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Hi Ian, You're a gentleman and a scholar. I truly appreciate your continued support not only is it helping our channel grow its a great source of motivation.

My favourite swims tend to be a 20 minute walk from the car, and across stiles, so a barrow is out of the question. A one rod set up beckons, as I'm worn out by the time I reach the swim nowadays.

Hi Steve, I wanted to explore the concept of using standard carp gear for barbel so I had to be a bit creative with the gear but it kind of worked. I’m totally with you on the 1 rod and mooching approach however it was nice to take a few luxury items. Massive thanks as always for your continued support and time spent commenting.

⁠​⁠@@borderlands6606 I’m with you on the 1 rod approach but this one stretch does allow for the use of a barrow. As a young pup I worked as a labourer and swore never to push a barrow again and this session confirmed my dislike of anything with only one wheel and no engine. Thank you for watching and time spent commenting

Many thanks for taking the time in watching and commenting it really helps the channel

Hi Harry, Many thanks for the kind words and your time spent watching and commenting its really helping our channel grow which is very rewarding indeed.

Hi Steve, My beloved and postie are going to start to ask questions about the amount of stockings arriving over the next few months. I'll knot my rope asap. Many,many thanks as always for your continued support it's going to make them cold mornings all worth while.

Hi Mark, Catching the river right has been tricky of late but the Wye has needed a good flush through. Many thanks as always for taking the time to watch and especially to comment. Looking forward to your next vid

Congratulations on kicking off your pike season mine commences on the 1st November. Maybe a bit artistic on my part with the dead tree but one must flex the artistic muscle once in a while. Thanks as always for your continued support

Hi Richard, Thank you kindly for such positive feedback and thank you for your time in watching. It not only helps our channel grow but it's a great source of motivation for myself.

Hi Bryan, I had the same concerns as yourself so I opted for the use of a backlead and paying out a good amount of slack to hopefully overcome the issue. A huge thanks for taking the time to comment as it really helps our channel and community grow.

@@silentangling I'll have to try it for myself and see what I think

@@bryn3652 please drop back in with your opinion as I'd like this channel to be a good source of info.

@silentangling I think getting that last few meters of line pinned down is really important I have been using long heavy fluorocarbon leaders with rig putty

I couldn't agree more, upstream ledgering with a good bow has proved to be very affective for me this season as I think the tension of any line the fish come into contact with is the major factor in spooking fish. I will however give the long flouro with putty a go on a smaller slower moving river I'm about to fish for the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled for that. Thanks again

Hi, I totally agree with you. For my preferred style of barbel fishing on the Wye the two rods setup is far more hassle than its worth, however I can see it being effective on the larger river such as the Trent. Many thanks for taking the time to watch and especially the time spent in commenting it not only helps the channel grow put it keeps me motivated.

@silentangling yes I think on the trent because of its size 2 rods is good. I've tried several times and just don't feel comfortable with a two rod set up. I know I'm one of the minority though. Almost everyone I see uses two rods for barbel now. Anyway great videos. Very relaxing, educating and interesting. We'll done

The wary fish can often sit further downstream picking up the food items from your feeder or pva bag so a second rod fished there can be a advantage. That's what I've found.

@@bryn3652 I’ve often wondered if that’s the case

@@AccyboomI was extremely fearful of a double take as the thought of letting a hooked fish time to get into trouble was very concerning.

Hi, Beautiful words thank you for sharing and thank you for your support

Hi Martin, I shall take you up on your beverage recommendations and don’t be surprised if the next time you do a on the bank fry up you don’t see a on beaten up tiley hat appear from the undergrowth, make mine brown sauce. Great advice on the horse rein and I’ll be honest them little barbel always but a smile on my face as they’re so dam cute. Many thanks for your continued support and taking the time to comment its become the part of making films that I really look forward too.

@@silentangling with you on the brown sauce ' on the hat front it's a green tweed bucket hat I bought in Ireland more years now than I care to remember but it keeps the thatch warm and dry . 🤣

Another enjoyable video though I must confess to a tinge of jealousy at the number of barbel you seem to catch! Question - what was the thinking behind using the PVA bag approach rather than a feeder?

@@MrLouRules This is a known barbel swim with a match the day previous producing 40lb of barbel so I'm guilty of edging the odds in my favour. I was interested in exploring the concept of barbel fishing with a standard carp set up so PVA was the only tool available, as a spod would of spread the bait too far in the flow. I will however use PVA in the colder months just to get a few free offerings around the hookbait. Hope this makes sense and a massive thank you for your continued support as the channel is growing rapidly and it's you guys which have made it possible and for that I'm truly greatful.