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  1. Robert West

    Rod price on eBay…crazy…

    12.8% selling to come off that. So that’s down to 435 ish🤣. I know a few people that sell on eBay and most add the selling & combined postage fees onto the asking price. Things are only worth what someone’s prepared to pay. If you don’t mind sitting on the item and times no problem someone will...
  2. Robert West

    New footwear for winter recommendations

    Another vote for the Muck boots. muckmasters are a bit tougher with the rubber high up the leg👍 No problems with mine & comfortable to wear.
  3. Robert West

    pigeon conditioner can it be frozen ?

    I get mine from mole country stores bucktons pigeon conditioner £15.49 there also do sacks of cut maize flaked maize whole maize in 20kg sacks
  4. Robert West

    Fish cradles aka Fish poachers

    These fantastic creatures are mostly in the captors care for a brief moment. Whatever you use in there protection has got to be beneficial be it a cradle or a mat. I unhook my fish in the net it never leaves the water until Iam ready I use a Cradle mostly carp fishing most venues it a must or a...
  5. Robert West

    pigeon conditioner can it be frozen ?

    I prepare mine and freeze it dean no problem. Put it in cool box (add flavours at this point if required) cover with boiling water 1” or so put lid on the box leave over night bag and freeze or just use it 👍
  6. Robert West

    Hiking/walking boots

    I’ve got a pair of berghaus hillwalkers I use them fishing, walking the dog etc. 5-6yrs old now clean them every now and then and there still good 👍
  7. Robert West

    cautionary tale!

    Hi Paul don’t feel bad these things happen, it won’t be trailing the lead and iam sure it will shed the hook. Most would have missed that. I for one never check the upper part of the guide,I will now 👍🏻
  8. Robert West

    Bite alarms

    Wow Steve now that’s luxury angling 🤣 If I use alarms it’s mainly still waters carp fishing. their on a receiver on vibrate or very low volume. Ive herd alarms going off on the other side of the fishery before I almost jumped out of my bivvy thinking I had a run🤣
  9. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    Another fantastic fish, lovely dark colour bill. Your far to modest bill, retired or not you’ve still got to put the effort and time in. Efforts = rewards 👍🎣 Iam not quite ready to give up with my tench antics just yet probably have a few sessions here and there. We done to everyone on there...
  10. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    Bill is definitely the tench king no doubt 😉 I managed a river tench last year from the d/stour Michael it went 5.12 I was working today but my son hit the river he had chub at 5.6&4.0 🎣 Good Luck in your river quest 👍
  11. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    We knew we’d be finished by 14:30 today so I put the gear in the van this morning. Once finished we headed to the little lake for what might the last chance of netting the mythical 6lb from this venue. With reports of two 6’s captured we were hopeful. It was hard going once again with Nathan...
  12. Robert West

    Memberships.

    Just the 1 for me ringwood covers the d/stour & the Avon👍 should keep me occupied 😉
  13. Robert West

    How far ?

    d/stour & h/Avon within 15mins 😬 Iam on the rdaa ticket plenty to keep me occupied 👍 I do Travel further afield carp fishing Mostly within 1.5hrs drive.
  14. Robert West

    Waders.

    I wear walking boot socks, no particular sock brand. from go outdoors 👍🏻 Regards boot size I never oversize, for my fishing I wear good walking boots, muck boots or vass chesties all in my actual size
  15. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    Found myself at the little club lake for a few hrs this morning, I was trying out a home made nutty type bait, For a carp trip with my other son 👍 People have told me that the tench won’t take nuts! It proved not to be the case managed a 3.4 tench😬 Are there any other baits tench don’t eat🤣
  16. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    We’ve managed to fit in a few sessions in on the little lake. Once again we fished the shallow snaggy side. Once again the carp payed us a visit the biggest falling to Nathan 10.4, he’s a jammy so & so I don’t know where he gets it from. he had 3 tench aswell over are couple of sessions 4.14...
  17. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    Visited the little lake Saturday morning for another go at the tench. fished until lunchtime with no luck on the tench front. I had one small carp and lost a bigger one to the inconveniently placed snags🙄😂. With signs of spawning activity here also bill I expect they are favouring a different...
  18. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    Payed another visit to our local club lake again today, to say it was hard going was a understatement. I blanked today, Nathan managed one tench of 4.14 the only fish of the day for us. Until next time maybe over the weekend 🤞
  19. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    Hi bill sounds like you had another good session, your certainly doing well on your tinca quest 🎣 Good luck Thursday, we’re hoping to get out again Thursday also 🤞
  20. Robert West

    Tench 2022

    I arranged to meet my son at our local club lake yesterday, He wast due to arrive until 10am so I was left to my own devices first thing, I need the extra time, trying to catch him up 😉 he’s well over double figures now on our tench sessions. After walking my dog I set off for the lake, our...
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