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Still for sale on eBay too! ;)

Roach revivals are making a mockery of all sorts of theory's! They are coming out well over the 2lb magic marker on certain rivers in the North West - what cormorant problem?! :p With regards to the OP - a yearly licence makes more sense than the current seasonal one, scraping the junior licence...

Well I never! It's back! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Winter-Cheese-Paste-Fishing-Bait-for-Chub-Barbel-Carp-Roach-Tench-Bream-/222324312476?hash=item33c38fc99c:g:9aIAAOSwiONYNgAZ That'll save the mrs from moaning about the smell while making it!

Very sad news indeed. Herd of Tony's passing through social media and felt the need to post here as although I never met him in person he taught me so much from his writing. 2016 claims another legend.

Me too - although I prefer the brown, blends better with the bottom of the Ribble.

Decent rods for kids are few and far between. I ended up making my own by taking the top 2 sections of a 12' 3 piece match rod, fitting a short handle to the mid section and re-spacing the guides. There are a few short rods starting to appear on the market these days so it may be worth looking...

Keep a look out for a 2nd hand Snag n Flood Dave, it's awesome when putting the brakes on a big un. I've seen them go for as little as £70 in good condition.

I would love to fish with my Dad again, perhaps that will happen when my time ends. I was 11 when he died suddenly, and my parents had been separated since I was 4. My Dad bought a house in Poppleton which had the Yorkshire Ouse flowing by at the bottom of the garden and we basically learnt to...

Off the clutch every time, front drag reels, far smoother than any rear drag.

When you say 'feel nicer' do you mean simply it feels better to hold, probably because less rings makes it feel lighter, or was the fish playing action better? I'm with you on single leg guides and have them on all my specialist rods, yet to break one. We could do with several Hugo; " Which...

"pulled out" I hate that term - torn out would be more accurate. Messy - wouldn't happen with a micro barbed hook.

I always use barbed for big powerfull fish like Barbel, always barbless for small silvers ( bait catching! :) ). How many times do you need to hear it Russell before the penny drops and you do a bit of research on the subject? :rolleyes:

Coppull Anglers in Wigan sell the spiced Lamprey and Liver.

There's always the record that never was to compare it to: BFW Gallery The picture of the Trent fish is not a great angle to be able to judge the size accurately but it looks pretty big to me. Sadly, I fear the likely hood of seeing pictures of such fish and more importantly being able to...

Yes Rob.

Yes! Been using the 12mm Lamprey and Liver all season and it's an awesome bait. :)

It's more brittle than mono, is less abrasion resistant, has less stretch and is generally thicker for a given breaking strain. Underwater footage has shown it's not invisible in water so imo should be looked at by trade descriptions! :D Can you tell I don't like it! However, having read Jon's...

No I mean they are not nocturnal and used that term to highlight the fact that those that claim Barbel can't be caught in daylight are wrong. Barbel are probably best described as cathemeral. Studies have shown most of the time they exhibit crepuscular behaviour although at certain times of...

Yes, plenty. I actually prefer the early morning on my local Ribble, as Paul said nearly everyone fishes into dark so I usually have the stretch to myself. I've often found it more productive than the evening, particularly at this time of year and this was also the case when I lived in...

They've been trying for a good few years now but as it stands you either have a good solid frame spoon or a good folding triangle net. A good folding spoon doesn't exist, and probably never will for me - at least not if they persist with the curved arm triangle format most use. If the arms are...