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01 st August 2018
Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - July
Checking my diary, it was July last year when I caught some big tench from Denton Reservoir. As reports from local rivers were not good, due to lack of rain and steaming hot weather, I thought some decent tench fishing would do instead.For my first
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31 st July 2018
Dave's How To - Take The Red Route
Red is a very popular bait colour, after all, red maggots have been best sellers for many years. I can also remember catching well on canals using red pinkies and squatts, baits that are rarely used these days. Then there was bloodworm and jokers,
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30 th July 2018
Ade Kiddell - July 2018 Blog
Just where has this year gone seems like yesterday I was hoping for a chub on a cold flooded river and now we are praying for a bit of rain as the river is hardly flowing and very warm. Luckily the level is holding up and as this part of the river
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30 th July 2018
Arezue Wright - Polish Carping Adventures
A little over 12 months ago I received an invite, along with my husband Dave, to fish the mighty Lake Golsawice, rumoured to be the best carp fishery in Poland.Golsawice is a relatively unknown lake to most but with its resident carp now in excess of
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29 th July 2018
Monday Top 5 - Sea Fishing Tips
We do like to be beside the seaside, don’t we, so why not take a rod or two? Sea fishing is probably the most accessible; it's usually totally free around our shores, although you may have to buy a permit to fish from some piers. All you need is
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24 th July 2018
Thursday Focus - Prestige Carp Porter Porterlite 2
Barrows – Not Just For The Bivvy Boys!If you thought a barrow was just for the kind of anglers who bivvy up beside a lake, and insist on dismantling and moving all their creature comforts whenever they're forced to move to a different swim, in
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24 th July 2018
Tackle Tuesday - Proper Carp Baits Crunchy Nut
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… Before Proper Carp Baits’ first nut boilie could be launched, it had to get the seal of approval from two of the UK’s best big carp men…IF YOU WERE TO add up the hours that big carp duo, Jon McAllister and
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24 th July 2018
Wednesday Review - Nash Tungsten Terminal Tackle
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… Serious heavy weight from Nash Tackle...Whilst Nash is best known for their luxe beds and mini rods, it’s terminal tackle collection also deserves some applause - especially this latest drop which comes under the
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23 rd July 2018
Frank ‘The Tank’ Christy
They say they don’t make them like they used to; well, this is 100% true when we talk about the Angling Direct legend that is Mr Frank Christy. After working in the same store since 1976 Frank has officially hung up his maggot riddle and retired.
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23 rd July 2018
BCAC 'Dream Team' At It Again!
Swindon store manager Kevin Hewitt and West Country carrot cruncher Mark Bartlett fished the British Carp Angling Championships semi final on Brasenose 1 on the Linear complex over the weekend.The match was incredible, and the pair ended up with 66
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