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Same, very light and comfortable, although I’m about 11 stone so it doesn’t need to be as robust I use it for carrying all my gear as well - jacket unhooking mat and small tackle box and bait

We’ve got it good here compared to some places. In Croatia on holiday the second week the local forecast got everyday completely wrong, heavy rain every day when it was clear blue skies. When I asked the hotel reception they shrugged their shoulders and smiled. I’ve also noticed the bbc...

I can guess the shape of his Christmas present already 😂

Brilliant and top Dadding! A special moment he’ll never forget. My two caught their first Barbel this Summer, the pleasure they get from fishing is great to see at that age. No phones, devices or tv 👍

Muck boots are too narrow for my feet, I’ve tried a few different styles but none fit comfortably.

I don’t own this rod but I’ve read good things about it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354224849669?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=cbyanwouqyo&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=mBR7g2-9SXG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Thanks Richard. That’s a brilliant article. I’ve shared it with a load of non-angling friends

I bought a “Harrison 12’ Barbel 2lb t/c” that was sold second hand as a custom build Torrix. Bob and few others on here who’d know said it didn’t look like a Torrix. I sent some photos to Harrison who said it would have to have been a special blank for a custom build and they didn’t recall...

I bow to your far greater knowledge and I know I’m splitting hairs, but Thames weren’t downgraded were they? That’s not to say they couldn’t have been, of course

I think that the nature of the investment - a bond is effectively a loan and these particular bonds are loans for a specified purpose - and because the pension fund is far enough removed from the EA, isnt owned by the EA and is heavily regulated in a different way than the EA means that a...

I don’t agree with the private ownership of essentials like water but we are where we are and I don’t see the fundamental obvious conflict of interest.

Graham The Water companies issue green bonds as a way of raising finance to fund projects that have to have an environmental benefit. A bond issue will be cheaper for Thames Water than borrowing the money as a loan. They wouldnt be looking to finance the capital works their business needs...

I don’t know whether the investment is, but if the money is invested in green bonds, which have been issued by some of the water companies including Thames and Anglian im not sure it’s the scandal it’s being made out to be Green bonds guarantee the money will be invested in a constructive and...

The M2 Spectrons are lovely float rods, I’ve owned the 12’ 2 piece waggler and the 13’ waggler as well as the XP I sold you. I almost got the spliced tip as well 😊 The XP would be a great all-rounder if I was still float fishing for Barbel but since I can’t anymore I’d rescue my acolyte plus...

Not taking sides but we’re lucky to have the ignore function on bfw, it’s very helpful in making it a more pleasurable experience I think sometimes people lose sight of the impact their actions have on other on the internet. Fir all the people engaging in a heated argument there may be many...

But you can cure it Im not really sure what that means 🤷‍♂️

Korum Specimen hooks are inexpensive but go blunt quite quickly. The Pallatrax on the bfw website are expensive but worth it imo

True, if I’d read the first post properly I’d have seen that a pin is no good for what he wants. Ok for the stream I fish on, no good if you need to cast any distance I tried the shimano on the 7’ aventa today, it’s perfectly fine but if I was buying a reel to match I’d go for something...

Did you think about a centre pin? I’ve got the Aventa 7’ stalker rod that I’ll be using tomorrow for the first time with a pin. I’ve also got a shimano 4000 st fb that I’ll probably try out with it as well so I’ll let you know how it feels. I’ve used the Shimanos for years for all my fishing...

Thanks very much for that, I will do