Trophy Room for Andy Shattock

After running around on numerous wild goose chases over the years the dream of finding a magnificent unfished spot is slowly diminishing. I know that such places do exist and have found a few, but they are rarely quite what they seem. As for the stories of uncaught monsters, well I tend to switch off…

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The knots that we have traditionally used to tie our hooks, swivels and booms to monofilament are the all time favourite Blood Knot, and the Uni knot.Both of these knots consist of coils of monofilament jambing tightly against one another to provide the grip necessary for a safe and secure knot.When nylon monofilament is pulled…

If someone is not a fisherman it must be hard to understand the sorts of feelings that go through our minds and bodies at times like this. Lake Nasser is, I would guess, most freshwater fisherman’s Mecca, a dream water where you can catch crazy fighting fish bigger than you are – and be in…

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We tend to proceed conservatively, bound by norms, and received wisdoms. Progress sometimes requires that those received wisdoms be set aside for a while, to allow in the ravings of the lateral thinker, the loose cannon, or the seeming lunatic. It may be that Iím all of the above, but I ask you to read…