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Hi Howard,Harrison Torrix 1.25lb,Mark Tunley builds them now Bob has retired,it's a lovely rod and you can have 2 tops,one quiver and the other plan "Avon"type will fit all drennan quiver tips,looks great on the brown blank
If they are so great then why doesnt the likes of Dave Harrell use them?
Please don't go nuts by barbel fishing friends,I know how sensitive the Pin users can be:):)
Graham,
It's interesting but some local clubs to me have got their head in the sand and don't seem to even admit there is a problem,RDAA however are at lest trying to do something about it with a restocking program with roach,barbel and chub.Ido realise this might not be the answer,but some...
Hi Bob,
One of my mates put me onto custard powder,I looked at the ingredients and it seems to be predominantly milk protein and sweeteners plus a bit of colouring so I feel it makes a nice "rounded"bait
Have a great Xmas,the Torrix are ageing nicely and makes me look like I might know what...
No,smellier the better.....although sometime works best on dark or after dark,also try lobworm they tend to hang onto it if it's tough and you're getting finicky bites
The mix is "wet" at the early stages espically when using liquid flavours i.e. N-Butryn or richworth blue cheese,that's when I mix in cheap dried Parmesan and custard powder until you get to a blutac texture.......helps to have the cheese at room temperature to minimise the lumps of cheddar
All true Graham,
Very sad but the rivers local to me i.e. Thames,Loddon and Kennet are in a pretty sorrow state.The exception is the return of roach on the Thames although around my way they seem to max out at 1lb or so but I'm hearing of larger fish around Oxford.
The match results are...
Hi Graham,
Re the decline in juniors fishing rivers,the most popular course fish is now carp and next but miles behind is the barbel.....bearing in mind almost all rivers have dwindling stocks it's no surprise really.....shame but understandable when they can get a few runs from largish fish
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