Bob’s Tackle Shop

In the early nineties, the zanders profile seemed to be higher than it is at present. There seemed to be a lot more anglers fishing for them. There have been many trends in angling over the years and this was probably one of them. Soon, the popularity of zander seemed to be on the wain,…

Sweetcorn has become a very popular bait for many species of fish. It is cheap, clean and easy to use. However as its popularity has increased, fish of many waters have learnt to associate its colour and smell with danger. Fish have been known to bolt out of a swim at its very sight in…

The gales are lashing the outside of my house as I write, in a week or two the cold will be with us and maybe. hopefully a few weeks of calm Autumn weather – or is that just wishful thinking? This is the time when the Cod start to show on the deep wrecks, the…

Some behaviour is so clear that it is easy to pick up what the fish are doing, but often just trying to remember when and on what gear you caught what fish is impossible. I must admit that am not the best person in the world at keeping a diary – hell, I don’t even…

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M’lud glowers sternly at the raggle taggle bunch in the dock, clad in one-piece suits and moon boots.”Anglers, you stand before me charged with apathy,” he roars as their heads hang in shame. “How do you plead?”Angling’s on trial whether we like it or not. And they’ve got us bang to rights when it comes…