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  • Paul Richardson
    Paul Richardson reacted to Cliff Turner's post in the thread Pellet size. with Like Like.
    one day on the Wye I was getting small taps and vibrations on the rod tip but no bites. I ended up going down to a single 4mm banded on...
  • Neil Blood
    Neil Blood replied to the thread Is it just me?.
    They stocked them into the River Dane last year. Non-native species to the river and part of it is a SSSI. Previously they’ve knocked...
  • M
    Mark Evans 2 replied to the thread Pellet size..
    I'm hardly one to try and give advice, but smallest hook bait I use is around 12mm, be that either a pellet or boilie (mainly though I...
  • Paul Richardson
    Paul Richardson replied to the thread Pellet size..
    For me 8mm is about as small as I go for barbel, 10mm being my preference But I nearly always fish them as singles
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner replied to the thread Pellet size..
    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
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner reacted to Cliff Turner's post in the thread Pellet size. with Like Like.
    one day on the Wye I was getting small taps and vibrations on the rod tip but no bites. I ended up going down to a single 4mm banded on...
  • Cliff Turner
    Cliff Turner replied to the thread Pellet size..
    one day on the Wye I was getting small taps and vibrations on the rod tip but no bites. I ended up going down to a single 4mm banded on...
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner reacted to Neil Blood's post in the thread Is it just me? with Love Love.
    I’m currently fishing the Upper Severn in Wales, I need rope/dog spike, weed slasher and handsaw. No one is fishing it, bank access...
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner replied to the thread Is it just me?.
    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...
  • Neil Blood
    Neil Blood replied to the thread Is it just me?.
    I’m currently fishing the Upper Severn in Wales, I need rope/dog spike, weed slasher and handsaw. No one is fishing it, bank access...
  • Terry Simner
    Terry Simner replied to the thread Pellet size..
    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...
  • Graham Tremble
    Graham Tremble replied to the thread Is it just me?.
    Has EA ever restocked the Teme with Barbel? It is obviously a low density Barbel river now. I was wondering if this might revitalise the...
  • Graham Tremble
    Graham Tremble reacted to Cliff Turner's post in the thread Is it just me? with Like Like.
    Kevin, its simple really, there are so few barbel left its not worth the effort unless you just want to sit and admire the surroundings...
  • Graham Tremble
    Graham Tremble reacted to Julian Marshall's post in the thread Is it just me? with Like Like.
    Seems the beachcasters are routinely out on the Yorkshire equivalent of the Teme - the Nidd. Perhaps there is no other way these days...
  • Simon Archer
    Simon Archer posted the thread Pellet size. in Barbel Talk.
    What's the smallest size pellet you would use as a hook bait ?? Had my first trip out this season on a very low middle Trent last week...
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