No Fred i had one other magical barbel, on the Dove my first ever trip to a river with Graham as my teacher. He taught me well see, everything that anyone has ever told me i have taken in and i am putting to use now.
Matt gave me some advice on Fri night which wasn't how to catch the fish, but where a likely barbel swim would be, when there isn't any over-hanging trees.So i read the river basically before i started.