Angling - Hints and Tips
View Archive By Category | View Archive By MonthHow to use your Pellet Pump
posted on 15 February 2017 in Hints and TipsFill the container halfway or less with the pellets you need to prepare.Add water and any liquid flavourings that you may want to add to about 75% full to ensure a good vacuum, check that the rim of t...more info >>>
How to band hard pellets
posted on 15 February 2017 in Hints and TipsHow to band hard pelletsThe alternative to soft pellet is banded pellet. The advantage of fishing like this is that the pellet on your hook is exactly the same as the pellet that you are feeding. Hard...more info >>>
Drennan Carp Match Hair Rigs
posted on 15 February 2017 in Hints and TipsA lot of Andy’s match fishing success has been achieved at venues where hair-rigged baits score heavily, and through trial and error he has realised that the slightest variation can make a big differe...more info >>>
Joining Line To Line
posted on 8 February 2017 in Hints and TipsJoining Line To LineThere are two top grade knots used to join one line to another, where these are approximately of the same thickness. These are the Blood Knot and the Hangman's Knot - also called t...more info >>>
20 tips to catch more bream!
posted on 21 January 2017 in Hints and TipsAutumn is a brilliant season for bream, with September the best month of all. The fish will be feeding hard before the temperatures drop and if you get it right, a big bag is on the cards. Follow our ...more info >>>
Shot conversion chart
posted on 28 April 2015 in Hints and TipsShot conversion chartvery useful...more info >>>
The Rainbow Trout
posted on 20 February 2015 in Hints and TipsCommon name: Rainbow trout Latin name: Oncorhynchus mykiss Record weight: Several fisheries specialise in growing huge rainbow trout with twenty pounders coming out on a regular basis. Current top of ...more info >>>
The Brown Trout
posted on 14 February 2015 in Hints and TipsCommon name: Brown trout (sea trout)Latin name: Salmo trutta Record weight: Natural record is 25lb 5oz 12 drams, captured in 1996 from Loch Awe. Larger fish have been artificially reared and the culti...more info >>>
The Grayling
posted on 14 February 2015 in Hints and TipsCommon name: Grayling Latin name: Thymallus thymallus Record weight: Despite a record weight of only 4lb 3oz, caught in 1989 by Mr S.R. Lanigan, the grayling is known to grow much larger than this in ...more info >>>
Identification of Uk Coarse Species The Rudd
posted on 8 February 2015 in Hints and TipsThe RuddLatin name: Scardinius erythrophthalmus Record weight: The oldest coarse fish record on the books. Currently held by a fish of 4lb 8oz taken in 1933 by Rev. E. C. Alston from a Norfolk Mere. D...more info >>>
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