked genuine from what I remember, but not claimed

Well I didn't know it was there either, and as I fish that area it will be very useful, thanks Steve.

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I very stupidly booked a holiday next week, not coming back on the 17th :o. Actually it doesn't really matter as it's always rubbish on the 15th. My tackle isn't ready, I have no food prepared and I have no bait :p. But as soon as I get back from the sunshine, I'll get away from work early, pick...

At that price you are lucky to get a reel seat let alone a line guard!:D I'd be interested to find out what it's like when you do receive it.

I picked up some Karrimors at TK Maxx for a mere £19. They are light, comfortable and, so far, hardwearing. I've actually started using them for summer hiking instead of my fancy £120 swiss jobs as they seem to breath better. At that price I don't mind of they wear out as I can buy new ones...

The government has backed down (again): Buzzard nest cull shelved in latest coalition u-turn

Welcome to BFW Andrew! Hope you enjoy the banter ;) Thanks for highlighting this product, I hadn't come across it before. Looks brilliant for the longer roving sessions, especially on dark winter nights. My only reservation is that at £30 it's not cheap, both to buy and for the heat packs...

I've had the Drennan for a couple of seasons. I've had to do a little maintenance and also replaced the grommet (posted by Drennan the same day) — but I wouldn't swap for anything, it's one of my favourite bits of kit. It just feels right.

Been watching Robson Green, Jez? ;):D

Neil, I had the same thought ... which is why I said "from 13:45" in my OP :p:p:p :D

It made the local TV news last night, worth a look on iPlayer (from 13:45). Not only have the guys saved a load of fish, but also managed to get anglers shown in a positive light – a rarity these days! Well done guys. BBC iPlayer - Midlands Today: 08/05/2012 I was interested to see that...

:cool: That's looks just the job for me. Bending down to unhook fish always does my back in so I particularly like the raised unhooking mat above the chair, :D Come to think of it, a bit of spray-on green dye and some fake logos and I reckon I could knock these out at 50 quid apiece at the...

I found that a great resource when I first got into barbel fishing a few years ago, and parts of it are still great. But sadly it's five or six years out of date now, some of the recommended products are obsolete, there have been many new products since, and most of the links don't work. I...

I missed the "golden age" of barbel fishing on the middle severn when you could pitch up just about anywhere with a bucket of pellets and a feeder and expect to catch 20 or 30 barbel a day. I doubt it was ever like that, but it does seem that there was a good while when there were huge shoals of...

Now that makes sense to me. I believe it was shown that otters prefer to feed on smaller fish, so we need to make sure there are plenty of them to stop them eating all those lovely big barbel. So we need to tackle the comorant/goosander problem, but also look to improve the fish's...

Growing up in the 70s, I can remember having spam for tea, grilled with chips and tomato sauce. We were posh though, so we actually had the more expensive Plumrose Chopped Ham rather than the more common Spam. No garlic though, this was the 70s — garlic was only eaten by smelly Frenchmen.