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Salter Gets Angling Group Chair
Labour’s Parliamentary spokesman for Angling, Reading West MP Martin Salter, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Angling Group at their AGM on Tuesday 24th March. Mr Salter, who is retiring from Parliament at the next general election, has pledged to carry on working for angling and the waterside environment. The full list […]
Fox PVA Mesh
Fox International has just launched its new high quality PVA Mesh range that is now available in 10 metre lengths on compact tubes with a plunger! Further refill spools of 10 and 25 metre are also available, making Fox PVA the best value PVA on the market. Fox PVA Mesh comes in both a Heavy […]
Clever Claw Mk II
It’s funny how it can take a long time for a good product to be accepted by the angling community. Nick Palmer of Real Ideas has pretty much perfected the Clever Claw with the MkII version and it really is a useful pole fishing tool. It’s especially so if you regularly fish long or have […]
Big Cod Wins Biggest Match Of The Year
OnlineFishing.tv was there to capture the mood at the biggest match of the year, in any fishing discipline, for the first of its new ‘Sea Watch UK’ series due for broadcast in April. This will be the only TV series aimed exclusively at the UK’s sea angling community. A cracking near-15lb cod secured the 16th […]
White Acres Bait Tech Festival: Steve Mayo Comes Through To Win
Final Result 1st Steve Mayo 36 points dropping 7 328lb 13oz 2nd Giles Cochrane 35 points dropping 8 210lb 10oz 3rd Steve Ringer 35 points dropping 7 375lb 2oz 4th Tony Gilbert 35 points dropping 6 342lb 9oz 5th Dave Campbell 35 points dropping 1 232lb 12oz 6th Steve Sanders 35 points dropping 1 223lb […]
Prime Minister Floored By Angling Licence Question
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown seemed all at sea when challenged over the rise in the price of a fishing licence for disabled anglers and pensioners on Monday.Mr Brown was questioned during Prime Minster’s Question Time by Leominster MP Bill Wiggin about the 37% rise brought in under DEFRA minister Jonathon Shaw and looked flustered […]
Alliance provides vital guidance for fisheries
As millions of anglers renew their rod licence for the 2009 season, the Countryside Alliance has prepared a useful health and safety risk assessment guide to help fisheries protect themselves. A court ruling in April 2008 saw seven saboteurs acquitted of aggravated trespass because the shoot in question did not have a written health and […]
Daiwa Dorking And Leicester Through To Sensas Challenge Final
Sensas Challenge 2009, Barston Lakes and Packington SomersThis year’s event was well supported with 24 teams competing over the two days. The event, run to international rules, saw 15 international anglers in the line-up, including five times world Champion Alan Scotthorne, current World Champion Will Raison, Under-22 and Under-18 world Champions Calum Dicks and Matt […]
Match Results for Makins ‘Kobra’ Affordable Open
Venue, Lake 2, Makins. RESULT1st Andy FINDLAY KORUM 151 lb2nd Ian MORRIS Rugby 62 lb 6 oz3rd Eddie KEENE Coventry 55 lb 6 ozNumber of pegs: 20 Report:In spite of drawing un-fancied peg A4 on Makins Lake 2, Korum’s Andy Findlay caught carp from start to finish of the Makins’ Wednesday Kobra Affordable Open. Andy Findlay fished a method feeder baited with meat cast towards the […]
‘Lightning White’ GP365 Commercial Fishery Pellets
These ‘Lightning White’ low oil pellets have been going down a storm this winter at venues like Tunnel Barn Farm and Moorlands Farm. The basis is not, as I initially thought, the ‘washed out baits’ theory used by carp anglers – i.e. that a bait that’s been in the water a long time and has […]
Dinsmores Selecta Shot
Dinsmores is one of the few British firms still making fishing tackle and they continue to innovate. The latest release, Selecta Shot, is designed around making shot easier to put on the line without using your teeth (bad practice, but many of us do it). A simple shake of the dispenser once opened with a […]
SonuBaits Match Method Mix
This is a blend of finely crushed pellets and quality fishmeal that can be mixed to break down quickly or squeezed harder for a slower breakdown. It’s ideal for the Method and indeed comes with a Preston Innovations Flatline Feeder inside the 2kg bag. The feeder fits perfectly into the new (and very user friendly) […]
Environment Agency seeks out advisors on angling and recreation
Enthusiastic people with an interest in angling, recreation and the environment are being urged to make a difference by advising the Environment Agency in Yorkshire and the North East. Officers are looking for new members to join the Environment Agency’s Regional Fisheries, Ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee (RFERAC). The committee provides a link between the […]
River Severn Barbel Record Goes
The big news to finish off the river season, that ended on Saturday, is that the long standing River Severn barbel record has been beaten with a fish of 16lb 5oz. The old Severn record of 16lb 3oz was caught by Howard Maddocks some 12 years ago, making it the longest standing barbel record I […]
The Angler’s Kayak
The Catch 390 angler’s kayak is specifically designed for kayak fishing with real attention to detail. Unrivalled storage space and a multitude of fishing features lay within easy reach. A textured standing area allows freer movement in the cockpit and a platform for stand-up casting. Huge storage options and ground breaking features make the Catch […]
