Buyers Guide To Centrepin Reels Although they can be an expensive investment (some cost in excess of £300), today’s centrepin reels are so well engineered they will last a lifetime. You just have to look at some of the antique ‘pins’ still around to see that quality lasts. Most have handles, but once you’ve used […]
A Guide To Centrepin Fishing Reels
Fishing The Block End Feeder
Blockend feeders are a valuable addition to any match anglers tackle box, but there’s no point carting them around in your box if you don’t know how to get the best out of them. Fox backed Mark Pollard tells you everything you need to know about fishing this method. COLD water fishing is all about […]
A Guide To Spodding For Carp
By Chris Berry Too many anglers are a bit trigger-happy when it comes to spodding and cannot wait to blast large amounts of bait out to the horizon. It is a fact that many anglers fall into the trap of automatically spodding on certain waters, the Linear Fisheries waters particularly spring to mind. In the […]
Floating Maggots
The ability to make maggots float gives the angler an extra weapon in the armoury against the old enemy. Note that the maggots float when dropped into the water, but as soon as you put a hook on they sink, crucially, more slowly; indeed, you are almost creating a neutral buoyancy hook bait when the […]
Carp Fishing: Bite Indication
Carp ace Dave Lane shows how you can improve your bite indication when fishing for big carp – and catch more fish… Rig Rejected! THESE days our rigs – or more to the point our hook baits – are being tested and successfully rejected more and more by the carp we fish for. On some of the […]
Bloodworm And Joker Tackle And Rigs
Here we explain the best tackle and rigs to employ when fishing with bloodworm and joker.. IN the main, bloodworm fishing is conducted within 18 inches of the bottom – there are times when this isn’t true but these tend to be few and far between, simply because this is where bloodworm and joker are […]
How to tie the Big Ball Buzzer fly (Stillwater)
When you see fish moving at the surface, yet they are refusing a dry fly, it’s often the case that they are feeding just under the surface, rather than on it. To be able to hold a nymph an inch or two under, try using a buoyant pattern to suspend it. Use the Big Ball […]
Big Hit Carp Fishing – Rigs And Hook Baits
Clive Owden looks at the rig he uses when going for an all-out big hit at Horseshoe Lake. He also reveals what hook baits he uses and why… THE Carp Society’s Horseshoe Lake is one of the country’s carp fishing jewel, writes Jim Foster. Not only does it contain some of the prettiest carp in […]
Techno Dog (Stillwater)
This pattern is equally effective for brown trout as it is for rainbows, which is a bit of a rarity. It can be fished on all lines, but for best results go for a sinking line of some description because this means it can retrieved relatively quickly on an even plain. A roly-poly can be […]
How To Tie A Shock Leader Knot
Step-by-step guide on how to tie to a shock leader knot. Why Use A Shockleader? Using a shockleader is very important where any sort of power casting is involved. As a general rule, sea anglers allow 10lb of breaking strain leader for every ounce of lead they are casting but the shock leader also has it’s place in coarse fishing […]
How To Catch Barbel In Daylight
Read any texts on barbel and you could well come away with the impression that the species can be tricky to catch, and your best opportunity to put one on the bank is in low light intensities or after dark. On rivers up and down the country, barbel anglers will often sit it out all […]
The Seven Best Carp Baits
Simon Scott reveals his all time top seven carp baits, in reverse order, and explains why he believes they are so good. THE carp market today is awash with quality baits. For the young or inexperienced angler this can be a nightmare. How do you know which bait to use? Out of all the baits […]
Bomber Rig
How to tie the Bomber Boom Rig The Bomber Rig This rig is well known on the match scene the length and breadth of the country. It allows you to fish two long hooklengths that both clip down to the same bait clip. Because of the length of the snoods, this rig is ideal for […]
Leader Knot
How To Tie The Leader Knot Step-1……First tie an overhand knot in your shockleader. Step-2……Thread the main line through the overhand knot. Step-3……Use a pair of pliers to now pull the knot tight. Step-4……Pull about eight inches of the main line through the knot. Step-5……Cut off the line that has been damaged by the […]
Fly Lines Up Close
The Future Of Fly Lines Under the watchful eye of production director and fly-line guru Richard Wothers, Airflo has been first to the market with density compensation (to make sinking lines sink tip first), PolyFuse technology, variable buoyancy and, arguably, the smoothest welded loops on the market. One of the latest breakthroughs is Ridge technology […]
