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02 nd November 2017
Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - October
My first trip in October was a return visit to Denton Reservoir, near Grantham, still hunting the elusive big bream locals say are resident there. I fished the deeps again from the dam wall, starting off with a groundbait feeder and as usual was
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19 th October 2017
Dave's How To - Fit A Puller Kit
I was pleasantly surprised to find how easy it was to fit puller bungs to the top two power kits of my pole. I bought some side bushes and gripper beads recently, read the instructions and gave it a go.First of all, the instructions inside the packet
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03 rd October 2017
Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - September
I fished Willows Fishery at Foston earlier this year, catching a nice bag of skimmers and crucians on Sycamore - the third day ticket lake along from the car park. As there are quite a few caravans on the site, I wasn’t sure what to expect on a
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11 th September 2017
Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - August
I was travelling to the Angling Direct HQ on the A15 towards Norwich when I happened to see the Tydd Gote sign, noting that the North Level Drain is only 50 minutes’ drive from my house. That was enough to wet my appetite. I waited until my fishing
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04 th September 2017
Dave's How To - Hemp & Tares
The best time to use the hemp and tare combination is from August through September. The starting signal to look for is when elderberry bushes are ripe with fruit, then you know that roach in particular are likely to switch onto to seed baits. That
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18 th August 2017
Dave's How To - Shotting A Stick Float
Strung Shot A great way of starting a stick float session is to use evenly strung shot. You can use number 4,6 or 8 split shot sizes to do this on the main line, then attach a hook length loop-to-loop style. Use a fairly long 18- 20inch hook length
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17 th August 2017
Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - July
A return visit to the River Witham between Kirkstead and Tattershall bridges saw me struggling for a few small fish on the feeder. The river was a lot weedier than my first trip and quite a few boats didn’t help matters, stirring the thick green
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03 rd August 2017
Mad Keen Angler Hassan Khan Joins Angling Direct As Social Media Manager
It is with great pleasue that Angling Direct introduces experienced fisherman and presenter Hassan Khan as our Social Media Manager.Hassan has been a mad keen angler for 25 years, starting off coarse fishing on the canals, lakes and rivers of
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17 th July 2017
Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - June
UPS AND DOWNS ON THE CANAL After some great catches on the Grantham Canal during May, I decided to continue exploring this interesting, but often tricky venue. I first tried a place locals call the “Carp Pound”, which is about a mile west of the
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13 th July 2017
Dave's How To - Pellet Fishing On Natural Venues
Dampened 4mm feed pellets, combined with soft 4mm or 6mm hooker pellets are a great way of beating small fish on natural venues.BEATING NUISANCE FISH Fishing natural venues like lakes, canals, drains and rivers it’s not uncommon to be pestered by
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