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ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for tips and tricks! Here’s another one. This time we show you how to set up a floater rig, so in the coming months, you can nail them off the top!
Korda’s Interceptor Distance Controller Float features interchangeable bodies between the sizes to suit the distance you are going to fish at. Should you need to…
ANGLER’S MAIL magazine celebrates National Bait Month by bringing you a set of extender hair rig stops with the issue cover dated April 30. Be sure to get yours!
In different sizes, they suit different bait and are perfect for hair rigging, as you will see by watching the video below with Steve Collett.
Get your magazine with free stops in the…
THIS week’s Angler’s Mail carp blog takes a different tack – it’s from our regular carp expert Colin Davidson, running through how to set up the chod rig.
Here’s a round-up of some of the important principles and dos and don’ts, if you’re new to choddies or feel you’re not getting the best from them.
Understand when a chod rig is appropriate.…
ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for tips and tricks. Here’s a quick guide on when to use what hooklink and their advantages and disadvantages.
A bit of thought about hook lengths before you go to your chosen venue can greatly increase your chances of catching.
Before I take you through the different hook links, I’d like to point out that some spools of…
ANGLER’S MAIL TV is No.1 for free fishing videos at your fingertips and on your screens – and here’s an exclusive with John Wilson.
Roving reporter Adam Rayner met TV and books legend John at Norfolk’s British Carp & Angling show, where he had a rigs clinic, and didn’t waste the opportunity to have a chat.
Full report on this and other shows…
ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for tips and tricks, here’s another one from Bill Rushmer. He shows how he makes his own deadbait pike floats and, here’s his step by step guide to making them.
As A keen float maker, I find making a pike float for deadbaits relatively easy. All you need to do is follow my simple step by…
ZIG RIG fishing for carp has become one of the most popular methods, searching for fish off the bottom.
Early in 2013, Fox International revealed their new creation, the Zig Aligna.
Like many creations is has been seen and explained for the first time in print in Angler’s Mail magazine – No.1 for product news and fishing tips.
The Zig Aligna is a…
Spooling up with fresh line is an important starting point. Monos don’t last indefinitely, especially if they have been stored in direct sunlight, so take some time to strip off last season’s line and re-spool for some peace of mind and safer fishing.
No two anglers fill their reels with fresh line in the same way, but the general rule of…
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…
MAGGOTS can be great baits for carp fishing, despite everyone using boilies and pellets.
Here Angler’s Mail carp guru Colin Davidson brings you 13 steps to making the perfect maggot pop-up rig.
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