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The problem with areas i fish is that most if not all are using nutritional good/ high baits and its hard to get your bait to stand out as something special nutritionaly , i'm competing with ABS ,CC MOORE, DNA,JOHN BAKER, STICKY BAITS, AQUA, BLAKES to name a few , all good quality all nutritious...

Establishing a bait can be difficult as its dependant on how often you can fish or bait and how busy a stretch is

Quest for carp Jack Hilton

Sheer pigheadiness , determination bloody minded and the belief that the next bite could be the fish your after , Hants Avon is such a river , small head of transient fish many of which have been caught multiple times and are very cautious , add a very very flooded river for most of the winter...

Korda Krank

Bio shellfish , job done

MIlk protein mix , does cost but needs little amounts

Done for what its worth

Bargain , cracking reels for the money!

There was a time, in the dim and distant past , when you could call a spade a spade and talk to each other like you would on the bank or in the pub or works canteen but it seems now that those days are gone and we have to be soo careful of upsetting peoples feelings , if putting fish on grass /...

Seems i'm in the minority here on the mat issue , seems grass is a better alternative so i'll bow to those who know better and not comment on fish welfare on here anymore

I'm no keyboard warrior you melt , i'm happy to say face to face how i feel about fish welfare and i'm not afraid to state i public how i feel about it , you carry on dumping fish on the deck and i'll carry on critisizing you for doing it @

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Alan , i get frustrated by barbel anglers refusal to use mats stating " its on grass " and thats why i get angry , i wont apologise for my angry response , 2024 and barbel anglers still treatbfish welfare like the 1950's

I was hoping for some support on this issue but it doesn't look likes it coming , why why why do you take the chance that sharp twig doesn't catch the eye or a couple of scales are lost all for the sake of " i cant be arsed " , "its ok its on grass " , if i ran a club it would be mandortory that...

How can grass be better than an unhooking mat ?

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Why oh why oh why cant you (deleted) lay a barbel on a mat (deleted) ! Is it that difficult in this day and age to just carry a mat and use it on a big fish or any fish come to that , dont give me all that soft grass (deleted) , get a mat and use it !!!!! Moderator edited

If you take a fish out of water and need to lay it down to remove the hook , or photograph it should be on a protective mat , shouldnt be debating this subject nowadays

Hi , looking for a decent compact camera with a flip round screen , around the £200 mark , any recommends ?