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A Custom Build Barbel Twin Tip Rod By Andrew Boyne

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As you all know I am a float angler through and through, however, even I recognised there is a time a place to dispense with the float due to river conditions. Basically,  it boils down to the fact that I don't want to drive thirty miles to the ribble and have to drive home because the river is five foot up, looks like chocolate milkshake and is unfishable on the float. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also wanted a nice piece  kit for  " Salford Pete " to use when we manage to get out together. ( Trotting for five hours is hard work in your forties . . . . . .never mind your seventies ) He is always talking about our old trips to Bridgenorth fishing for barbel, which was mainly tip fishing in the ealy days so I thought this would be a nice joint present between us. When I approached Andy about the build we had a long chat regarding mine and my dads requirements. I wanted a spliced tipped barbel rod that I could use on the Irwell as well as the Ribble. I ...

Purple Peanut Float Caught Fish.

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  DO YOU MAKE THE GALLERY ??????? Luke Max has made the most of his session with an Inverted Porquipine Quill with this fanstatic Crucian. . . . . . . . . . . .  A brace of superb captures on a Mini 5BB  Avon by Nicholas Coulthurst. Well done Nick 👏 Perch 2lb 7oz Roach 1lb 8oz  Both on the pin to.  https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2022/08/small-fat-tipped-avons-for-shallows.html I have done well using the metal stem version on these floats.   https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2023/02/river-irwell-pb-on-new-mini-alloy-stem.html 😁 . . . . . . . . . . . .  Andrew Boyne with a quality, fin perfect roach from the Ribble. Hes using a very delicate loaded avon I made in 2019. Excellent for roach on maggot or caster. . . . . . . . . .  My mate Derek Kenyon AKA The Casterman doing what he does best, trotting on the Irwell., this time with an avon. Four chub, the best 4lb ish. . . . . . . . . . .  Adam with a lovely chub from Austria caug...