Angling Lines Blog

By Gareth Watkins

Since running a fishery and being involved with Angling Lines, I see a large number of UK carpers during any given year. One aspect of current UK fishing seems to be the use of small hooks. Now by small I mean N° 8’s and below. Now I’ve always been a fan of big [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

by Gareth Watkins

Long range casting is something we all want to achieve. Modern carp gear is better and more efficient in this area than ever before, and relatively modest rods and reels are capable of huge distances. So for most anglers you don’t necessarily need the hugely expensive tackle to improve your distance. A fine [...]