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I’ve not yet caught one, but I think I’ll stick to mat shots if I get a bite! 😬

Some more books for the collection, mostly carp related as I collect them (gaz fareham, tom bankes 2nd book and beyond the green gate/hiding in the long grass by Stuart Brookes) however I also got the little Big Barbel, Chub, Tench and Perch tactics books by Tony Miles, and Elite Barbel by him...

I do a lot of carping and I echo what others have said, look for a club ticket that has a few stillwaters rather than head to an expensive and busy day ticket. I love my carping but it’s very easy to get stuck waiting and not really doing anything, so if I was you I certainly wouldn’t disregard...

Thanks everyone. I’ve sorted myself out a 2.25 powermesh so if it arrives in time I will get my first trip with it later this week/at the weekend. Decent weather this week so hopefully the river will be slightly less angry by then, but still angry enough.

Thanks guys. I agree with you that I probably need a step up, the more I think about it the more it makes obvious sense because of the size and power of the river when there’s extra water on. Better to have it if needed than wish I did and miss out on a chance of a special fish like a barbel.

Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum although I’ve been lurking on parts of it for a while. I’m just about to target my first barbel from the Thames in and around the oxford area having previously only fished for them now and again on the Ouse in bucks. I’ve been fishing the Thames for silvers all...