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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)
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Page 15 of this week's issue features Trefor West, one of England's finest river anglers giving a few tips on barbel and chub angling.
For a start, there is Tref pictured wearing a battered and slime stained pair of trousers, an old khaki ex-army shirt and a cap that has seen more dirt than my hat.
And further, he is holding one of his old Harrison rods with a early 80s Cardinal reel!!!
And then we go even further.
"Parcel tape to camouflage the hook length to make it resemble a bit of dead reed on the bottom".
And - "Green electrical cable with the core removed to resemble a reed that potrudes from the bottom."
And finally - plasticene of all things, with gravel or or stones in it to give it extra weight!!!
Oh dear, what are the tackle trade going to say, especially when Trefor recommends using one rod only?
Mind you, no doubt the TGF will be thinking up ways of marketing parcel tape and old bits of wire in fancy packets with You know who's head on the packet....
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For a start, there is Tref pictured wearing a battered and slime stained pair of trousers, an old khaki ex-army shirt and a cap that has seen more dirt than my hat.
And further, he is holding one of his old Harrison rods with a early 80s Cardinal reel!!!
And then we go even further.
"Parcel tape to camouflage the hook length to make it resemble a bit of dead reed on the bottom".
And - "Green electrical cable with the core removed to resemble a reed that potrudes from the bottom."
And finally - plasticene of all things, with gravel or or stones in it to give it extra weight!!!
Oh dear, what are the tackle trade going to say, especially when Trefor recommends using one rod only?
Mind you, no doubt the TGF will be thinking up ways of marketing parcel tape and old bits of wire in fancy packets with You know who's head on the packet....
)