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27 th December 2017

Hadlow College & Angling Direct Ashford

Hadlow College is a specialist land-based college situated in Kent that offers a huge range of different courses. Graded ‘outstanding’ at their latest inspection, they offer courses in Agriculture, Equine Management, Fisheries Management and much

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Posted in: News, All About Fishing, Company News Tagged: Hadlow College, Angling Direct Ashford, Fishery Management
22 nd December 2017

Time for Pike - Phil Spinks

Although I’ve have what is probably my most successful winter to date regarding big perch I was looking forward some pike fishing .I’d been lucky enough to bag myself a few days down to the pike mecca that is Chew valley lake. Typically the

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Pike, Pike fishing, Phil Spinks, AD Specialists
22 nd December 2017

Advanta Friday - Advanta X5 Match Elite Oval Net

A top quality landing net is a must. Whatever you’re hoping to catch, there’s nothing worse then not being able to quickly net your prize. This is even more important in match fishing, when time is of the essence and, with numbers of fish being

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Advanta, Advanta Friday, Landing Net, Advanta X5 Match Elite Oval Net
21 st December 2017

Effort Equals Reward - Jake Bannister

Our very own Angling Direct Lincoln carping legend Jake bannister talks you through a recent result in which all his effort was rewarded ....After having a break for a month or so with being super busy in the lincoln store I was itching to get the

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Jake Bannister
20 th December 2017

Wednesday Review - Greys Xlerate Carp Rods

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… Greys has been close before, but half a century of experience has gone into producing the finest carp rods it has ever made...THE GREYS NAME has been synonymous with top-end rods since Chris Yates was just out of

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Greys Rods, Greys, Carpology, Carp Fishing Rods, Greys Xlerate Carp Rods
19 th December 2017

Tackle Tuesday - RidgeMonkey Multi Lite Duo IR

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… A year on from launch, one bivvy light is still leaving the others in the dark…RIDGEMONKEY’S BIVVY light 2.0, the Multi Lite Duo IR is still our number one choice for lighting the shelter, seeing off all comers

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carpology, Ridgemonkey, Bivvy Light, Lighting, RidgeMonkey Multi Lite Duo IR
15 th December 2017

Advanta Friday - Advanta X5 Match Barrow

Take ADVANTA‘GE’ this Friday! We take a closer look at the Advanta X5 Match Barrow.As we all know, you certainly gather a fair amount of gear once you start fishing. Whether you’re a match angler, pleasure angler or any other type of angler, it

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Advanta, Barrow, Advanta Friday, Advanta X5 Match Barrow
14 th December 2017

Time On The Trent - Darryn Stolworthy

By the 3rd weekend in August it’d been a full month since I last did any sort of fishing, and I was really looking forward to a couple of days on the Trent again, going after barbel with Justin.Justin picked me up around 4pm, loaded the van and set

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Specimen Fish, Specialist, Darryn Stolworthy, Barbel, River Trent, AD Specialists, Grafham Water
13 th December 2017

Wednesday Review - Advanta Discovery CCX DPM One Night Stand Bivvy

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… We take a close look at one of Angling Direct's newest launches, the mega Advanta Discovery bivvy… now in DPM!NOT CONTENT WITH selling kit from the biggest brands around, fishing retail leviathan, Angling Direct,

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Bivvy, Advanta, Carpology, Advanta Bivvy, Advanta Discovery CX DPM One Night Stand Bivvy
12 th December 2017

Gigantica Road Lake - Andrew Hull

No8. Not the greatest start in a draw with 10 people. Still, from the walk round, the fish seemed to be fairly well spread. My first choice went first; Rob had no hesitation in opting for Tea Party 1, no surprise as there were obviously a lot of fish

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Andy Hull, Gigantica Road Lake