J & B’s Fishing Tackle

For those who are new to this column a quick scan through the last two and a half years of my contributions to this illustrious and august magazine, might offer a hint at my reel preferences. Centre-pins are the business. When it comes to proper fishing: and that does not include the sort of comedy…

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The first question that we have to ask ourselves is – livebaits or deadbaits? Given the choice I will always try to fish both deadbaits and livebaits. This would usually be one livebait rod and two rods with deadbaits. Some waters respond much better to one or the other though. The quickest way of finding…

In this example, I have used a single legged carp rod ring to illustrate the process.1. File down the foot of the ring to give a smooth taper. This is not always necessary but should be carried out if required.2. Make a nylon loop. In this example I have used yellow Stren 15lb b.s. line…

Mahi-Mahi are great fish. They give an angler a fight that he or she will never forget. Mahi-Mahi are also known as Dolphin (not the bottlenose dolphin). Mahi-Mahi make long runs and will often leap out of the water when you are battling them. They are also excellent tablefare. On this adventure, we head down…