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Tackle Tuesday... Trakker EQ Carbon Landing Net
A landing net is a landing net, right? Well, to a point, so long as the handle reaches far enough, and the mesh is deep and wide enough, then you could be forgiven for thinking so.However, what about...
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Commercial Break - Ade Kiddell
The weather here in the Ardennes has been incredible for the last few weeks; we are now in the seventh week without any substantial rainfall and still in the mid twenties most days. Weather like this,...
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Wednesday Review... Fox Camo Easy Shelter
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine…A bivvy that will fit inside your bedchair! Roughing it is for bumpkins. With Fox’s new Easy Shelter Camo, even the most mobile (think roll mat instead of a bedchair) of...
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Tackling A New River... Justin Grapes
There is always something special about trying to achieve your goals on a new venue to catch that fish or PB you have been after. In this blog, I will share a few hints and tips to try and help based...
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Beginners Guide – How To Catch Bream
The month of October can be an excellent time to get out on banks to target a few bream.Now the bream, a deep bodied shoal fish, isn’t everyone’s favourite, but feeling the heavy thump of a big slab on...
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Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – October
The weather has really changed this last week and this has brought the sea temperature down considerably.Inshore, there are a lot more thornbacks showing up over the last few days in all areas inshore,...
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Tackle Tuesday... Fox Explorer Barrow & Camolite Barrow Bag
As I mentioned in my diary piece this month, it was a bit of a trial getting hold of these, but after some serious time spent on the phone I eventually managed to get my hands on them!To say I haven’t...
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Wednesday Review... Aqua Fast & Light MK2 Brolly
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine…LUXURY REAL ESTATE - The best way to describe Aqua is ‘tackle porn’. It’s Jenna Jameson in carbon, fabric and aluminum form. So you can imagine our excitement when the...
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Chod Rigs & Chod Fishing For Beginners
There’s no doubt that the chod rig has now firmly established its place in the armoury of the modern day carp angler. A cast anywhere, fish anywhere rig, it gives carp anglers the ability to present a...
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French Carp - Ade Kiddell
A few weeks ago I told you about the visit of Hayden Cook, Angling Directs Customer Services Manager, who had been over for a spot of fishing with us. If you can remember, all his best plans to catch a...
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Sea Fishing Special – Fixed Spool Reel Review
Beach fishing has come a long way where reels are concerned. The earliest reels in common use by beach casters were wooden centrepins, often referred to as Scarborough reels. Simple, and quite useful...
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How To Make Cheese Paste For Chub!
Winter will soon be here and, to me, that means chub! Since I am at work for most of the daylight hours during the winter, I'm usually restricted to fishing in darkness!I like a big smelly bait....
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Wednesday Review... Korum Compact Barrow
Some anglers like to take every item of tackle including the kitchen sink with them, even for a day’s fishing, and there are plenty of barrows on the market to suit their needs. However, if you’re an...
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AD Reading - Remember, Remember The 5th Of November
If you haven’t heard already, we’re opening a new store in Reading! Angling Direct Reading will be celebrating its Grand Opening on the 5th of November and we’re making sure that it’s an event you...
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Climax Tackle Joins the Angling Direct Group
Angling Direct is proud to announce that Climax Tackle has officially joined the Angling Direct Group. As you might already know, we acquired Climax Tackle towards the end of the summer and we are now...
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Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – October II
HERE COME THE COD! Well it's good news, the first cod are starting to show up, most have been reported along the North Essex coastline, the best so far was a cracking fish of 12 lb caught on the Walton...
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Tackle Tuesday... Aqua Carp Care
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine…Aqua Products has been sewing and stitching some of the best mats and slings for decades, but 2016’s collection really is something else… Aqua’s mats and slings have been...
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KOTC 2015 - Carp Winner, Charlie Coppolo - Prize Report
Bleary eyed and sleep deprived, the morning I’d waited for had finally come around! Almost exactly a year on from the closing date of the 2015 ‘King of the Catch’ competition, and with myself being...
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Wednesday Review... Advanta Discovery CX Sleeping Bags
If you are in the market for a new sleeping bag then look no further. We have chosen two from the Advanta range that we feel will keep you warm and cosy through those cold hours of darkness that will...
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KING OF THE CATCH 2016 - WINNERS!
The waiting is finally over and the results are in. All the votes have been counted and verified, and we’re now able to announce the five winners and five runners up of King of the Catch 2016!Before we...
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