Cornish angler, Steve Maliska, claimed the current UK record for thin lipped mullet by just 3-drams with this incredible fish weighing 7lbs 0zs 3dr. In addition he will be claiming a new Cornish record for the species, a European record, and is to claim an IGFA world record too! He was using an ABU Dual [...]
This year is going to see a massive number of new recruits to the plugging for bass army. These anglers are hungry for information, but inevitably two questions will dominate. “What tackle should I be using?” and “What lures are best?” Starting with rods, then the blank action is crucial. The rods need a tip [...]
I was browsing through my fishing diary the other night and was looking back at past boat plaice trips. It’s interesting to see how my tactics have developed over the years. When I first started targeting plaice my rigs tended to be made incorporating long metal or plastic booms with a long flowing trace from [...]
Regular readers of the angling press would be forgiven for thinking that the use of soft plastics is confined pretty much to shore and inshore bass fishing. The reality is that the lure revolution is progressing just as quickly offshore. What’s of greater interest is that anglers are now targeting fish not normally sought with [...]
March signals the start of the thornback ray season in some areas. These are traditionally the marks inside the Tamar Estuary, some of the Cornish beaches and rock marks, also the South Wales coast, especially the rock ledges around Ogmore. The shallow mid Wales beaches can also produce thornback ray, but it tends to be [...]
Ignoring the brief cold snap we endured in early February which will have no real effect, the winter here in the UK has been especially mild. Possibly the mildest for 30-years. Looking at the sea temperatures currently the English Channel reads about 8C off Kent, 9C off Hampshire and an almost tropical 10C off the [...]
The period from mid January through until late March sees some of the best wreck fishing for pollack here in the UK with fish in excess of 20lbs possible. However this year also sees the added possibility of some very big cod being caught from the same wrecks with fish above 20lbs, and possibly even [...]
I’m often asked exactly which mono line I use for fishing, but I can’t answer that specifically as I tend to choose different line for different types of fishing. In short, for me, there is no perfect all round line that covers every eventuality. That said some come close! When using mono on both shore [...]
It feels like the fishing Gods are conspiring against me! When I’m working away the wind turns to the west, increases to a good force 6 and builds up a big, steady surf that just screams cod. When I’m at home, which is rare enough these days, the wind drops, the skies clear and the [...]
A full range of Sebile plugs and lures are about to appear in UK shops as part of the Pure Fishing portfolio of brands. Sebile need no introduction to the more experienced UK lure bass anglers as these guys have been importing them from overseas for some time, and to great effect with large numbers [...]
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