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I can heartily recommend Bekina Steplights wellies. Some years ago I was on holiday and had forgotten my wellies , and needed a pair urgently. I went into Mole Valley Farmers and stood looking at a vast array of wellies of all types. A chap turned up , dressed in overalls and smelling strongly...

Now that Haydn, is a bit special. Made me wonder about stripping mine back. I had to make a new reel seat from brass for mine, as the original had been almost destroyed, now it looks like a bit of a battered custom job. Stripping it back to alloy as you have done would do it justice I think...

One day I will bite the bullet and get a vintage Cardinal, they have something of a retro Art Deconlook to them which I quite like . Centrepins…. I have about s half dozen or so , which get used very regularly , from a Wide Drum Ariel to a Lovely but aged Speedia that has more patina than my...

Shame Adam , I find Mitchells every bit as good as any modern reel of the same size .Which side the handle is on does not bioher me on fixed spools, although I prefer my pins to be LHW . People complain about sticking clutches and weak bail springs on Mitchells ,but mine are fine, a little tlc...

And me on my Barbel sessions. Dave

A different view of the Severn . David

Dishwasher/ fridge / freezer . I am not allowed to put anything in the dishwasher , or fridge . My wife has her “ system “ I come along and mess it up . Likewise the freezer, when I return from a charter wrecking trip and have maybe 30 or 40 cod and ling fillets , it causes much mirth watching...

Wow Simon, you would drive me round the bend 🤣🤣 Equally, I would do the same to you .👍 One of my sea fishing companions would get on well with you, he has exactly the same OCD , I wet myself laughing at him every time we meet. His rods HAVE to match, His REELS have to match, his Tripod has to...

Really enjoyed that ! I am with Gavin on this, not a brand name in sight , no pushing the lastest rig that in all honesty probably is no better than a simple home made feeder or a simple free running ledger rig. A simple honest approach that works as well today as it did then. David .

JRC stealth Recliner is 4.8 kgs , the JRC stealth is 3.10 kgs . Fox duralite is 3.2 KGs, I guess it would be less if you removed the arms, I removed them from my own Pickfords chair and it made a difference weight wise , with no adverse effects to the reclining mechanism. Preston Korum...

Interested in the replies , My chair is very comfortable but takes Pickfords to get it to the bank .Your ask is exactly what I want , with no arms ! David

Not strictly on the bank, but as I was on a fishing holiday it is near enough. Isle of Sky, 21st May this year , about 11.25 am . We were doing a tour of the northern tip of Skye , and came across a ruined church at a place called Hallin , which is a very isolated headland, no houses nearby at...

Quite popular in the vintage tackle world. I have a few, made from split cane, knitting needles, bamboo skewers etc. I use them on a local pond with a swimfeeder for whatever comes along really, they are very sensitive, but a liner can look like a full blown bite as opposed to the twitch you...

Something at least as important. Make sure the lead you want to melt is bone dry, water and hot lead do not get on , and will explode , Its no fun when that happens, I make large sinkers by the hundred for my boat fishing friends /club, and over the past 30 years plus have had a couple of near...

River Teme this morning, has about a foot on since Sunday. Just a flying visit to friends Mike, no chance to wet a line unforunately . We are up on the Teme for a week ,seems that I am cursed with Chublets no matter what I try 😋 David

River Wye at Bredwardine yesterday, about 5 ft on nsl Looking downstream from the bridge, there is normally a large pebble beach to the right hand side . David

If thats what it takes to convert chub knocks into a two foot twitch lead me to the green tights dept in Marks n Spencers . 🤭 Dave

I am actually sat here on the banks of the Teme now Neil . 👀 David

Read over the previous pages and dont understand a word of it 🤣🤣🤣. Call me old fashioned, but I just use a hook, and some mono or flouro , with a home made feeder or home made lead , or freelined bait and it seems to work for me. David

Looks to me like Korda are trying to re invent the wheel. Nothing new there . David