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Ok then chaps and chappesses, need some advice here, I'll start with a brief background...... My usual fishing routine used to consist of leaving work on a Friday afternoon, heading down to the river, fishing until around 11pm then retiring to the campervan for a quick mouthful of food and...

Nothing showing at this end matey :confused:

Consider my flabber well and truly gasted!! :eek: Since I got back into my fishing I'd love to know what occurred between 2008-2014 that meant catching a Barbel, big Carp or Pike was the true meaning of life, it must be done at all costs no matter what and all human morals, ethics, manners and...

I think that on a syndicate, or lake syndicate, it is indeed a slightly different situation: I'd like to think all the anglers are serious and reasonably competent given the price paid for membership, therefore all having a mutual respect for one another. On this club water though 90% of the...

Just been skimming through the Facebook page of a club I was a member of last season, only a small club with a couple of miles of river but some fantastic fishing. One of the members enquired if swims can be booked in advance for June 16th and the head bailiff says this is fine! I'm not sure...

It is an interesting and valid point/theory indeed - one of many that all have their merits. While for me on my local river, the catches have dropped to an appalling level - 3 or 4 fish a season instead of what used to be a day! However, there's about 7 miles of river between 2 weirs, with...

Great reading these tales guys, I blissfully dismissed the information that fingers get very cold on a bike - all I had in my mind was riding off into the sunrise, mind full of hope at the prospect of a new day, quiver slung over my shoulder, leather tassels flapping in the slipstream etc etc -...

My 2 wheel wonder struggles much above 50mph anyway - especially in this awful breeze! Quite looking forward to the new season and ventures out on the bike. I'd like to think it'll be a lot warmer too!!

This is all great stuff guys thanks for the reassurance! Only downside to it is that my bike doesn't have the tv/dvd, stove, bed, sink etc etc....... it is wonderfully cheap transport though so I'm happy with the trade off!

Hi folks, Unfortunately my beloved campervan is in the scrapyard in the sky and my only economical replacement is a little 125cc bike. Simple question, has anyone ever got to the banks with their rods on a motorbike? If so, how? I only ever carry a small rucksack, 1 rod and net/pole...

Very, very sad and unexpected news. He really was an inspirational angler. RIP Keith.

I toyed with the idea of a rolling pin but after reading a few horror stories about them I decided to just go for a normal pin. Ended up with the Okuma and can't fault it at all. I too adopt a mobile approach and never have felt like I've needed to be able to cast further. The wallis cast really...

I'd agree there Stuart, as long as the temperature is going the right direction it doesn't make a huge difference to me what the actual numbers are. Saying that though I only ever occasionally take the temperature out of curiosity, as I'm hardly going to turn back and drive home if the...

All the best for 2015 folks, enjoy!

I have a pair of the esp shades, brought them basically because they were fairly cheap and like Julian says, they're likely to end up broken or wet! They do the job nicely and they're comfy to wear.

Amazed nobody has started another c£nterp!n debate yet!! Before I became converted though, I used to use the clutch most of the time but had it set fairly light and preferred to control the fish with my finger on the spool. Never got on much with backwinding unless it was near netting or...

Beautifully summed up there Dave I couldn't agree more!

I got some ever trusty Amazon vouchers which I put to good use and ordered a new rucksack as I think my old wychwood one is about done what with 12 years of use and some large mouse holes! Wifey got a beginners guide to knitting so I'm hoping for some thick wooly socks soon too!

I occasionally touch leger, if nothing else just to get that heightened buzz of anticipation. I'm not really one for striking at tiny pulls though as, despite knowing that barbel often do give small indications, I'd rather hit a proper bite that will eventually come rather than striking at what...

That 6th sense feeling you get about a particular swim, or an urge at 2230 to jump in the van on a school night and get down the river as you ''just know'' you're in for something special? Any tales of it coming to life or is it just another justification to SWMBO that you can't under any...