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I'm loving these recollections of "unexplained events". I've always thought how nice it is to have true mysteries. I don't like the way some people want every odd siting or encounter proved or disproved. Many years ago I was fortunate enough to fish Loch Ness with a local ghillie. We met at...

Ha ha...bless my dear mate, he couldn't make the trip this year. But he would've caught with his single pellet!!!!

Hi Kevin. You will get heaps of great info from the guys on this site who have lots more experience than me. However, this year I fished the Wye in flood. I fished hair rigged meat, 18" hook link, 3oz lead and here's the thing...I was casting just a rod length out! Find a slack and fish in it...

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What size is the jacket Kevin. Can't see the label on any of the photos

There's a wider issue at stake here and that's regarding the mis-use of AI. Putting the MB video to one side, I think the public have got to be aware that, these days, the camera (and the recording) CAN lie. We have all probably seen footage of politicians and "celebrities" saying and doing odd...

The Upper Bure today. No, that's not a lake alongside it or a Norfolk Broad, but a grazing field for cattle!

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So many issues need cross party agreement from pollution to the NHS and through to the economy. Long term strategies need to be agreed upon and stuck to. Its fanciful thinking though, as it tends to happen only in the case of disaster (wars and life threatening viruses) As long as our political...

You beat me to it Joe! I was just about to post the same article! My heading was "Just the tip of the iceberg". This sorry situation is being replicated across the UK and the EA and other regulatory bodies are powerless to stop it. As I have said before on this forum, not until the level of...

Preston Ignition 10' is a great little rod. Seems undergunned but I have landed carp to 15lb on it.

Having picked up on this thread just now I went onto the Sports Direct site and couldn't believe how cheap some of the fishing gear is....although not heard of some of the makes! Sports Direct have just re-furbished a huge House of Fraser store here in Norwich so next time I'm in the city I...

Hi Keith. Attached pic shows what I mean by "floodwater" conditions! The lower platform got covered in water in about 30 mins as did where I was sitting after being forced to move onto the higher one!!!

Thanks Craig and Mark for swift response. I'm guessing the Shimano 6000's have the gearing necessary to handle extreme conditions? I was quite surprised how much I struggled with my normally reliable 4000's

Having just returned from fishing the Wye after the heavy rains had turned it into a chocolate coloured torrent, complete with whole trees floating past, my Shimano 4000 baitrunners struggled to cope with the combined conditions of 4oz feeders, strong current and even stronger barbel. I searched...

Not "tackle" but I regret selling a 1st edition copy of Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing by Bernard Venables bought for me when I was a nipper by my fishing mad uncle. The minute I sold it to a book shop in St Albans I regretted it and went back a week later but it had been sold on. I bought another one...

Good point John, I agree that the boot can "pinch" in a strong flow

I'm not a big believer in "conspiracy theories" but you have to ask yourself, even allowing for economies of scale, there is no way Temu are making money out of the sale of products. So, you have to wonder why are they selling stuff at below cost? Data harvesting is the obvious reason...

I just don't get it though. ALL fish are precious, but if I were to single out one fish that I don't think should EVER be taken and that's baby barbel. I love that species. Pound for pound they fight like nothing else in my experience, but according to the EA you can remove small ones from...

Screenshot from EA Bylaws. I really don't get it. In Norfolk we get a lot of East European guys fishing with lures all year, inc Close Season, normally in gangs. They target remote places which unfortunately is where I like to fish!! It's amazing how quickly they forget how to communicate in...