Throughout the winter months, the pike has to be one of the most popular coarse fish in the UK. As the weather cools and the prey fish begin to shoal up, the pike goes on the prowl and anglers up and down the country set their stall out to target
Winter will soon be here and, to me, that means chub! Since I am at work for most of the daylight hours during the winter, I'm usually restricted to fishing in darkness!I like a big smelly bait. Cheesepaste is my favourite bait for after-dark chub
The month of October can be an excellent time to get out on banks to target a few bream.Now the bream, a deep bodied shoal fish, isn’t everyone’s favourite, but feeling the heavy thump of a big slab on the other end has to be one of the most
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Groundbait 101 - The Basics To Feeding Like A ProThe first thing to understand about groundbait is that there’s a varied menu on offer. Over the last decade we anglers have been spoiled by numerous
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Get your float sitting right and catch more fish! If you’re float fishing, whether it’s on the pole or the waggler, one of the most important things to do is to get the depth of your swim right.
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Skill School - Striking - Convert a bite into a fish.So, you’ve waited all day for that single bite, your float sails under, your quivertip bends round or your alarm screams off… what comes next is
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Get the most from your hook baits by rigging them correctly.So, you have a great hook bait and the perfect hook to match it, you’ve baited your swim to perfection and a big bag of fish is on the
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Big pike like nothing better than snaffling a static deadbait, but which to choose? Our expert Jon Neafcy talks you through it.Come the depths of winter, static deadbaiting is a brilliant method for
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Handling And Unhooking - your guide to getting your fish back in the water safe and sound.Besides catching fish there is another side to our sport, and that’s caring for those fish once you have them
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Skill School. Getting The Basics Right.Tie strong, reliable knots and you’ll be safe in the knowledge that your line won’t give way when landing hard-fighting fish. “But which knots to tie?” we