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Why on earth would you bolt rig near snags?

I'd rather catch a 20lb barbel than a 20lb carp any day! ;-)

They will all be has beens anyway!

It would be a good read if I could get my head around the idea of using a baitrunner when you're gonna strike before it goes off?

£50 billion says you wont and nor will any other human beens.

How much are you prepared to bet on it?

The three foot twitch is what happens just before your rod gets pulled in!

That's the place. I launched my most recent book there a few months ago. It's a really nice boozer, full of angling memorabilia, stuffed fish and angling artwork. Well worth a visit in itself. Watch out for them bloody book collectors, Phil, they had me signing books non-stop, all day long!

The thing is that its easy to strike at chub pulls hoping that they are cagey barbel and, by so doing, spook any barbel out of the swim.

Sound advice that!

It is a pity we don't have a 'Like' button on here as there is with Facebook, as I do like this post. What gets me is the fact that anti-social behavior of all sorts is seemingly tolerated by the Police while all their efforts seem to be focused on the easy option of catching speeding motorists...

Too bloody many, Adrian!

Littering is one of many symptoms of a disconnected, dysfunctional society made up of individuals who have no conscious grasp of their relationship with the world in which they live. Trouble is, I can't afford all the ammo required to correct the situation!

Its nice to hear a few of you saying that you enjoyed my articles in CAT. Basically I stopped writing them because I did not want to get repetitive and also because, due to my work load, I was no longer fishing as regularly as I needed to in order to keep the articles fresh. Also, being paid...

Yes, the first time I ever used wheat for barbel I had a 7 pounder within minutes of casting in. I've not used it since though!

My worst mishap was having several stone of mackerel deadbaits packed in ice defrost in my car while driving back from the docks with them. Their blood soaked into everything, and ruined the car. It was only a couple of years old and I had to strip the it down completely. That was 15 years ago...

Try this link, Paul. http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/TAN02 The PDF download should point you in the right directions though I've not studied it in depth.

That was not an impossibility, nevertheless that rib-eye was gorgeous!;)

After catching an 11lb tench a while ago, I decided to celebrate the occasion by splashing out on a whopping great rib-eye steak to fry up on the bank. No sooner had I got this beauty cooked to perfection than one of my rods was away..... Luckily it didn't hook up and never have I been as...

Another spot on post Keith, and one that mirrors my views precisely!:)