Leaving aside the arguments about mixing braid and monofilament on the same boat it has become evident that the serious boat angler is (a) becoming fed up with fishing with several pounds of lead to hold bottom when the use of braid will cut the sinker weight in half and (b) anglers are becoming more…

Besides the usual “buy me” stands and stalls from the big name tackle manufacturers, there were actually some very interesting items of fishing tackle from trendsetter companies which will cause the well established names to look to their laurels. On the other hand, maybe not, because many of us are acutely aware that most of…

It’s been a long day, the Sun has shone, the fish came out to play, someone else was driving so you had a pint or two on the way home…what a brilliant day out.Two or three days later its time to sort your tackle bag out and have a clean up. Its then that you…

Ever seen a bunch of rods tucked up into a corner of the boat, secured in place with a bungie cord whilst everyone is hanging on tight in their float suits and trying to find somewhere reasonably comfortable whilst the charter boat bucks its way back to port. Just a few times I hear you…

To successfully play and land a good fish, particularly on light tackle, requires that a certain set of conditions are met otherwise that fish will become another of those legendary fish which smashed you up and got away.Good tackle, good line, well tied knots and a well practised hand will all contribute to seeing the…

Salt water rod rings go rusty!! It is a simple fact of life, all you can do is slow the rusting process till one day you either dump the rod or stump up fifty pounds for a custom rod builder to re-ring the rod for you.Modern roller ring frames are made from plated brass or,…

It seems almost as if the 12 foot beachcaster has become a badge of office, a status symbol, for the aspiring shore angler, for those that know, nothing could be further from the truth.Floatfishing a sandeel bait in the magenta half light of dawn or working a prawn behind a limpid swell tinted with the…

Often today many anglers are deluded into believing that unless you own all the latest tackle and take it all with you on every fishing trip that somehow this will work some modern day magic, thus enabling more fish to be cought. This of course is total rubbish, part of the marketing mantra that more…

True to form, we parked the car literally next to the river in the local pay and display car park and had to have a look to see what could be seen in the river – if anything! To our great joy we soon spotted a few grey mullet swimming close in and made a…

The past month was certainly an exciting one for me, Even if I couldn’t get on my local rivers the Aire, Ribble, Wharfe, Ure, Lune, Eden and Hodder. I could have fished a small stretch of the river Ribble on the Post Office stretch at Ribchester controlled by Prince Albert AS who had opened the…