Bob-Nudd

Rivers, Reservoirs and Feeders

I am an enthusiastic youngster who fishes the pole regularly. However, I have never tried it on a river, and wondered if it is similar
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Canal Carp, Feeder Fishing

Hi Bob, I was wondering whether you could give me any tips in catching carp on my local canal? I've seen at least 7 fish ...
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Catapults, Striking and Weirpools

Hi, I'm using casters and every time I catapult them they go totally the wrong way due to the wind. Can you help me please?From ...
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Groundbait For Flowing Rivers

I fish a small river which has a flow. The flow can change quite considerably as the lock gates are opened. Which groundbait would you ...
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Sticking Elastic

From David Thomson; Whenever it rains, and my pole elastic gets wet it 'stick' and so will not re-enter the pole tip. I lubricate ...
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Carp, Styls & Holme Pierpoint

From James Owen; Bob, I have seen 5 mirror carp on my local canal and am going to try and catch them but need your ...
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Striking And Legering

From Steve Farmer; When pole fishing for carp and smaller fish what’s the best way to strike? The species doesn’t effect the strike although the ...
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Roach And Rudd

I’ve just started pole fishing. How do I decide how much line to have between the pole tip and the float? How long is a ...
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Bream, Sliding Floats & Terminal Tackle

Dear Bob, I am a young match angler at my local club, who is a very keen fan. My local water holds a good head ...
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Pole Floats And Roach

What is the main difference between pole floats for rivers compared with stillwaters? Very much the same as for running line floats. For instance, pole ...
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