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Before the tiger this was; for some reason a tiger running thro snow was supposed to convert you into loyal ESSO customer.

I have a RW Mark IV carp rod with a rather artistically sculptured cork handle thanks to our little furry friends. And I once killed one with a fishslice and the help of a mongrel dog if that's any help.

I have a RW Mark IV carp rod with a rather artistically sculptured cork handle thanks to our little furry friends. And I once killed one with a fishslice and the help of a mongrel dog if that's any help.

I'm getting carried away now having had such a good response to my wormy topic and trying to hog the forum... However, I was curious about something else and what's the point of being coy? I noticed in an earlier forum about how long people had been fishing that most, but not all, had been fishing since they were kids. (As for me I can't really remember a time when I wasn't fishing having been introduced to it by my old man (ie. the one with the worms) so I'm another.) What interests me is how the minority, or what appears to be the minority - those that came to it later - got into the sport. I realised that only one of my friends goes fishing (and then only v occasionally) and the chances of getting the rest of them having a go at fishing is next to zero. So what got these late starters started? As I say, I'm curious..

I'm getting carried away now having had such a good response to my wormy topic and trying to hog the forum... However, I was curious about something else and what's the point of being coy? I noticed in an earlier forum about how long people had been fishing that most, but not all, had been fishing since they were kids. (As for me I can't really remember a time when I wasn't fishing having been introduced to it by my old man (ie. the one with the worms) so I'm another.) What interests me is how the minority, or what appears to be the minority - those that came to it later - got into the sport. I realised that only one of my friends goes fishing (and then only v occasionally) and the chances of getting the rest of them having a go at fishing is next to zero. So what got these late starters started? As I say, I'm curious..

Hey..thanks to everyone for the advice. I'll pass on your suggestions. Any further suggestions will of course continue to be gratefully received... All the best for the new season.. duncan

Hey..thanks to everyone for the advice. I'll pass on your suggestions. Any further suggestions will of course continue to be gratefully received... All the best for the new season.. duncan

Hello everybody...I've been lurking around the forum on and off for some time without being able to think of anything sensible to say or ask. However, something that cropped up when talking to my father after the 16th has sparked me into some sort of action... He had a succesfull start to the season, catching a bunch of big tench (in the 6-7.5lb range) using lobworm. The thing is that the water has a strict barbless hook rule and he was having some difficulty keeping the worm on the hook. I think in the end he used a very small boilie or atleast some form of paste to keep the worm attached. Anyway, this method is hardly satisfactory and I said I would see if I get some better suggestions from Angler's Net. So...I wondered what you think is the best way to keep a large lobworm on a barbless hook. And thanks in advance for any replies...

Hello everybody...I've been lurking around the forum on and off for some time without being able to think of anything sensible to say or ask. However, something that cropped up when talking to my father after the 16th has sparked me into some sort of action... He had a succesfull start to the season, catching a bunch of big tench (in the 6-7.5lb range) using lobworm. The thing is that the water has a strict barbless hook rule and he was having some difficulty keeping the worm on the hook. I think in the end he used a very small boilie or atleast some form of paste to keep the worm attached. Anyway, this method is hardly satisfactory and I said I would see if I get some better suggestions from Angler's Net. So...I wondered what you think is the best way to keep a large lobworm on a barbless hook. And thanks in advance for any replies...