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  1. David Craine

    A little bit of History… Alfred Jardine on Barbel .

    https://archive.org/details/fishinggazettede23unse/page/36/mode/1up David
  2. David Craine

    Red Lion up for sale

    Speaking witha group of anglers who had booked a couple on days on the Red Lion stretch last Oct, ,all the indications were that the riverbank on the stretch is virtually inaccessible now except for a very few single swims with a bit of mountaineering involved, they had walked the whole length...
  3. David Craine

    Red Lion up for sale

    I am sure this was posted last year ? Just checked … David
  4. David Craine

    VERY Waterproof jacket

    I think the number of replies with suggestions here indicate how many different brands claim to be waterproof , not all costing an arm and a leg, and tbh in my own experience at least, cost is not always an indication of quality .The many different suggestions indicate how many garments there...
  5. David Craine

    VERY Waterproof jacket

    Have you thought about trying a “Poncho” .I use one when Rock fishing on the coast,they completely cover you including a hood , to about knee height, you arms are completeley free to cast , hold the rod, etc,. You can sit on the bank in them / on them, and be completeley out of the wind and...
  6. David Craine

    Xmas pressy

    I had a vintage coarse anglers basket, not a square one, but more like a very big fly fishing creel. it has a flat back and a bow front, with a deer antler fastening. must be going on 100 years old but very useable. I have been searching for one for ages, and suddenly there it was. Ideal for...
  7. David Craine

    Rivers back then.

    And wagon wheels David.
  8. David Craine

    What is fishing?

    Certainly not a sport imo. I always equate a sport as being a physical thing, how the international olympic committee ever thought that chess fit that criteria is beyond me. So , for me at least I am happy for angling to be a hobby or pastime. No doubt others will disagree. Dave
  9. David Craine

    Martin Bowler leaving Drennan

    My twopennorth is that to buy something , probably with a hiked pice, just because it is endorsed by some “celeb angler”is about as shallow as it gets. Not that I dislike MB, he seems to be a genuine sort of chap from the limited exposure to him I have had, nor for that matter do I have any...
  10. David Craine

    Time for a re-think

    Ask your friend what he was doing , no shame in improving your chances . Having said that it could have been you that scored and your friend would be wanting advice. David
  11. David Craine

    Photos of river scenes

    Easier to spot than the Osprey, or the little brown bird next to the welly . David BTW, River Wharfe, not that you would know it .
  12. David Craine

    Winter bib & brace

    I will get a size guide from mine for you . I Am 6 ft tall and 14 stone . Jacket Salopettes. I am fairly sure that if you buy online and they dont fit you can get a refund from an Aldi store, but dont quote me on that . I bought something from an Aldi in Cornwall when I got home...
  13. David Craine

    Groundbait ?

    A lot depends upon where I am fishing, a slow moving or slack water swim , I will only loose feed small amounts of hookbaits in the area I hope to catch, plus a pouch or two of hemp. The hookbaits are usually Spam or Halibut pellet behind the smallest lead I can get away with, even sometimes...
  14. David Craine

    Winter bib & brace

    You can buy the bib and brace, and the jacket online from Aldi. I bought a spare pair of the salopettes a couple of years ago, but the ones I originally bought a year or two before have been so hard wearing , warm,and waterproof I have not needed to open them yet . The jacket is likewise a warm...
  15. David Craine

    Strange things on the river bank.

    Sat one evening fishing on the Ribble down at the bottom of one of its steeper banks, speaking to wife on the phone . All quiet , a peaceful evening, birds chirruping , the odd fish rising, we were chatting away when suddenly there was a bellowing at hundreds of decibels from behind me, at the...
  16. David Craine

    Bit of a long shot, River Severn.

    Thanks for that Rhys, 👍 David.
  17. David Craine

    Bit of a long shot, River Severn.

    Hi, for next year I am looking for a stretch of water on the Severn with a reasonable head of Barbel ,somewhere around Ironbridge . I would like somewhere that I could buy a reasonably priced yearbook for . Could anybody recommend any clubs that fit the bill please ? Many thanks . David
  18. David Craine

    "Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing" New Series

    To be honest, I like both Mortimer and Whitehouse as comedians , they have both done good things in the past but having watched a couple of episodes of it, it just did not do it for me, so I have not bothered at all since then . Just the same things , but different places. It seems disjointed...
  19. David Craine

    What’s everyone’s go to rod for the big Trent

    Not really Gage, even though I dont use them too often, they are my go to floodwater rods. If I let them go I would only have to replace them with something else. Dave
  20. David Craine

    What’s everyone’s go to rod for the big Trent

    Not that I fish the Trent much at all, but I have a pair of 12ft Fox Barbel Duo floodwaters ,2,75lb TC.They are Green with a nice cross weave They are lovely rods, lots of low down power. I suppose they are on the older end of rods , I hesitate to call them old school though when I usually use...
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