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Chris, I should've read through to the end of the thread and I would've seen your post apologising for your earlier comment. Perhaps I shouldn't have hit the first tremble of the rod top and waited for the three foot twitch. Best regards Steve

Bill and Chris, I saw that after I'd posted my comment. As an angler that enjoys fishing for different species, I do find what I see as an elitist attitude towards fish that are deemed by some as inferior or a nuisance to their chosen quarry. Thanks for pointing out Chis' post to which I've...

But offence taken Chris, I've fished for river Thames' carp for thirty years and Thames' barbel and chub for fifty plus years. Your post comes across as very elitist, labelling anyone who fishes for 'mud pigs' (your words not mine) with the same tag as this guy, who's actions are obviously...

I'm looking at the pics of your feeder rigs, I'm wondering how the feeder can be dropped in the event of a breakage of the main line? If not, then a fish could be towing the rig around, risking getting weeded up and a slow death.

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Actually, I care for my wife who suffers from severe COPD and is categorised as extremely clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 and is advised to shield, so I am very aware of the risks and hardship involved. As such, the chance to have a few hours angling would be very beneficial to my mental and...

From the BBC website from 5 days ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55631693

At a time when the UK (and in particular the NHS) is facing an unprecedented crisis with rising infections of COVID-19 (roughly 60,000+ new infections per day), rising deaths due to COVID-19 (around 1,000+ per day) and over 35,000 patients currently hospitalised with COVID-19, I find it morally...

The BBC reported just a few days ago that 2020 saw the most deaths since WWII. It repoted that there were close to 697,000 deaths in 2020 - nearly 85,000 more than would be expected based on the average in the previous five years. This represents an increase of 14% - making it the largest rise...

Well said Gerry.

Just wondering how many anglers on here move on to stillwaters to fish for tench, bream or carp once the close season on rivers is upon us. Of course that would be hypocritical given some of the comments in this thread.

Both catches were reported to the TAC, neither anglers are members of this forum.

Ah, b****r, meant Oct 2016, doh! Do you want the lottery winning numbers for next Saturday?

I would not dispute that for a minute Dave

I photographed and weighed with witnesses Chris Whapshott's 18.05 in Oct 2017 and instantly recognised it as a fish I caught two years previously at 16lb. It also appeared in Angler's Mail. The second capture by my pal Chris Wylot was also witnessed. Just a matter of historical record really...

18.05 caught Chris Whapshott in October 2016, 18.05 caught Chris Wylot in November 2016. Same fish, both friends of mine. If you click on the link 'barbel' within the list, it gives expanded details of both captures.

Check the TAC site for the current joint Thames record.

I recently went to a Thames forum run by the AT. I have been meaning to go to one of these events for a while, but always found an excuse not to give up an evening. I was glad I made the effort. It was reasonably well attended and it was obvious that the AT has passionate people at it's helm. I...

Thanks for the info Dave, think I'll check one out.

Cheers Steve. The original Fox Supa brolly (mk 1) didn't have a boss (bell cap), just a piece of material with the Fox logo on it to cover the STS mechanism. I think that this was prone to leak (although my brolly system never did). The new (mk 2) Supa brolly has 'a new improved' bell cap with...