Coarse

Bubble Wrap A sheet of bubble wrap can improvise as an unhooking mat. Particularly practical for roving sessions. Chris ... Full story

If You Don't Ask...! Don't be afraid to ask your tackle shop if they have any old stock floats to get rid of. They can be cheap and ... Full story

Sit On It! When fishing the bread punch, rather than "steaming and rolling" the slice, place the slice of bread in plastic sandwich bag and sit on it ... Full story

Travel Light Roving sessions on the river demand a mobile approach - try and get by with a rod, net and a bait smock stuffed with bait ... Full story

Cheap Flavours Check out your local Supermarket for food flavours (& colouring). It'll save you a few pennies. (I've had success with almond, vanilla, custard powder, parmesan...). ... Full story

Ditch The Bait Dropper It's important to get your hemp in the right place and loose feeding on a fast river is a bit hit and miss. Bait droppers ... Full story

Swivel It! Prevent line twist when trotting by putting a swivel between your hook length and main line. Particularly important if you're fishing double maggot/caster, which spin ... Full story

Trotting Along This is a basic tip, but one many anglers ignore or forget. When trotting and catching fish that then appear to stop feeding, try ... Full story

No Messing With Groundbait This tip will not catch you more fish but will keep your bag clean. Fed up with ground bait bag splitting in your bag? ... Full story