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Shimano 3500 bait runner, I manage to find a second hand one on e-bay and have sent it to Q.M. Services in Plymonth for a service. I did replace the Rod a Quick Fire Storm 1.5 Lb and the company that I got it from gave me a Discouint as it is going end of line this year & my story also helped. Thanks for keeping this thread going (admin).

Help Please guys, I have been fishing the Rack at Winthorpe and one out of 7 SWAN's took a Rod & Reel, at 1 am they are of great sentimental value and as far as I can see unreplaceable the Rod was one of 3 a STORM Specialist Mullet/Barbel 1.5 test . the Reel was a present from a friend as his best man, Now Past (RIP MEL) an older Shimano 3500 bait runner I would be grateful that this be handed to a Baliff of Newark Pisc (Newark Fed) I would also like to thank Paul Fryer, for help trying to help get Rod & Reel back from the Swan also to Roger (aka Carp King so he tells me Thanks for any help and by the way the SWAN did shake rod & reel off around the outlet on the Winthorpe rack. The Swan took off with Tackle from under the Bridge.

Having just read this thread , I thought I would make a rare comment, a few weeks ago I bought Maze from a seed wholesaler which was £7.50 plus vat for 20 kilo a cheep bait. I also buy from shops tins and frozen Sweet corn a great bait. I have caught Barbel ,Roach, Rudd ect and a lot of other silver fish on corn. BUT the strangest fish to be caught was a 1lb 8oz Zander on about 11 pieces of grain reeling in on a long hair rig, it must of looked like an eadiable fish Final point maybe I have been walking my dog over the local fields and a bag of Wheat/Corn seeds have been left lose and getting wet. the local chickens eat them seeds so why not fish. ??? Not quite final point told you. I now have a lot of cooked Corn and Hemp in the freezer because I bought seed from the seed merchant a whole lot cheaper than from any local shop??? Make's one think of the margin the fishing tackle shops are making. (just a ponder) Tight Lines as always, on Corn one of the cheapest baits out there.

!n the last 5 years 4 times, in the last 50 years about 12 one year on the Trent 3 time by the same balliff.

I wold also like to thank all that have replied to this Thread, I don't get on A.N. very often, it is very much appreciated the replies that have been posted. Thanks Everyone this older codger

Thanks BoldBear, Thank you for the reply's to this thread.

Hard work But...... so worth it

Hi Chris, Yes there are pic's I thought I had put them up ??? My own Gallery is down. till I sort it out in the close season. I don't know how to upload new pic's to AN. OK I have to reduce size of pic. I will get there soon :)

I've not been out much for a while due to ill health BUT............. Yesterday I had a Barbel of 11lb 12oz the best fish I have had in about 3 seasons. Caught on the river Trent in the Newark area on 2 Tigernut boiliers @ 1800 hours the only bite of the day which was a worth while day.

Shimano BeastMaster Match Rod, I don't have this rod or even know much about , But I can tell you I have several ,Shimano BeastMaster Rods feeders and heavy feeder and a Spod rod there are all great .As yours should be, one thing I can tell you is that Normark was bought out by Shimano, and IMHO make the finest rods I have ever used . I hope this is of use to you Best Wishes & Tight Lines MDG

I have been using the cheaper braids from China the last 3 seasons and to date have had no problems, I buy 1000 m for around £23/24 through E-Bay and had a lot of Barbel with it . I use a gray coloured Braid. I mainly use 18 - 28 BS and this is cheaper to buy as the Branded Braid.

Thank you to every one for your help and support , from a very happy angler yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa MDG Fishing

At Long Last I managed to buy this Part Yesterday on Ebay for around £16.50pence it has taken along time to say the leaste to get a spare & last week I bought a Cowel for this ABU 507 @£17.50, so I up and running for parts. heheheheh yea!!!!!!!

Hi all, thanks for the help and suggestions, I manger to get the S 6 spool a week or two ago on Ebay for the total cost of £12, well please. Once Again Thanks to all that tried to help. Michael