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What does it say about me then Dan , I'm intrigued !

OK , thats very helpful Michael , much appreciated

Thanks Richard , much appreciated

Anyone got one or more of these for sale , these are after market , the originals are plastic . I am lead to believe that someone was making them but has ceased doing so . Thanks .

I am sure he did mention having a 3 week blank ! Now that would have me looking a little baleful

Well I watched the video Damian but it still left me feeling mystified . Basically he was saying this rig is the best rig , therefore I don't have to worry about that anymore[ phew], and I can concentrate on' other things ' It was this bit that had me puzzled . What are / were the other things ...

You cannot really go wrong with a wide drum Speedia , excellent reels . The Marco Cortesi reels are OK but the build quality is average , if looking at a modern reel I would go for an Okuma Aventa , not strictly a centre pin as it runs on bearings but well built and durable

If I had a few £1000 quid spare I would buy an Edward Barder split Cane Barbel rod . I reckon they would hold their price if times got hard and you needed to flog it on . Then of course you would need a fancy reel to go with it . I have used a few high end pins and the best one I have ever...

Perhaps , instead of buying all these fancy pellets and boilies , we should take a lesson from anglers in days gone by . Read old angling books and when fishing for Barbel they recommend using Greaves or Bullocks Pith ,Bacon fat and Tallow were other favourites as was dried blood in groundbait ...

WOW .thats a mighty big barbel !

I will have to look in to that , thanks .

I would agree there is an element of confirmation bias Terry . In fishing having confidence in a bait / method is everything, but I do still believe that Garlic Spam had an edge over ordinary spam as the garlic content was very high and was part of the mixture that made up the finished product...

Barbel will eat anything . I think all these various flavours are as much to catch anglers as fish . My approach ? Anything smelly on the hook , maggots in winter and don't chuck loads of feed in . Over the years the ONLY bait that I believed gave you an edge was Garlic Spam , sadly it's no...

I would second Craigs advice , visit Woodys tackle , they are extremely helpful to anyone new to fishing in the area

Well done .By the look of it's tail that first Barbel has had a close encounter with some sharp teeth !

From Ruffe to Mahseer , that's one hell of an angling journey Steve , great read !

Only trouble with candle wax is that any dirt / grit will stick to it, ultimately compounding the problem .

The first fish I remember catching was a Brown Trout from Ponden Reservoir in the old West Riding of Yorkshire , I was probably 6 or 7 years old My Grandad had a farm in the area and he used to take me on his fishing trips , he wasn't the greatest teacher as he would leave me to my own devices...

And a jolly god read it is too !

In terms of bags , the only thing I would say is the zips always break eventually irrespective of manufacturer . To my knowledge there isn't a bag made that has no zips but the old style Drennan rucksacks only had a couple , as a result the bags last longer as they either have clip or press...