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It’s been another lean few weeks, angling-wise, for me.  I haven’t fished for over a month now, but not out of choice.  I’ve been a little short on time, the weather’s not been great (not that I’m a fine weather fisherman – not in the slightest – but during one of the warmest worldwide Januaries on record, we had one of the coldest on record!), etc. and I’ve also just returned from a week snowboarding at Les Arcs in the French Alps.  Plenty of snow, plenty of raclette cheese, plenty of overpriced beer and this year no injuries!  Unlike last years trip which left me with a permanently dislocated clavicle (collar bone) on my left shoulder, which (still) looks like this: I also saw one of the best skiing/snowboarding shirts I’ve ever seen, which simply said on the front “Snow, Sex and Tartiflette”! Back to fishing, I’ve been sent a few tackle bits & bobs to review, so expect to see those appearing on the website soon, and possibly on here too. I’ve also just received a Korum latex spoon net which, on first impressions, is absolutely brilliant for everything from bream, tench & carp fishing, right through to a roving …

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