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    Sticklebacks to Throwing Sticks by Tom Bankes

    Just ordered - I like the idea of idiosyncratic...
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    Bob James on the Wye

    Very nice video, lovely stretch - thanks for sharing Mark
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    missing magazine

    Issue 3 was the rare one - I can't remember why but it took me a while to obtain a copy. Good luck with the hunt
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    Catch Cult 28

    Agree with the previous posters. I have subscribed from the first issue and it is the only magazine I read
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    Wye and Usk Foundation

    Thanks Dave, must be my suspicious nature...
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    Wye and Usk Foundation

    Has anyone else been contacted by the Wye & Usk Foundation asking for £20 monthly contributions to enable them to monitor water quality?
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    Hook Sharpener Recommendation Required Please

    Great, thanks Cliff, that's what I wanted to hear!!
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    Hook Sharpener Recommendation Required Please

    Thanks Derek and everyone else that has contributed. I too do the fingernail test and discard any hook that fails. However, I am down to the last few packets of my long-discontinued favourite hook in my favourite size so was looking to prolong the life of the remainder. It sounds like I might...
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    Hook Sharpener Recommendation Required Please

    Thanks for all your replies - I will get a couple of the recommendations and see what works best for me. Best wishes, Steve
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    Hook Sharpener Recommendation Required Please

    Hi guys, We all love the What Bivvy Slippers? type threads - don't we?! Anyway, I am after a hook sharpener that I can carry with me and use on the bank - so any recommendations gratefully received. Many thanks, Steve
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    1 or 2

    It depends... If I've just got a few hours or if I'm fishing the Wye, I'll take one rod and rove - two rods are more trouble than they are worth in such a scenario. If I am fishing a big river (Thames, Trent) I will usually fish in a different way, baiting so the fish come to me rather than...
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    Safe on the bank?

    Tackle theft was so rife on Darenth back in the 80s that a mate of mine, having had his buzzers and rods stolen while he slept several times, painted his rods and buzzers bright pink. It worked!
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    Safe on the bank?

    Without wishing to tempt fate I have never had a problem on the bank but did feel extremely uncomfortable on a (new to me) club stretch of the Thames some years ago. When I turned up I saw that the car park was strewn with broken glass - never a confidence boost. As I set up I noticed some...
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    Korda job lot - extra bits added, price unchanged

    4 metres of 0.75mm Gravel Khaki sinking rig tube 20 safe zone Gravel tail rubbers 20 safe zone Weed Green tail rubbers 10 safe zone Gravel lead clips Gravel lead clip action pack (5 bolt rigs for swivel leads) 6 safe zone kwik change system flying back leads 4.0 grams including rubber beads 24...
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    Terminal tackle job lot - extra bits added; price unchanged

    Yes, I am having a bit of a clear out! 9 Solar Tackle 1.5mm bore crafty rig rings 17 Thinking Anglers micro hook beads 10 Armaled International locjaw safety lead clips 10 Gardner Covert large hook aligner, c-thru green 10 Gardner Covert small hook aligner, c-thru brown 48 ESP 5mm rubber shock...
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    Korda job lot - extra bits added, price unchanged

    4 metres of 0.75mm Gravel Khaki sinking rig tube 20 safe zone Gravel tail rubbers 20 safe zone Weed Green tail rubbers 10 safe zone Gravel lead clips Gravel lead clip action pack (5 bolt rigs for swivel leads) 6 safe zone kwik change system flying back leads 4.0 grams including rubber beads £12...
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