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I would try to convince the local Eastern Europeans that otters taste lovely, much better than carp and zander.

Just seen this whilst on facebook, looks interesting. http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Fish-For-All-Seasons/109589469096028?ref=ts

fun Nice one Chris, good to hear from you. Fun , fun, ban it. Could you change your avitar please. It would look much better if you were holding a 15lb otter instead. Some good friends of mine live in attelborough is it? they keep telling me that some friends own a gasto pub next to the...

test Should make an interesting test. When I have some spare time underwater, I will try and create as near as I can a fair test. I will buy a fresh trout from the local fish farm, despatch it and rig it up on the bottom and pass the mono and braid in turn under a fin. I will then get the...

Liners Waiting for the tip to round when using braid is good angling. I wasn't singling out braid as the only reason for the dreaded lobe damage, but IMO it is a strong contender. I like braid, yes like it and have used it plenty of times and it lasts for ages on the reel and is great for not...

reply No offence taken Darreyl, and none meant from me. i'm afraid I take angling a little less seriously nowadays and find it increasingly easy to laugh at myself (and others). It's a good job I wasn't teaching a load of youngsters on sat as i'm not sure they would have enjoyed swimming around...

funny I once, back in the early nineties, when we use quiver tips and used to strike at bites, struck very quickly at a cagey bite. I was stalking in very shallow water, so my rig flew back over my head. No problem, only standing on the high bank behind me was a herd of very young heifers, and...

to go, or not to go I have assessed the risk, and will fish again.:o

reply Dave, sory about the speling, typed it in a hury youu cee: didnunt preeview it first.:) Darreyl, no problems with your viewpoint, you are right when you say that the net shouldnt have been left unattended etc. Thing, is, I didn't plan for these things and sometimes stuff happens as...

braid I think the damage is likely to occur when strilking at line bites. You get a wrap round, strike and It does cut very easily. I damaged a barbel that rolled over on the mainline whilst in the net, nasty cut that thankfully healed as I recaptured the fish 2 seasons later. Risks are...

fin damage WE seem to be seeing more of this bottom lobe damage that has coincided with the increase in popularity of using braided mainlines. Agree with Ray that some are a type of fin rot, but I have seen a few fresh ones where the cut is recent and doesnt look like a bite. I don't or haven't...

Net The net was a 36", but now I have had to take the mesh off, shorten the cord and reassemble, so now I have a unique 35" net.

Reply Yep it would have been a great thing to film!

I meant bi polar btw ! Couldn't even get the heading right.

Thought I would share this funny event that happened this morning I popped to the river to have a crack at a group of barbel that I have found. Got there, put out a little bait and only waited 15 minutes before the first fish showed up and started to feed. Very spooky fish ( I suspected they...

shy barbel 1) Try and ascertain if when you put loose feed in the swim, if the wary barbel is first in? Quite often of late I have seen the biggest barbel come into the swim, eat a small amount and leave, not to return (well not for a very long time). Loose feed just attracts more barbel, and...

Growth removal Not meaning to go against the grain but I have had two situations where I have dealt with a growth and subsequently re-captured the same fish and it's been OK. I didn't cut them off though, for the reasons that Ray has already said (they could bleed a lot if cut). Instead I tied...

2 rods now Kev? scratching my chin! Your rigs should hook em even with a slack line. Braid is good stuff, if only everybody would use it properly to minimise potential damage.

Change it for mono Given fins a chance, spool up with mono !:)

Nice one Andy Count me in, Stu Morgan, aka Stuart Morgan before someone points that out.......oh I forgot, this is the new forum... What hooklink should I be using?:) Barbel were feeding today chaps, had a 7.12 this morning from the B.Avon Cheers