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This is all very disappointing. It strikes me that the local club needs everyone's support in this difficult time. I think the problem with wildlife groups is they just have a different take on fish. They are generally just seen as a commodity to provide a food source for other animals. How this...

Steve. You could do what I do which is to tie in a short length of braid ( 4 - 6") commonly referred to as a 'combi link'. Use a well tied 4 turn water knot for the link or if you prefer a double grinner. I have never had the knot fail. The short bit of braid, I like to think, gives a subtle...

Interesting. It's just personal opinion. I have both those rods. I definitely agree the Seeker is more through action. I like the torrix myself. I find the fine responsive tip better for seeing bites from big Chub that I catch more often than Barbel on the Avon. I had a 20 plus river Common Carp...

I've no problem with rods that don't match. Sounds like a good plan to me. Enjoy your fishing. 🙂

Done

Centrepin reels and how to use them it's called

Stuart. Until Ian gets going look up 'Amateur Angling' on YouTube. There's a good one on centrepin casting. Sorry don't know how to provide a link! 🙂

Hi Ian. I'm not one that only fishes with a pin but do use them a fair bit and have done for many years. The point is, I think you would be providing an interesting channel. It's a good idea and goes some way to redressing the balance on YouTube tube which is, so far as coarse fishing is...

Keith. The Meadows, Arley ( just below the BAA Harbour Inn fishery). Tickets from Bewdley Tackle. I joined BAA even though I'm a long way away. For 40 quid You can't go wrong. Recommended.

I have just read how silly that sounds! Sorry! The point I was trying to make was that to me atleast, how they look doesn't really matter. We are all different though, but having the very best matching rods and reels wont make anyone a better angIer. I am very fussy about presentation, bait...

Haha! I'm giving extreme examples for a bit of fun! 😅

I try and avoid having matching rods when Barbel fishing when using ( often I dont). It's my personal little protest about what's happened to Carp fishing and specialist angling in general. To me it makes no difference having different set ups. I will, for example, fish a fixed spool on one and...

Thanks Mark. 👍

Is that the BAA water at Barton Mark? I haven't yet been brave enough to venture away from the middle Severn on my trips up from the south coast and really don't know where to start. The whole point of driving so far is yo actually catch some Barbel. Easier said than done now on my nearest rivers.

Just been in my local tackle shop. Picked up a bag of Sticky baits 12mm bloodworm boilies. They look interesting. The only bites I had last night on worm were Rudd!

There is at least one person, who shall remain nameless, who built a multi million pound business around the initial sale of leads. Of course that was only the start of the business but those leads were going somewhere weren't they for people to keep buying them!

Yes. Saw Mark's video. How would this ever be effectively policed? OK maybe on high profile commercial fisheries but what about miles from anywhere on a stormy beach? Speaking of which, trying to get the range on Chesil abd hold bottom without a 5 - 8 oz grip lead would be interesting...

I disagree about your comment regarding the existence of a sixth sense. I have experienced personally a strong feeling that I should recast to another area of a swim and so strong was that feeling that it could not be ignored. And it has been repaid. I suppose it depends on your definition of a...

Malc. Certainly built Century rods and I seem to recall reading somewhere he built the pulse rods.

Malc Rooker possibly?