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    Cheap pins

    I would not bother with those cheap nasty models because they do not have a adjustable drag and run on cheap bearings you can not beat a true pin that has has a strong ratchet and adjustable drag, for 45.00 pounds you can pick up a good JW YOUNGS TRUDEX other good models that cost a bit more...
  2. J

    Folding pan net for Barbel

    The picture clearly shows which net is best for resting Barbel after capture thanks
  3. J

    Folding pan net for Barbel

    unstable internet
  4. J

    Folding pan net for Barbel

    A 30 inch net is about right for big chub or Barbel fishing on rivers like the wye. it is all so a good idea to have a alloy or carbon spreader block honestly those nets are a Joke for big Barbel fishing.
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    Folding pan net for Barbel

    A 30 inch pan net is not big enough to rest a double figure Barbel you need a minimum 36 inch to 40 inch triangulated net,they give plenty of space for a Barbel to rest and recover,on occasions I have rested fish for three hours of more before they were ready to go. I have caught Barbel to...
  6. J

    Big Cat sightings

    I had to have another look it appears to be some Junk left on the bank or old farming machinery
  7. J

    Big Cat sightings

    this is my other picture
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    Big Cat sightings

    Neil I think usually people are caught by surprise and only get phone pictures or videos,I had seconds to pick my phone up zoom and shoot,the reason I did that was I saw something that was not a usual sized cat and not a dog The theory is that people use to keep exotic animals as pets and when...
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    Big Cat sightings

    I was fishing last night on a Thames trib in Oxfordshire,it was just coming in to dusk and I looked up through the trees on the far bank and saw a animal stealthily walking through the field,it was way too big to be a normal cat,its tail was quite thick dragging on the grass,and it was jet black...
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    Link ledger tips

    When link ledgering you want your rig balanced against the flow of the river so you are in control,no point in trying to fish it in a raging flood,in such conditions get below a snag or the inside of a bend,cast out,pay out slack line and let it settle,if balanced correctly a lift of the rod or...
  11. J

    Wanted Martin Hooper Barbel Rods

    thank you to mike window for the rods and to Roger Simmons meet up soon
  12. J

    Century Pulse Trefor West rods.

    my quiver tips plug on to the rod blank and so do the tip rings,you must have just quivers that plug into only one sleeve then,anyway you can make something quite easily,with old rod parts,some whipping and rod finish,mine dont look pretty but they do the job.
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    Century Pulse Trefor West rods.

    Hello I use these rods myself and make up my own quiver tips,are you talking about the beatalight holder if so its just a match style ring whipped to the quiver
  14. J

    Harrison 4 piece Avon Rod sold

    Rod is now sold to Rob Francis thank you
  15. J

    Harrison 4 piece Avon Rod sold

    11ft 1.8lb with a through action black whippings,kigan rings,full cork with american tackle reel seat in good quality partition bag built by Harrisons used no more than 6 times last year for rolling meat I have a new rod which I waited to be built so this one is for sale asking 160.00...
  16. J

    Wanted Martin Hooper Barbel Rods

    thanks what is the test curve and what are you asking for it.
  17. J

    Wanted Martin Hooper Barbel Rods

    posting on behalf of a mate Rods wanted are 11ft with 1.25lb or 1.5lb apparently built by sundridge thank you
  18. J

    Wanted - Harrison 4 Piece Avon Rod

    Hello, I have a 4 piece avon I can sell,full cork handle,american reel seat,kigan rings,with anti frap tip,blk whippings,factory build by harrison,in 4 partition cloth bag,beleived to be 1.8lb with a through action,sensative in the tip with plenty of power.used it a few times last year for...
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