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No problem.... Keep smiling Paul

Mike, Really appreciate you amending your thread. Thanks for the PM and....reply inbound Paul

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I seem to have inadvertantly ruffled a few feathers with this one....as I said in the first part of the thread I originally posted: "....more a refelction on whether the Internet has possibly dulled the pioneering spirit that I so fondly remember from early Carp fishing days." I realise it...

Nice to see the debate is progressing with thought provoking points of view coming to the fore :) Paul PS: Which swim in Castle Cary is The hot one?

Well, I'm happy that I've started a discussion that has provoked some thought....but somewhat saddened that it appears that a fair proportion of the tackle shops around and about seemingly aren't run by folks who can dispense advice over a wide range of angling skills. My local tackle shop is...

Good morning all, Can I start by saying that this thread is in no way a "dig" at anybody who posts on BFW....more a refelction on whether the Internet has possibly dulled the pioneering spirit that I so fondly remember from early Carp fishing days. Back in the early 80's there was a lot more...

Oh so many tales to tell....I think I've fallen in to most rivers I've fished over the years as recently as an un-planned trip into the Severn last Winter whilst playing a Pike when the landing stage I stepped onto turned into a sort of surf board and sent me out and down....bloody cold I can...

Scubes, As long as you can mucker....The Chub are usually feeding heavily well within 30 minutes or so and the Barbel are never far behind:) I've sat on the Teme in the close season and fed Barbel constantly for hours and hours, usually until I run out of pellets. In a fishing situation...

Chris, I've found that patience is the real key in this....something I'm only just getting enough of:rolleyes: I've found that reading the swim so that you are able to make a decent guess at where the fish will be lying, where they'll come from and where you want them to be feeding when...

I thought that this thread was wending it's way to the old joke that he could have used the scales on the fishes back?? I'm here all week !!!! Paul

Mate, I look forward to hooking up for a chinwag - been too long. But I really did think of you and not your feeders when I saw the title ;) Paul

Ray, I've always thought that a book on the subject by yourself was long overdue....will be having a copy of that when it comes out :) As a method it is something that I've done a bit of with a bit of success and plan to do more of this time round - I've said that for the past 3 close...

On the Barbel Even Closer DVD Stu Morgan rolls some worms round a Thames weirpool with only a light ledger....IMO all you need is enough weight to get the bait down to the bottom and no more - after all, you want the bait to waft about and move with the flow as naturally as is possible...

Mark, The Teme thread is full of reports of sexual activity !!!

seems a shame really that you have to resort to eBay litigation to get the items you've already paid for :( On a different note though, when I saw the thread title I immediately thought of Scuba !!!!

If you make use of the "search" facility you can find all you will ever need to know about landing net handles.... Paul

Darren, Been a bit quiet really although there are a couple of threads on landing nets and unhooking mats that will help us all to get through the close season. Have a look at the Severn Rivers Trust thread though - nice one ;) Go steady Paul

Ditto the above Ade :) Paul

Hutchinson Seafood Blend was one that made me physically gag when knocking up bait in the past....that in conjunction with green lip mussel on a decent fishmeal base caught plenty of Carp back in the day but stank to high heaven !!!!