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Haha! I'm giving extreme examples for a bit of fun! 😅

I try and avoid having matching rods when Barbel fishing when using ( often I dont). It's my personal little protest about what's happened to Carp fishing and specialist angling in general. To me it makes no difference having different set ups. I will, for example, fish a fixed spool on one and...

Thanks Mark. 👍

Is that the BAA water at Barton Mark? I haven't yet been brave enough to venture away from the middle Severn on my trips up from the south coast and really don't know where to start. The whole point of driving so far is yo actually catch some Barbel. Easier said than done now on my nearest rivers.

Just been in my local tackle shop. Picked up a bag of Sticky baits 12mm bloodworm boilies. They look interesting. The only bites I had last night on worm were Rudd!

There is at least one person, who shall remain nameless, who built a multi million pound business around the initial sale of leads. Of course that was only the start of the business but those leads were going somewhere weren't they for people to keep buying them!

Yes. Saw Mark's video. How would this ever be effectively policed? OK maybe on high profile commercial fisheries but what about miles from anywhere on a stormy beach? Speaking of which, trying to get the range on Chesil abd hold bottom without a 5 - 8 oz grip lead would be interesting...

I disagree about your comment regarding the existence of a sixth sense. I have experienced personally a strong feeling that I should recast to another area of a swim and so strong was that feeling that it could not be ignored. And it has been repaid. I suppose it depends on your definition of a...

Malc. Certainly built Century rods and I seem to recall reading somewhere he built the pulse rods.

Malc Rooker possibly?

Yes. I know what you mean. There are some huge Barbel coming from the Avon but I think it's worth noting that many of these are recaptures of a handful of big fish, though not all. The population is low but there are people on here much better qualified than me to offer an opinion. I did catch 3...

Hi Ralph. You raise an interesting point there about Chub sizes. I agree with you that the modern baits have made a difference to Chub sizes. If we take my nearest river, the Dorset Stour, it is a river of two halves. The big fish of over 6lb become much more common ( wrong word really) from...

Nice job. My first proper Chub rod was a NW. I bought it as a blank with handle fitted. I've never seen such a long handle! After shortening and ringing up I caught some good fish on it including a 5.15 and a bit🤣 in 1983. Massive fish then. Would it have been an SS5? Seems to ring a bell. Sadly...

Here's a good '6' from my last day of the season on the Stour. Two bites was all I could manage. One found a snag and this was the other. More than happy with that on a difficult day. 🙂

Good information there. As for the two rods you mention, the SU Avon has more of a traditional through action whereas the Torrix ( you may know) is much faster and more tippy though it will bend through under pressure. It has a very fine tip and appears quite a fragile rod whereas the SU Avon...

Makes sense. I wasn't aware of Rod rings and things. Seems pretty good though I did notice a great many products were sold out so difficulty in getting stock perhaps? I don't know. Because I will mainly be using a centrepin on the Chimera 1 I may just be better off going down the route I took...

Hi Ralph. I'm grateful for your detailed and informative post. You have given me lots to think about! It's nice to see there are still people about that like to do things their own way. This is an excellent group with many such people I dare say. Love the cardinal 54! 😁

Th Thanks Bob. Appreciate that. 🙂

The closing of Guides and Blanks ( part of Hopkins and Holloway) was a big loss for those of us that tinker around with rods. I have a Chimera 1 that I bought from Walkers of Trowell ( going cheap). The handle is far too long for my taste and has the standard short cork shoulder above the reel...

A bit like ASM. I think it has Essential oils added to Alar Salar but hey, he knows his stuff doubtless it will be effective but I'll stick to what I know and have confidence in. How many times do you need to change your bait I would ask? Serious question.