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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…
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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…
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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 catch tricky tench.
Tench seem to do a vanishing act in the colder months, but as soon as the mercury levels start to climb they feed prolifically. They make their presence clear by tiny little pinprick bubbles produced as they grub around on…
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ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for fishing tips and tricks! Here’s one explaining what float you should use on a stillwater in different situations.
Stillwater floats differ from river patterns in that they are attached bottom end only ,with two thirds of the shotting capacity to lock it on the line, leaving a slight gap so it folds neatly on the…
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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…
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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…
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ANGLER’S MAIL got some terrific DIY ideas during our late summer Action Replay feature with Lee Chatfield. We’re delighted to share them with you inside the magazine – and also here via AMTV with a bonus online video (below).
Click the video now to watch Lee explain his tackle, including candle controllers, and his baits – notably the “bom boms”. They’re…
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ANGLER’S MAIL has a tremendous scoop this week – double layer Method feeder fishing, with the man of the moment, at the venue of the moment!!
In our mag’s Action Replay feature, Les Thompson of rising tackle brand Matrix shows how he uses their new Method feeders when match fishing for carp.
This video (click below to watch it) was shot at…
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SPODDING is the most efficient way of delivering particle feeds at long distance. Aerodynamic spods will fly 100 yards and it’s possible to lay down large, tightly grouped beds of feed in minutes.
Spods come in various sizes and a fully loaded, larger model weighs several ounces when filled with broken boilies, hemp, pellets and other goodies.
That demands a spod rod…
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SELECTING the correct pole float can be the difference between winning and losing in match fishing. Here are some tips to help make sure that you are always on top of your game.
PRIME LOCATION - The nearside margins should never be ignored on heavily stocked commercials, along with island features and reachable far bank havens. Very often the fish will feed…