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i've caught barbel too 12.7lbs on carbon rods and fixed spooled reels ,and theres no doubting the efficiency and capability of modern tackle and its clinical superiority ,but thats its achilles heel ,in that most modern tackle is just too clinical and cold .a bit like the difference between...

i followed dave lumbs advice at the time and shrink tubed my isotopes on ,worked perfectly and worked wether up in the air or level .i'd recommend painting the mounting area either flatt white (matt) or luminus colour to match the isotope . i tried using white ptfe (plumbers) tape ,but...

well ,i've just serviced and reconditioned a 410a ,stripped too bare metal and rebuilt, shimmed and painted ,modified the gears for added smoothness & quieter running its all here Mitchell 410A overhaul in Fishing Reels Forum £25 and its yours

i'm a member on lots of sites ,and theres not one that hasn't at some point had its rest/quiet periods ,some just find a level and stays that way while others bounce back .this is still faster and more productive than the old bulinton boards of the ninties when everyone was on dial up ,now adays...

well first the friction disc you can just see it here (the grayish gritty looking disc/washer )under the drive transfer top edge next too the brass gear teeth of the main gear the drag is called a syncro drag and has two modes of operation ,the first is a standard drag that works againt...

i can think of three causes of your drag failure.your reel maybe suffering from one or all of these. 1.your reel is in the 1/3 reduced drag mode ....remove wind shield/cowling grip winding cup and push the handle forwards & back into normal mode 2.the anti reverse pawl is missing & the drag...

apparently he's been barbel fishing this week (his last barbel trip) with his nephew martin ,his swansong with a forth comming (October 15th ) special edition of Angling Times .

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yes its having a quiet time ,but then the topic's arnt there to attract debate ,people are busy making hay while the sun shines .and going fishing .hopefully people will catch some good fish and things will pick up again . i dip in & out (as i do with all sites) each day ,but i have very...

if you remove the pawl and flip it over ,it will work but its a compromise and wont be as strong .the spring will be not be weakened its ok .its down to the angle and direction of the leading edge of the pawl ( the pointy bit ) and the shape of the rear edge thats in contact with the spring ...

the golden rule is any knot you have confidence in ,is ok .if you get down to the knot and put it too test ,then you've failed to put enough line on.

the line lays are strong enough to tie mono direct too , now i tie all my lines direct to a linelay/piller .i do pass it under the next one along then tie it to the line lay ,so when the line is pulled tight to wind on the knott is pulled downwards out of the way to get a even line lay .i use 3...

not a fan of the new stantons ,and wasn't a fan of cliff's which he thought was weired as i thought them well built and solid reels and couldn't pin point why (and wouldn't have a bad word for them ,just didn't appeal to me) but i do like the Reynolds stantons and the copy's made at rolls royce...

we have social evenings ,we just had the annual fundraising auction night ,and last week was the trophey night we also have regular fly tying nights (well it is a mixed fishery ,so we have a mix of both coarse and trout anglers) there is a few social events this year to come yet & a couple of...

Adrian ,sorry i'm a little late seeing this ,i'm a member of the erewash foundation .and we've put a lot of grayling in which should be comming on this year .being at toton the stretch by the community center is worth a walk as is the releif channel the other side the playing fields ,and you can...

although i agree with all your sentiments ,and your right deforestation is bad ,but has little effect on weather systems .i'd be more worried if they decided to eliminate marine algae (marine algae produces 70+% of the worlds oxygen) .because deforestation of rain forrests has little effect on...

Fact is "Global warming" as a theory only came around after .some none govermental funded (private funding) scientists who was studing earth core samples in the early 20th century 20's or 30's .discovered that the earth was set to enter another period of extreame cold weather known as a mini or...

i use one of these it has the back rest and a cooler bag underneith useful for food or to carry bait etc if travelling lite

i beleave fish feel the sensation of say a hook penetrating (not pain) ,then because its unexpected ,it invokes the natural instinct of fight or flight all creatures have ,now for fish its mostly a case of flight (apart from a few tropical fish ,fish are passive creatures ,even preditors aren't...

i have a small ghillie ( :confused: :eek: i said ghillie not willy :rolleyes: ) kettle its no different to a kelly except i get a whistle when the waters boiled ,its kida nice to hear the steam whistle blow . you get the cook set for if you fancy knocking up breakie and they come in a range of...