Beach casting

I use a carp rod now for most of my sea fishing. I like the sensitivity gained when using a lighter rod and weight. I tend to only use 2- 3 oz of lead and allow the tide to take the bait, moving it around the seabed allowing me to cover a large amount of [...]

Exmouth in Devon was the first place I ever went fishing to try and catch a Bass. I was about 15 years old and my brother had just moved down from the Cotswolds to set up business in Honiton. We were both very keen anglers, having lived on the Isle of Man we had a [...]

This is a very old method of fishing which seems to be rearing its head again. The basic method as I understand it is, The kite is attached to your main reel line, at a length of about 50 to 100 meters you put a 3 way swivel, one loop goes to the kite, one [...]

There are many live baits that can be used for Bass fishing, almost anything that lives in the sea can be considered. Sand eel has always been a popular choice for Bass anglers. Using them live by lip hooking them on a long trace and then free lining them under a boat while it drifts [...]

Well reading the local sea angling reports it seems that quite a few codling have been caught this season. There are concerns about the lack of winter species being caught off our shores! Â Lugg and squid are the best performing baits for Devon and Cornwall however peeler crab is still up there. How have you [...]

Surely when you are fishing you want to use stealth and hide the fact there is a fishing line? Well, this is a subject of many debates and on the whole it’s a true and correct statement. Your line that goes to the bait i.e. the leader or snood should, in clear water not be [...]

The term fishing refers to the act of hunting fish and other aquatic animals such as shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles and frogs. However hunting of whales is not included in this category. The art of fishing can be traced back to about 10,000 years during the Mesolithic period. Though our ancestors used fishing as a [...]

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also known as fishing pole is a device used to catch fish originated in ancient Egypt, China, Greece and Rome. This is usually used along with nets for angling. The fishing rod is a long and flexible advanced casting tool fitted with line guides. An ideal fishing rod gradually tapers from butt to tip and [...]

Fly Fishing Lines Fly-fishing lines are made of woven synthetic strands coated with several thin layers of plastic; three different types of lines are formed. The various types of lines are the ones that float, that sink gradually and the lines that sink immediately. The type of line is chosen based on the nature of [...]