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when I used to fish the Kennet with Eipse pellets I found that I could leave the bait in for at least 20 mins, the rod tip would tap tap tap but if a barbel was present it would eventually slam round.
 
Cliff Turner said:
when I used to fish the Kennet with Eipse pellets I found that I could leave the bait in for at least 20 mins, the rod tip would tap tap tap but if a barbel was present it would eventually slam round.
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yes Cliff, that's what I think happens ie the fish push to blighters out of the way. Did I read correctly that when they go soft shell twice a year the carp eat them?
ps the TSI has had some nice mid double carp lately. The handle was looking a bit sad, so I found my old brummer cork stopper, livened it up with a couple of liquids, glycol and oil and worked on the handle fishing with a light sand. Looks like new now, Very pleased with my little self and a very cheap useful nice rod. I think my sportex barbel 1 3/4 is probably the better caster but for handling , both seem very similar.
 
These look quite interesting if you haven't got the patience to soak/saturate wooden balls; and look better than the fiddly OMC offering

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Never mind crayfish - mitten crabs on the Trent are the acid test; never tried it but they allegedly hate garlic doused baits. . .
 
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