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  1. Trevor Brown

    Keith Speer

    Very sad news,my condolences to his family and friends,R.I.P Keith.
  2. Trevor Brown

    jrc x-lite or chub lo-lite

    Had a JRC for a few years,good piece of kit,recommended
  3. Trevor Brown

    Sunsets....another reason for going fishing fishing.

    Two great atmospheric photo,s, winter sunsets and sunrises are really special and a nice barbel in between make them even better :D
  4. Trevor Brown

    goodbye leslies of Luton.

    Anyone living in the Wolverhampton area should take a look at Fatties Tackle in Griffiths Drive Ashmore Park Wednesfield,loads of quality tackle and bait for the specialist angler and friendly staff,well worth a look.
  5. Trevor Brown

    Fixing isotopes

    Try clear silicone,it offers some protection and doesn't damage the glass bodies.Make the recess a little larger than the isotope,put in the silicone and then carefully push in the isotope so that it's just below the reel seat and then smooth the silicone leaving a little of the glass exposed or...
  6. Trevor Brown

    New Dove Record

    Nice one Jim,well deserved.
  7. Trevor Brown

    cheap hooks?

    Why spend a lot of money on rods and reels and then skimp on the most important bit ? 50p is hardly expensive !!!
  8. Trevor Brown

    new free spirit rods

    Been using their Specialist Advanced 2.25 T.C for the past 6 years,lovely through action,great rods IMO,came with just the Avon tops(no quiver)if the new model is as good they'll be a bargain :)
  9. Trevor Brown

    Korum anti eject rig sleeves

    I use the small ones on Korda size 10 wide gape X which have quite a large eye so should be o.k on your larger sized hooks.used them for a few years now,great piece of kit.
  10. Trevor Brown

    The influx of cold water and its effect on barbel

    Fished the Dove last night,water temp was 10 degrees,managed a chub and a nice barbel @ 10lbs
  11. Trevor Brown

    Felindre, done it again!

    Totally agree,I dropped one of my 5000 XTEA,s on the kitchen floor and damaged the motion shaft,sent it off Monday morning and got it back the following Thursday as good as new at a very reasonable cost,great service :)
  12. Trevor Brown

    Home page

    Quite right Tom,fish of a lifetime anyone would be love to catch.
  13. Trevor Brown

    Home page

    Looks like the same fish that came out in August at 15-12 to one of the "beasthunters"
  14. Trevor Brown

    Hooks

    Korda wide gape X for me,been using them for a few years now,no problems.
  15. Trevor Brown

    Pinning down your hooklength and / or mainline?

    Coated braid hook length with tungsten putty mouse dropping size with a Gardner flying back lead does the trick for me.
  16. Trevor Brown

    Korum Hooks.

    I used the seamless ones when they first came out,after a couple of lost fish due to straightening out binned em.
  17. Trevor Brown

    Barbel rigs

    Same here Ray,free running lead,2-3ft coated braid(sufix camfusion) hook link with the last inch or so stripped back with a Korum aligner over the shank of a korda wide gape x size 10,works a treat
  18. Trevor Brown

    Cleaning cork handles

    Washing up liquid and sponge/scourer works a treat
  19. Trevor Brown

    Message for Mr Collett

    I'm with Dean,I know Steve,great bloke,brilliant all round angler and a great ambassador for our sport.
  20. Trevor Brown

    Prince Albert

    Just about sums it up Darryl :)
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