Just bringing this thread back.

After a long hiatus from fishing (due to young family and work)....I've managed to get a 48hr session booked (as part of an exclusive). I'm glad just to be able to get out onto the bank these days, but any additional tips would be welcome. I don't have a bait boat, and not particularly good at long range fishing, so the odds probably aren't in my favour 😅

In reply to Post #4
I think children are allowed at barley pool. When I left there was a father and son who had booked the lake for a few days. Ultimately you have the place to yourself which is nice

If you have your back to the lodge the little bay to your right is always a sure bet for a bite or two. Simple rigs, small baits and little bags or sticks and you'll have bites.

If you have two or three anglers on there I think it works out quite well...£30 per 24 hours split between 3 which is great when you have it to yourself!

In reply to Post #2
Small intimate water, big enough for 2 or 3 anglers fishing close in. The log cabin isn't all that...but useful to store your luggage in if it's wet outside. Carp can be had off the rod tip. Mostly doubles. Nice lookers, not particularly difficult. Pink works well

In reply to Post #35
I'm based in SW London and a neighbour recently had their property valued at £25k (circa 6%) lower than what they had purchased it for 3 years ago. Given the property prices trends over the last 3 years, a 6% reduction in the value of the property seems huge! I think for a lot of people on the Help to Buy Schemes, the deal will not end up being such a good deal either. Whilst the loan amount to be repaid is based on the sale price, buyers end up with less equity if prices fall which makes upsizing more difficult (especially if established properties...i.e. not new-builds, fair better in their prices...which is what evidence suggests). There's that small issue of over 9m workers being furloughed too. Even with some fairly basic assumptions around job losses and debt service, plus all the other compounding factors, it seems at least reasonable to think that the 'house price correction' which people have been speculating about for years, could finally happen.

In reply to Post #10
Interesting info. Thanks for that.

Will give the guys at tacklebox a call too.

Cheers chaps!

In reply to Post #7
I can tell you the condition of the rods are mint. I don't feel like I've been mugged off...but there's definitely a certain mystery about them!

In reply to Post #2
They were indeed the ones on eBay. I took a punt if I'm honest. Having collected them I can say that they look and feel great...the blanks cosmetically look very similar to the others in the s range. The test curve is 2.75. It just seems odd that there's no information on them at all so I was curious to know if anyone knew anything about them. I might give JR a call to see if they have any info on them too.

It's been a while since I've been on this forum! Great to see it still going!

Recently getting back in to my angling and managed to pick up a set of free spirit rods (v.s, apparently part of the s range). I can't seem to find anything out about these rods online as apparently these rods (the V.S) have been discontinued.

Just wondered if anyone knew anything about them / why they were discontinued, and whether the blanks are similar or the same as the x.s / or even e.s.

Thanks