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02 nd April 2014
Wednesday Review… Vass Team Vass 175 Lightweight Smock
Vass Team Vass 175 Lightweight Smock ReviewToday’s Wednesday review is supplied by our good friends at Total Sea Fishing, with editor Barney Wright taking an in-depth look at the Vass 175 lightweight smock.Barney donned the Vass 175 lightweight
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01 st April 2014
STOP PRESS! New Hybrid Species Landed - Angling Direct Exclusive!
STOP PRESS! Angling Direct Exclusive!New hybrid species captured from a local waterway!We've just received a picture and short catch report, from a local angler who would like to remain anonymous, with what we can only describe as a first… A
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01 st April 2014
Tackle Tuesday… Shimano XT-A Longcast Medium Baitrunner
Shimano XT-A Longcast Medium BaitrunnerDoes size matter? The simple answer is yes.The modern trend is for Carp anglers to use a rod of 3.25lb-plus test curve and fit them with a large big pit reel. This is fine if you fish waters where distance
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31 st March 2014
The Week Ahead...
The Prospects…After a cool start to the week last week, things really picked up as we headed towards the weekend. Overall midweek wasn’t too bad, it was a little cooler than the previous week, but it was fairly dry and pretty much everywhere
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27 th March 2014
Chinook II Charter Fishing Report – March
The weather in the last fortnight has been much better allowing us to get out to the better fishing grounds, where we have enjoyed some superb sport.There are a lot more Thornback Rays moving inshore now, some of these bigger females are quite a size
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26 th March 2014
Wednesday Review... Fox Supa Brolly Compact
Fox Compact Supa BrollyI’ve reviewed the Fox Supa Brolly on a couple of occasions and, once I’d got the grips with threading the front pole, I was smitten!On the subject of the pole, while it’s easy enough to attach, and is essential to
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26 th March 2014
More Spring Rays... Shane Pullen
More Spring Rays… Shane PullenYou may remember a few weeks back I posted a cracking report and some lovely pictures from Shane Pullen and his fishing buddy’s from the Sea Angler magazine. Well the lads have continued to enjoy to some fantastic
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25 th March 2014
Tackle Tuesday... Daiwa Whisker DF Carp Rods
The Infinity and Longbow DF rod ranges are widely recognised as having a fine pedigree as far as Carp rods go. The development and design has become much loved throughout the Carp scene and can be found in the UK-made Whisker models, which have once
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24 th March 2014
The Week Ahead...
The Prospects…Well I guess last week wasn’t too bad at all, well the start of the week anyway! It was relatively dry and temperatures, for the most part, remained a few degrees above average, this combined with decent spells of sunshine, had
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20 th March 2014
Bayeswater Beauty For Callum Petchey
Bayeswater Beauty For Callum Petchey...We often recieve many great emails, catch reports and pictures from our customers and friends and we always try and respond to everyone.One such email I recieved recently was a cracking little write up from
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