Getting ziggy with it! Zig-rig Secrets From Gardner's Alan Stagg
As seen in Coarse Fishing Answers Magazine… Getting ziggy with it! Alan Stagg is, although he won’t admit it, a bit of a zig fishing expert, so who better to talk you through the dos and don’ts of...
View ArticleDaiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR1
Daiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR1 Custom designed by Angling Direct especially for you – the Daiwa Tournament Basia DCR1. We’ve brought together all the very best components of custom Daiwa...
View ArticleTackle Tuesday… Sonik S3 10ft Carp Rods
Reviewed by Advanced Carp Fishing Magazine… Tens All Round… New from Sonik, the S3 10ft rods get a close inspection from the ACF Team. With a whole new range of rods to suit every budget and...
View ArticleDaiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR2
Daiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR2 You might well have yearned after this reel after spotting it at work on the Korda Masterclass DVD. Now you have the opportunity to make it your own and...
View ArticleChinook III Charter Fishing Report – April
There are large numbers of Thornback rays turning up in all areas inshore, these hard fighting rays offer superb sport on light tackle especially if the tide is gentle, they can be caught on most...
View ArticleWednesday Review… Daiwa Whisker XLS Pole
As seen in Match Fishing Magazine… Winning by more than a whisker! Joe Carass looks at the brand-new Daiwa Whisker XLS pole and, while he’s at it, takes a trip down memory lane! I have fond memories of...
View ArticleDaiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR3
Daiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR3 With a design based on the classic distance casting Basia QD, this customised Tournament DCR3 reel offers you an improved Quick Drag system that allows you to...
View ArticleDaiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR4
Daiwa Tournament Basia Custom Reel DCR4 Of all the custom reels in our custom range this must surely be the most striking. Almost completely black, with a deep twilight coloured handle, the Tournament...
View ArticleSpecimen Silvers - Fishing For Big Roach
As seen in Coarse Fishing Answers Magazine… Catching roach of specimen proportions can be a difficult task. These fish have grown to the specimen proportions by being clever fish, avoiding predators,...
View ArticleTackle Tuesday... Fox Digital Scales
Reviewed by Total Carp Fishing Magazine…The first set of digital scales I ever tested were made by Fox and, while they were entirely new and took some getting used to, I kind of liked them. It didn’t...
View ArticleThe New Season... Richard Howland
With the weather starting to warm up and the birds singing in the morning, the carp should be waking up from their winter slumber. So, with that in mind, I decided it was time to try out the bait that...
View ArticleWednesday Review... Vass-Tex 305-5 Breathable Chest Waders
Reviewed by Total Sea Fishing Magazine… Over the past nine or ten months I have been putting the Vass-Tex 305 breathable chest waders to the test. I must admit I’d never shelled out on breathable...
View ArticleSyndicate Success - Andy Hull
Arriving at the lake after work on Friday, I found quite a few people down ruling out a couple of likely areas. However I had a feeling there would be a fish or two in the middle section of the lake...
View ArticleBig Waters, Big Bream - Bream Fishing On Gravel Pits
As seen in Coarse Fishing Answers Magazine… Gravel pits are great venues to catch large bream but they can be tricky to master. However, fear not, Dean, as we’ve enlisted the help of Korum bream...
View ArticleKing of the Catch - Coarse Winner, Reece Gray.
Tomorrow the first of our four King of the Catch winners set off for their SportsQuest holiday! Reece Gray, aged 13, beat the competition in our coarse fishing category last year and in less than...
View ArticleIt's That Time Of Year Again... Paul Stevens
Well, here we are again! There are only a few more days to go until Stephen Crowe and I fish the first qualifier of the UK Carp Champs 2016, held at the famous Walthomstow Reservoir Number 1 in the...
View ArticleTackle Tuesday... ESP Rucksack
Reviewed by Advanced Carp Fishing Magazine… I have managed to cut my fishing gear down further in the last few months to hold just the essentials. As a result, my previous rucksack was way too big....
View ArticleLearn to Fish Carp Academy
Learn to Fish Carp Academy launches in London borough of Havering! The Learn to Fish Carp Academy in association with Angling Direct will launch at a lake in the London Borough of Havering in an...
View ArticleChinook III Charter Fishing Report – April II
The last fortnight has seen settled weather and this has allowed the charter boats to get out and give our anglers some excellent sport. There are now big numbers of thornback rays inshore, these hard...
View ArticleWednesday Review... Preston Dura Hollo Elastic
As seen in Pole Fishing Magazine... Dura-love! Tom Scholey extols the virtues of two ‘Hollo’ elastics that have become increasingly important weapons in his armoury. Winter moving into early spring is...
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