What Is Terminal Tackle?Terminal tackle covers everything that's on the business end of your mainline; the hook that holds your bait at just the right point for the fish you want to come across it, the floats that provide all the bite indication
Certainly the most important part of your setup is your terminal tackle. The business end of things such as hook pattern and hooklength material; ultimately these components mean that you safety land every bite you get. Here are a few tips to help
Red is a very popular bait colour, after all, red maggots have been best sellers for many years. I can also remember catching well on canals using red pinkies and squatts, baits that are rarely used these days. Then there was bloodworm and jokers,
With the increasingly hot summer months we’ve been experiencing, zig fishing has played quite a large part in my approach to catching carp. In the past, I had dabbled half-heartedly at zig fishing, managing the odd carp, but never focusing on
The humble bream is a fantastic species to target. Not only are they usually pretty obliging when it comes to feeding, they also tend to congregate in large shoals, which means when you get one, you tend to find a few more. This is a perfect way of
Float fishing for crucian carp is by far my favourite way of fishing for them. Although on the bigger, lower stocked lakes, legering for them can be very effective, it doesn’t have the same appeal for me as watching a delicate little float lift up
If you have never used expander pellets it’s well worth giving them a go, because when prepared properly this bait can be absolutely deadly, particularly on commercial fisheries. All you need for expanders is a pellet pump and maybe some liquid
For this latest episode we have something slightly different for you, as we head out on a fishing challenge!The challenge being... can you catch 100lb of fish with just £10!To find out a exactly how we got on in the session, watch this latest
The ability to be accurate across all fishing disciplines is often what separates those who catch a few from those who catch a lot. Secondary to location, if you can be accurate in your angling, you are certainly staking the odds heavily in your
Bait has to be one of the most important elements in catching a fish. Any angler worth their weight in pellets will tell you how important bait is, and how fussy they are over their chosen armoury. Here’s a few tips to help you make the most of