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  1. Stephen Crowhurst

    Little boats

    Been thinking and trying to bribe the wife into the idea of a small boat. We had one when I was a kid but I don’t even remember it and I know it cost a fortune, spent most of its time on the driveway and I think my dad lost that argument... so I’m not really even sure where to start. What I’d...
  2. Stephen Crowhurst

    So long 2020-21 season.

    So my season is done. One thing or another, swimmers, busy banks, work on and off like a yo-yo reducing bank time, mine was probably my worst one for a few years. Still could of been worse. So who’s done? Who still got one last day and who had a good year!
  3. Stephen Crowhurst

    Christchurch Angling Club

    Hi guys, Just wanted to get some opinions really. I’ve been a Ringwood DAA member for about 10 years now. Neither of my local rivers are bankers, there are fish to be caught but those fish require work, I think that’s fair to say. Last couple of years I’ve been more focused on my Barbel and have...
  4. Stephen Crowhurst

    Freezer Boilies.

    Ive always used shelf life Boilies for convince really. I was given a couple of Kg of freezer based one in return for some corals I propagated for a Carp Angler, he’s one of these bait testers and is very pleased with the bait. Anyway what I’d like to know is how to prepare them properly and how...
  5. Stephen Crowhurst

    PVA mesh

    Hi guys, I’ve used 12m of PVA mesh so far this year, in half a dozen sessions, I can’t see how but there we go. It’s sold in 6m refill packs which retail at about £6 a pop. So I’m looking at alternative sources, I see you can get 10m refills on eBay, are these any good or is the break down...
  6. Stephen Crowhurst

    That’s that then...

    I’m sure some will still be out there, after a day hiding under the brolly from Gareth the 2018/19 season closes. How was yours?
  7. Stephen Crowhurst

    Sitting it out on a single bait

    Copied from a.n.other thread by paul4 (admin) Paul. Do you just sit on that one meat hook bait or do you check it periodically? I don’t think I’d have the confidence that the bait was still attatched to sit on it for a full session.
  8. Stephen Crowhurst

    Your favourite Barbel fisheries.

    Being a relitative new comer to Barbel Fishing I've absorbed a fair bit and read about other fisheries over the last few years, delighted in books by the likes of the late Mr Miles and I'm lucky enough to live a stones throw from the Dorset Stour and just down the road the Hants Avon. The likes...
  9. Stephen Crowhurst

    Drop shotting

    Been looking at this exciting method for catching perch and passing the cold months. So after watching lots of YouTube videos and reading I went to the tackle shop and spent some money. More than I intended admittedly, I thought I just needed the rod but after seeing the reality of it’s size a...
  10. Stephen Crowhurst

    Backpack style tackle bags.

    I've currently and have for the last few years used an over the shoulder bag. Trouble is over a mile or two the disbalanced effect makes it pretty uncomfortable. So I'm looking to switch to a back pack style, anyone got any suggestions? I don't want to take the whole house with me but enough...
  11. Stephen Crowhurst

    Recommend me a Boilie

    Last few seasons I've been using little 10mm source boilies, I've had some level of success on them and found them a convenient alternative to drilled pellet. I've also tried some other things such as krill boilies which I've found I literally can't catch a cold on, even suicidal Closed Season...
  12. Stephen Crowhurst

    Approaching new water?

    This Season I'm planning on concentrating on a different river to the Stour which saw my attention almost exclusively over the last few years. Whilst I've walked and fished bits my knowledge of it is low. So how do you guys approach a new water? There's a few miles to fish and walk, which I...
  13. Stephen Crowhurst

    Barbel distribution

    So a few things I've read recently have had me thinking. There seems to be accepted fact that certain stretches of my local fisheries contain NO barbel or very, very low qualities. I'd accepted this as red. Whilst it's logical that they would not inhabit an area, such as "upstream of" too...
  14. Stephen Crowhurst

    Self improvement

    I was hoping I could get some input, preferably local specific, as well as to increase my Barbel to bank hours ratio. I fished the Wye this year and was blown away at the stocking density and had an excellent days sport. I'm a Ringwood DAA member mostly fishing beat 2 of the stour. Not the...
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