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Hello Scott I have a couple of Harrison 11ft GTi rods built by Peregrine Rods and cannot fault them. You can call Roger and tell him what you want. I ordered a second quiver top also

Hello Robert I have not played with the latest Certate but do have older Certate and Saltigas. They are great quality and very smooth when playing fish. The biggest issue may be that some models of Certate and all Saltigas do not backwind. If you use the clutch which is superb for fighting...

I have been using pins for many years and been fortunate enough to buy some quality reels. I have two Lythe’s and the first was ordered for my fiftieth. I was forty eight and it was an eighteen month waiting list but I was hoping. I got it seven years later but I did not chase Chris as he is a...

Hello Robert I just sent you a PM

I have a pair of the Harrison GTi Barbel Rods 11' 2 piece 1lb 12oz tc built by Peregrine Rods. They are often overlooked but they have a great through action and they are fish playing blanks. You can also get a spliced quiver top for those special occasions when chubbing or even tipping for roach

Hello Chris, I have Castizms for fishing the bigger rivers with big leads but the majority of the time I use the GTI 11' 1.75 rods and I used to rely upon my Caldia 4000Xs which balanced the rod well. I do nod off occasionally and thought that a free spool reel would be beneficial. I opted for...

Midland Angling Society have a decent stretch and night fishing permits are available

Neil It seems wrong to discuss another site on BFW but the conversation does lead to it unfortunately. It was not my intention to have a go at the other site on here but the lack of understanding by the majority who contributed to my recent post about the Thames Six was shocking. With regard to...

I started the post because there was no way to contact him. I called it the Thames Six and if you look at the arguments most of them would rather have a pop at me for highlighting it instead of addressing the problem. Even the moderator on Fishing Magic commented that barbel always cause...

Chris, I think you are missing the point here and it is very important not to offset the original post. There are lots of ways that anglers can improve their fishing to reduce the effects on fish that have been hooked and landed. There are hundreds of threads that address that consideration and...

I have just posted and noticed those words.

I have already made my views clear and the more you dig the worse it gets. ‘We will not be approving of any more multi shoots’ which suggests that this is regular occurrence and his friends are now trying to justify the matter by saying ‘lessons have been learned’. That is political talk for so...

The silence from the the Thames Barbel and Carp group is deafening!

I am rarely shocked but the pictures that were recently posted on Facebook of six large barbel being shown off to an admiring public genuinely disgusted me. The name of the individual was obscured but I have since been told his name and the post was I believe on the River Thames Carp and Barbel...

It looks like a Silver Y chrysalis

This was a very sad outcome to an evening's fishing but almost every death from carbon monoxide is preventable. CO alarms are cheap and they are pretty robust. I have battery powered alarm in my travel bag and I use it when I stay in hotels and if I go camping. It is a shame that some of the...

With regard to the conversation there was a request for science and my club has been looking at improving the oxygen level and small waterfalls were proposed for the stretch of river but these can cause pooling and the water can heat quick plus any rotting plants etc will give oxygen...

I rarely comment because common sense prevails on the forum and those who have untenable positions will usually accept that they were wrong. All of my local river fishing has been closed due to low oxygen levels and some pits are also shut. The clubs bought testing equipment and they take...

Richard I use Dirty Dog glasses. They are an Australian make and I have never had a problem with them. Have a look at their site

I have several pan nets and have used the latest all metal Korum 30' net this season for lots of fish. With a stiff landing net handle (T West is good) it works well and the size of the mesh helps with fast flows Korum Full Metal Latex Spoon Net 30"