Most anglers feed too much in one go, too infrequently. Little and often almost always works better...
Category - Coarse Fishing Articles
Flooded Rivers
Keep off the skyline when fishing a flooded river. The water may be more coloured than usual, but...
Shhhhhhh!
When freshwater boat fishing, be careful not to drop anything or to clonk about. An unhooking mat...
Safety!
Beware of overhead cables. Many are high voltage and using carbon rods near them can kill you...
Waggler Presentation
When waggler fishing on a stillwater, sinking your line by overcasting and winding back with the...
Removing Trebles
A pair of long-nosed pliers is far better than forceps for removing treble hooks. Steve Burke...
Lure Hooking
Pointing your rod almost down the line will much improve hooking when lure fishing. In windy...
A Change Is As Good As….
If at first you don’t succeed, try something……different. This works far more...
Heavy Is Good
Too heavy a float is nearly always better than one that’s too light. In particular, a light...
Chewed Maggots
If you get chewed maggots move the bottom shot or ledger weight nearer to the hook. Steve Burke...
Dead Good Bait!
Dead maggots are a very effective bait, often outscoring live ones. They’re cheaper too as...
Shy Bites
If bites don’t develop move the bottom shot or ledger weight away from the hook. Steve Burke...