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  1. Matt Withers

    Weight

    Not me 🤣
  2. Matt Withers

    Weight

    Yes, more gear gets dumped into the rucksack with out bothering to see what’s already in there, especially if going out for an impromptu evening session , I have a Tupperware box in the back of my work van , every time I fit or chance a lock, door closer etc, all the decent spare parts go...
  3. Matt Withers

    Weight

    Depending were I am fishing I could easily end up walking 4-5 miles, I must admit I was only really loaded up as the weather forecast wasn’t great so I ended up taking the brolly and loads of diffrent weights and feeders as I wasn’t sure what the river was doing big adjustable chair as the...
  4. Matt Withers

    Weight

    I’m about 13 stone, I’m sure I used to be taller than I am now, must be all the weight I’m carrying 🤣 yes, seen that post, that’s what prompted me to post this
  5. Matt Withers

    Weight

    Went fishing last night. Felt a bit under the weather. Got to the river and was absolutely knackered, it felt like all my gear weighed twice what it usually does, any how when I unloaded the van this morning, I decided to weigh everything , all my gear minus a full flask and bait , weighed over...
  6. Matt Withers

    Landing net

    I’ve just bought the Drennan specimen triangle net, seems a good bit of kit, although it takes some putting together first few times you use it
  7. Matt Withers

    Fishing a river in flood

    I’ll start this by saying I’m fairly new to river fishing in general, fishing for barbel more so, I know the basics, and catch reasonably well when the rivers at normal levels, I always struggle when the waters up, although I did catch my pb barbel on a flooded ribble, the stretches I fish, to...
  8. Matt Withers

    What is the ultimate setup for a long walk?

    If anyones after a light weight sitting mat/chair, you can’t go far wrong with one of these, I bought one when I decided I need to start travelling light, the back secting can be tensioned to act as a back rest ...
  9. Matt Withers

    Squeeze ready paste/ground bait

    Evening, fished two rods tonight, garlic sausage on one, pellet and paste on the other, had 1 bite on pellet, ended up with a barbel 7-8 lb
  10. Matt Withers

    Acolyte users??

    I use a Drennan rigid rod case for mine
  11. Matt Withers

    Squeeze ready paste/ground bait

    Will do, buddy
  12. Matt Withers

    Squeeze ready paste/ground bait

    Tomorrow nights batch of paste sorted
  13. Matt Withers

    Bite Alarms

    Delkin ev”s if you can find them
  14. Matt Withers

    Squeeze ready paste/ground bait

    The mix ends up pretty much like the dynamite halibut past consistency
  15. Matt Withers

    Squeeze ready paste/ground bait

    When I make paste I generally use 2 eggs,dynamite halibut pellet ground bait,a.splash of dynamite cheesy garlic bait boost and some garlic salt , if you mix it softer than you want the mix will stiffen up by the time you get too the river
  16. Matt Withers

    Lidl garlic sausage

    I’ve stocked up while I can get it
  17. Matt Withers

    Greys prodigy pb barbel rod

    Hi, they are 3.2mm across
  18. Matt Withers

    Greys prodigy pb barbel rod

    Which was …. Even
  19. Matt Withers

    Greys prodigy pb barbel rod

    Apart from getting in contact with greys again which as a non starter, does anyone know of any other make of quiver tip that will fit, preferably 4,5 or 6 oz , cheers
  20. Matt Withers

    Flavoured meat

    Blimey, I’d don’t know it could be that bad , think I’ll bin it all when I get home
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