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Got 5000c, double handle job boxed, does that differ much ?

A while ago I caught a decent fish and my daughter and her partner are now sculpting it for me. She has previously made a Harry Potter Buckbeak model which was amazing so high hopes for this fishy commission ! I will continue to post progress pictures ,which will be slow as they have just...

And feeders !

Plastacine or similar modelling clay on mainline moulded around a float stop to help stay in place does the job for me but yes if you have a snaggy bottom more likely to get hung up. Plastacine is easy to add or subtract depending on flow and depth ,which given this method lends itself to...

With a degree of reluctance I have an interest in this thread as time marches on. Perhaps like some I am a little anxious that my fishing mojo will diminish once I potentially have unlimited access to the banks. I keep buying rods and reels so I must be keen. Somewhat reassurring therefore...

Get a JB landing net and handle. Having landed and returned a fish shook the handle to dry the net off a bit. Bleedin net fell off the handle into the river :eek:! Got it back,,, but jeez thats quick release for you !!

As has been said feather cast and make sure feeder does not move once hit bottom as this will cause issue no matter what sexy rig you use IMO So slightly heavier feeder than you perhaps think (particularly if its the Wye)and generally dont tighten up ,allow a decent bow in line. You get more...

I dont often fish downstream for some reason but at the weekend in two new swims chose to. Got snagged 4 or 5 times on the notorious Wye each time let a large loop of line out and struck into it ,thus pulling the feeder downstream a little and every time it came free. Nothing new here and...

Many years ago I fished the Lea for roach along with my brother. We used a size 18 hook ,gently squeeze hemp so the split opened up and put hook in and release thus "clamping" hook. Or guess you could try artificial hemp ?

Had a bash on stick float in a new small river which to my surprise turned out to be 11ft+ deep. Caught 9 Species , all smallish but good fun ! Roach,Rudd,Chub,Dace,Bleak,Bream,perch,Gudgeon and a jack pike that pestered me all afternoon as I reeled fish in. Last cast saw me with Roach on the...

Or 3" square of course sandpaper

Tried prawns as suggested,made mistake of freezing them,however caught handful of roach and rudd netters,two tench and near 10lb common on my poor little ol shimano quivertip. No real quality roach or perch yet but still very enjoyable, condition of tench and carp was immaculate from this...

I recently witnissed a bloke drag in a barbel at a commercial lake when he was carp fishing. Heard him say "it felt like a bream" but when it surfaced he was pleased to see it was a barbel. Apart from unhooking mat all the "appropriate" handling,resting etc was absent. I suspect fellas that do...

Looks a bit beady eyed ! What size is it ?

Thanks Terry , useful info indeed.

Cheers G, Like the idea of a decent perch also so I will give that a go.

I have been fishing a small commercial which I am told has some 2lb + roach. Trouble is there are loads and loads of smaller ones also which hit anything you . Sweetcorn catches lots of fish, but on the drop and so far nothing of any real size. I feel a smallish hard bait is required. What would...

Friend of mine invited me to fish his commercial 6acre lake over Easter as a guest which was nice.Lovely clean well kept lake ,50 yards wide but quite long with all the conveniences offered these days.Met the baliffe ,really nice fella.Good start methinks. Settled down to fish 2 rod lengths...

Bob James ,,,sure he had a black lab

Karl,Nick I couldnt agree more. Did a early one couple years ago:eek: and was completley cream crackered for rest of the day. Not because I caught anything,, but lovely to be on a river (Wye) that early annnd.....no pesky canoes real bonus. pm,,,Later it gets better it feels doesnt it.