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Summer & early Autumn river fishing was as good as I’ve known, but the late autumn /winter has been a write off with floods apart from the last few weeks which has been awesome as it is nearly every March I’ve done a lot of pike fishing and again it’s been very hard all winter , with me only...

speak to a rod builder? you’re venturing into pike rod territory if it’s an 8oz feeder + content I use X1s for launching say a joey mackerel/ lamprey section and a 4-5 oz lead which will be a similar payload That kind of weight loads the blank perfectly and they are a lovely rod to play fish...

Best feeders I’ve ever used by a mile

Please believe me that I post only because I’m a very average angler who has lots of blanks but occasionally things go right So if it can happen for me, it can for anyone So to conclude the season I returned to the swim I lost several big fish in a week earlier. I had been informed a 12 and a 10...

Great story Andrew👍 I had a funny day last Friday Conditions were good but river was a bit higher and pushing harder than I anticipated. Sod’s Law all I’d brought were ‘ chub’ rods , lighter feeders and maggots.Cest la vie. Realised I’d left my brolly behind and a deluge was forecast at noon I’d...

Hi Chris I've only used eyed wide gape Gripz. Some positive comments from the Pallatrax website, for what they are worth. https://www.pallatrax.co.uk/product/gripz-match-wide-gape-hooks/

I have used the Gripz wide gape exclusively for barbel fishing for around 3 seasons Cannot fault them Haven’t lost any fish due to a lack of microbarb and much easier to unhook than a microbarb Very sharp out of the packet and strong, never had one open up Wire is thicker than Drennan wide...

One day Ady… For my sins I’ve joined Wykeham as its much closer to home Obviously the BIG girl has gone but the chatter amongst members/ captors the last few days has been fascinating - they were so close and just great to hear the stories from lads who slipped the net under a 45 lb fish Current...

I think it's been hard ( and expensive) to get Chew tickets for a number of years, but apparently it was the lucky captors first visit , so hope does spring eternal. Love it or loathe it, they must be doing it right at Chew, as no other water comes close to producing the amount and stamp of...

Always at war with mice in my tackle shed. Can never let your guard down. Exactly as Jon Frisby says.

Mono for me on ledger rigs for all the reasons mentioned But I like braid when float fishing for barbel

My good friend used snag & flood until he used a chimera 3 and immediately ordered a pair and has never considered reverting back He only fishes the Swale

I shared with my mate who’s after some and exactly that- just rotten timing Thing is he’d like them but doesn’t need them Close season they’d have gone in a flash They’ll still go

£275each - standard build is £295 plus the wait Absolute bargain. If i didn't have 2 pairs already I'd snap your hand off.

Reminiscent of a 1970s blockbuster.. " Swim charlie swim, don't look back Charlie, swim...." I bet he felt alive after that.

Doesn’t matter what DL rod I use , they’re not catching owt. So to keep me company on those slow days I like a radio and as I keep separate bags for barbel & pike and only one radio - it invariably ends up in the wrong bag Santa brought me a nice radio which looks champion as loads of ways to...

For what it’s worth I’ve just got in after an interesting day. Went for a days chubbing and got a 3lber However this was sandwiched by a 10-7 and 7-12 Yorkshire barbel , fat as pigs and fighting as hard as they did in the summer. River was fining , but still pushing through Tamed both on a...

I had a 320d with run flats and the ride would remove fillings it was that brutal. Same issues with just a powdering of snow and RWD but.. some decent snow tyres made a huge difference. So often overlooked.

Nothing material but I could really do with a health pass from Santa having had Covid, pneumonia, norovirus and to cap it all a slipped disc - all in the last 10 weeks Certainly makes you appreciate your health and only consolation is conditions round here are pants at the moment

Hi Joe Yes - an Evoque.i have the PHEV but tbh rarely charge it but it is relatively tax efficient as a company car and I can fill it with petrol The build quality isn’t great for what they cost and they’re not that economical. My colleague has one less than 3 years old and it’s had a new...