Reader’s Query: Knots
David Mills wrote:
I have just started fishing. Could you tell me the best knot to use to join a main line to a hook line? At present I’m using a 6lb main and 4lb hook line.
Many thanks,
David
Hi David, I wrote an article on the type of knot you wish to know [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2008 under Reader's Queries.
Comments: 1
Do Carp Have Soft Mouths ?
by Gareth Watkins
There is a statement I often here while I’m fishing, “Oh ! I’ve lost several fish because the Carp in here have soft mouths!!”
Most of the time I have a hard job accepting that carp in any particular lake have soft mouths. My own waters are gravel/sand pits where the bottom is [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2008 under Point of View.
Comments: 4
Carp Fishing Tips: PVA Rig Made Easy
by Samantha Collins-Ratcliffe
PVA RIG MADE EASY
One of my favourite methods of carp fishing is using PVA bags. It can be an absolutely deadly method of catching carp, because it presents a bed of bait you choose to use, with your hook bait disguised in amongst it. The rig can be cast a long distance when [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Tips, Guest Articles.
Comments: 2
Carp Fishing Rig Safety: Are we unknowingly putting the fishes lives at risk?
by Gareth Watkins
Hi there
I got talking to a guy on the bank this week about rig safety and how things have changed over the years. If you look back on books written in the 80’s by the likes of Rod H and Kevin Maddocks you’ll see several rigs that while very effective even today, are [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Point of View.
Comments: 1
Want to cast 160 yards? We’ll show you how!
Hi there,
On the Quest Baits blog they have just published a casting video I shot with Shaun Harrison and Mark Hutchinson in February of this year. This first part goes through the tackle you need to get extra distance. Next week they’ll publish the tuition part of the video.
Anyway I thought I’d let the Angling [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2008 under Videos.
Comments: 2