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Fishy Hands? To get the smell of fish off your hands, use Gillette Shaving foam first as if it was soap then wash as normal and Hey ... Full story

Warming Your Wellies When fishing in winter, if you have not got cosy padded boots, wellies can be made bearable by wrapping silver foil over your socks before ... Full story

Attaching Braid To The Spool When using braided mainlines always attach the braid to the reel spool via a few feet of nylon first.The stretch in the nylon will grip ... Full story

Pulling Out Of A Snag When using a direct pull to try and pull out of a snag, always wrap the line around something as otherwise, especially with a heavy ... Full story

Animal Rescue Have the number of your local swan rescue centre or RSPCA office in your memory on your mobile phone.<br>That way, if you see an animal ... Full story

Protecting Your Rod If you use a quiver to transport rods, instead of the high priced rod protectors, try plumber's foam lagging to protect the rod tops it ... Full story

Organic Bait Stops Rather than pay for plastic stops for bait, that may be harmful if digested by fish, use a blade of dried grass on the bend ... Full story

Casting At Night Use a luminous bead. Charged with a torch and it stays visible for 20 secs - long enough to judge your cast. (Beads are available ... Full story

Buy In Bulk Club up with your mates if need be, but getting your pellet or hemp in 25kg bags is a lot cheaper. Prices can come down ... Full story