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FISH CARE
We all enjoy our fishing and love to catch specimen fish but any fish could be a specimen one day and thats why we all should all practice good fish care. No one likes to see damaged fish and considerate anglers should always be prepared with a sensible net suited to the type of angling you intend to do and a suitable landing/unhooking mat. remember to use a weigh sling and scales in the correct manner and we can all look forward to catching scale perfect fish everytime. We have many fish care products in our carp and coarse sections of the site.
TURMERIC
One of the oldest and best bait additives. Not only will it dye your white maggots a lovely bronze colour, but it also gives them a spicy aroma that stimulates feeding, roach,dace and chub will love your "bronzies".
PLUMBING THE DEPTHS
REGARDLESS of wether your fishing in the winter or the summer it is essential to know just how deep you are fishing your swim, it is even more important in colder months when fish are not feeding as near to the surface as normal. By spending just a few minutes plumming your swim a lot of information can be gathered on where best to fish. Plumming is easy and is usually done by using a plum lead or a simple sinker weight, attach it to your mainline with a float on if the float disappears move it slightly down the line until it sits as you wish to fish, if the floats lies on its side move it up until it sits as you wish to fish.
POLE ELASTICS: A QUICK GUIDE
Elastic is graded by its thickness and strength for example no 1 is the finest and 20+ the strongest, below is a quick guide to selecting the right elastic for the job.
No 1-2 Gudgeon,small roach and perch using 14oz breaking strain line.
No 3- 4 Roach,skimmer bream and perch using a 1lb 8oz breaking strain line.
No 6 Skimmer bream,crucian carp,bigger roach and perch using 2.3lb breaking strain line.
No 8-10 Bream,small tench,crucian carp and small carp using a 3lb breaking strain line.
No 12-16 Tench,bream and carp using 4lb breaking strain line.
No 18+ Carp using 5.6lb+ breaking strain line.
KEEP WARM THIS WINTER
Keeping warm when winter fishing is essential for both you and your fishing enjoyment, it's all about layers at this time of year. A pair of thermals, followed by a fleece layer and then a waterproof and wind proof layer is essential to keep warm and dry.
