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This fishing hack is for anglers who love to use throwing sticks for baiting up with boilies. Using throwing sticks can be a real edge when carp fishing as they allow you to scatter your bait at a distance, allowing fish to feed confidently on single

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This fishing hack is for those who enjoy a bit of float fishing, but detest having to use big bulky shot on the line when you need to get your hook down to the bottom of the river or the lake. So instead of a string of clumsy split shot, use an

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Now this fishing hack is for everyone who uses coated hooklinks whether it be for carp fishing or specialist fishing. As you find that coated hooklinks can get quite untidy, very kinked and to get them straight you need to steam them with a kettle.

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Do your adjustable zips keep tangling? Fishing with adjustable zig floats can be devastating for carp, but equally they can be a nightmare to cast at times.   In the past, to prevent it from tangling. I’ve used a PVA nugget that I’d lick

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This hack is an absolute essential for carp anglers fishing pop ups and that is to test the buoyancy of your pop up rigs.  To ensure your fishing rig is doing exactly what it should, I will always test the buoyance of my rigs in the margins. So

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