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  1. J

    coarse angling today

    I am gutted its run its course, it wasn't perfect but the best we had. I reached the same conclusions as a lot of you guys and was getting quite critical of some of the content. So I thought I can either whinge about it or pen a couple of articles and do my bit. I only managed a couple as I...
  2. J

    New Avon rod- advice please

    Hi Paul, I have the Drennan Avons in both 1.25lb (which I use for perching) and 1.5lb (chubbing) and they are superb rods. The action is exactly what I'd want (soft and forgiving, without being sloppy) and they have sensible sized rings, quite often "Avon" rods suffer from having rings that...
  3. J

    High coloured water and falling temperatures - do you fish?

    Hi Paul, No conditions would see me ditch the fishing for DIY! But Barbel wouldn't be my first choice in these conditions. I normally head to a still water (providing they are not frozen) for a bit of pike, perch or roach fishing, and enjoy the barbelling when the next warm front comes in from...
  4. J

    Milk based HNV baits ?

    Hi Joe, I would get in touch with CC Moore and ask them about their raw ingredients, and what each one "adds" to a base mix. Those guys are the experts and are without doubt the people I would be listening to. I also found John Bakers book on barbel baits and tactics very useful, when...
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