Angling Direct Blog

01 st November 2017

KING OF THE CATCH 2017 - WINNERS!

The waiting is finally over and the results are in. All the votes have been counted and verified, and we’re now able to announce the five winners and five runners up of King of the Catch 2017!Before we do, we’d like to thank everyone who entered

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Posted in: Competitions, News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events, Company News Tagged: Competition, King Of The Catch, Pictures, Winners, KOTC
01 st November 2017

Wednesday Review... JRC Defender Peak Bivvy

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… The new Defender Peak Bivvy has the weight of history on its sturdy frame – does it make the JRC grade?WHEN IT COMES TO making bivvies, JRC has the sort of heritage that you just can’t buy (we’re sure that

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Bivvy, JRC, Carpology, Fox Royale Camo, JRC Defender Peak Bivvy, JRC Bivvy
31 st October 2017

Tackle Tuesday... Fortis Overwraps Sunglasses

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… KEEP COOL AND SEE MORE! Thanks to Fortis, polarised lenses are now available to all prescription glass wearers without the need to remortgage the house...The genius of this new offering from Fortis isn’t just that

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Fortis Sunglasses, Carpology, Sunglasses, Polaroid Sunglasses, Fortis, Fortis Overwraps
30 th October 2017

Angling Direct Slough - Open Day Saturday 28th October 2017

“An awesome day enjoyed by customers and staff alike!” This welcome comment summed up the opening of the new Angling Direct Slough store on Saturday 28th October 2017. The day started with a queue of some 200 people who waited for the ribbon to

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Fishing Industry & Events, Company News Tagged: Open Day, New Store, New Shop, Angling Direct, Slough, Angling Direct Slough
29 th October 2017

Grafham Water Predators - Phil Spinks

As the summer slowly starts to slip away and the cooler autumn days begin, it normally means one thing for me…perch! In the words of Dick Walker, a big perch is the biggest fish of all and anyone who has had the pleasure of catching a big one will

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Lures, Lure Fishing, Perch, Perch Fishing, Jig Fishing, Jigs, Zander, Zander Fishing, Phil Spinks, Grafham Water
27 th October 2017

Friday Funny... Dream Takes

In the early 2000s, I found myself fishing a popular continental carp venue. I had stumped for a central peg with no-one else fishing to my left side. I swiftly helped myself to a few fish in the upper 40s and was fairly content by the time I reached

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing Tagged: Friday Funny, Friday Fun
27 th October 2017

Advanta Friday - Advanta Discovery CX Rehab Cradle

Take ADVANTA‘GE’ this Friday! We take a closer look at the Advanta Discovery CX Rehab Cradle Unhooking Mat.Fish care has to be a paramount concern for all anglers out on the bank. It should never be the case that we catch fish with damaged

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp Care, Advanta, Unhooking Mat, Fish Care, Advanta Discovery, Advanta Discovery CX Rehab Cradle, Advanta Friday
26 th October 2017

Hinders Ultimate PVA Bag Mix - Kev Hewitt

Our very own Swindon store manager, Kev Hewitt, talks you through some of the ingredients he uses with solid PVA bags which have led him to epic captures on some of the hardest and busiest carp waters all around the UK. These tactics are responsible

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, New Arrivals & Coming Soon, All About Fishing, Fishing Tackle Guides, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, PVA, PVA Bags, Solid PVA Bags, Kev Hewitt, Hinders Ultimate PVA Bag Mix
25 th October 2017

Wednesday Review... Prologic CC30 42inch Landing Net

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… NET GAIN! Prologic are getting stronger, year by year, and it’s not hard to see why with products like this…Prologic is quietly making inroads into the carp market, and products like the CC30 Landing Net will

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Carpology, Prologic, Prologic CC30 Landing Net, Landing Net
24 th October 2017

Tackle Tuesday... Wychwood Dual Screen T-Bar Scales

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… ENTER THE DIGITAL ERA! We’ve got digital everything now, right? So why not scales? Wychwood makes a great case to switch with its new 120lb offering…Digital scales really should be a whole lot more popular than

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Carpology, Scales, Digital Scales, Wychwood Dual Screen T -Bar Scales, Wychwood Digital Scales