Although no-one likes to pay more for something, most anglers should be happy with the news that although the price of some rod licences is increasing the Environment Agency intends to spend more this year on fisheries work for the benefit of all anglers than ever before. About £34m will be spent on a wide […]

FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 2/3/08 MATCH RESULTS  SATURDAY OPEN                                (GEARYS)       1.  Rob Swaine (Tackle Box)                        23 – 8             Peg 29     Skimmers on Pole & Maggot         2.  Tim Bull (Lanes Bait)                              21 – 5          2.  Craig O’Brien (Maver)                            20 – 73.  Bonnie Evans (Packington)                     18 – 3                     WINTER LEAGUE  ROUND 9            (MOLANDS)   1. […]

Dual Core Elastic Manufactured using a twin core hollow system, which enables the elastic to not only stretch further, but also to retract faster, that is without doubt a massive benefit to anglers who fish commercials. Dual core will outperform all normal elastics in terms of stretch, strength and wear. Available in 4 sizes. Endorsed […]

Listed below are the latest winners of our exlusive Ultima line competition. Each will be receiving a gererous supply of either Power Plus or Power Carp line. Power Carp winners will receive two bulk spools of 12lb and 14lb Power Carp worth over £31. Power Plus winners will receive two bulk spools of 6lb and […]

Garbolino and Tunnel Barn Farm have teamed up to host the Garbolino Tunnel Barn Masters which will be a double header on Wednesday June 11th.There is a guaranteed £500 prize pool for the winner (before pools money) kindly donated by fishery owner Mike Hamlington. There is also a brand new Garbolino Power Pole worth £800 […]

Power Plus – Two Years In The Making Power Plus is Ultima’s latest new line brand launch and represents the very latest in line innovation and technology from the Ultima stable. Ultimate PowerPower Plus is over 70% stronger than lines that were around 25 years ago, but the real plus with Power Plus is all […]

Maximum Strength Pole & Rig Mono After the launch of Power Plus we began to be asked since what we can do specifically for the match and pole angler to help satisfy his need for the highest possible breaking strain and lowest possible diameter to give him an edge in highly competitive situations. The experience […]

The Krane HandleTwo length options – 1.6m and 2mEpoxy constructionTake apart 1/2X sectionBrass threadX Wrap handle gripsSlim design0.4m extender (pictured bottom left) pushes securely into butt of 1.6m handleRRP £24.99 The Long Arm1.8m lengthFibra filled constructionSensor slim gripBrass threadSatin rich brown finishRRP £19.99 30 PLUS36IN CAMOU SPECIMEN LANDING NETRRP: £39.99Features: Triangular shape; Solid die-cast spreader […]

It was a great blow to both the National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives and angling and fisheries administration in general when Terry Mansbridge, the Executive Chairman of NAFAC died suddenly in Spring 2006. It is a tribute to the his legacy that the organisation he helped to create, and the quest for angling […]

The Thames Fisheries Consultative Council Seminar at Hampton Court Palace proved to be a day to remember with all of the speakers leaving delegates with something to think about. Professor Brian Moss, of Liverpool University, opened everyone’s eyes to the problems which climate change will bring to fisheries and the human race. He described how […]

The National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives (NAFAC) 2008 Annual General Meeting, held at the Thames Fisheries Consultative Council Seminar in historic Hampton Court Palace, saw momentous steps forward towards angling unity. The enormity and iminence of the process was brought home when members unanimously accepted the key proposals regarding unification and gave the […]

• High Abrasion• Low Diameter• Fluorocarbon Coated• Super Smooth• Long Lasting• High Knot Strength• Ultra Limp• High Wet Knot Strength• Slow Sinking Fluorocarbon Coated Specialist Carp LineProducing any line is a question of objectives, decisions and compromise. Higher linear strength is usually at the expense of knot strength and softness. Higher abrasion resistance adversely effects softness. Suppleness and long casting usually effects abrasion resistance. […]

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Discovery Real Time Extra becomes Discovery Real Time Extra Gone Fishing from the 31st of March! This means the best fishing programmes around on your screen all day, every day for the next four months.  The best in carp, sea, coarse and fly fishing can be found with the top names in fishing. There will […]

The recreational fishing market in Sweden is more than 10 times greater than the commercial fishing market, a new report has revealed. Fiskeriverket, the Swedish Fisheries Board, values the socio-economic value of sport fishing in the country at around 1 billion kroner (106m euros). But commercial fishing is responsible for just 75m kroner (8m euros). […]