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Thank you . Sold.

Very good condition. Read once. Stephen Harper produced. £29 posted.

Agreed Kevin. I think our ancestors were a lot wiser. They must be turning in their collective graves, watching the madness that has befallen this country, in the last 60 or so years.

Beaver introductions seem to be ongoing programme not just in the UK, but in a few EU countries in recent years. The evidence on certain rivers in France and Austria is all too obvious. Rewilding programmes, involving wolves in Austria and bears in the Italian Dolomites, are proving...

Seems as though as we need a big dollop of DOGE.

Joe, perhaps a big law firm smelling an opportunity.

Mark I'll buy those if still available. 👍

I owned a pair of these for a while. Purchased second hand, brown hollow glass and built by Terry Eustace. I recollect a test curve of 1.25 lb at 11 feet. From comments here maybe I'm wrong. I used the rod for barbel on my local river and the fish certainly put a bend in the rod. The 'power' of...

I'm not sure which one was photoshoped. Fairly good evidence at about 31 minutes. The Forest of Dean. The YouTube video is Chasing Shadows:Britain's big cat mystery.

Well I've recently seen my first live badger. In my back garden of all places. My wife also saw a badger the other morning. This time at the front of the house. Presumably the same animal? I can't provide an indisputable sighting clip mainly podcast links. The 'big cat experts' on these...

I purchased a BR25a early in 2024 for my pit tench rods. Since then I've transferred it to a 2.25 lb tc barbel rod. It seems to be reasonably well engineered (without that annoying 'give' on cranking the handle). The bait runner is smooth. I backwind so can't comment on the drag. I'd buy...

Great stories Paul and Haydn. Particularly Paul's. I'm a book collector and have (very) occasionally found a good copy at a bargain price. Not as lucky as Haydn though 😅.

I don't mind spending the money on quality gear. My first Harrison rod is approaching 28 years old. I buy my rods new and (tend) to buy good quality 'top end' reels second hand. I don't need much tackle now. My club ticket spend in England was under £200 in 2024 and I used them less than 10...

I also don't like the permanence of paint. The PTFE tape sounds like a plan👍.

I'd be up for it with the right people and understanding 👍I've always loved the Wye.

Great reels and a bargain. Sit permanently on my long range pike rods.

Always intrigued as to the differing descriptions of the service offered. 'Ghillie' or 'guide'. Personally, not for me, unless you're fishing somewhere abroad and need the use of a boat and tackle. On the waters in this country, if it's personal instruction on a particular technique, fair...

It'll have a nice patina in a few years 🙂.

I use red maggot a fair bit for my tenching and red pellet for barbel. Inevitably, it gets onto and into the cork handles. I've found that diluted washing up liquid/ tepid water and a sponge to clean does the job. They come up looking like new. Just an end of season clean then stored away.

Plus temperatures of 400 Deg C. Think I'll stay in to do my hair.