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Fishing with cockles

In this instalment of our popular bait series Steve Walker turns his attention to cockles, a superb and often overlooked bait. The cockle is a common and widespread bivalve mollusc,…

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How to hack a Hokeye

‘Hokeyes’, ‘Hokkais’ or ‘Hawkeyes’ etc, as separately named by different tackle companies, are perhaps the most universally effective pattern of pre-tied feathers available to UK boat anglers. Because of their…

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Top notch

The Abu 6500 reel is a timeless classic, revered as the benchmark small bait-casting reel among anglers and casters alike. Many of us unashamedly possess collections of the things in…

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A light in the black

Progression from those bulky battery-draining lamp conversions to the latest high tech, high spec LED headlights has been rapid. Here Iain Graham investigates the LED revolution and spells out the…

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Balancing act

It is a simple fact that today’s super fast multiplier spools need to be balanced to run smoothly. Very much like a car wheel, components that rotate need to be…

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