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The Flapper bait is very simply a whole fish bait with its backbone removed, so that the two side fillets, well they “flap” in the tide, giving the bait movement and releasing a scent rail down the tide. Originally the shark boats out of Looe pioneered the flapper bait for shark, but it did not…

Sometime around 8-30 am on the old A5 I left the blue-black smoke pouring from a badly maintained lorry and a car towing a caravan for the peace and quiet of a Shropshire country lane. As I drove down this quiet leafy country lane my mind went back to my childhood days in the countryside;…

Long range floatfishing skills are quite rare in this country. When faced with a situation where they need to fish a long way out, most anglers, it has to be said, opt for a swimfeeder approach. Let’s face it, the feeder is a fairly simple method and can often be deadly in the right situation….

RodsThere is now available a vast array of rods suitable for pike fishing. You can walk into almost any decent tackle shop and find rods that will fit the bill. As a general purpose pike rod I would recommend a rod of twelve foot with a test curve of around three pounds. This would be…

The Uists are a chain of islands off the north west coast of Scotland comprising North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist. They lie to the south of the bigger, more populated isles of Lewis and Harris and you can reach them by island hopping with your own car from the north via the ferry from…

BOILED BAITSBy far the easiest way of taking them over to the continent is in the form of ready-mades. These probably account for the downfall of more big French carp than any other type of bait. They are convenient, smell and taste good, and are relatively cheap if purchased in bulk. However, always buy good…