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Some time ago I bought a new Korum 12ft 1.75 TC Barbel rod, and have had quite a few fish on it, however recently while playing a Barbel of about 6lb there was a loud bang and the top section snapped between the bottom two rings. Before I think about replacing it I want to ask if any one else...

Any one notice the full page addvert on the back of the Anglers Mail for the Matt Hayes limited edition centre pin? It looks like a nice piece of kit, however it does say there are only a few left which probably explains why the man himself couldn't get one. He is pictured in the back ground in...

Back in those Saharan days of no rain, hose pipe bans, rivers drying up, and a heat wave in March we were all encoraged to pray for rain. Well it worked, the wetest April on record, and the environmental computer at my nursery recorded 18 hrs of continuous rain on Sunday night and Monday. It...

Has anyone got one of those worm charmers that you stick in the ground and then turn a handle on the top? I think it was in an Avanti advert in one of the weekly angling papers for £29.99. Do they work? ATB Colin

I am thinking of getting a pair of these. Can anyone comment for or against please? ATB Colin

Has any one stayed at Bank Farm, on the Severn at Arley, recently? Do you know if the farmer has opened up the parking past the Equestrian centre down by the pedestrian access over the Severn Valley Railway down to the island? Thanks Colin

I may be completely missing some thing here, it wouldn't be the first time. I have allways understood that hook sizes were measured from the point across to the shank, which is the gape of the hook, and the shank could be variable in length. If that is a correct assumption what is a wide gape...

Have just been reading about the Angling Trust support for Kayak angling on inland water ways on their website. It appears to me that this would be canoeing in through the back door, poaching waters they have no membership for, and disruption of legitimate angling. Is this a threat to our...

Has any one an experience of the Polaris Kombat Carp Power Float Rod? It is supposed to be rated for lines from 5lb to 15lb. Can't imagine trotting with 15lb line somehow. ATB Colin

What bit of kit always goes with you? For me it is my Swiss Army Knife "The Climber" I never go any where with out it being on my belt in its case. Large and small blades are very sharp. Hook on the back is used for hook knot tightening. The reamer for enlarging feeder holes. Scisors for...

I have allways had problems with the brolly. Never seem to be able to get them positioned quite right, and usually by the time I have got all the guys pegged out and tensioned it has stopped raining anyway. Once it is all set up and I am reasonably comfortable I tended to stay put when I know I...

Various bodies are advertising for anglers to try and eradicte this giant Busy Lizzy. Well you are at least 15 years too late. This plant is now wide spread along most river systems in the country, and is as established as the Grey Squirrel, or the Mink. The rules of two of the clubs I belong to...