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I was recommended the Gardner folding pan (30”) and have found it well made and a good depth. Not had it long but am very pleased with it so far

I have 2x (Blue) Gardner ATTS bite alarms for sale. They are silent alarms and will require a sounder box to produce any sound. Bought earlier this year but only used for 2 morning sessions in the summer (i also have TLB+ so need my sounder box) All work perfect & have batteries included £80...

Sometimes you dont have the choice! I’m lucky i only fish midweek (due to shifts) but i’ve been on stetches where they are that busy not only are you stuck in one swim, it's the only swim available & wouldn’t be your first or 3rd choice! (I soon move on elsewhere if thats the case)

For me depends on how long i’m there and what the swim has in it. Some swims only seem to have one obvious holding spot so an hour is usually enough. Some swims have everything and have 4 or 5 castable spots so will stop longer to explore. Think you know when it’s time to move on, otherwise...

I’m just over 6’ & 88kg and a medium is perfect. Can get fortis FJ9 under it but it isnt too baggy without. I buy large in most things but these are certainly oversized. Can get you measurements from mine if helps

Fishing holiday without doubt. If you’re happy with all your gear it’ll just be ‘another rod’ or whatever. I go Windermere every year for a pike weekend and it’s one of the highlights of the year. Great memories are priceless and worth much more than another bit of tackle sat in the tackle shed 👍

Just tried out a pair of Vass 175 winter bib & brace and was very impressed. Freezing cold (2*) start and was comfortably warm then by the time i packed up it was 13* and sunny but didnt overheat, which was my main concern. If they are as waterproof as they seem i’ll be made up. Very comfortable...

Thanks for that! Still chuckling 🤣

I’m not even sure what point i am trying to make by the post tbh. Think it was just a reaction to things i’ve read & heard recently! For example: just read an article and the wonder rig pictured looked more like something a rock climber would use!, massive, thick hook, swivels, beads & shrink...

Gardner 30” folding net arrived today. Quite pleased with it as regards size & depth for what i need so intend to use it on Friday on my stretch of the Severn (that’ll be a blank then!🙄). There actually seems more useable space than a 32” triangle and the drop is similar. Hopefully, It should be...

I dont mean for a minute that Barbel or any fish are totally thick. ALL living things have some sort of intelligence, whether that just be a survival instinct or actual way of working out problems but i dont believe that they try & outwit us or think “mmm, that rig is sooo last week”

Fish are not intelligent! We as anglers like to believe they are as it makes our captures seem more of an achievement. Catching the biggest (or a named) fish is harder because you are narrowing down the odds greatly, not because that particular fish is cleverer than the average. Good...

Thanks, I’ve ordered the Gardner as i cannot do with Korum as a brand tbh. Lots of great ideas but everything i’ve tried has either not been quite right or has let me down in some way. They are also useless with any sort of after service so will not use them again. I have the river brolly and am...

I’m fishing the Severn near to Shrewsbury which is very much like the Wye. Lots of 6-8lb fish, a few scraper doubles and a very rare maximum of about 13 (the club record for this stretch is 13). A 36” triangular net is plenty large enough for anything i will encounter as the few doubles i’ve had...

I normally use a 36” triangle net but saw the 30” pan nets marketed by various companies as ‘BARBEL’ nets & imagined they would be fit for purpose? I’ve not seen one ‘in the flesh’ as none of my local tackle shops stock them. I’ll consider it’s usefulness when it arrives and if i think it’s not...

Funny how nets seem massive in the shop but look tiny on the bank….

That sounds like the one! I generally like Gardner stuff too. I’ll order one to try.Thanks 👍

Anyone recommend a folding pan net suitable for Barbel? No shops near me have any to look at and have been put off the Korum ones with bad reviews. (I’ve got a plain pan net i use for Tench etc which seems ok?) Larger the better as long as it folds but imagine 30” is the one to go for?

Yes good idea but we are fishing near to boulders as big as a mini so been using about 6mtrs of shock leader just in case

Yes thanks, i was using double grinners (& still do for finer lines) but it just didnt sit right on heavy leader material so last year got to grips with the Albright (after a few attempts!). Always test my knots before use but think it was just confidence using a knot i’d not used before