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    Big Cat sightings

    There's a really interesting podcast called Big Cat Conversations on Spotify, definitely worth a listen... I'm part of a team of researchers for Cambs/Beds/Northants... Some of the reports we get coming in are very credible and a stark eye opener to how many of these cats are about. It's an...
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    your reasoning for your leader length and material?

    Usually around 6ft of fluoro with a soft braid combi for the last inch. Usually no more than an ounce lead... It's rare I fish more than a rod length out, often just a couple of feet, rod tip down by the surface pretty much pointing towards the bait. If on a rare occasion I fish on the far bank...
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    Anyone had any scary/paranormal experiences on the bank?

    Agreed the member's section below Kings Weir really does have an atmosphere, the last season I was on there it just really freaked me out and I've no idea why, to the point I was head down and almost running to unlock and get through that gate one evening. The only real spooky occurrence I've...
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    Clear main lines

    Never really given it much thought as I use very long hook lengths and I'm 99% sure that I'm drawing fish from downstream so they get to the bait before the line. Plus it's usually dark when I fish anyway... If I do fish during the daylight then I try to keep the bait as far from the line as I...
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    Landing nets

    Dinsmores 36" triangle net from my local shop. Not a trendy brand but for £20 and bombproof it's perfect. Also comes in a really ghastly carpy camo style so the barbel can't see it.... Much prefer triangle nets nowadays as the river runs slow where I fish and I like the fact I can just roll it...
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    Sad news - Keith Truscott

    Very very sad news. He was a good friend and mentor. I will miss him. Sleep well my friend.
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    Hook choice???

    I've used Drennan Continental Boilie hooks for years now and just don't ever look for anything else. They've never let me down and I'm confident every time I swing a bait in. I've never felt the need to sharpen them when barbel fishing however I often sharpen other hook patterns when carp...
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    Bite alarms

    Been reading this with great interest. As a result, last night I had a late one after a long day at work, absolutely knackered so I took along one of my Delkims and receiver. I was fishing my local river that follows a really weird pattern that I've learned over the years: I'll get a pull, or...
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    Memberships.

    Just the two for me this year. Dropped my two carp syndicates and for the first time in 24 years I've not got a Gt Ouse ticket. Moved a bit further away and due to the nature of my work I'm restricted to local short evenings and dawn at weekends once harvest is over. Will miss 2023 spring tench...
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    The Method

    I used to use this tactic a lot on small rivers.... Usually just backwind a feeder in between streamer weed or under the nearside bank. Made my mix from simple scalded trout pellets, big halibut on the hook with a 6" hook length. A couple of blobs of plasticine above a foot of rig tube and it...
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    Making Your Own Bait?

    Always used to make my own and caught some cracking fish on them, however given the nature of my work and lack of spare time I tend to buy shelf life and additional hookbaits from reputable companies, but tweak them slightly adding liquids and powder coatings. I still catch a decent amount on...
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    CC MOORE LIVE SYSTEM

    I've used it for barbel and done well on it all year round, use very little of it and enhanced my hook baits, it's a decent bait.
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    How longs your hook link ?

    I use about 4' of Pro Logic fluorocarbon with an inch combo of soft braid by the hook. It's rare I cast as most of my fishing is lowering it off the edge of the marginal reeds and hiding out of the way.
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    The state of our rivers

    You've pretty much nailed it there Joe. I work in the industry and we are already ramping up to cater for larger agri businesses. How it will all work with phasing out subsidies remains to be seen. We the public effectively buy food from the supermarkets at round about cost price. The subsidies...
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    River Ijssel Holland.

    I fished it, it makes the tidal trent look like a backwater! The levels were relatively low so I fished with my regular 1.75 rods. It's a rocky old bottom so I fished 5ft of lead core with big feeders helicopter style. If it's pushing a bit then 2lb-2.25 rods would be better, especially if...
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    Trent Barbel Stocking

    To slightly play devil's advocate, that's 4000 more mouths to feed. What is below them in the food chain to sustain the influx? Should the EA also be tipping in twenty tons of crustaceans and larvae? Offloading hundreds of tonnes of biological matter into the river for the smaller creatures to...
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    WANTED

    Not living at Brampton any more mate, marriage broke down and all that jazz! Stroke pulling isn't an issue in my eyes, blatant urine taking fair enough.... But a cheeky extra rod or sneaking out at night on a no night venue for example really isn't hurting anyone.... Mindless conformity is a...
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    WANTED

    I'm good thanks mate, loving my carp fishing nowadays but had a good few trips on the Nene in the autumn. The syndicate I'm on has basically said that we can crack on as long as social distance is maintained and all that good stuff... Not sure I'd want to risk a two hundred quid fine for...
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    WANTED

    I was fishing my local lake last week and got chatting to a guy... Travelled from Manchester, 2 1/2 hours to fish for the weekend. It's happening everywhere.
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    Some advice needed please...

    I like to crush up a load of boilies in a food processor, tip them in a bowl add a small amount of small pellets to the processor, whizz them up and add them to the bowl, add a few micro pellets to the bowl, some half boilies and then plenty of pva friendly liquids of your choice. Depending on...
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