Making your own bait clips
To make your own bait clips is really easy. You need – stainless steel wire and the outer casing of some electrical cable (just bigger… Read More »Making your own bait clips
Get a snug fit on your Tripod
To protect your rod and to stop it rattling around when in a tripod such as Ian Golds Match Tripod simply obtain some of the… Read More »Get a snug fit on your Tripod
How to make a Tripod for Sea Fishing
Mahogany is a good choice for the 3 lengths of hardwood. This will allow the tripod to last for many years. The same applies to… Read More »How to make a Tripod for Sea Fishing
What Should I Take When Sea Fishing?
It seems strange but the bigger the tackle box the more you put in it. You struggle to the beach with half a ton of… Read More »What Should I Take When Sea Fishing?
Reel Tuning Tips
TUNING THE DAIWA ‘SLOSH’ 20 & 30: Tuning for both the SL20 and its larger brother the SL30 is very similar. The wider SL30 with… Read More »Reel Tuning Tips
Owning Your Own Trailer Boat
THINKING OF OWNING YOUR OWN TRAILER BOAT FOR THE FIRST TIME? BASIC GUIDE TO STARTING UPSo you are considering owning your own boat, where do… Read More »Owning Your Own Trailer Boat
Guide to Port Patrick
Here I try to let you into the secrets of my favourite holiday destination, Portpatrick on the West Coast of Scotland. There are many places… Read More »Guide to Port Patrick
Fish Recipes
The Perfect Chip (Alan Charlton) Peel and cut good quality potatoes into 1/2inch square chips. Boil until knife just penetrates potato. Drain water off, keeping… Read More »Fish Recipes
Sea Fishing Rigs
The drawings in this section are of the rigs that I use regularly on North East marks. I know other anglers may use a different… Read More »Sea Fishing Rigs
The Pennel Rig
For those of you who read reports where a fish has been took on a pennel rig and don’t know what it is — well… Read More »The Pennel Rig