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If I was plagued by bream on the Teme (just had the odd one) I'd be going with ~18mm bait, 25-30mm hair, off a #2 Gripz. And sit on my hands 🤣

I too view all 'Halibut Pellets' as a generic, basically a fish meal 'starter base'. And whilst that base can be used 'as is' and will catch you fish, I see it as there to be flavoured. That base is to be a carrier of flavour. I take a base pellet (a HP) and glug it with a flavour, then make a...

The closest BAA stretch to Coalbrookdale is Apley Estate water. https://www.baa.uk.com/fishingarea/apley-estate

Harrison Torrix I would guess.

To quote .... "Suppliers using PayPal will see your email address when you make a payment. PayPal shares your email address with the recipient as part of the transaction details. This is how they know where to send the payment confirmation and other transaction-related information". I know...

Yes, I'm fully aware of that. As I wrote above .... "Plus we know that Western suppliers are already outsourcing their manufacturing to the East (mostly China)". Re. "no brainer"...yes, that is exactly what China etc is depending on, and expecting from the West. No need to engage the brain, buy...

I'd say yes Derek ... we may bemoan the scarcity of fishing tackle shops these days, but it is us that caused their demise by buying so much of our stuff on-line. And by the same cause-effect 'equation', us buying our stuff from China will lead directly to a closing down of...

Well the Barbel Society have stopped the fishing on all their stretches, and that's good enough for me. No, fishing for barbel atm is not on IMO.

Done ...thanks for the great site lads 👍 👍 👍 ATVB

I was waiting for you to prove me wrong Cliff. As I was writing above I was thinking .... "If Cliff is reading this ......" 🤣 :p🤣:p

I think there'd be great push-back against it Simon, as the 'powers that be' wouldn't approve of a non-native species being introduced into an SSSI.

Personally Simon, I can't imagine any fish (besides minnows maybe) that would take a 5-6mm pellet but not an 8mm pellet. I've used strings of/multiple 8mm pellets on the hook in the past, but (IMHO) I don't believe that a barbel/chub/whatever would refuse a 10/12mm pellet whilst readily taking...

............well that's an hour of my life wasted, looking for details of how to tie a "moles" knot 🤣 :p🤣:p🤣

Great thread, great posts, great sentiments expressed @Neil Smart @Julian Griffiths @Jon Young IMO I do enjoy the occasional chat with one of the 'good guys' on the bank (and it's slightly, just slightly, even more enjoyable if they're a good angler too:)), but mostly that's just when I'm just...

Hope you recover soon mate ...sounds bloody awful. As you say, luckily you had the 'cavalry' to come to the rescue. Scary eh. ATVB

Nowt Cliff ...just a few silvers breaking surface.

I walked Bransford today, and I'm far from encouraged mate.

Propper fishing eh Hatter 🤣 Good days.

I can't even see a 5 minute Python argument there ... IMO you won't even notice the difference in the reel seats or the size of the butt rings (steady!) when you're actually fishing. But you will notice quite a difference in the action of the rods (which might throw you a bit, re...

Agree with @Neil Smart ....but would add, put several overhand knots up the length of the rope, about 2ft apart (which adds to grip). I don't use a spike/rope myself generally, but in very wet conditions I do use crampons (but if you buy make sure tread plates are connected together with chain...