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I have an 11ft GTI 1.75 - made for me by Paul Whiteing- and a Torrix 11ft 1.75 and also an 11ft 2lb Torrix. If I had to choose one of these to keep it would definitely be the GTI. I would agree with Richard Isaacs that the Torrix is more suited to casting distances (which I don't do for 95%...

I am a member of a club that specifies barbless only and does not allow hooks with pinched down barbs ...so I use barbless.

I haven't used a barbed hook in over 20 years and see no reason to do so. I think it is less harmfull to the fish than a barbed hook and if I am going to get a hook stuck in me I would much prefer it to be barbless. I would class a barbed hook with its barb pinched down as a barbless hook and I...

I agree with Trefor West/Tony Miles Quest for Barbel John Wilson wrote some good books but no Fred Crouch or Peter Stone???

My favourite fishing book is Blood Knots by Luke Jennings. Its not strictly a fishing book at all but fishing features high in this autobiographical book from fly fishing in rivers in the Yorkshire Dales to piking after dark in the Regents Canal behind Kings Cross- anybody who knew that area...

I'm pretty sure that all the Lone Angler blanks were made by Harrison but Trefor said they were specifically made for Lone Angler and not just made from one of the usual blanks. He always said that Harrison didn't have any blanks that would bend as progressively like the Century Pulse . I seem...

What I have learned about rods is one man's meat is another man's poison and what is excellent for one angler might be absolutely not for another. I bought a very expensive Daiwa Tournament 14 ft power float rod designed and recommended by Dave Harrell who is an undisputed master of float...

I'm late to the party but my must keep rod is my Harrison 4-piece 11ft 1.5lb avon. It's more through actioned/softer than some but I've caught barbel to mid doubles on it and it bends when other's don't and I love the playing action. I only use 11ft rods for barbel fishing except when punching...

I know this is an old post but I'm intrigued because I didn't know there was an 11 foot Trefor West Rod. I owned a 12ft Century Pulse Trefor West and have seen the Lone Angler 12ft Trefor West (Harrison Blank) and the Flood Rod. I'm also aware that there was a Tony Miles 11 foot barbel - also...

I've sent you a PM. Neil

11ft or 12ft?

PM for you Andy Neil

I don't have a proble with spam coming off because I use a meat coil on the hair rig and it holds really well.

I have just about recovered from no more Garlic Spam but found I caught just as well on standard Spam. Now I can't get my head around how expensive Spam is in the supermarkets. I therefore bought a tin of Aldi's Bramwell Chopped Pork and Ham before Christmas and I used it yesterday . It...

Thanks for all your responses. I'm going to take a deep breath and PM Chris Cheshire to sound out the Maui Jim option. Cheers Neil

Time for some new prescription polarised suglasses because my 20+ year old metal frames are knackered and the lenses keep falling out - I have sat on them a few times which didn't help. The Pentax polarised lenses in brown glass have been very good.I have got a couple of pairs of Maui Jims...

That's a very kind offer Daniel, I may take you up on it sometime.

Lovely water with fabulous crucians, rudd and tench. However, I was disappointed to find on my recent visit that there appears to have been a rule change and non-members, fishing on a day ticket, have to be off the water by 5pm.🙁 Neil

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