The tackle shop

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…

So, there you are, replete with good food and a pink wife (or was it a good wife and pink food ? I can’t remember…………….). The sand has finally worked its way into your beer, the kids have disappeared along the beach with the last of your foreign currency, and you haven’t taken a single…

The Severn in particular has gone really patchy. Why? I’m not sure, but it must be something to do with the compensation water currently being let into the river. Okay there are a few big weights still coming out from a few of the noted swims but generally most anglers are struggling for a few…

If you have ever rummaged in the bottom of a tackle bag and come away with several old and rusted Mackerel feathers stuck in your fingers you will appreciate this simple method of keeping a set of feathers tidy, as well as ready for immediate use. Another benefit is that you do not have to…

The atmosphere about the place was difficult to describe. The motley bunch of carp anglers who gathered there at weekends all interpreted the strange feel of the lake in a different way. Sometimes it seemed to resent you; at others it was happy to see you, and on some occasions showed its sense of humour…

shark [Species Menu] [shark articles] Common name: Blue shark, Porbeagle shark, Mako shark Latin name: Prionace glauca, Lamna nasus, Isurus oxyrinchus Record weight: Sharks are the largest fish commonly encountered in the inshore waters of the British Isles, and this is reflected in their record weights. Blue sharks are the smallest and commonest of our…