Category - Coarse Fishing Articles

By Chris Yates

The use of the reel was first referred to in English angling literature in Thomas Barker’s...

Words And Photographs By Alistair Hopkins

Make youself some cheap and effective groundbait by putting fresh slices of white bread in your...

When carrying ready made Pike rods with snap tackles on, stop the hooks catching on the car seats...

Use dead maggots in areas with silty bottoms. These cannot wriggle into the silt and they will also...

Chop up 15-20 worms and add a handful of "Crushed" Casters, this will get bites on all...

Thread worms once only through the saddle, nip off 1 inch of worm from the other end, and rehook...

Dot that float down to a quarter of an inch or less. We all know this trick, but walk round your...

Always carry at least two disgorgers in separate pockets/boxes, in case you lose one. I also carry...

Always endeavour to use smaller shot instead of the recommended shotting. 3BB stick float = 12 No8...

When you have found the depth for your float, mark it on your rod using tippex. Then, if you change...