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10 th February 2021
Top 5 Solid PVA Bag Tips
Speed is a great aspect of solid PVA bag fishing. Making up a load of these bait bags will serve you well a night before a session and certainly provide a carpet of bait that carp cannot refuse. PVA is the ultimate confidence in a bag for all carp
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12 th January 2021
Top 10 Terminal Tackle Items
We all know that our end tackle really can make the difference between a successful session and a disappointing one. So what are the Best Terminal Tackle items that should feature in anglers tackle boxes in 2021? For those having a bit of a spring
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11 th January 2021
New to Fishing? 10 Reasons To Try Angling in 2023
<p>For many UK anglers, experienced or new, the great news to come out of another National Lockdown is the fact we can still go fishing.</p> <h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;">As reported on the <a title="View
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06 th January 2021
Top 5 Tips for Fishing with Maggots
Many anglers cannot help but agree that those little wrigglers, also known as maggots are just so effective. There are many freshwater species that love a maggot - or two or three... making them a great live or imitation bait to use when at the
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16 th December 2020
How to Make Home Cooked Hemp in 5 Easy Steps
<p>Hemp is one of the all-time great baits. From carp and barbel to roach and dace, pretty much anything that swims will feed on it. You can use it as loose feed or on the hook all year round, with the only downside being that if you use a lot
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11 th December 2020
Your Guide to Pike Fishing - Top 10 Pike Fishing Tips
<p>With the water temperatures dropping and frost on the ground, winter is the perfect time to get fishing for pike! In fact, pike are a species synonymous with wintertime. Targeting these predators can sometimes be a little tricky, so here are
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23 rd November 2020
Complete Beginner's Guide To Fishing Groundbait
The first thing to understand about groundbait is that there’s a varied menu on offer. Over the last decade we anglers have been spoiled by numerous manufacturers creating a multitude of types, flavours and colours, to give us a smorgasbord of
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18 th November 2020
All You Need to Know About Feeders - Top 5 Feeder Fishing Rigs
<p>The humble feeder<span style="font-size: 14px;"> is an important weapon in your coarse fishing armoury; it can be used to catch a variety of fish in a diverse number of conditions.</span></p> <h2><strong&
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16 th November 2020
A Beginner's Guide - How to Use Pole Elastic
<p><strong>Elasticating a pole and pole elastic in general are confusing areas of angling. You can always pop yourself down to a tackle shop, or <a title="AD Contact Us Page" href="https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/contact-us.html">&
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09 th November 2020
The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Pellet Perfection
<p>If you’re serious about catching a lot of fish from commercial waters then you really do have to fish with pellets. We’re not saying that they’re the only bait you can catch on but these commercial fish are born to eat pellets and if
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