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Have you seen it then? Piccachu and his cronies? The Pokeman thing. What’s all that about then? Anyone know? No? Me neither.Of course the kid’s Pokeman craze isn’t exactly original, based on swopping a few cards around. We had similar games back in the post-war days (yes, WW2) and my Dad even had ’em when…

Although common around the coast of northern Europe, the smelt is rarely seen by anglers. For most anglers, the first time they are likely to encounter this fish is in the freezer cabinet at their local tackle shop! In fact, one of the main areas where this fish is found in the UK is in…

Zero stretchOne of the major advantages of braided lines is the almost total lack of stretch. Braids typically have between 3 and 5% stretch, compared to the 25% of nylon lines. This means that hook sets are far superior to nylon line, particularly at very long range. Believe it or not, at distances of greater…

My wife has been pretty good about my fishing expeditions into the back of beyond, but when I told her that I fancied a trip up the Zaire river in search of Goliath tigerfish, she finally put her foot down. Having spent a lot of time in that part of Africa, she has some fairly…

AIMS The Committee exists to recognise and publish record weights of both fresh and salt water fish caught on rod and line by fair angling methods in the waters of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and aims: To provide an adjudicating body to which marine and freshwater anglers may submit claims…

The Teign is justly famous for its large flounder. Not so well advertised, but very highly regarded locally is the Fowey, the Exe, areas around Kingsbridge and lately the Plym estuary which is just a mile or so from where I live. These estuaries will see several of these four pounds plus fish caught over…