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Have to agree with Neil, for the majority of rigs I can't see any benefits of using flouro instead of mono. The only time I use flouro is when using a short 4 to 6 inch hook length below a bolt rig maggot feeder. The stiffness of the flouro makes it very hard for the barbel to eject the bait...

Who do you think should "pick up the bill" for your suggestions

Where exactly was the pollution. I walked the river a couple of days ago, from the Bletchingdon Wides which is just downstream of the quarry, through Shipton and to the start of the Thrupp stretch, didn't notice any discolouration of the water. Which spawning ripple are we talking about?

Hi Ben Have a buyer for the fox duo lite. Pm sent. Mick

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Checkout AliExpress, China's version of Amazon, just type in what you are searching for, plenty of reels to suit your needs. Secure payment and normally free shipping. "Sougayilang" do some very nice looking reels.

After the debacle of the ill-thought out Otter petition, this looks like a group worth supporting.

The most sensible and balanced post on this thread, totally agree with you Dave.

That is a beautiful looking fish, very well done.

PM for you Clive

Hi mate If you make it round at weekend, bring the rod with you, I'll have a look at it.

Blimey Jason Thought a pair of wellies would have been sufficient. How did your meeting with Stuart Mannering from the EA go?

I'll buy you a six pack of carlsberg export if you sort those couple of tiles out for me

PM for you Rob

Chris No need to ask elsewhere, as said before, as long as you strip the last couple of inches of the braid, you will have no trouble attaching a size 12 hook. But as Paul has stated, why go that small when fishing in weed. I have caught plenty of barbel using size 6 hooks baited with maggots...

Chris I think a 8 inch hook length is about right, I would use a coated braid instead of gravel braid, something like korda ntrap soft would suffice, just peel the last 2 inches above the hook, this would act like a combi rig. Add a korda anti tangle sleeve below the swivel and embed the hook...

Andrew I have 4 slammers, replaced my trusty old Abu 55s with them, if they are intended for heavy feeder or lead work then I would recommend you get them. Make sure you get the liveliners, makes life a lot easier having no reverse. Excellent clutches and bomb proof!

Alex I hope the chub and bream don't have a liking for them, otherwise it could be a costly exercise!

sorry, meant weed not week!

Chris Why do you think you need to scale down your rig to use pellet? Anthony If not sight fishing, how confident are you that an exposed hook on a 3 to 4 foot hook length wafting around, has not caught up in the week?