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The new encyclopedia of course fishing baits Colin Graham , In pursuit of big tench Len Arbury , Fisherman's year John Holden, The river trent Richard Stone [Not strictly a fishing book , but has a great photo of a massive sturgeon caught years ago, and gives a great feel of the history of...

UPS for longer rods although price hike a while back, royal mail for slightly shorter rods and hermes for mini me rods .

A old Jrc lightweight chair and a old medium sized karrimor ruck sack have served me well over the years, drennan fine baiting needle superbly sharp only watch you dont stick it in the hand in the wee small hours, have found the plastic korum feeders pants on the tidal, much better cage feeders...

Tench , cod and long lost crucians for me ponds ,rivers lakes , estuary's and the sea away from the product pushing wannabies!

And dont tell every tom dick and harry where you caught them.

Korum one did not last me very long i have been using a unbranded one for last couple of years purchased from a local tackle shop, classed as a carp catty, good sized cup and sturdy tie clips holding the elastic to the frame.

I forgot landing net head on the trent , phoned a mate up no problem to borrow one, 1 1/2 hrs later back on the bank . Always take a few spare weights even when roaming round a small river, that sinking feeling when a essential item gets left is not good . I would lend a genuine angler a couple...

Just a few Chub to watch the tourists eating ice creams Clive , the weir on the dearne favoured by the canoeists still has Gudgeon alley on the shallow gravels below as far as i know.

Sorry about that techno luddite that i am , not got to grips yet with smartphone yet ,back to the Abacas [laptop], had a clonker in the Swale years ago and used to fish a pool in the Wiske, when visiting grandparents, great way to spend a Sunday afternoon trotting mostly maggots under a...

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Cant be too carpy on some small rivers you would catch buger all and end up with a hernia agree Clive pike gags were barbaric as were some of the massive trebles used, but the attitude as pike as vermin to be killed was insane, saw a beauty of a pike thrown down the grate at Coppers lake in...

Cod fishing in the wee small hours of winter , not a beep beep anywhere , bliss, do use them elsewhere sometimes but turned right down. Still see myself as a sometimes slightly tooled up tench fisher, a good crucian caught on float during a early morning or dusk session would be just as good as...

Hello Mr Clive, hopefully get over next year , once the cats are fed and watered still adapting to North lincolnshire, my mrs will hopefully be singing in the back garden of one of her choir members over here shortly! whats a fattwa ?

Used to catch loads in yorkshire ouse, Millfield lagoons , river dearne , the calder to name a few often plagued by the colourful little blighters , now sadly vamoosed, along with the Tommy Ruffe .

Funny how the range of rods and reels shrunk to mostly the cheaper end stuff a few weeks ago, no more Rod hutchinson One Rods for £40.00, where has all the other stock vanished too as well !

Nice to float fish on a misty dawn ,used to try for a yorkshire double got as far as 8 1/2lb. Years ago a carp fishing work college used to moan about catching Stench as he called them after emptying 20 plus kg of bait into the swim, decided to try tench for first day of the season before...

Always preferred plumrose ham and pork, getting harder to get hold off , most varieties all come from the house of Tullip, must be cost cutting exercise why numerous flavours are getting rarer , was a bit miffed at the generous sized tins shrinking a few years back.

Will be float fishing for tench on the 16th and giving it a week before trying for a barbel, used to be the 1st of june a few years ago where I come from and rarely lived up to the hype , its great to be allowed to fish again though!

The Calder and smaller west/ south yorkshire river Dearne worth a bash, was lucky enough to wangle a fair few ,before moving to north lincs, still some good free fishing to be had .