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HERE’S how to elasticate the power top two of a new carp pole, from the makers of the No.1 magazine for coarse instruction and products, Angler’s Mail…
The essential tools and components you require are: winder bung and extractor rod, size 14 elastic, bull-nosed No.7 PTFE bushes, connectors, flat file, hacksaw and masking tape.
Size 14 elastic is too fierce for silver…
THIS helicopter rig is excellent for catching a wide variety of species, especially in the winter on lakes.
To construct it, use a small swivel trapped between two float stops on 8 lb main line.
Then tie a four inch hook length of 6 lb line to the swivel and tie on a size 16 hook.
Position this about five inches above a…
HERE is some top advice from Angler’s Mail magazine on how to load your reel and get the best from your fishing lines.
If you get this week’s issue of our magazine (August 21 cover-date) then you’ll get a spool of top quality line – FREE!
1 Everyone has their preferred method of loading up with fresh line, whether it’s a pencil…
THE care of barbel after capture is particularly important in summer conditions, when low oxygen levels mean that an exhausted fish will need to be carefully nursed back to strength after a hard fight.
It is vital to keep barbel out of the water for the shortest time possible, so rest a played-out barbel in the net for a few minutes…
ANGLER’S MAIL columnist Bill Rushmer is a baits expert and loves nothing better than sharing his knowledge of the best ways with supermarket baits.
Bill used one loaf of bread for one of his recent Mail features, using steam-pressed punch for his hook bait. Here’s how he prepared his liquidised bread feed from the rest of the loaf…
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ANGLER’S MAIL magazine (cover-dated June 19) came with a 2-in-1 free gift. And we have a great little video about this nifty tool, that will help you learn a couple of basic skills.
Watch the video below to see how to use a slammo-style disgorger end. It’s brilliant for unhooking fish, including eels and deep hooked bream. It really does work…
ANGLER’S MAIL columnist Dr Stuart Clough – who writes every week in the brilliant magazine – brings you his top 9 tips on coarse fish during the summer. You’ll learn lots about main fish species and how to catch them by reading this article, and his regular articles in the mag.
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NOTHING beats a catapult for accurately feeding your swim with a wide variety of baits – but it’s important to select the correct design for the job. Here Angler’s Mail guides you through the selection of the best catapults…
Use a match catapult for firing out boilies at range and it will self-destruct. Fill a collapsible pouch with maggots for close…
NIGHT fishing will often yield some cracking sport, and this article is full of top tips and advice to help you catch carp and other fish after dark.
Venues which see heavy pressure during the daylight hours can see its inhabitants switch off the feed and only get their heads down for a bit of grub during the hours of darkness,…
THERE’S no better way of catching fish than to use a float. It’s how most of us started our fishing careers and I have particularly vivid memories of that heart pounding moment when tiny bubbles suddenly appear in your swim, edging closer and closer to the float tip until it suddenly glides out of sight.
It’s a real pity how many…
