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Hi, I may well be interested in the Shaespeare reel and possibly the rods if okay. What sort of prices are you looking for, and have you got any better pictures? The ones on the forum are not very clear. Thanks! Nick

I am still lokking for fibreglass rods!

Nothing wrong with supermarkets selling carp or for that matter any freshwater fish. They will only sell farmed fish anyway, wild fish would be too irregular in size or too expensive forthat matter for them to make a profit on. Carp in my experience are quite tasty and very meaty, perch very good with firm flakes of fish. Best freshwater fish for eating though must be grayling.

Hi, Bread flake excellent bait to use on the rivers. Get a fresh unsliced tin loaf. Tear out from the middle a large coin shaped piece, use a hook sized between 2 and 8, put it in the middle of the flake. Firmly press the flake over the top half of the hook, leaving the point of the hook free. Yes when you retrieve your float tackle, the flake will have come off. But rest assured it will stay on your hook while you trot it through. Drennen loafer float ideal, don't be affraid to use the larger sizes, and use aaa shot in a bunch with a no.4 about 10 inches away from the hook. The loafer name comes from the fact that the float was designed to use with bread. Another tactic worth doing, is to dispense entirely with a float, and just fish the flake on a line weighted with a bunch of shot, if the chub are there, they'll soon let you know! Feel for bites with your fingers touching the line, or just watch as your rod tip gets pulled round violently. Have fun!

Oh no wait and see, wait and see! There are a lot of good cane rods in Australia, as well as no doubt a lot of rubbish mass produced ones as there are in most countries. Postage from there can be expesnive due to length restrictions. But not too bad, how do I know. Well I am a cane rod maker, and a few of my rods have made their way there.

Any help at all on any fishing around southwold?

I'd very much like to join a Coarse fishing club in Nottinghamshire, has anyone got any ideas? I'm not interested in match fishing, so that side is not important. I very much like traditional style angling. I don't like modern style carp fishing much, so not a club with lots of bivvies, and pellets etc. I like small rivers best, and small wooded lakes and ponds. Is this possible, or am I just too choosy? Any help appreciated.

Hi Ian, That is indeed a good idea, and I will keep a look out. But I am interested to hear about fibreglass rods anybody would like to get rid of. I'm looking for rods by manufactureres like Shakespeare, Daiwia, Hardy, B&W, and handbuilt rods by makers like Alan Brown, Leslies of Luton. I'm even interested in unbuilt fibreglass rod blanks. I'm based in Nottingham and would be happy to collect within a reasonable distance. Nick

Hi, Can anyone give me any information about fishing in the Blyth estuary near Southwold? Is it lure fishing for bass, or bait fishing for mullet? Are their any areas worth fishing? Any information appreciated.

Hi, Can anyone help? I would very much like to rekindle my youth, I am after a 1970's vintage fibre glass match or float or ledger rod could be a Shakespeare, Abu, East Anglian Rod Co, Milbro or Intrepid. Doesn't matter if one or two rings needs replacing, so long as the blank, cork are intact, and the ferrules fit.Please pm me with details. Regards, Nick

Thanks for the information so far, it has made very interesting reading. I grew up fishing small rivers; the river Ivel, the River Flit, Elstow brook, and the upper Ouse at first, and then the very upper reaches of the Cam in Essex for wild trout, I then moved to Nottingham, I've never really been a fan of the Trent, far too big for me. I like the Derwent, Dove and Ecclesbourne, but they're too far from me. Tried the Eye above Melton as a member of a small but now defunct syndicate, and caught superb roach to 2lb plus, chub to 6lb plus, and some nice perch. Hence my interest in small rivers around Nottingham Can anyone else give me any more information?

Just been down to the Leen outside the QMC, very clearly saw chub in excess of 4lb, very spooky though. No bankside cover, or anything. could be worth a try though. Will look further upstream at Old Basford. There are trout for sure in there, along with big chub. Chavender, I'm sure the brook you are talking about is the Clifton brook, which flows into the Trent at the A52 flyover. There are indeed plenty of big chub in there, I once saw a shoal of 30 plus of them near to where the brook actually flows under the flyover. There are trout too, my degree thesis was based on a study of the brook, I found 5 brown trout whilst sampling. Thanks for the help guys!

For information on these rivers look at this guys blog, it's amazing what is coming out of these rivers! http://manchesterfishingfiend.blogspot.com...ford-quays.html

Most of the rivers I mention are so clean now, they support self sustaining trout populations. The Smite becomes the Devon lower down. How do you access the Devon? Is there a club that controls any of it? Thanks for the help so far.

Hi, I am a member of the River Erewash Foundation, but am looking to expand my horizons this summer. I'm interested in fishing the following rivers, has anyone tried already, information or advice? River Leen River Maun River Meden Bagthorpe Brook Clifton brook River Smite River Greet Hallougton Dumble I am in the main a fly fisher (some of you may know from the fly fishing forum, but I do like to get my avon rod and pin out, or my ultra light spinning rod as well. Many thanks for any help anyone can give me!