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    New Record!!?

    Waiting for stuff is just part of life isn’t it. Sometimes the wait is painful though, like when I was at some concert thing in a field and was in desperate need to use a portaloo because 3 seconds earlier I had eaten a strange meat dish sold by a bearded bloke sat inside a van made out of sea...
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    Countryfile- interesting piece on waste entering our rivers

    If you didn’t see it, it’s worth a look and especially if you fancied getting massively cross with our nation’s water companies. How can we possibly have two thirds of these emergency waste outlets (that are seemingly used routinely rather than in times of weather trauma) not monitored? Impact...
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    Sea fishing (shore not boat) Cornwall

    Has anyone had a (good) guided shore fishing experience in Cornwall? Thinking about Wrasse mainly- float or ledgering etc.
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    Viz letters, absolutely no mention of barbel

    Found these the other day. They help with close season blues. On the BBC website, I read with interest that some scientists in Australia have discovered the smallest fish known to exist. They've obviously never been to the Britannia Chippy on the Gloucester Road. What's all this nonsense...
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    Feeder rod recommendations

    Hi chaps-thoughts on a big river feeder rod, mainly for chub but more than capable of dealing with a barbel? Many thanks.
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    New PB!

    Just picked up 52 tins of garlic spam from a B&M store in Basingstoke. Previous best was 14 from Tescos about a year ago. So chuffed. Get in!
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    using a lead clip (safely)-minimum weight for effective self-hooking

    Quick question for those that might use a lead clip/bolt rig set up- what is the minimum weight you think you would need to ensure self hooking takes place and how short should the hook length be for optimum hooking? I am thinking of this rig in the context of fishing for very wary fish and...
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    New Years Resolution Time!

    I have decided to just enjoy my fishing and to stop stressing about whether I am going to catch or not. Sounds simple but it does require a mindset shift. Linked to this is to vary my fishing. I love barbel and barbel fishing but I have noticed that on the days I fished rivers for grayling...
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    Cockapoo: Fishing friend or foe

    Mrs C has decided it's time we got a dog and for various reasons has decided on a Cockapoo. I had no idea such a breed existed and for a while we were talking at cross purposes. Thankfully she wasn't making reference to films about special man love. Anyway, does anyone know if these dogs...
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    Hello, my name is Noddy and I have a question.

    So I'm going to fish a maggot feeder. Not a big one, a smallish one. And fish with maggots on the hook for barbel that are not plentiful but can be weighty. I will fish with a quiver tip-for a bit more sensitivity and reduced resistance for big fish that are a but shy- but on a 1.5lb TC rod...
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    Nile Perch

    Just seen this photo posted up on FB via the Angling Times I think. I didn't realise we had Nile Perch in the UK, on account of the Nile not being here I had always assumed. But this can't be your bog standard Perch can it? I mean, it's got to be over 20lb judging by this photo...
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    The 20th Anniversary Barbel Show: 7th June 2015

    The Barbel Society's 2015 show is a 20th anniversary special and takes place on Sunday 7th June at Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Full details of the event here: The Barbel Society – Barbel Show Great speakers, a large trade room to really indulge in that close...
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    Happy Christmas

    Well someone had to get the thread started. It's a bit early I know but then Christmas seems to get earlier each year. I love you guys. I don't mean in a, let's sit on a sofa in our leather undergarments and watch Gladiator together kind of way. No, more in a brotherly, let's go fishing...
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    A fishing chair that isnt really a chair but you can sit on it. And it carries stuff.

    Not being able to think of a generic term for what I am looking for, I have tried to describe it in the title of the thread. I mostly rove when barbel fishing and so generally carry as little as I can get away with. Tackle and bait are carried about in an extremely lightweight and waterproof...
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    The Barbel Society-2014 Research & Conservation Online Auction Lot listing

    I've just seen that the online auction lot listing has gone live and you can see the enormous range of stuff available when you click on the link below. Bidding can't commence until the 27th and takes place on the BS forum. Tackle items, books, fishing permits, guiding days, bait: it's all there...
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    Barbel Diet Analysis

    Dear all, I thought you might be interested in the attached summary report analysing barbel diet in four rivers: Kennet, Lee, Teme and the Hampshire Avon. The Barbel Society helped fund the scientific analysis (performed by Bournemouth University and Queen Mary University of London). As well...
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    Retirement and fishing, more or less

    Hatter's "getting up" thread, which I was initially alarmed at until I realised it didn't contain the word "it", made me think about retirement from work and the effect this has on one's fishing. It's still a (relatively) long way off for me, but close enough to make me start to ponder how I...
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    What a session!

    No, it didn't involve the capture of any barbel, or any fish for that matter. Nor did it have anything to do with Kelly Brook helping me reorganise my tackle box. After a very hectic week and weekend, I managed to get a few hours on the bank and arrived at my chosen swim on the Kennet at...
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    How can the Barbel Society help?

    Steve Pope, on behalf of the Barbel Society, recently posted a request on Facebook and I thought I would share it here for those that may not be on FB or may have missed it. In essence, the theme of the post was the high level of debate and argument we are seeing on many social media sites in...
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    Wanted: 14ft Harrison GTI SU Float Rod

    On the off chance someone might have a mint condition one languishing about in a tackle shed and possibly in need of a new home. Howard
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