‘‘bring on the winter barbel!”

Tim Macpherson gets a lesson in slow pitch jigging from Torquay-based charter skipper, and SPJ expert, Matt Forrester and finds out all about his exclusive brand of jigs and lures

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I’m setting up a 180-litre aquarium with temperate fish. I’m going for Odessa and Cherry barbs and a couple of Panda Garra, but I’d also like some catfish. Which corys would be the best bet for a temp