Closed season is so outdated & needs to be managed on a water by water basis by the owners. Personally I feel the problem with the countryside & wildlife is it’s being controlled by people who don’t have any understanding of management especially as man is the main impact.

Just goes to show how pole pots have come along over the years. I remember using a kinder egg pot back in the 90's when I had my first pole, now I have a mixture of all different ones to suit what bait I'm using just like andy

i have been in the trade since 1985 the close season is a disaster ...it just forced anglers to go abroad where ironically the fishing on the whole is superior a close season to protect fish stocks clearly does no such thing it has an adverse affect re poaching and when like last last season we had a close season from october till march because of heavy rain it is out of date and a dreadful burden on fishing shops

smart fishing

Dave is one of the first blokes I think of when it comes to river fishing 🎣

Here’s hoping that all the "proper angling" brigade watch this….

Brilliant that 👍

I agree with you Dave they need to let angels have the rivers open all year round they should of done it years ago show your support

Dave Harrell the river god Thanks for the podccast totally agree with the close season to be scrapped

Hi Tony. This was 40 years ago when there was a lot of tension in Ireland, as you know. The army lads in question apparently made themselves known to a lot of people during the week in bars etc and in turn, created a very big risk that ultimately resulted in a bomb and deaths/ injuries. My comment was based purely around the risk factor that all of us were put in, that’s all and I still believe that thought is correct, 40 years on. My apologies if I’ve offended as that wasn’t my intention and I can assure you that I have 100% respect for our armed forces. In this instance, at the very least, a very low profile or better still, non attendance on the festival would have been a much safer option.

Hi Tony. This was 40 years ago when there was a lot of tension in Ireland, as you know. The army lads in question apparently made themselves known to a lot of people during the week in bars etc and in turn, created a very big risk that ultimately resulted in a bomb and deaths/ injuries. My comment was based purely around the risk factor that all of us were put in, that’s all and I still believe that thought is correct, 40 years on. My apologies if I’ve offended as that wasn’t my intention and I can assure you that I have 100% respect for our armed forces. In this instance, at the very least, a very low profile or better still, non attendance on the festival would have been a much safer option.

Great chat with Dave, what a superb series of chats, keep them coming

Was really enjoying this until Dave talked about the bomb that killed the poor Army lads in Ireland. Not impressed that Mr Harrell had to say that they shouldn’t have been allowed on the contest and had put others in danger. What does he actually think they were doing out there- protecting people and putting their own safety to one side Dave. A very disappointed ex serviceman here 🙁

Got to be up there with the best podcasts , great listening bought back so many memories with the gozzers and sour brans and Ireland in the late 80s and 90s

Respect - to both Matt and Dave. Thanks for a great podcast.

Brilliant podcast. Totally bang on about the closed season, it should have been removed years ago!

Great podcast probably the best yet.Now then about the close season,in this weeks Keith Arthur article in the AT he mentions "Yorkshire's stolen fortnight"when we tykes could "start" fishing on the 1st of June however we finished 2 weeks earlier as well. In reality we had been fishing since April 1st which was the start of the Trout season but we could use any method or bait,so it was just carry on fishing but no match fishing until June 1st as keepnets were not allowed.I caught stacks of fish in the Yorkshire rivers,Chub,Trout,Dace,Roach etc.The only fish i ever caught that looked worse for wear was a Chub which should have been around 2lb but weighed around a pound which had obviously been recently spawning.That fish looked worse than it actually was as it was after the bait to put some condition on.So from April 1st all the way through until the "proper season started" the glorious 16th to come across 1 tatty fish is not bad going.I think the powers that be need to have a rethink but there needs to be a compromise somewhere along the line as i hope that most anglers care about the rest of the animals that live around the rivers as i do.Dont forget Spring is their breeding season too and March is when they get their annual sex lives started.

Not really a river angler but really enjoyed this . Amazing Angling brain

I have a question how come no one fished the slider or waggle

What a podcast Dave is so right about the closed season it’s a farce

Why cast left handed but fish right????? Bit strange................... Works though 🤣🤣🤣

I remember Dave Harrell's editorial tribute to Ivan Marks when he passed away. His memories of how he met Ivan and the "aura" that came from him was something that was a privilege to all those, myself included that met and got to know him. Dave was a superb angler himself, up there with the best river anglers like John Dean, John Allerton, Wayne Swinscoe etc.

