On Tuesday I did a feature for Total Coarse Fishing at Shiplate Farm, nr Weston Super Mare. The object of the feature was to catch some of the large bream that inhabit this lake, the lake record is 11lb+ and a recent catch included 13 fish for just over 100lb, lots of potential for a really good feature.Sadly conditions were...
This was the first time Daiwa Dorking have ever qualified for this event and I was really looking forward to it, I was looking forward to fishing with the sun on my back after our lovely british weather.I checked the forecast before we left 38 degrees, awesome.I fished this venue about 6 years ago in the under 22s, so I...
Things are slowly getting better as the weather warms up, Thursdays evening match was the best for a while despite the clear water and the breezy conditions.Top rod was Pete Ellis who had 2 bream and some skimmers for 15lb 4oz, caught on the pole with groundbait and red maggot. Pete is using a sweet groundbait containing sensas magic, fishmeal...
Baltic Wharf is starting to hit form, the weather is getting warmer and the fish are starting spread into this area of the dock after spawning, a couple more weeks of this sunshine and the docks should be at its best.Pete Ellis and Pete Sivell tied for top spot this week with 10lb 3oz, Pete Ellis caught a bream and...
This is always a popular day out for everyone working in the trade, kindly put on and sponsored by Daiwa, it was well attended by over 50 tackle dealers from the southern half of the country, the farthest traveller that I knew about was Scott Smith from Brum.Gold Valley has been fishing its head off lately, Will Raison has caught...
Every now and again Preston come out with a real gem, this box is real value for money.Everything you see in the picture is included in the price.The Onbox X3 has been around a few years, there are loads in use on the bank, this special offer has £80 worth of extras completely Free of charge.The box comes complete with...
Rain, rain and more rain, and we are in a drought area. With all the rivers in the area in full flood it was no surprise that the docks was heavily coloured for thursdays evening match. Strong winds made presentation difficult and the chocolate water meant the fish weren't in a mood to feed.Making the best of conditions, at Baltic...
This was the last match to be held at Welsh Back, before the matches move to Baltic Wharf and thursday night was typical of the weather recently, wet, wet, wet and windy. Dirty water from the Avon had worked its way through the docks system into Welsh Back but still the skimmers fed.Top rod on the night was match organiser...
This New Satanic X Carp pole from Maver is due in stock any day, it has been designed by the design team at Maver UK. The design team know exactly what UK anglers need from a pole that is going to be used on modern UK commercials, in fact a lot of the field testing was done at Larford Lakes...
Last months Bait-tech festival will be remembered for the blazing sunshine and lots of fish, this festival will be remembered for rain, rain and more rain, and not forgeting the strong winds, but then its the same for everybody.The first day of the festival, I woke on the monday morning with rain hammering on the lodge roof, another typical wet...
