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Hi Chaps , I would just like to add that braid has no stretch at all and because of this my personal opinion is that it could cause other trauma to barbel / carp as they are such hard fighting fish , whereas mono has some degree of shock asorption as it stretches as the fish runs .
Now if you...
Hi Gary ,
I only use shimano reels and i find the 5000 gte perfect for most types of fishing !
you can pick them up for around £50.00 so all in all value for money .
Hi Chaps , its very strange how over the years i evolved into an accomplished match angler , winning matches on the trent by fishing stick float with castor, hemp and bronze maggots , then after the decline in the rivers at the beginning of the nineties i turned to pole fishing on commercials...
Adrian , this is why we should have our voice heard , its time to question why the closed season is allowed to continue in its current format !
years ago the yorkshire closed season ran from 16/ 02 until 01/06 , nobody argued when it was changed and it had zero impact on fish stocks !
maybe it...
Hi Trevor , the weather is just a excuse ! the truth is that fish will spawn up to three times a year , there will never be a perfect or ideal situation , therefore we as a body of anglers should ask for a compromise .
I agree , moved and shortened . I will write a letter to the minister for the environment later and see if i get a reply ! If we post a petition thread on BFW i wonder how many signitures we would get ?
Hi , Quite a few years ago I managed to land a brace of Perch at 7 lbs 12 oz from swarkstone on the trent , Both fish were caught while reeling in very small roach on the stick float and came within ten minutes of eachother , I remember both fish put up a hell of a fight on light gear ! On the...
The Sharpness canal in Gloucester always manages to draw me to its banks , It holds shoals of bream , large perch and some large very wild carp that nobody targets, so its got to be worth a try !
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