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Articles Posted in the Boat angling Category

Boat fishing articles from the UK angling scene. Fishing rigs, methods employed in deep sea and inshore boat angling as well as tackle hints and tips to improve your catch rate.

• Catch more fish with round sinkers

  by Jamie Hibbert on Sep 05, 2025 | 1 Comment

  This is a sweeping statement but improving your sea fishing is all about making small changes to improve your chance of catch that 30lb Cod or 10 lb Bass. This simple tip can be used…

  Posted in Boat angling

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  Fishing the Helford from a Dingy

  by Jamie Hibbert on Aug 31, 2025 | 5 Comments

  About 2 weeks ago I got home and found an answer phone message from a friend asking if I would be interested in going fishing for a few hours in the Helford River from his…

  Posted in Boat angling

• Fishing in Porthleven on the Starfish

  by Jamie Hibbert on Aug 12, 2025 | 4 Comments

  On friday I decided to take my boys (4 and 6) on thier first boat fishing trip. I booked a 2 hr session out of Porthleven on the Starfish. We arrived at 1330 hrs ready…

  Posted in Boat angling

• Bream catch reports on the up.

  by Jamie Hibbert on Jul 09, 2025 | 1 Comment

  Is it just me or looking through the last few months of the angling press do there seem to be more reports about Bream catches and Bream fishing methods than ever before? I would love…

  Posted in Boat angling

• Wreck fishing tip - Pink

  by Jamie Hibbert on Jun 21, 2025 | No Comments

  Pink? - well that seems to be the hot wrecking fishing tip this year, pink is the new black. Jelly worms and other lures in pink, or with pink on them seem to be out…

  Posted in Boat angling

• Gurnard Sea fishing

  by Jamie Hibbert on May 24, 2025 | No Comments

  Gurnard “to Grunt” in French is one of the most beautiful fish in UK waters. Gurnard “walk” along the bottom on adapted fins which would make up part of their pectoral fins. The Gurnard is…

  Posted in Boat angling

• Charter Boat in Ramsgate, Kent

  by Jamie Hibbert on Jan 03, 2025 | No Comments

  Bass, Smooth hounds, Cod, Thornback Ray, Conger, Bream, Blonde Ray 420 horsepower, Cygnus Cyfish 33ft. Specialist Bass , Tope or Conger Trips. Hugh fishing deck Comprehensive suite of navigation and fish-finding equipment More information on…

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• Wreck Fishing

  by Jamie Hibbert on Nov 28, 2024 | No Comments

  Wreck fishing is when you fish over submerged wrecks of boats, submarines and even aircraft. As these hulks drop to the sea bed and start to decay they become a haven for small marine creatures.…

  Posted in Boat angling

• Stuck Anchor

  by Jamie Hibbert on Nov 27, 2024 | No Comments

  When you are fishing with the hook down and you find when you come to move the anchor it is stuck do not panic! try pulling from all angles and if it will wtill not…

  Posted in Boat angling

• Exmouth Charter boat

  by Jamie Hibbert on Nov 12, 2025 | No Comments

  Shande III from Exmouth in East Devon was the first Charter boat I went on. This is going back about 10-12 years now. Fishing out of Exmouth and having been upgraded since my first trip,…

  Posted in Boat angling