Coarse Fishing Tips
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Practical how-to guides, rigs, baits and tackle advice from an angler sharing what he's learned on rivers, lakes and canals across the UK.

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  1. Best Pole Rigs For Fishing Crisp Maggots On A Cold DayCold weather changes the way coarse fish feed. Carp, roach, perch and tench often move less, settle close to the bottom and reject anything that feels heavy or…
  2. Helicopter Rig with a Pop-Up for Weedy Lake BedsWeed-choked lake beds are a regular headache for Aussie coarse anglers, especially across the warmer impoundments where cabbage weed and coontail choke the…
  3. Hemp and Tares Mix for Chub on a Warm Summer RiverWatching a swallow skim a slow, weedy river in midsummer while waiting for a chub to roll over a crease is one of summer's quiet pleasures. Long days, warm…
  4. Balancing a Float for Accurate Casting into a HeadwindCasting a waggler or stick float into a gusting headwind tests even seasoned coarse anglers. The float fights wind resistance as it leaves the rod tip, and any…
  5. Fishing a Pole with a Tapered Float for Deep Stillwater TenchTench are often described as the "doctor fish" of coarse fishing, and for good reason. In deep stillwaters, they become particularly selective and wary,…
  6. Cage feeder tactics for skimmers on large Australian reservoirsOpen-water reservoirs across the Australian east coast hold vast populations of silver-sided fish that many anglers overlook in favour of bigger carp or cod.…
  7. Spotting and fishing the summer carp margin carpetIn warm weather, carp often leave the middle of a lake or slow river and patrol the shallow edge. The “margin carpet” is the narrow strip of feed, cover and…
  8. Best Hooklink Materials for Feeder Fishing in Weedy WaterWeedy venues make feeder fishing more demanding because the hooklink must reach the bottom cleanly, resist abrasion and still look natural beside the bait. A…
  9. Sliding float tactics for dace in deep and slow river sectionsCatching dace from the deeper, sluggish stretches of a river requires a rig that lets you fish at distance and at depth without spooking the fish. The sliding…
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