…Yet because of its simplicity it is so often overlooked by the modern breed of anglers who seem to have fixation with complex rigs using all sorts of bent wire and plastic gizmos. Having said that, it is essentially a shallow water rig which can be spectacularly successful in water up to fifty feet deep….
Speak proper like what posh people do. Discuss Damien Hirst’s latest work over a peppered steak whilst savouring the ‘earthy dry fruitiness’ of a bottle Chateau neuf du pape ’84 before the port was brought around. But to me, stilton is a cheese that has gone off. And badminton is a game for Dalmatian owners…
About five years after Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind, the great American public, dissatisfied with the state of its earthbound education, healthcare and transport systems, began to revolt against profligate spending on space exploration. The government, in its wisdom, decided to mount one of the most costly PR exercises ever undertaken, to…
But if you start getting that bit specialised then things change a little, for as your experience grows then the need for just a bit more tackle increases, or so some of us would like to think. Just watch that you dont fall into the common trap of believing that every single gadget put out…
What? It looks good? Well so it should, considering all the work and planning that has gone into it. Fishing.co.uk replaces the old UK Fishing World site, blowing it out of the water in all respects. It’s still built by anglers, for anglers but now it has the added support of both Internet Advertising and…
During the Summer months the wee small hours can take on a chill which belies the daytime temperatures and the perishing Winter months. well we wont talk much about them.Home comforts can turn an otherwise quiet night into a memorable experience. Bacon Butties at two in the morning spring to mind or a simple Pot…
Those of you who are unfortunate enough to read my monthly pieces for this site will be well aware by now of my propensity for power catamarans. I have now owned several, both for pleasure and for charter work, and have driven a bunch of others. Most of these vessels have been either South African…
Friday 4 Sept. 19929.00am. We leave with Paul on board. Ricky and Manuel to work the cockpit today. Weather perfect. By 11.30 we are up on Three Fish Ridge and inside of us we see Anguilla hook up. Within minutes I have talked with Jonno, and he tells me that one of his clients is…
The above title may seem a bit unusual, but by the time you have read this, it should, hopefully, make sense. It is a story of one of my more recent trips to France in pursuit of large carp. The visit to France took place in the month of October. When planning this trip, I…
Jeff and I clink glasses (water in mine as I have a car to drive at the other end) and we toast a reasonable summer so far. It is Friday, July 19th, and Cepheus lies fully-laden on her pontoon in La Gomera. With 3200 litres of fuel on board, her riggers bound up, the chair…