The Daiwa Sokkou Knot Tool If like me your hands are not as dextrous as they used to be this handy little tool does one job and one job only, namely it makes the tying of leaders to mainlines an absolute doddle. It used to take me 15 minutes to tie a leader, sometimes more …
We have updated the MLS page to reflect the new Bass rules for 2018. The dust has now settled over the new Minimum Landing Size (MLS.) for Bass so we thought it might be interesting to test your knowledge of the MLS. and protection status of some of our most common UK Marine fish. No …
If like us you are fed up with getting the rough end of the stick when it comes to fishing restrictions and bans, here is an opportunity to fight back and help show quite how important sea angling is to the UK. Seaangling.org is has launched a project called Sea Angling 2017 which aims to collect …
Sorry no post from Sean today due to personal reasons, so instead I get to talk about some new and some not so new additions to the site that may have passed you by. First you may have noticed we have a new search option which replaces our old one which was pretty …
Today is the last chance to enter this month’s free prize draw where you can win Henry Gilbey’s Ultimate FIshing adventures book which Sean reviews HERE To enter the prize draw all you need to do is subscribe to our newsletter and that’s it! You can subscribe below or on any page on the site!
This review was scheduled to be a special report from France featuring huge waves, Atlantic storm beaches, sun, sea and heavy metal (well Dexter wedges and Megabass Vibe lures) what could be better? Unfortunately for reasons that will become clear later it has morphed itself into a waterproof Android smartphone review. Android or IOS First …
I’ve now been using Berkley NanoFil line exclusively for all my lure fishing since it came out in 2011, so I think is fair to say I’ve tested it long enough to give it a review! So what is it? To quote Berkley “Not a mono, fluoro or braid — The Next Generation in Fishing Line! …
Sean is running his River Cottage course today so no Monday report, which gives me time to give you an update on new developments on the site. You may have noticed google maps popping up all over the place, we had them in Beta for a while and they are now going live on posts where a …
….as predicted the Bass turned up over this weekends spring tides and Sean was out to meet them lure rod in hand. Sean is out guiding so no report from him today but a full report will be posted tomorrow. I know the best tides for lure guiding are already getting booked up so now …
My second lure review and my second review on a Seaspin lure, and no I’m not on the payroll they just make good reasonably priced lures which are a bit different. So what is it about the Stria that makes it different, quite simply its wiggle!. Even at slow retrieves this lure puts on a serious …
You may have noticed an increase in freshwater reports over the last few months as we continue to look at how it can be a viable and cheap way to pass the long winter months when sea fishing can be tough! As part of this crossover initiative our own pike fishing expert Nathan Edgell invited myself and Sean along …
After many years of campaigning by the likes of B.A.S.S and the Angling Trust the EC have finally recognised the folly of allowing commercial trawling during the spawning season! In an unprecedented move they have banned palegic trawling with immediate effect in the North, Irish and Celtic Seas as well as the Channel Islands. “The European Commission has announced measures …
The answer of course is NO! Windguru says, we are going to have 60mph winds from the SW on Saturday which means more of the same as we had on Wednesday. Just in case you have any doubt in your mind take a look at the photos below from this week. Find a sheltered spot away …
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Just when you thought things could not get any worse, today’s storm turns out to be bigger than our previous monster! Watch what happens 24 seconds into this video
The Pro-Q 90 was my first introduction to Seaspin as a company early in March 2012, Sean had been raving about its big brother the Pro-Q 120 but as I prefer smaller lures for a lot of the fishing I do I decided on the 90. My favorite top water lure at the time was …
We have updated the site in preparation for some new features we are planning to add over the coming weeks. The changes are mostly in the background so you should notice very little difference to the site, however we have updated the gallerys and added a new Fishing Marks menu item which Sean will talk …
The winner of the first Fishing Tails fish of the month competition is James Lane with his Haddock. Well done James, you will now go into the fish of the year competition. So here are the rules: Fish must be caught during this month and all entries must have at least one accompanying …