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How and where to dig Lugworm

By Hazel Tipping On May 5, 2020 · 19 Comments · In Bait, Reports, The Solent, Tips
Lugworm, in my opinion, is one of the most under-rated baits there is. When you think about what we all think fish prefer to eat, we think of blood, guts, smell etc and Lugworm is one of the best baits which fit all of these criteria. Couple that with the fact that Lugworm is one [...]
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How and where to catch Smoothound

By Darren Mills On May 3, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Bait, Reports
Smoothound’s are a shallow water species and so being either on the South Coast or the West of the UK, having lots of shallow coastlines, we are lucky enough to be in the most common areas where they are caught. However with more and more anglers catching and releasing these shark like fish, their range [...]
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Barbless Bass FIshing

By Paul Bassman Gordon On January 12, 2016 · 3 Comments · In Bait, Tips
BARBLESS BASS FISHING…. Here’s my latest Video focusing on Bass welfare in an effort to  stay within the law and do my bit for the Bass society and minimise the wasteful, no doubt about it, discard factor!, by that tI mean it’s currently mandatory to put back Bass,alive or dead!, which I personally disagree with [...]
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A very small but welcome flounder

By Leo Toms On November 24, 2015 · 4 Comments · In Bait, Poole Harbour, Reports, Tips
For years now I have been looking to get the best out of my fishing catching the odd big fish obviously helps but I grew tired of skull dragging a 3oz pout in with 6oz of weight with a 13ft beachcaster, that’s just no fun! So to have more sport I wanted to scale down some [...]
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How to find and collect Peeler Crabs

By Sean McSeveny On April 30, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Bait, Tips
What is a Peeler Crab, and how do I collect them? These are two of the most common questions I get asked. and hopefully I will be able to answer those questions in this article. In my mind there are very few baits that are better than Peeler Crabs. All manner of fish love them, [...]
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Cod Fishing

By Sean McSeveny On October 23, 2014 · 9 Comments · In Bait, Tips
Cod fishing holds a certain magic for many sea anglers, and all the signs are in place that this year is going to be one of the best Cod seasons we have had for a very long time.  ALthough this article is written around Chesil beach marks, the techniques can be applied for any mark [...]
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How to fish for Mullet

By Sean McSeveny On September 23, 2014 · 6 Comments · In Bait, Tips
Mullet have a reputation for being very difficult to catch; how many times have you wandered around a harbour and spotted loads of Mullet? Do you think to yourself, how can I catch one of those? In this article written by Darren Herbert, owner of the tackle box in Lyme Regis he goes through the [...]
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My First Taste of Match Fishing

By Sean McSeveny On December 15, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Bait, Tips
I attended my first sea fishing match last weekend. I was excited but also nervous. What would it be like? How much space will I have? Would my casting be awful? Will I catch any fish at all? These are just some of the questions and worries that went through my head in the run [...]
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Cod on Chesil special

By Sean McSeveny On September 26, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Bait, Tips
Is there any Cod on Chesil yet? You better believe it! Cod fever is already sweeping the angling community on the South coast. For the past 3 weeks I have been hearing of a few Codling coming in here and there. I had played t down as a few early or misplaced fish, or some [...]
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How to rig and hook a Sandeel

By Sean McSeveny On May 4, 2013 · 4 Comments · In Bait, Tips
Sandeel’s are the mainstay diet for many UK fish species including Bass, Cod, Whiting, Turbot and Rays to name but a few. Bass and Rays are particularly fond of them. Without a doubt live Sandeels are an exceptional bait, and could arguably be classed as the best live bait you can use. However obtaining, keeping, presenting and [...]
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How to hook and rig Peeler Crabs

By Sean McSeveny On April 16, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Bait, Tips
Peeler Crab is arguably the best shore fishing bait available. It is also the most expensive bait, unless you collect your own. I was surprised at the number of anglers that don’t use it simply because they don’t know how to hook and rig it.  I guess at a £1 a crab  I can understand [...]
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Mussels, the wonder bait!

By Sean McSeveny On April 19, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Bait, Tips
Perhaps not the wonder bait, but certainly one of the most over looked and under used cheap bait sources that we have. Mussels are a good alternative to peeler crab and a lot cheaper. In this article I am going to show you how to prepare and use them. Mussels are available from Cornwall to [...]
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