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  1. Robert West

    SAD REALISATION

    Just a general observation gents fishing club ticket on the Dorset stour yesterday with my one of my sons, we see 3 otters at muscliff people filming them on the far bank alerted us to there presents, and on the last 4 throop trips we’ve seen otters on beats 2&3. otters have always been here...
  2. Robert West

    Muck boots

    Been wearing my new muckmasters for a couple of weeks now. I now see how bad my old boots were, the normal pair of thin socks and a pair of thick socks at the same time Could be a thing of the past 👍
  3. Robert West

    Roach

    I’ve had little matches with my boys on the grand union 20 odd yrs ago and I regret to say that was us re: landing pic 😔 As the boys became older we all ditched the keep nets Now we all catch and release ASAP after a pic if warranted🤞 The first pic reminded me of the cod end on a trawler 😮
  4. Robert West

    SAD REALISATION

    I don’t have a social media thing Facebook instagram or Twitter, but for my sons all in there late 20s-early 30s Its a way of life. one son doesn’t fish but the other two do, if they want to find out anything regarding how a venue is fishing baits used etc it’s Facebook there on for the latest...
  5. Robert West

    Lightweight fishing trousers

    This autumn/winter the wife said,That i should look like Iam going fishing and not to work, alluding to my attire 😂 So for the first time ever i purchased a pair of dedicated fishing trousers. Soon pair of fox collection lined trousers Arrived in the post all with the wife approval 👍 similar...
  6. Robert West

    Muck boots

    Hi cliff thanks for the code used today for a new pair of muck masters worked great 👍😀
  7. Robert West

    Roach

    Out on the 12th with one of my sons, river looked fantastic. fished maggot feeder for a dozen small roach and a bream Here’s to the next time 👍
  8. Robert West

    Roach

    That’s a fantastic fish mark 👍 there’s something about roach fishing that keeps you going back.
  9. Robert West

    Roach

    Out today on our roach quest -2 last night stour coloured and push through Small roach & dace no net wetters. Until next time 🤞
  10. Robert West

    Roach Rod Advice

    For me it’s my fox ard023 specialist float 3 piece. I use it for mostly trotting for the roach dace chub etc If you can find one it would definitely be worth a go 👍
  11. Robert West

    Roach

    Out tomorrow with one of my sons in search of the large stour roach 🤞
  12. Robert West

    Roach

    That’s a nice fish to kick off Simon 👍
  13. Robert West

    Bait making...

    Iam looking into different cheese paste mixes at the moment, it’s amazing what we anglers put into it these days.
  14. Robert West

    Location....Towns/villages.

    New Milton Avon and stour 10-15 mins away coast 5mins all quite on the barbel front for me 🙁 But nice roach 2lb from the stour😬
  15. Robert West

    New scales advice

    I’ve been looking at the korum digital scales I like the compact size. At the moment Iam using my Avon scales had them for years they get check every now and then With household items ie: bags of sugar 😉 they seem fairly accurate
  16. Robert West

    Roach

    Hi simon I’ve had one before over 40yrs ago when I was still at school, so along wait between fish😂 it was from the river colne uxbridge middx I remember like it was yesterday fishing with school a mate trotting a float with caster and bang there it was A angler along the bank came and weighed...
  17. Robert West

    Roach

    usually fish caster in the quest for roach but used hookable pellet on the Dorset stour in September and manage to land a 2lb roach to my amazement 😀
  18. Robert West

    Lead style

    Chris asked a great question 👍 in the past I’ve tried all styles fixed,semi fixed,running rigs, nothing at all just hook and line, now back on the semi fixed style running rig with a weaker hook link We all share the same passion that’s fishing! Fishing for me is all about the experience as a...
  19. Robert West

    Lead style

    Semi fixed running rig for me (tulip bead style) incidentally my youngest is heavily into his carp fishing, he takes his fish welfare very seriously The rig he uses drops the lead on every take! He says he doesn’t want any tethered fish
  20. Robert West

    Barbel venues for holiday suggestions.

    Throop Dorset stour day ticket stay in Christchurch lots of b&b’s you’ve also got the royalty day ticket as well to fish both flow into Christchurch harbour New forest right on the door step ,also situated right on the coast lots to see and do.
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