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    Home Page Pic...

    Absolutely eye-watering fish, the best looking beast i have seen in some time. congratulations
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    Ebay madness

    ^ ^ ^ this is a steal, lovely floats cheers matey ^ ^ ^
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    Shimano Biomaster II 6010

    you have p.m
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    First Barbel Bliss !

    Warn the misses her days may be numbered ;) congratulations.
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    Home Page Pic.

    Cheers guys. Apologies for the peculiar attire - i personally like the ridiculously jaunty angle the hat is sat on my head . . . looks like an owl has roosted there for the shot
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    2 X Shimano 3500 seaspin baitrunners

    Clive you have p.m.
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    BFW Records List updates

    Congratulations to both the captors. In particular Jerry what a stunning brute. . . the fish obviously
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    Come On What Did Santa Bring..

    Fresh bedchair with alarmingly stiff elastication - needs wearing in and thus toddling down to the Thames later. Merry Christmas to All. :D
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    rod building help needed

    I have generally found using a heatgun works quite well - obviously dont toast the blank to a crisp just lightly apply a bit of heat intermittendtly until the varnish becomes workable - should come off quite easily.
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    Wanted: Abu Garcia Carbon Specimen

    Hi guys, was wondering whether anyone has or knows of any of these rods for sale. Have already got a pair but for some reason the finish looks like its been stripped with petrol - this has only occurred over the last few weeks. Im wondering whether someone has re furbed them and now its gone...
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    Do Barbel Thrive on Neglect?

    Im pretty sure this selective breeding entailed the removal of the shooters from each brood of carp and crossing them with the shooters from other broods, and this invariably selected the faster growing traits but at cost to the over all longevity of the strain. May be wrong though. :o
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    Do Barbel Thrive on Neglect?

    The variation could be down to year class perhaps? some get a better start in life one season than the next, and even within the same brood you do get 'shooters' which in trout farming eat their young brethern and grow at an alarming rate compared to their brothers and sisters - i think this is...
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    Do Barbel Thrive on Neglect?

    I would imagine that without quantities of bait going in the population would generally find equilibrium with the natural larder available and therefore that would determine how well they thrived. I think angling 'pressure' as such doesnt have much to do with it as the Kennet see's a lot of...
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    Line twist

    As Colin kindly suggested the Gardener twist buster leads are fantastic three or four casts at the end of each session will usually ensure your line is spot on for the next session :)
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    maggots

    Plundered sainsburys earlier this morning as it goes ;) spam with cheese as well i saw? Any good? looked a bit funky to me
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    maggots

    Fascinating reading guys, if a little unerving christ alone knows what will happen when pellets are found to be carcinogenic ;)
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    Home Page Pic Itchen Record..

    cheers guys. not going to lie the clothing make up of most photos of me and fish is a little bit messed up. cheers shaun ;) you must stop looking at photos of young men holding fish late at night while drinking wine. youll get a reputation.
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