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Bugger, there was I thinking that you were selling one ☹️. If you get two positive answers I would be up for the other one ! David

See you there, there is a cafe with hot food and drinks on site as well . David

I had a similar experience years ago when fishing the Ribble. Yomped a half mile and discovered I had left feeders and sinkers at home. Neccesity being the mother of invention caused me to have a search around in a patch of washed up branches and detritus etc that had been deposited after a...

Ok, now we have all laughed at the portapotty, here is soomething that I made earlier this year . Basically it is a waterproof cushion with a strap and clip that goes around my midriff. If I take a bigger bag for a yomp down the riverside , the bag goes over my shoulders and rests on the...

All I need , rod, net, bag , waders . David

I cannot remember where I read it but the Aldi is a carbon copy of a “ branded “ bibn brace / jacket set costing something like four times as much .Probably made in the same factory but with different labels . I have used an Aldi set for the past 4 years and it is waterproof , warm and still...

As a link to this thread, looking out this morning there are a couple of chaps from the EA doing a flood survey of the Teme. No idea if what they find will have any bearing on the Teme as a fishery . They appear to be serious as they are in waders, and using GPS surveying equipment along with...

The Teme. At this moment I am on the last day of a weeks holiday , staying at a cottage on the Teme. I have fished every day for a few hours, mostly evenings or early mornings, or both , spending maybe a max of 6-8 hours a day with lines in the water. I have chosen my swims ( BAA and a private...

Another wheel re invented . David

Thanks Simon , I think a standard Connect has a solid bulkhead, I am looking at a Connect that has 3 rear seats so no bulkhead .I think its called a cabstar or something similar . David

Hi guys, I have just been reading over this thread, and it has got me a thinking . https://barbel.co.uk/forum/threads/vehicle-of-choice.20933/page-5 I am thinking about getting myself a van to cover a few bases, to be a fishing vehicle, for trips to the tip , for general running about in and...

We are visiting Erdiston ourselves in 8 days, I have purchased a B.A.A ticket on the strength of its many accessible areas of the rivers Severn and Teme. I m sure somebody will be along later to give a better answer, but as there are many miles of rivers to explore the BAA stretches should keep...

The way I have always understood to ascertain a test curve of a rod is to have the rod butt secured to a horizontal surface , possibly using a clamp on the handle , run a line through the eyes and hang weights onto the end of the line until the tip of the rod is 90 degrees to the rod butt . The...

Try looking on U tube for Charlyfarly, he is a bit of an aquired taste , but he fishes some really nice venues , and his videos will give you some idea of what the rivers are like . One place I fish myself is the Swale at Cundall . You can drive down to the bank and park behind or nearby to...

My question would be….. Why ? You may just as well use some flavoured groundbait I would think…. Hemp is a known attractor, you could be doing a Korum Job on it , I.E trying to make an “improvement” that is not needed , and may in fact be a backward step. I suppose that it has been tried...

There is one on flea b now . David

I dont use those things Damian , its hard enough deciding what bait to use without confusing the issue with those infernal man made chemical balls . 🤣 Good tip re checking for air ingress , thinking about it no harm in “ double bagging “ with a second vacuumed bag . To be sure to be sure as...

Just to ressurect this , I have just bought a Vacuum sealer, and intend to try Damiens method , just drying out the hemp as much as possible, then sealing . I am hoping that sealing Hemp that has been dried as much as possible will enable me to use the freezer space for other baits , in fact ...

Here is mine …. David .

Thinking about it , it has happened to me as well. But with a spool of 40 lb which I use for traces on my sea angling gear. It was last year though . Luckily I managed to temporarily repair the end and would the line onto another spool with no visible damage to the line . I was making up a few...