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Very true. Despite being warned about their deliveries (on here and angling friends face-to-face) I took a chance. Paid for last Monday on assurance that they were in stock and would be posted out on payment. The following Monday (today) and the order has still not arrived. A tad frustrating to...
Discover carp fishing - Simon Crow and Hughes . Very good £13.00
The Carp Catcher book. Good. £13.00
BCSG - 5th book. Very good £13.00
My Water - Elliot Symak - Good but no dust cover - £13.00
Carp Tales 2 - Paul Selman - various contributors - very good - £14.00
Carp Tales 1 - good no dust...
My two penneth worth is that the Chimera 3's will adequately deal with any pike or carp that swim in this country...never mind barbel. I concede that the barbel is pound for pound a far harder fighter than a carp or pike. The C3's excell when applied to casting heavy feeders. Also zero 'hook...
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SOLD Barbel Mania -Andy Orme - 1st edition excellent condition. Price clipped
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SOLD Barbel - Barbel catchers and friends. 1st edition, good condition, price clipped. £15.
Quest for Barbel - Tony Miles & Trevor West. Good condition. £14.
Agreed Kevin. I think our ancestors were a lot wiser. They must be turning in their collective graves, watching the madness that has befallen this country, in the last 60 or so years.
Beaver introductions seem to be ongoing programme not just in the UK, but in a few EU countries in recent years. The evidence on certain rivers in France and Austria is all too obvious. Rewilding programmes, involving wolves in Austria and bears in the Italian Dolomites, are proving...
I owned a pair of these for a while. Purchased second hand, brown hollow glass and built by Terry Eustace. I recollect a test curve of 1.25 lb at 11 feet. From comments here maybe I'm wrong. I used the rod for barbel on my local river and the fish certainly put a bend in the rod. The 'power' of...
I'm not sure which one was photoshoped.
Fairly good evidence at about 31 minutes. The Forest of Dean. The YouTube video is Chasing Shadows:Britain's big cat mystery.
Well I've recently seen my first live badger. In my back garden of all places. My wife also saw a badger the other morning. This time at the front of the house. Presumably the same animal?
I can't provide an indisputable sighting clip mainly podcast links. The 'big cat experts' on these...
I purchased a BR25a early in 2024 for my pit tench rods. Since then I've transferred it to a 2.25 lb tc barbel rod. It seems to be reasonably well engineered (without that annoying 'give' on cranking the handle). The bait runner is smooth. I backwind so can't comment on the drag. I'd buy...
Great stories Paul and Haydn. Particularly Paul's. I'm a book collector and have (very) occasionally found a good copy at a bargain price. Not as lucky as Haydn though 😅.
I don't mind spending the money on quality gear. My first Harrison rod is approaching 28 years old. I buy my rods new and (tend) to buy good quality 'top end' reels second hand. I don't need much tackle now. My club ticket spend in England was under £200 in 2024 and I used them less than 10...
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