Improve Your Coarse Fishing is Britain’s Number 1 fishing magazine and is packed with expert instruction to help you catch more fish. The magazine also celebrates the best in UK fishing with stunning photography from the nation’s best fisheries and when it comes to buying tackle, they’re the home of honest reviews to ensure you get the very best kit for your cash.
Here’s a look at some of the great features inside issue 269, courtesy of the ‘Contents’ page:
GREAT BRITISH FISHING
Secret Stripeys On The Wye
Hadrian Whittle sets forth with a tub of lobworms and uses several tactics to bag specimen perch on the Wye.
‘Winding’ Fish On To Your Hook
England international Des Shipp has developed an incredible feeder tactic you’ll scarcely believe. But it works.
Grayling From The River Arrow
Julian Chidgey shrugs off the freezing weather to catch specimen grayling on the fast-running Arrow.
The Pull Of Perch
Dai Gribble champions rarely targeted perch and sees the fruits of his dedication rewarded with a great bag.
A Real Corker Of A Canal
Darren Massey takes on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal to prove that such waters are full of fish.
Bob Roberts
IYCF’s angling adventurer takes a break in ‘paradise’, gets stuck on the Trent and catches one more for his DVD.
CATCH MORE FISH
Krill Of The Chase
Jonny Watt believes in the pulling power of tiny krill and details five ways it can be prepared and offered to boost catches.
Gone In 60 Seconds
There’s nothing new in pellet cones, but there is with the way Geoff Ringer uses them to cast big baits large distances.
Fishing On The Cheap
We’re all economising these days and Wayne Panting demonstrates how you can fish on a budget without compromising your catch potential.
Clean Up With Sponge
Fish don’t need much actual food in winter, but you can still catch plenty with a flavour-filled sponge in a feeder.
Just Add Polystyrene
Punches of bread with a sliver of polystyrene in between is how Mark Pollard catches 200lb winter bags.
Float Guide
Floats are many and varied but they essentially fall into just a few easily defined categories, which IYCF explain starting with wagglers, moving on to pole floats, stick floats for piloting a rig on running water with rod and line and stocky pellet wagglers.
Underwater Angling
Ever wondered how your big bait on a straight lead actually works? Expert analysis and tweeks suggested.
Thinking Carp
IYCF’s big fish men explain why you should use fake corn or a ‘Medusa’ of maggots, and your role in fish health.
NEW GEAR
New Gear
New line, floats, luggage, rods, ‘real’ eel lures and various bits and bobs in the shops. Plus, arguably the most luxurious seat system available.
Everything You Need…
…to go float fishing on running water. Suggestions on rods, reels, hooks and line needed for ‘traditional’ angling.
Dave’s Choice – Alarms
Dave selects his personal choice of bite alarms under £30 in this important category.
On-The-Bank Tests
Tackle guru Dave puts a Speed Whip and TKS pole through their paces and fashions his own indicator system using Fox mix-and-match parts.
And The Winner Is…
Product of the Month.
STUFF TO WIN
Daiwa Mission
Your prize pictures win two prizes worth a total of £750.
Your Letters
And emails. Your thoughts could win a fabulous Middy X-Flex 4G rod.
Crossword
Figure out the clues to win a Korum KZ-R Mini Pit reel worth £120.
READER OFFER
Float Box Set
A boxed set of 40 clear-bodied Stillwater Clearz floats. Yours for just £21.98, including p&p.
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