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I have had about half a dozen kinked Barbel over the years and all were low doubles. I always suspected it was an old barbel thing. Possibly caused by older fish getting caught and being a bit fragile/brittle, but who knows exactly. We had a couple both doubles on the stretch of Colne I used to...

Think this is the biggest fishing tackle bargain I have ever seen on Ebay. Someone got very lucky a Hexagraph Ray Walton no1 for £100 on a buy it now...

There are lots of listings on Ebay, Temu etc for just the ceramic rings in large amounts for less than a Tenner. There are also plenty of video on Youtube showing how to replace just the ceramic insert. Might be worth a go on one rod if you love them so much...

I have a TFG 15ft x-plus carp match float rod probably from around that time which has a really good build quality. Struggled to find anything about that rod.

Did a search and this came up on BFW back in 2008 posted by 'Windsor Boy' . I had a brouchure thro the post with the half price items in then an email with the 10% xtra discount...

It all depends on the depth you are fishing, if you are fishing over 5ftt deep then a long stem will steady the float better than a short stem which makes it easier to slow down or hold back if needed. If I fish big floats like Bolos I am sometimes 3ft overdepth and dragging through or holding...

Riverfly testing a number of rivers you find compacted gravel almost everywhere. You get very few Invertebrates in these compacted areas and its very hard kick sampling. Ten metres away you might find a patch of soft silty sand or under any patch of weed will be a big patch of fine silt/sand...

Just saw an advert on Temu for an ultralight rod with a really nice looking wooden handle and really fine blank, ideal Gudgeon rod the baitcaster version is only £12.69 Tried to link but was too long

I went and ended up marching with my banner up the front end near the drummers. A really positive very well organised experience and I caught up with people I had not seen for years. So many groups from all sorts of areas and backgrounds pulling together. Being near the front I was very...

Found walking along a footpath in Denham Country park 100m from the river Misbourne. Not just able to walk out of water but able to live out of water for up to three months. The Red swamp Crayfish is another invasive to add to the signal crayfish, Mycid shrimp and every other invasive we...

Pick your evenings, damp and warm with a slight drizzle are the best. Get a torch with a red beam or cover a normal torch with a red film. Lobworms go back down their hole quickly with a white beam. Wear surgical type gloves, nothing worse than putting your hand in dog poop. Mark your lobworm...

Dan, Gerry's son posted on his Facebook page this morning a nice piece and photo https://www.facebook.com/gerry.giles.5

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Gerry lived local to me and we went to a couple of Barbel shows together. When I mentioned that a Roman well had been found close to us. I said we should get his metal detector out and find a Roman hoard or Villa. Watching the Detectorists after his recommendation got me dreaming of riches...

Is it like this Dave, some others on Youtube too

I remember Dave Chambers telling me he had caught the same Barbel 17 miles apart from the Arun and Rother. He also thought that sometimes on the Arun you could be fishing 17 miles from the nearest Barbel they are very mobile.

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Loads of bits on float fishing for Barbel in the history , have a look through using the Q search area.

Sixty two sounds mad but I was told by a Bailiff about 5 years ago 92 came out of one of the swims in a full day (17 hours) between 2 anglers. One caught 78 and went home, another angler moved in and had 14. I was also told by a very efficient angler they had caught more than 92 in a day. Its a...

Caught lots of Gudgeon sized Barbel last Autumn from a small shallow local stream. Every swim had shoals of baby Barbel, over a mile or so I spotted hundreds. With the weed going last November a large white chested Cormorant appeared most mornings. Not seen one Barbel this Spring the Black...