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  • Ian Woods
    Ian Woods reacted to Jim Brook's post in the thread Prebaiting with Like Like.
    There certainly is! Ouse comes from the Celtic word “Usa” which simply means water 💦 which is why there’s so many rivers by the same...
  • Neil Gallimore
    Neil Gallimore reacted to Neil Blood's post in the thread Which reel with Like Like.
    Do as Huanzhou says 👍🏻
  • Neil Blood
    Neil Blood replied to the thread Which reel.
    Do as Huanzhou says 👍🏻
  • Neil Blood
    Neil Blood reacted to Huanzhou Zhu's post in the thread Which reel with Like Like.
    Shimano 4000oc/4000d bait runner are solid choice.
  • Mark Harridence
    Mark Harridence reacted to Huanzhou Zhu's post in the thread Which reel with Like Like.
    Shimano 4000oc/4000d bait runner are solid choice.
  • Neil Gallimore
    Neil Gallimore reacted to Huanzhou Zhu's post in the thread Which reel with Like Like.
    Shimano 4000oc/4000d bait runner are solid choice.
  • Huanzhou Zhu
    Huanzhou Zhu replied to the thread Which reel.
    Shimano 4000oc/4000d bait runner are solid choice.
  • Neil Gallimore
    Neil Gallimore posted the thread Which reel in Barbel Talk.
    After taking adice on here and a bit of searching I have decided to buy 2 Free Spirit Seeker 12ft 1.75lb rods so the questions is what...
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner reacted to Tim Marks's post in the thread Line Longevity with Like Like.
    I've used lots of braid too and use cheap Chinese stuff for saltwater fly fishing backing with few issues. Losing fish there through...
  • Mark Nicholls
    Mark Nicholls reacted to Tim Penn's post in the thread Tench 2025 with Like Like.
    An angry male from lunchtime today. Fought like a demon and looked like it goes to a gym somewhere
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    Tim Marks replied to the thread Line Longevity.
    I've used lots of braid too and use cheap Chinese stuff for saltwater fly fishing backing with few issues. Losing fish there through...
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner replied to the thread Line Longevity.
    I've had similar experiences with inexpensive braid (and once with a 'wonder' mono that actually broke at half its stated B.S.) Whatever...
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner reacted to Tim Marks's post in the thread Line Longevity with Like Like.
    I would expect the mono to do exactly that - if it has been looked after. I have dregs of bulk spools left from the 90's that are still...
  • B
    Ben Marr reacted to Terry Simner's post in the thread Line Longevity with Like Like.
    Hi All, after just receiving some new wagglers I decided to run some line through them. Then I had a thought : Check the breaking strain...
  • T
    Tim Marks replied to the thread Line Longevity.
    I would expect the mono to do exactly that - if it has been looked after. I have dregs of bulk spools left from the 90's that are still...
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