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A lucky and, I don’t doubt very skilful angler, has just caught what looks to be (once ratified) the new record for our favourite species. This got me thinking last night back to a time over 4 1/2 decades ago when I first started fishing the H Avon and D Stour. I had not long caught my first few...

Agree, North Western. I have the barbel quiver and whilst a different blank the lettering and weave are identical.

Just arrived in the post, looks great as usual. Thanks Martin. Steve.

Thanks for the reply Martin. I look forward to receiving mine. All the best Steve.

Hi Martin, do they all go in the post at the same time or do you stagger dispatch ?

I would go for a pair of custom built centre pins to my own specification. Richard Issacs did something similar recently and reading his posts I have to admit I was very envious.

Seems like there could be a business opportunity there should anyone be so inclined.

Becoming a cranky old git is a privilege of age. Just go with it and enjoy !

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All the time, every damn minute. My fishing time is so limited that when I get there I am in heaven. I will retire shortly and then spend every spare moment on the Dorset Stour, Hampshire Avon, Ribble and also visit the places I have not visited for decades such as the Kennet, Thames, Thame...

Bisterne might be worth a look. Lovely looking stretch with some classic Avon looking swims. Not too far to walk to the river but doesn’t open to coarse rods until 1st of August. Details on the CAC website.

I have two of each of the above and find them very versatile. I have had barbel over fifteen on the SU version and barbel of twelve plus on the 1 - 6 version from the Avon.

I asked this question once before but no one seemed to know so I’ll ask again in case there are new watchers. Did they fix the issue with the mark Is, whereby it had a tendency to wobble under pressure when playing a fish, when they bought out the mark II ?

I have a couple of the 2500 DL FBs twinned with Harrison Avon SU 1 10s and have been very happy with them on small rivers while roving around.

Lib Dem’s have made sewage discharge one of their main manifesto points.

Bought one of these after seeing it on here. It arrived this morning and my first impressions are good. The net head will take any chub swimming easily but it might be a bit challenging with a big barbel or large river carp. The net folds back onto the handle and is easy to operate with one...

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Fred j Taylor’s “Fishing for Tench” was a favourite of mine when I was young as were the two Fred Buller books “The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike” and “Pike and Pike Angler”. I still have my hard back copies of both and a soft back version of the second which is very special. It is special...

Sounds like a place full of knobs to me ! Bin it off and wait for the rivers to open and then go back to what fishing is all abou, . Fishing for whatever unknown fish swim in front of you and enjoy our pure sport for what it is.

Ok mate, no worries. Thanks.