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'i was robbed '! never a more suitable explanation of that saying than what i have just watched at the grand prix today !

My response is , you are more likely to die or be seriously ill without it than with it.

I returned from France in September after a family holiday , after i had been in the UK for 8 days i was told that i had to take a pcr test as i had been in close contact with someone on the plane and that a pcr test would be arriving the next day (9 days after the contact ) i didn't need to isolate as i was double jabbed , i would be showing symptoms by then and under the previous rules you only needed to isolate for 10 days after a covid contact , how ridiculous , i told them not to bother , The "Serco track n trace " has been a massive waste of tax payers money , there should be an enquiry into where the money went , judge led and evidence should be given under oath , no chance of that happening any time soon ! £37 billion was it ? that's more than £500 for every person in the UK , what what the cost of the Apple ap which the buffoon turned down as he wanted a "world beating track n trace system " , in his words !

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/598732

We all need to wake up to what is being done to the NHS and soon , John Pilgers documentary ,"the dirty war on the NHS " which i cant find on youtube now , only this trailer , the firesale has been committed by both parties started by Thatcher ,Blair was no better ,we are now approaching the end game sadly and it's a sad reflection of how corrupt our politicians now are and the grip that corporate power has over them , that works against the majority , if anyone stands in their way they get destroyed , as we saw with Corbyn .

A full moon on my local river in France , i just had that feeling that i was going to catch , shame it was spawned out but still a cracker , untouched mouth , everyone should buy a permit for fishing in France once in their lifetimes and experience these amazing rivers !

Good to have a discussion on politics without any tantrums , Rivers of poop ! like it . what i despise in politics now is that lies have been normalised , it used to be the case that if you misled parliament and got caught you would resign , Boris and his crew do it every week , but what did everyone expect , he's a born liar , sacked from previous jobs for that reason , i think it was his headmaster that said , along with members of his family that he should not be allowed anywhere near power , just when we needed an honest hard working PM we got Boris , who treats the majority with contempt ,a populist buffoon , a dangerous throttlebottom !

Forde report , the press won't touch it , Unless , like the Peter Stevanovic video it gains enough views on social media , so many that they have to mention it , the elephant in the room . Corporate power ,oligarchy money , Murdoch etc owns our parliament and they are having a field day at our expense , £34 billion for a track n trace that is not fit for purpose , we need to stand up for our NHS before it's too late , we are loosing pieces every week .

It's hard to blame people for voting tory at the last election , there were dark forces at work to make sure Corbyn lost , a once in a lifetime opportunity to be governed by an honest politician , now the opposition is Starmer , i think !

As someone who regularly fishes rivers ,this is a subject that winds me up , profit at any cost , the billions that have been made in profits , they should be forced to clean their act up , there is a large outlet near me , you need to be careful or else you could end up with a stomach bug or worse , see where the turds are near you = https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/e834e261b53740eba2fe6736e37bbc7b

Not sure what to make of this ???https://www.facebook.com/C.love8888/videos/190878136411003

Usually have a bommy at my house and fireworks , this was a photo from 2 years ago , the biggest rocket that you could buy , nailed to the fence after many pints of fine ale , you just make out a few of us sat right in front of it as it exploded , nobody was injured in the taking of this photo !

Also , regarding the barbel , i remember a session i had around ten years ago when i got them going on frolic , i made my own boilies from frolic and chucked some frolic ground bait in that had soaked overnight in water , both rods were going constantly for over an hour , i lost count of how many i caught but , i think they are called "iberian barbel " i have never caught one over around 4 n 1/2 lb on the Lot , fun though on light tackle , the dordogne river is the place for good size barbel , up to 20 lb on there !

Yep , your mate sure knows what he is doing , some crackers , dedication paying off there ,The Lot is a magical place for fishing , how many cats are there now , it's been a few years since i got to the Lot ,the last time i went i got beaten up by a big cat , i have been just fishing on my local river for the last couple of years , only managed a few short sessions though this year , next year i'm going out for longer so i am hoping for a few more sessions and should manage a trip to the Lot again .

Hi pelamid , i haven't spent the time to do any serious fishing in France for the last 3 years , how has the restocking of the Lot gone , are you noticing any increase in numbers yet , i fish around figeac down to St cirq Lapopie ,when i get the time .

Over the last 10 years i have searched for the strongest hook available ,i have straightened and snapped so many on french rivers ,sadly i didn't have long enough this year to test them on any serious carp in france but in my vice test , this rates very highly , ape-x continental 2xx by ridgemonkey , i use the straight point but they do a curved hook also ,

Looks like you've been busy Chilly , thanks Yonny , i have just bought 2 packs of size 2 , i have straightened and snapped quite a few over the years ! when they arrive i will test them against the apex hooks in the "vice test " can't wait to get back to the rivers , been a few years now since i have a proper go at em !

My bits have arrived for this years attempt at catching a French river monster , these seem to have the potential to stay straight and not snap , has anyone got any experience with them ? i wouldn't mind them in a size 2 though a 4 is as big as they come

I use a 7 ft Greys , when i go i will have a little back pack , then my rod will be split in two, but fully set up , just needs putting together ,same with my landing net and pole its all wrapped up in my carp mat which has a bungee wrapped round tight , i might spend an hour or so walking before i find "the spot " unless i have pre baited somewhere ! caught river carp up to around 40 lb on it

And we can't be knocked out by the Germans !!!

The locals I spoke too said it had been a very wet spring , the rivers had been very high and my local stream near me flooded twice !

Also forgot my camera !

Blank , I only managed 2 short sessions , I saw a few good sized carp in the margins but had none , not even a bream ! I'm back in August with more time so should bag one then !