Fantastic as always. Agree with Dave about Closed Season, its a massive joke that walkers, boaters, canoeists etc can still use the water, yet those that pay a license to fish cant use them for a quarter of the year; or is that half the year due to flooding.... Tight lines all,jb

I use Guru F1Pellet size 22 hook to 0.11 NGauge for a lot of fishing where the fish are shy - small but strong so doesn't put off small roach but can handle carp easily.

Great episode. I'm not a coarse angler, let alone a match angler, bu t I do use a lot of DH products for my estuary mullet fishing. Very interesting to hear to hear how Dave got where he is. I'd love to know if he's ever done any mullet fishing. They are absolutely fantastic sport fish and a lot of the skills and tackle of the river coarse angler are completely transferable. I'm current loving my DH 4g bolo floats! Going forward I'd really like to see Jamie Hughes on one of these. I enjoy the stuff he does with Andy May and Andy's was very entertaining. I'd imagine Jamie would be similar. And how about getting Frankie across the table. He must be just about the only one of the Guru team yet to feature!

Wow

Dave u are brilliant I’m from Worcester and to hear about u on my favorite rivers made my day Dave u are 1 of my heroes

Total class podcast, loved every second of it. P.S. Lets get rid of that silly silly national river closed season.

❤ thanks 🎣🎣🎣

Let controlling clubs decide when to close a venue.

Thanks for for taking the time to produce this podcast. Really nice to hear about life outside of commercial fisheries and carp from one of the best river anglers going. Dave has had a huge influence on my own fishing, still does.

The expalt of how to set up your pole rollers on the KZfaq. Believe me when l say l have watched a few... Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. 👍🏾

Hi guys, I really enjoyed this, even more than usual, I'm 69yoa (I used to fish with Blackhorse mg) and can remember Dave watching me fishing peg 6 at Evesham in a qualifier, probably thinking how I was naffing it up,lol.

Hadrian whittle is daves apprentice lol. Says it all

I could do with a "piss n fish"© - So many people about and no trees when fishing a match on Bude canal basin.

Great pod! Happy memories of being in junior Starlets with Ken Aske and doing work experience with Dave at Midland Angling Products and Fosters! Great to see the pics of Dave Hinton and Ken! Great times! Thanks for the pod!

Absolute Legend...learnt a lot from Dave's early Videos and Articles. also never seen Matt so quiet 🤣

The only problem is packing a feeder and throwing it out for small roaches. I find using a small spinning rod, small float, 2 bbs, and size 20 hook some 🍞 roach love the 🍞 they bite soon as you drop it in plus its much faster

I burnt the midnight oil to watch this podcast. Absolutely brilliant. Well worth staying up.

ABU 506/7 This is the Master!!

Great! watching this now. Going to be a late one. I have Daves Clean River Angling videos. Would be interesting to do a Podcast on those videos. MARK Downes canal ones and Irish fishing. Jan' pole & feeder on the trent & so many more. They were the original fishing videos and would be a great retro fishing media podcast.

He gives a non of his secrets, does Dave, he's a fishing sith lord 🎣

The method has a short hooklength and you get that bolt effect, it stands to reason that the bait feeder will work the same. I would have liked them to actually show the rigs instead of just rabbiting about them.

HOW F'N GOOD IS THIS PODCAST EPISODE? Dare I say, the best yet. Matt, thank you. Toby, thank you. Guru Fishing Tackle, thank you. Dave Harrell, super-thank you. Best angler you've ever fished with? Stevie Gardner. Absolutely. Remember Cremona / Spinadesco Canal. Amazing trip. Still got the t-shirt. Time for the Closed Season to go....for all the reasons you mention.

A hero of mine

Dave wouldn't know it but he has been massively influential on my love for river float fishing. He even helped me scoop the top prize in Improve Your Coarse Fishing's "ask the experts" by answering my question back in the mid 90s. Top bloke.

The greatest river angler of all time, a true angling legend ❤

Andy can I ask you if there is a way to stop the loop to loop on hook lenth and main line from going off on a angle I use a square knott to attach to hook. Thanks

Tempting to start this now but its definitely one to listen to at work tomorrow

Thanks guys. I’ve been looking forward to you getting Dave on