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Zero stretchOne of the major advantages of braided lines is the almost total lack of stretch. Braids typically have between 3 and 5% stretch, compared to the 25% of nylon lines. This means that hook sets are far superior to nylon line, particularly at very long range. Believe it or not, at distances of greater…

For me, 2000 AD was the year of the bluefin tuna – you can read all about that in this sites archives. 2001, though, will be, I hope, the year in which I’ll take the first tentative steps toward catching the first broadbill by angling in the waters around these islands. If you’re an angler…

Roach [Species Menu] [Roach articles] Common name: Roach Latin name: Rutilus rutilus Record weight: 4lb 3oz taken in 1990 by R. N. Clarke from the Dorset Stour. Distribution: Found throughout England, Ireland, Wales and Southern Scotland. Very common across the whole of Europe, where several sub-species and closely related species are also to be found…

What if I could tell you of a place where it is not unusual to catch at the least half a dozen fish each trip, where it would not be unusual to see several double figure pollack, big ling, maybe a bass or two, occasionally cod, maybe even conger if the skipper decided to anchor…

The gales are lashing the outside of my house as I write, in a week or two the cold will be with us and maybe. hopefully a few weeks of calm Autumn weather – or is that just wishful thinking? This is the time when the Cod start to show on the deep wrecks, the…

For such trips I particularly favour a roving approach. Pockets are filled with tackle and a bait smock is stuffed with maggots and maybe a few slices of bread and some other baits. I go armed with a 14′ match rod and centre pin and the only other thing I have to carry is a…