All About Fishing

30 th October 2017

Angling Direct Slough - Open Day Saturday 28th October 2017

“An awesome day enjoyed by customers and staff alike!” This welcome comment summed up the opening of the new Angling Direct Slough store on Saturday 28th October 2017. The day started with a queue of some 200 people who waited for the ribbon to

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events, Company News Tagged: Open Day, New Store, New Shop, Angling Direct, Slough, Angling Direct Slough
27 th October 2017

Friday Funny... Dream Takes

In the early 2000s, I found myself fishing a popular continental carp venue. I had stumped for a central peg with no-one else fishing to my left side. I swiftly helped myself to a few fish in the upper 40s and was fairly content by the time I reached

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26 th October 2017

Hinders Ultimate PVA Bag Mix - Kev Hewitt

Our very own Swindon store manager, Kev Hewitt, talks you through some of the ingredients he uses with solid PVA bags which have led him to epic captures on some of the hardest and busiest carp waters all around the UK. These tactics are responsible

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, New Arrivals & Coming Soon, All About Fishing, Fishing Tackle Guides, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, PVA, PVA Bags, Solid PVA Bags, Kev Hewitt, Hinders Ultimate PVA Bag Mix
20 th October 2017

AD Slough Grand Opening - 28th October

Next Saturday - 28th October - is the grand opening of the Angling Direct Slough Superstore!To mark the occasion, we will be joined by three of the finest carp anglers in the country - Ridgemonkey consultant Dave Levy and Urban Baits consultants

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events, Company News Tagged: New Store, New Shop, Angling Direct, Slough, Angling Direct Slough
20 th October 2017

Friday Funny... Field of Dreams

This is a tale of great personal embarrassment. Back in the early 2000s, I was fishing a particular venue with a head of big carp. The venue was basically a huge and fertile floodplain, around 70 acres in size. I remember the endless hours spent

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13 th October 2017

Friday Funny... The ‘Dark Side’ of Fishing

This is my definitive list of the things that wind you up, make you want to smash all your fishing gear, and take up golf instead (we’ve all been there):1.) Long periods of inactivity Those maddening hours sitting, waiting, wishing, and praying

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06 th October 2017

Friday Funny... 10 Reasons To Go Fishing

I’ve been infected with the fishing bug for twenty years! There are millions of reasons to get out there on the bank and enjoy fishing but here is my Top Ten:1.) The Take This is that heart-stopping moment where the peace, tranquillity, and

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02 nd October 2017

Free Fishing Family Fun!

Families are being encouraged to give the kids something excitingly different to do this half term by taking them fishing… for free! In recent years the late October weather has been great, and the warm memories of fun fishing will last through the

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events Tagged: National Fishing Month, Angling Trust, Environment Agency, NFM, Take A Friend Fishing
29 th September 2017

Friday Funny... 10 Things That Scare You On The Bank!

1.) People Whether is piss heads stumbling into you bivvy at 2am or some crazy fellow angler who feels like your peg is a good place to answer a particularly smelly call of nature in the middle of the night “there’s nout as queer or scary as

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21 st September 2017

National Fishing Month Silver Jubilee – A Gleaming Success?

National Fishing Month (NFM) continues to set the benchmark for fishing participation initiatives following the introduction of nearly 13,000 new people to angling this summer. They took part in a nationwide schedule of 330 special NFM events – a

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events Tagged: National Fishing Month, Angling Trust, Environment Agency, NFM