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It all sounds pretty awful , the particles of waste must be pretty big for the gulls to show an interest

Good that they are aware Kevin , did you get any response from the EA as to why this pollution was occurring and what they intended to do about it as clearly there is untreated sewage going in to the river given the gull activity ?

Might be a bit late now Kevin but you could try reporting it to the EA

You are right Lawrence, the water companies do get away with it , what we need to do is to persuade the politicians to stop them getting away with it ! At the end of the day it is our elected representatives badgered by us ,the people, that vote them in that will change this situation . The key...

Well I googled it Jon , TBH my arthritic sausage roll like fingers couldn't cope with all that faffing about ! I will stick to cramming as many maggots as I can on a sharp size 8 continental boilie hook and hope for the best , interesting reading though , thanks for the heads up .

As I said in my earlier post , it is VOLUME of pressure that gets things done , whatever your view of the efficacy of groups that advocate for anglers/fish , on there own they will not bring about a significant change to this appalling situation . What will be more effective is if the various...

Apart from the minor irritation of Mr Whitehouse never losing an opportunity to employ his arsenal of northern stereotype accents , it was a well put together programme highlighting an appalling situation of what in effect is legally sanctioned pollution . It has to be said however that to...

Wow , I feel the need for some aggressive hooks , I think mine may not be bad tempered enough , where do I buy them Jon ? Who is KD , what is his style ? I feel as if I am living in a parallel fishing universe . To answer the question re the missed bites , liners would be my guess

Absolutely !

My ABU Cardinals were made in the late 70's / early 80's , beautifully engineered reels . Mitchells , earliest were made in the 1950's , bit basic but I enjoy using them

For the Barbel fishing , I either use vintage Abu Cardinal 54's or 55's , sometimes vintage Mitchell 30l's or 411's , occasionally modern Shimano's if I feel the need for a baitrunner

Essentially Richard , despite all our best efforts as responsible anglers, we are putting fish under stress by the very fact of catching them and fish ,will ,on occasion, react badly to the distress we have caused them . There is no perfect solution to the issue of handling / caring for Barbel...

Yes I an , I have seen Barbel chasing fry in the shallows , seems to be an early season/ summer phenomena

Its all a compromise Richard . Say for example you have your 14 lb + barbel in your 36 inch landing net still tethered to your line with a 5oz feeder snagged in the mesh , the fish is belly up and its struggling to right itself / turn itself in to the current , perhaps its dorsal fin has become...

I think the problem with any retention/recovery strategy for Barbel is that everything is a compromise . A landing net is just that , a net for landing fish not retaining them . Like most others I tend to follow the perceived wisdom of leave the barbel in the landing net for a while before...

The wisdom on this subject seems to be that leaving a barbel in a landing net to recover is the best thing to do to allow the fish to recover after capture and before release back to the river . However if you look at it logically putting a barbel in a much larger well positioned fully...

Robin , as David has commented ,your rod is beyond repair , you could splint it but you would be sorely disappointed with the results , trust me . I would suggest you google split cane rod makers , there are a few around , chap called Ryan Burns springs to mind , he has a good reputation . They...

Could be worse David :) .I love reading Bernard Venables Mr Crabtree book , old Crabtree never had that pipe out of his mouth , I reckon he puffed away at it to keep the midges at bay . The lad Peter always does as he's told , and never questions his dads wisdom and methods. I wonder what Mr C...

Thanks for your kind words David . I do not build cane rods from scratch , I don't have the requisite facilities/equipment , most of my work is refurbishing rods,fitting new rings ,re whipping and re varnishing ,and / or repairing rods with delamination , sets in the cane , worn out ferrules ...

Very good advice from David , a man who knows ....