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You get what you pay for. They are ok for a spare

I have got the Wild Cat pole. I would say keep clear of it. It is light but not very strong

I find what Ken said is the best way

Vitalin is on special offer at just 99p per bag from Morrisons at the present time.

And me from the River Ouse many moons ago but it stills feels like yesterday.

Start early and finish early to hit the bottle what ever next

No I did not see the film. At the time I get up in the morning unless I am watching sport on TV I doze off !

One of the problems with using maggots and sweetcorn is that a lot of smaller fish like them baits as well. If there is not to many small fish about I would try the above but there was a lot of small fish I would use large baits like meat for ordinary fishing. Another way you can catch them is to use carp tackle eg boilies ect.

I have seen plenty of snakes when fishing over the years. On a lot of lakes with islands on them I have seen snakes go across the water to get on the island. I once nearly stood on one which was in long grass next to the water I do not know who jumped out of there skin most be or the snake !

Put some boiling water on the sections and tap the pole gently and it should free it. I have done that my self before now.

There is two many fishing magazines about. The problem is you can only write so much about fishing. If some body has just started fishing a it would pay them to get a magazine for a year to get some some advice on fishing at different times of the year after that it would being telling you the same things as a year ago.

You will be better off waiting to the winterand useing dead baits.

I wish that all the firms used the same colour for the same size. EG 10 all yellow. It would would make life so much more simple.

So have I whist carping.

In this weeks Anglers Mail it has a report on Tesco selling fishing tackle and what stores it will be available from. I see that Nige Williams has still got his column in the mail even after his recent trip to Ireland.