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Learn float, feeder, pole and whip fishing with practical UK guides to tackle, fish care, venues and common coarse species.
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30 practical guides, arranged as a useful route through the subject.
Coarse fishing is a hugely popular hobby and sport to many people across the country. With our guide to coarse fishing for beginners, you will gain the knowledge to become a proficient coarse angler in no time. What…
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A practical UK starter guide to coarse fishing tackle, covering a simple rod-and-reel outfit, fish-care essentials, terminal tackle, sensible budgets and first-session packing.
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A calm, practical plan for choosing a beginner-friendly commercial coarse fishery, packing suitable tackle, setting up safely and learning from the first session.
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A complete beginner walkthrough for setting up a coarse float-fishing rod with a fixed-spool reel, waggler, legal weights, hooklength, depth and fish-care equipment.
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A practical UK guide to waggler fishing for beginners, covering straight and insert floats, simple shotting, depth, casting, line control, feeding and bite reading.
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A practical guide to feeder fishing for mixed coarse fish, with a simple free-running rig, balanced tackle, accurate casting, quivertip bites and safe handling.
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A practical introduction to inline Method feeder fishing for mixed coarse fish, covering a fish-safe setup, groundbait and pellets, moulding and accurate casts.
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A practical UK beginner's guide to take-apart pole fishing, with clear advice on packages, elastic, top kits, rigs, plumbing, feeding and fish-safe handling.
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A practical guide to whip fishing for roach, rudd, perch and other silverfish, covering safe tackle, ready-made rigs, depth, feeding and efficient handling.
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A calm, practical introduction to stick-float fishing on UK rivers, covering tackle, shotting, depth, feeding, trotting, bite control and safe fish care.
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A practical guide to finding depth and balancing float tackle for coarse fishing, with safe plummet use, simple shotting patterns and method-specific adjustments.
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A calm, practical guide to coarse fish care for beginners, covering preparation, balanced tackle, landing nets, wet handling, unhooking, recovery and release.
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A beginner-friendly UK guide to choosing a coarse fishing rod by method, length, action, casting rating, venue, target fish, transport needs and budget.
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A practical beginner guide to choosing a coarse fishing reel for float and feeder work, including size labels, spool capacity, drag, clips, balance and maintenance.
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A practical UK beginner guide to coarse fishing main line and hooklengths, covering diameter, breaking strain, materials, knots, inspection and safe balanced tackle.
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A practical beginner guide to coarse fishing hook sizes, wire gauges, gapes, points, shanks, eyed and spade-end patterns, bait matching and safe unhooking.
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A practical UK guide to choosing, mixing, riddling and feeding groundbait for mixed coarse fish with controlled quantities and method-specific consistency.
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A practical guide to feed pellets, hard hook pellets and expanders for mixed coarse fishing, with product-specific preparation, balanced tackle and measured feeding.
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A practical UK beginner guide to canal fishing, covering permission, safe peg choice, simple float and pole setups, feeding, boats and fish care.
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A safety-led beginner guide to UK river coarse fishing, covering permission, close season, swim choice, flow, simple float and feeder methods, feeding and fish care.
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A practical first-club-match guide covering entry, rules, the peg draw, simple tackle, feeding decisions, keepnet care, weighing and match etiquette.
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A practical beginner guide to finding and catching roach with a float, covering tackle balance, depth, shotting, baits, feeding, bite detection and fish care.
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A practical guide to locating and catching bream with a simple running feeder rig, accurate casting, suitable groundbait, hookbaits, bite reading and careful handling.
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A practical river-led beginner guide to finding chub, choosing balanced float or feeder tackle, using simple baits and landing and returning fish safely.
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A safety-led beginner guide to river barbel fishing, covering location, balanced tackle, a simple running rig, measured feeding, hot-water limits and careful recovery.
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A practical cold-weather guide to locating coarse fish, choosing simple float or feeder tactics, feeding with restraint, staying safe and handling catches efficiently.
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In recent years it seems that many anglers have become more focused around carp fishing and targeting the biggest fish they can catch. Many fisheries have seen this trend of anglers ditching the traditional approaches…
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Coarse fishing has evolved massively over recent years with a huge range of new coarse fishing tackle that has been developed. The coarse fishing baits market is no different with a plethora of natural and artificial…
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Many anglers cannot wait for the spring to come round to indicate the start of the tench fishing season. In the following article, we are going to give you our top tench fishing tips so you are ready to catch more tench…
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Perch fishing is a fantastic pastime that embodies everything that’s great about the wider sport, as it offers the opportunity to get up close and personal with one of the UK’s most impressive fish . The perch is a…
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