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Once upon a time, in what now seems to be the dim and distant past, virtually all sea fish were expertly landed by the boat Skipper wielding a wickedly sharp gaff. Nowaday’s almost the only time that you will see a gaff used regularly is aboard a conger or shark boat and even then, most…

With me I took Pete Tew, owner of Carp Unlimited who had helped me considerably during the winter with putting together the tackle requirements and bait for the season, Ian Witwell, from Eastbourne, Jamie Goouge a 17 year old carp crazy kid who had scrimped and saved for 6 months to afford the trip, and…

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Conger eel [Species Menu] [Conger eel articles] Common name: Conger eel Latin name: Conger conger Record weight: Big congers are almost a different species to their smaller brothers and sisters and most big fish are caught by anglers specifically targeting them. This has led to the development of a small band of highly dedicated conger…

Although the conditions are quite different between the bottom and the surface, much of the fish’s behaviour when confronted with a ‘suspicious’ bait on the top or on the bottom (the refusal, the aborted take, the snatch, and the confident suck) must be almost the same. Which all goes a long way towards teaching you…