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Although I mainly fish for Barbel these days I still fish for other species throughout the year. I did a fair bit of Tenching in the early summer, I have an anual French Carp trip with the boys and do the odd Carp session over here when time allows. I also still love running a stick down a run...
Lots of people have been turfed off of some stretches of the Thames this season for using Bivvies too, as the council enforce the no camping byelaws, I've had a long exchange with a warden who tried to move me on for having my Brolly system setup, I rightly argued that as it didn't have a...
If you're going to use Boilies in colder water then go for something that uses an EA (Ethyl Alchohol) flavours rather than Oil based. Fishmeals will still work fine but are better mixed with a birdfood so you get a faster leak off of flavour. If you keep trickling a few baits in to a swim on a...
Has any one got the Fox Duo Lite FX 12ft 1.75/2.25 twin tip that can give me an honest opinion of what's it's like in use? Appeals to me because I fish the lower Thames a fair bit and the 2.25 should be spot on when there a flow on and the 1,75 suitable for the rest of my Barbel fishing.
Also...
I've just bought the Wychwood Solace 3 in 1 suit and I can't rate it highly enough. Well made, warm as toast and waterproof. you even get a free of charge hat to keep your nut warm. My mate had the Trakker and it litterly fell apart at the seams after 12 months.
2 X DAIWA Proteus Twin Tips (avon top and 5oz quiver top) 1.75tc only used for 3 or 4 sessions, In great condition and still in cloth bags. £75 the pair picked up from J9 M25 area or buyer pays postage at cost.
2 x Fox Fe7000e with spare spools etc in original boxes, again only been used a...
Something with small slots to take mini isotopes (the same size as the ones you can stick onto Bite alarms) would be good. If someone did an angled head with isotope slots either side of the V, I think they'd be near perfection for me.
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