‘The next drink I’m going to have is a lager. Ice cold.’

The temperature in Newbury today: 30°. It’s 29° in Alexandria.
If he was still with us, Sid Waddell would approve of the hyperbole but he wouldn’t be very happy about the global warming.
What to do? Carbon neutral by 2030.
Does this mean no carbon fibre fly rods in five years’ time?
It might you know, it just might.
Time’s running out so don’t miss out on these two-
A superb Barder Rod Co 13 foot salmon fly rod.

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A rapier-like Barder Rod Co 9′ #5 fly rod.

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And now for something completely woody. The Bernard Venables landing net.

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Trouble is, by cutting down the ash and bamboo to make these nets, we may have contributed to global warming. It’s all so confusing.
What’s perfectly clear is that we don’t make them any more and we have two absolute beauties available at a special SALE price. The season for tench has just opened. Why not sit in the shade with a refreshing, ice cold Danish lager and make up your mind to buy one. It’s probably the best landing net in the world.
With best wishes for the season, Edward Barder & Colin Whitehouse