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My Twistlock Landing Handle will twist but it won't lock. Its quite an old handle which I've had for about 20 years but it has become less and less likely to lock until it currently doesn't lock at all. I've read all the old posts but I can't fathom the mechanism and I'm not sure what the...

A very good point ...but too late for me unfortunately!

I've never heard of 60+ from that venue but there are a couple of swims that regularly produce 30+ in a day so certainly not impossible.

The top end (known as the Short Walk) of the Verulam stretch of the Upper Lea is a fantastically managed stretch of river which is very prolific for barbel and ideal for anyone who wants to catch fish trotting. On the down side it has wooden fishing platforms reminiscent of a carp puddle so...

I have lost the ceramic centre out of one of my rod rings on my GTI and have got as far as removing the damaged ring from the rod I am reasonably proficient at DIY and am intending to whip on a replacement ring. I sourced a suitable Fuji BSVOG ring (the originals are Seymo but very similar)...

Many, many thanks to Paul Whiteing :)

I would go one further I have a pair of 12ft Fox Duo Lite FX 2.75lb Specimen rods which I use for punching out big feeders on big rivers. My knee jerk response would be 2.75lb is over gunned for barbel rods but test curves are only ever a guide and these rods are close to perfect IMHO and...

I would say an 11ft rod of your choice. My choice in order would be Harrison 4 piece avon 1.5lb tc, Harrison GTI, Free Spirit Barbel Seeker 1.75lb or Torrix 1.75lb or 2lb tc. These choices reflect my prefence for a through action rod but each to their own. I really can't agree that the Barbel...

Hi Paul That is the chair - I had forgotten we had the same chair. That looks a very good solution. Where would I source the metal straps and screws from? Thanks

Kevin, are you sure that Tiger Woods was the frst to say "The more I practice the luckier I get?" I'm sure I remember Trefor West saying that about 30 year ago. Maybe Tiger knows Trefor 😆

The 11ft 1.75 Torrix is a good rod but for hook and hold the 11ft 2lb Torrix has just a bit more grunt but is still a slim and light rod ( very different to the 12ft 2lb Torrix). The Free Spirit 11ft 1.75lb Barbel Seeker is a cracking rod and I wouldn't say it is soft or lacking in power. I...

I have a 30 year old JRC Specialist chair which I am very attached to (no, nothing to do with superglue!). It broke when a suporting metal strap under the seat parted from the main frame (yes its a bad design). It happened before maybe 15 years ago and I got someone in Barnet to weld it. From...

Its very distinctive - I think you would be hard pushed to find another torrix with sliding reel fittings.

You have a pm. Neil

At the risk of reinforcing the stereotype of a tight northerner, the £400 plus price tag for the Basia just brings up a big "NO!" for me. On the infrequent occasions I need a beefy 12 rod for punching out big feeders I have arrived at a pair of 2.75lb Fox Duo Lite FX Specimen rods (second...

I have an old pair of these reels which have suited me fine for the limited occasions which I use them. On one the baitrunner lever was not working - so opened both of them and checked the mechanism is OK which it is but when I put them back together the Baitrunner Levers are 'slipping' and...

My experience leads me to believe barbel are not fussy at all. In 3 seasons I caught a few hundred barbel on the middle trent - about 5 came on spicy boilies and all the others came on Hinders elips or Spam. Maybe I could have caught more on other baits but on a good day I was catching 20+...

In the absence of a try before you buy/ test drive option all you can do is buy it, try it and sell it if you don't like it- I have done this quite a bit and by buying second hand you can get back what you spent. If you read the reviews and makers blurb every rod is exactly what you need - but...

I have, after much online research , bought a pair of Shimano Baitrunner 6000 xtea but they are just so bloody big and heavy... have pity on me because I do 90% of my fishing with centrepins I am sure the engineering is superb but they just don't feel at all the right size of reel for my...

For a cheap(ish) trotting reel an Okuma Sheffield or Aventa is a good bet. They are free running and robust. I've hard it said that they are too free running but I don't really understand that comment - its what your thumb is for... They are not things of beauty but they do the job and if...