Budgie Burgess

Sunken Float Paternoster

The sunken float paternoster rig is an extremely effective method of presenting a static live bait. If you’re fishing from a boat how do you
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Floating Line

Make sure your main line floats when surface fishing! You would be surprised how many anglers don’t. Braid is superb for this. Budgie  ...
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Black Tipped Floats

We have all heard the brilliant tip of colouring your float tip with a black marker pen if the light makes the original fluro colour ...
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Totally Free Running Ledger

When using free running ledger rigs where you do not want any resistance, use a nylon curtain ring instead of a swivel to attach your ...
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Cheap Rod Bands!

Hair bands are good for holding made up rods together in transit. You still lose the occasional one, but they are a fraction of ...
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Be Prepared!

Always carry a spare tip ring, a lighter and some hot melt glue. If you damage an intermediate ring whilst fishing you can carry on ...
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Braided Mainlines

I love braided mainlines! Been using them for the best part of ten years now. Don’t get sucked into the trap of thinking that you ...
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Floater Trick

Carp ejecting your chum mixer floaters before you can set the hook? Mount two mixers on a short piece of tube. The choice of tube ...
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Floater Fishing

When floater fishing for carp, always ensure that the last foot or so of your leader sinks. This avoids what fly fishermen call F.N.S ...
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