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14 th October 2016
French Carp - Ade Kiddell
A few weeks ago I told you about the visit of Hayden Cook, Angling Directs Customer Services Manager, who had been over for a spot of fishing with us. If you can remember, all his best plans to catch a big river carp were thwarted by a Frenchman and
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12 th October 2016
Wednesday Review... Aqua Fast & Light MK2 Brolly
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… LUXURY REAL ESTATE - The best way to describe Aqua is ‘tackle porn’. It’s Jenna Jameson in carbon, fabric and aluminum form. So you can imagine our excitement when the guys offered us a night in their brand-
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11 th October 2016
Tackle Tuesday... Fox Explorer Barrow & Camolite Barrow Bag
As I mentioned in my diary piece this month, it was a bit of a trial getting hold of these, but after some serious time spent on the phone I eventually managed to get my hands on them!To say I haven’t looked back since owning them would be an
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10 th October 2016
Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – October
The weather has really changed this last week and this has brought the sea temperature down considerably.Inshore, there are a lot more thornbacks showing up over the last few days in all areas inshore, these smaller rays will be with us through until
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05 th October 2016
Beginners Guide – How To Catch Bream
The month of October can be an excellent time to get out on banks to target a few bream.Now the bream, a deep bodied shoal fish, isn’t everyone’s favourite, but feeling the heavy thump of a big slab on the other end has to be one of the most
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05 th October 2016
Tackling A New River... Justin Grapes
There is always something special about trying to achieve your goals on a new venue to catch that fish or PB you have been after. In this blog, I will share a few hints and tips to try and help based on what I have learned from my own fishing. There
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05 th October 2016
Wednesday Review... Fox Camo Easy Shelter
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… A bivvy that will fit inside your bedchair! Roughing it is for bumpkins. With Fox’s new Easy Shelter Camo, even the most mobile (think roll mat instead of a bedchair) of angler can feel at home in the wildness.If
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04 th October 2016
Commercial Break - Ade Kiddell
The weather here in the Ardennes has been incredible for the last few weeks; we are now in the seventh week without any substantial rainfall and still in the mid twenties most days. Weather like this, while it might be good for most things, makes
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04 th October 2016
Tackle Tuesday... Trakker EQ Carbon Landing Net
A landing net is a landing net, right? Well, to a point, so long as the handle reaches far enough, and the mesh is deep and wide enough, then you could be forgiven for thinking so.However, what about the strength of the handle, how light and
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03 rd October 2016
Farewell Seisho Mitsuhashi
It feels like only yesterday that we were welcoming Seisho Mitsuhashi to the Angling Direct team whereas in reality it was almost two months ago and his time with us has drawn to a close! For those who don’t know, Seisho temporarily joined the
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