Use a net with large mesh when pike fishing or whenever you use treble hooks. With small mesh nets...
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Little & Often
Most anglers feed too much in one go, too infrequently. Little and often almost always works better...
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...
Safety First!
Always wear a proper life-jacket when you go out in a boat. A foam buoyancy aid is not a life...
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...
Be Prepared!
Always carry a spare tip ring, a lighter and some hot melt glue. If you damage an intermediate ring...
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...
