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23 rd August 2016
Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – August
The fishing over the last fortnight has improved with the start of the autumn influx of thornbacks.There have been good numbers of Smooth Hounds showing, these bigger female hounds are coming off the shallow water and are on their way out of the
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17 th August 2016
Wednesday Review...ESP Onyx Big Pit Reel
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… A rare blend of smarts, power and price makes ESP’s first offering to the reel market a real good ‘un…1. Two years in the making... Although big carp brand, ESP, has only just launched their first ever reel,
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16 th August 2016
The Ultimate Barbel Running Rig - Ade Kiddell
Last time I promised to let you in on the rig I use for most of my barbel fishing. The rig I am about to describe works for me all over Europe and has accounted for 1000s of barbel from over 20 rivers around Europe.Over the years I have seen some
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16 th August 2016
Tackle Tuesday... Fox Camolite Luggage Range
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… Fox wooed us with their initial Camolite luggage launch last year. And seeing as that went so well, they’ve decided to increase the range, rolling out this collection of clever rucksacks-come-carryalls, cooler
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15 th August 2016
Barbel In The Blood - Oliver Harper
Having been introduced into angling at a very young age, I've often found myself trying to understand many childhood memories and angling situations that I’ve witnessed. Most of these vague memories from years ago stem from my father's captures and
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12 th August 2016
Angling Direct Reading - Job Vacancies
Serious about fishing? Want to work in the industry? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.We are looking for full time & part time members of staff to join our sales team in our brand new Reading store, which will be opening soon.
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12 th August 2016
Summer Scratching - Michael Stewart
It’s been a couple of months since I last reported in, so I thought I’d give you an update on how my fishing has been since my last post.The back end of May and most of June turned out to be a poor month for me with a tench, a loss, and a 19lb
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11 th August 2016
Return to the River Wye – Richard Howland
On Saturday at 5am Pete parked outside my house, ready to load all my barbel fishing gear in the van. It was the start of a week that we had been waiting for all year: our annual trip to the wonderful Ingestone Fishery, in Foy, Ross on Wye. If you
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10 th August 2016
Wednesday Review... Fox Royale Euro Dome
Following on from the award-winning, highly successful, Royale Classic One-Man, the Euro Dome has been built around the winning design. It offers the same practicality and function ability, only in a larger format for the angler preferring to fish
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10 th August 2016
Fishing With Friends - Ade Kiddell
It’s always good to fish with friends and this week has been very good as ex-work colleague and good friend Hayden Cook joined us in France for a few days. Hayden is a good all round angler but loves his carp fishing, so we planned a bit of barbel
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