St Ouen

I agree with the comments above. I would not buy a British mag unless I was desperate. If wanted to read a tackle catalogue then the internet holds a better and cheaper selection. Or if I wanted to see the "latest news" then I would buy a French fishing magazine where you can see new lures and techniques that will be successful here in 5 years time. What remains worth reading is the inspirational stuff written by Darling, Ladle, Harris, etc as someone said above. That's what gets you out of bed at 3am to seek out that fish of a lifetime, or makes you think laterally beyond a string of feathers and the end of your local pier. Not picture of 1lb silver eel of a double shot of 4" dab. Experience may not always lead to bigger fish, but it does often improve your b###s##t radar.

Not all winter, but I've only used them from late summer up to Christmas as this suits my fishing. The prawns do seem to be there during that time.

Tales of being towed around by 5lb wrasse pale into insignificance. The best piece of UK kayak angling I have heard of.

Thanks for your help. The blue cord is tied to a clip to attach the pot to a float/pontoon/railing. It is not part of the pot itself. Hope it was worth the wait!

Once more...

Not sure if this is going to work but here goes.

I'll try to send a picture or two but it'll be a first so don't hold your breath!

I made some traps from stiff 1/4" plastic mesh from a garden centre. Kitchen shears cut the plastic mesh easily so they can be made quickly. Roll up into tubes about 10" diameter and 18" long and fix both edges of a 2" overlap with small cable ties. Add inverted cone ends or plain ends with small cone necks. Add more cone shaped necks and a bait tube made from the same stuff, make a flap for the bait tube and one to get the prawns out, both hinged with more cable ties. Keep the flaps shut with a thin bungee and a galvanised wire hook. Very cheap and nothing to rust. The pots sink without extra weight in calm water and look like miniature French prawn pots. In the right spot at night these can catch about 6-12 large prawns each in twenty minutes. You can carry six "pots" easily as they are very light and relatively discrete compared to a four foot square drop net. Thats over 30 large prawns in 20 minutes.

Afraid so. Laugh? I nearly snapped my cabbage stick. A b'tot. St Ouen.

That looks very solid. How much does it cost? What is the orange pole for? Is it for lights and if so do you fish at night? Does anyone? St Ouen

Anyone got any good ideas on storing lures and gear on a prowler other than the collapsible crate. Has anyone come up with any modifications? Thanks St Ouen