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07 th April 2022
The Health Benefits of Angling - World Health Day
The month of April is an excellent time to focus on your health and what you can do for yourself. From listening to the way in which body and mind work together as well as helping others live healthier lives. Every year around Easter we celebrate
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29 th March 2022
Top 5 Fishing Experiences – With Amanda Hook
For this blog entry, I thought I would cover some of my favourite fishing experiences to date. For me, trying out different forms and fishing for different disciplines has kept fishing a lot more interesting, rather than just fishing for one species
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25 th February 2022
The Beginner’s Carp Fishing Tackle List: Terminal Tackle Essentials – With Amanda Hook
In this fishing tackle guide, Angling Direct’s very own beginner angler; Amanda Hook lists all the terminal tackle items she would not dare leave out on a carp fishing session. Keep reading to see her top tackle items! Usually, most of my fishing
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22 nd February 2022
The Ultimate Guide to Carp Fishing Bait – PART 1
Where would any carp angler be without bait? You can have all the tackle in the world but if you’re not using quality carp fishing baits you are never going to have a carp take, no matter how long you spend sitting by the water’s edge.
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04 th February 2022
How to Make Carp Fishing Rigs - 10 Easy to Follow Examples
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">When you're just starting out in fishing, it can be difficult to keep up with all the new information on beginner carp rigs. There are a lot of different options and fishing
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19 th January 2022
Fishing Mainlines: An Important Decision - with Chris de Clercq
In this blog, Chris takes us through a number of factors that he takes into consideration when choosing his fishing mainline. Anyone who limits their mainline choice to a standard nylon 35/00 mainline for every
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18 th January 2022
Winter Fishing Tips : Your Guide to Fishing the Seasons
For many anglers, winter marks the end of your fishing and the start of hibernation mode with long nights watching TV waiting for the spring, however, with fewer anglers on the banks and still a whole multitude of piscatorial perfection to chase, if
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12 th January 2022
New Year, New Fishing Venue? Top 5 Tips for Fishing a New Venue
To kickstart the new year, you may be challenging yourself to finally check out a new venue which can be incredibly exciting. The prospect, potential, and relative unknown of a place where you haven’t wet a line before can also be a little daunting
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10 th January 2022
A Beginner’s Guide to Dead Baiting for Pike – With Phil Spinks
It is now that time of the year again when my freezer is full of dead baits, and my enthusiasm is high. Without a doubt, I have an obsession with pike fishing and they are my main target species each winter. My approach to catching pike has changed
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21 st September 2021
Buyers Guide to Fishing Bait Buckets & Riddles
It’s easy to overlook the importance of a quality bucket or riddle, until of course, yours lets you down at the worst possible time! Obviously, there’s more to successful angling than these kinds of basic supplies, but you can’t underestimate
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