Tag: Angling Direct Staff

10 th July 2017

Renowned Carp Angler, Kev Hewitt to Join Angling Direct

We’re extremely proud to announce that the well-known, talented angler Kev Hewitt will be joining Angling Direct as the Branch Manager for our new Swindon store.Kev’s vast experience and varied knowledge of angling will undoubtedly prove

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events, Company News Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, New Store, AD Stores, Angling Direct Swindon, Hinders Of Swindon
13 th June 2017

Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - May

COLD START It was chilly in early May and I had arranged an outing with Malcolm from the local Ropsley Fishing Club. Malcolm lives just outside Grantham and had promised to show me a new venue, Homeclose Fishery, which is 5 miles west of Melton

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, Coarse Fishing, Dave Coster, Dave Coster's Fishing Diary
06 th June 2017

Dave's How To - Getting There

Dave Coster looks at getting your fishing gear to distant swims in the most comfortable fashion, along with discovering a super smooth and very clever pole roller.Getting There... On a recent fishing trip with my mate Andy Griffiths, I noticed he

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Posted in: Beginner's Guides, News, Guides & Tips, Fishing Tips & Tricks Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, Coarse Fishing, Dave Coster, Dave Coster's Fishing Diary, Dave's How To
11 th May 2017

Dave's How To - Plumbing The Depth

The Basics The best place to present your hook bait at the start of a typical float fishing session is at the exact depth of your swim. This is where any loose feed or groundbait you introduce ends up and where the fish will home in first. If you

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Posted in: Beginner's Guides, News, Guides & Tips, Fishing Tips & Tricks Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, Coarse Fishing, Plumbing Up, Dave Coster, Dave Coster's Fishing Diary, Dave's How To
21 st April 2017

Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - April

You’ll all be aware by now that Dave Coster joined the Angling Direct team this month. He has been living in the North East of England but has now settled in the Midlands, where he is eagerly exploring lots of new fishing venues. Here’s his

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, Coarse Fishing, Dave Coster, Dave Coster's Fishing Diary
10 th March 2017

Dave Coster Joins Angling Direct!

Here, at Angling Direct, we are very excited to announce that the one and only Dave Coster from Angler’s Mail will be joining the team in our Lincoln store from Friday 7th April.Many of our customers will recognise Dave from the Angler’s Mail, as

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Posted in: News, Company News Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, AD Team, Angling Direct Lincoln, Dave Coster
17 th January 2017

Top Tackle 2016

It is that time of year again, when we reflect on the previous 12 months and all the angling joy they brought us. We’ve once again asked all the shops to nominate their favourite tackle items – here’s what they have decided is their Top Tackle

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, All About Fishing, Company News, Guides & Tips, Fishing Tackle Guides, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp Fishing, Angling Direct Staff, Coarse Fishing, Top Tackle 2016
12 th September 2016

Ladies World Championships – Jeannette Halliday

This year the Ladies World Championships were held on the River Guadiana, Merida, in the southwest of Spain. As a bank runner, I chose to accompany Dave Brooks and Jason Kirk in the van that takes the ladies kit to the venue so I left my house at

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News, All About Fishing Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, Match Fishing, Jeannette Haliday, World Championships
14 th January 2016

Top Tackle 2015

2015 saw the release of many new and innovative tackle products, with the likes of the Ridgemonkey Sandwich Toaster, Guru Hybrid Feeder, and ESP Syncro Loaded Mono - to name a few. Recently, we caught up with some of our staff members to find out

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, All About Fishing, Company News, Fishing Tackle Guides, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp Fishing, Angling Direct Staff, Coarse Fishing, Top Tackle 2015
24 th September 2015

Ladies World Championships – Jeannette Halliday

An unlucky world champs for the Ladies.As many of you will know I dropped out of the England Ladies trials in March, after taking longer than expected to recover from an operation, I made the decision not to put myself in the mix for team selection.

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News, All About Fishing Tagged: Angling Direct Staff, Match Fishing, Jeannette Haliday, World Championships