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20 th December 2016
Tackle Tuesday... NEW Fox Eos, Aquos & Sherpa!
It's that time of year where many of the top companies are launching new products for this season and next, one of which is Fox. I've taken a closer look at a few standouts items from its most recent launch.EOS 12000 And 12000FS Reels In response to
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16 th December 2016
Specimen Bread Punch - Ade Kiddell
The weather always has a huge effect on our fishing; it’s often too hot, too cold, too bright, too wet, and we use the weather more than anything as an excuse why we haven't had a good catch. Truth is, we have to adapt more to the conditions, as it
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15 th December 2016
Itchen To Get Fishing - Roy Allen
With a heavy schedule managing the new Angling Direct Reading store lately, the invite of a day fishing on the river Itchen with friends was certainly welcomed! I'm not a die hard river enthusiast, preferring to spend the majority of my recent years
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14 th December 2016
Wednesday Review... Advanta Protector Two Man Bivvy
No, we haven't got the price wrong, you can purchase this two man bivvy for well under £200 in fact, Angling Direct has even had it cheaper than the £174.99 we have listed here! The overwrap has also been listed cheaper, so keep your eyes peeled
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13 th December 2016
Tackle Tuesday... Trakker Tempest Skull Caps
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… Top Hat - Ever since the first Tempest rolled off the Trakker production line we’ve all been asking if they’ll ever be a front peaked version. Well, now there is, and it’s available on all five Tempest models
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09 th December 2016
Carp Fishing - Cold-water Pellet Waggler Tips!
For this latest episode we headed to Reepham Fisheries to try a bit of cold water pellet waggler fishing.Now the pellet waggler is generally associated with the summer months and a method that is only used when the waters at it's warmest, however
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08 th December 2016
Meet our 2016 King of the Catch Winners
Our annual King of the Catch competition came to a close in September – and what a year it was! Not only were there more entries than ever before but it also had some of the closest fought voting we had ever seen. We announced our five winners at
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07 th December 2016
Wednesday Review... ESP LoPro Brolly
The conventional brolly just got better. With a huge majority of anglers slimming down their tackle wishing to fish short, fast effective sessions the Lo Pro was born. With a ridiculously minuscule weight of a mere 3.3kg, excluding pegs and bag, this
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07 th December 2016
Meet our 2016 King of the Catch Runners-Up
Our 2016 King of the Catch was the hardest fought edition of the competition to date – with more entries than ever before. Unfortunately, there could only be one winner in each category but that didn’t stop our second place anglers from giving
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06 th December 2016
Tackle Tuesday... Advanta Discovery CX5 5 Season Sleeping Bag
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… Beat The Chill... If you’re planning on seeing it “through to Christmas”, then your summer bag isn’t going to cut it. Luckily Advanta have just launched the CX5: a true 5-season bag without the normal true 5
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