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Understandably not a great deal of interest on another reel question but for anyone who might be facing the same decision I ended up looking at the Aero XR C3000 for my requirements. The 3000 is pretty compact, but fine for an 11ft rod used primarily in the margins and certainly no more than a...

Noted Bob. I’ll err on the side of caution.

Possibly missed the backstory - are these destined to be flood / bigger river rods?

Thanks both. I’ll have a look at the video and go from there. My biggest concern was the behaviour of a dead-bait when in slower flowing swims. Probably overthinking things.

I fancy a few sessions for Pike before the end of the season on my local rivers. In principle I understand the value of a paternoster rig to keep a bait (probably small-ish dead bait) anchored in one likely looking spot. My question is - does the bait need to have neutral buoyancy to be...

Posting this in the most active forum rather than the ‘Other species’ one. Mods - feel free to move if required. I’m looking at 2500 size reels for my Perch and Chub fishing this winter on small rivers. I’ll be the first to admit that I tend to gravitate towards Shimano front drag reels so the...

Top half - Buffalo Systems Mountain Shirt. You won’t need much more than a base layer / merino long sleeve underneath this in any UK weather. https://www.buffalosystems.co.uk/products/mountain-shirt/

I’m not a good test case Anthony - combination of a tough venue and limited time available. 4 trips over the past month and nothing to show for it. Not even a Chub rattle. I still have available faith in JB though - even if it’s not through my own success :) What I can say is that the base mix...

Currently Ala-Salar and Chicken Tikka

John’s very helpful reply was that Taste F2 is fine for lower temp use - but to change to using TM1 as the main flavour, to be complemented by Chicken Tikka and retain the inclusion of yeast extract.

I’m curious about this. How would that be achieved?

Thanks as always Martin for putting CC together. Targeted marketing with this post :)

I’ve been looking at JBs Supermilk base mix on It’s expensive but seems to have a very dedicated following, almost fanatical in places. In terms of actual usage though, what’s the relative value of sticking with, say Taste F2, in the colder months and just changing up the profile flavour wise...

Probably a stupid question. How do you trap the isotope with shrink tubing - remove tip ring? I’d ideally like 2 far enough apart to create a comparable reference point.

I think may have the 2.25lb tip - though it was a latter replacement from Fox which has the top 6”-8” in white. If you’re interested let me know.

I have the same. I think you can also get an aluminium spreader block (sold separately)

I have a bib and brace set that I bought from BassPro over 10 years ago. It’s intended for hunting but does the job admirably. Soft feel, quiet material but I’ve yet breach the material - always bone dry. For anything more severe temperature wise I break out the Buffalo ‘Mountain Shirt’ which...

Also, not to be pedantic but shouldn’t this be in the Classified section? 😀

Love the OC / D range. It looks like Shimano are phasing them out (or updating) based on current stock levels.

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