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  1. Robert Richbell

    RIP Martin Hooper

    It is with great personal sadness that we report on the passing of 1 of our best friends, a bit of a marmite character and at times very confrontational, but he was an incredibly talented angler and at 1 time held the Barbel record and the Grayling record as well as at least 1 river record for...
  2. Robert Richbell

    Fox Barbel recovery tunnel

    Another old trick if simply resting the fish in the flow isn't working and it's going belly up is to push your finger down it's throat. This also causes it to "burp" out the air
  3. Robert Richbell

    Black Friday deals

    Bought a Shimano purist twin tip ( 2 n 3oz quivers)barbel travel rod marked down to 100 quid. Not black Friday just local tackle shop thinning out their rods
  4. Robert Richbell

    Very cheap bite alarms at Sports Direct

    centre pins built in alarm. that said did use them on a night session a few weeks ago very useful for drop backs so might use them again after dark but on the lowest setting with just the light as the real indicator.
  5. Robert Richbell

    Backpack style tackle bags.

    mate put me on to the US army Alice pack they have been around since the Vietnam war although the US soldiers use a new style now. Can be hard to find on surplus sites ebay etc but masses of carrying space, indestructible, quick release straps. Not the lightest but will last much longer than...
  6. Robert Richbell

    How special is this Ebay Hexagraph?

    looks like it went cheap thought that sort of rod went for much more
  7. Robert Richbell

    Not Long to go now lads

    first time in about 30 yrs i wont get on the rivers for the first week, cant get any leave until July so best i can hope for is a couple of short after work sessions as the weekends will be like a circus on the banks :-(
  8. Robert Richbell

    Desperate states in West London

    growing up it never went dry as far as i remember. far less people and water usage. dont think it even dried up in the summer of 76 but might be wrong about that Abstraction in my opinion is the cause.
  9. Robert Richbell

    Desperate states in West London

    lived not too far from there (borehamwood) and used to go to london colney to fish,,lovely little waterway was it also the colne that run by Bricket wood? used to go there as a kid to play. Couldnt even find that last time i was up that way. middle of nowhere 50 yrs ago.
  10. Robert Richbell

    Key bird species along rivers shows worrying decline

    The scale of habitat destruction is enormous, not just house building but pollution ( River Irwell the latest) and people wanting maintenance free gardens so pave, deck or plastic grass (ffs). As has been said decimation of trees and vegetation. When I was a kid there was rough ground we played...
  11. Robert Richbell

    Martin Salter blog

    Hi Joe with regards to your second point, minus the water voles where i thought mink had done the damage, i am sure someone posted the results of a scientific study, the dreaded otter poo, that on the river that the research took place in late spring, early summer indicated up to 40% of an...
  12. Robert Richbell

    Angling Trust Press Release - Scandalous...

    arent these muppets supposed to carry out environmental impact studies before they carry out works like this. the EA seems to be about flood prevention, money making, boating, bio diversity and enforcement, in that order. Blaming the trees and bushes for the huge raft of reasons for increased...
  13. Robert Richbell

    Ea riverbank tree and vegetation habitat destruction..message to all.......

    So let me get this right, we allow houses to be built on flood plains, we concrete over thousands of square metres of green belt causing faster run offs in to the rivers. we create the "global warming" scenario with increased extreme weather. We take as much water as possible out of rivers in...
  14. Robert Richbell

    When to strike??

    Yes Graham he still gets a few not fished much this season though
  15. Robert Richbell

    When to strike??

    following advice from a Barbel fishing legend i fish with a fair bit, i rarely wait for the big hit and the rod bend. Barbel are very good and picking and spitting bait with little or no reaction on the rod tip. a few good fish have come with a very slight bounce of the tip followed by an...
  16. Robert Richbell

    Peripheral noise spooking fish.

    i have seen barbel oblivious to bank side movement and shadows, even when a friend has used his shadow to indicate to me where the barbel were but be very wary with vibration. chub and carp seem much more wary of movement. Chub get attracted to baits splashing in at times. i suspect a steady...
  17. Robert Richbell

    Another one bites the dust

    another good point Derek, luckily my local does quality maggots, worms etc. I think part of the problem, maybe a big part is the money in carp fishing as opposed to other coarse fishing. Most people use baits from the cupboard or freezer, i get through a few gallons of maggots each year and a...
  18. Robert Richbell

    Another one bites the dust

    i have nearly always used local tackle shops and will as long as they are around. My local is Tadley angling, can go in there have a coffee and a chat with Kev n Lynne as well as fellow anglers. most are a good souece for what is happening catch wise in the area. last time i bough a couple of...
  19. Robert Richbell

    Why so quiet?

    Probably a mix of all plus things we don't know about yet.
  20. Robert Richbell

    Why so quiet?

    It's changed enormously as have many rivers it used to have huge numbers of smaller Barbel 30 years ago a decent fish was 7 or 8 pounds but you could catch a lot of 3 or 4 lb fish. Fantastic chub fishing loaf of bread and take em off the top floating crust. 5 years ago as you know a good head...
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