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08 th January 2021
Gravel Pit Pike Fishing Guide - Phil Spinks
Maybe it’s an age thing but gravel pit pike fishing is a style of pike fishing that has become more and more appealing to me in recent years. Sitting behind static deadbaits while relaxing in a nice comfy chair ticks all the right boxes for me, at
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21 st October 2020
Perch Bait & Rig with PRAWNS?! – Phil Spinks
Its that time of year again, specimen perch anglers have their window of opportunity to try and better last years PB. Angling Direct’s very own Phil Spinks offers his thoughts on using the somewhat unusual, but deadly combination of groundbait
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23 rd September 2020
Phil Spinks and the Giant Catfish
When Angling Direct tasked me with filming a video promoting the Shimano ST RB Baitrunner reels, I grabbed the 10-foot 3lb test curve Advanta carp rods and headed for the bank with videographer, Chris Ansell. I was confident I would catch a
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11 th September 2020
Simple Spod Mix - Phil Spinks
You will need the following: 2mm Pellets 4mm Pellets 16mm Boilies Liquid Additive Sweetcorn Ridgemonkey Choppa Korda Krusha Step 1 Chop a few handfuls of boilies using the RidgeMonkey Choppa. &
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02 nd September 2020
The Insider's Guide to Perch Fishing
With Autumn just around the corner, switching to perch fishing is ideal for the cooler months. If you are eager to try perch fishing, this guide can give you some tips to making the most out of the sessions out in the windy weather! About Perch
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06 th April 2020
Phil Spinks - Top 5 Tench Fishing Tips
With spring just around the corner, my attention like many other specimen anglers should be turned to tench fishing. However, until we are out of isolation we can just brush up on our techniques and prepare tackle for when we can get back to the
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01 st April 2020
Phil Spinks - The Accidental Mirror
Back in 2012 I was a very lucky angler, catching my biggest ever carp while targeting tench. Seeing as we’re all now stuck inside, I thought it would a good time to share my throwback story with you. I have always had a fondness towards the
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30 th March 2020
Phil Spinks - Coping with fishing 'lockdown'
With the terrible coronavirus keeping thousands of anglers indoors, now is a good time to make good of a difficult situation and get some much needed tackle prep done. These would once have been tasks for anglers during the traditional closed season
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27 th March 2020
Winter Chub Fishing on the River - Your Roundup with Phil Spinks
With the river season now closed and spring just around the corner, my pike rods were put away in January and the chub fishing rigs and gear were dusted down for a few end of season chub fishing trips when it was a safer climate to do so.
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17 th February 2020
Angling Direct @ the Northern Angling Show
Angling Direct is heading to the Northern Angling Show! Whether you are an avid attendee of the event held up in Manchester or you are considering a first-time trip, make sure you swing by and say hello to the Angling Direct Team. This year, on the
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