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Hi Derek,
My dog walking jacket now leaks as well, Jack Wolfskin, 180 quids worth and it leaks though the arms and pockets in heavy rain although it is about 4 years old now and gets loads of use.Maybe I need a new jacket too
I've seen an angler on lower Benyons make a right mess of unhooking a fish using forceps,if you get a hook hold well past the bend it's much better to ease the hook out using a thumb nail.Difficult to explain but I'm sure you know what I mean.
All depends on the flow,there's a balance between weight/feeder and pressure of water against the line,if you ledger upstream then less weight is needed to hold bottom.In terms of indication you generally get a nodding on the rod tip as the feeder bounces on the bottom,fish are self hooked when...
Hi Andrew,
I've also got the rockers handle and if I've fish where the fully extended Mandela is a problem or not needed ie when I'm trotting and wading then I unscrew the but end and just use the top section
Not casting anything in but something that got my heart racing the other night, I was walking back from a secret peg on the Kennet that I usually blank on and this night was no different and on the tow path I could see something odd in the beam of my headtorch,as I got nearer I thought "#### me...
Great piece of kit but won't fit in all quivers,ok in my Trackker and fits the Aqua quiver.Heavier than normal brolly but very solid and great coverage
I'm not convinced that the back lead does the job unless it's quite heavy as the pressure of the water against the line can lift it up and then work against you by raising it up off the river bed made worst when picking up debris.Not done any trials but just my thoughts.
Trouble is Nick,last winter you couldn't get down the lane for 3 months without a tractor due to the depth of water and on top of that you would have a load of fishermen looking at you from the opposite bank.Not great for a multi million pound house!!!!
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