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20 th October 2016

AD Reading - Remember, Remember The 5th Of November

If you haven’t heard already, we’re opening a new store in Reading! Angling Direct Reading will be celebrating its Grand Opening on the 5th of November and we’re making sure that it’s an event you won’t want to miss. There will be loads of

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Posted in: News, Company News Tagged: New Store, New Shop, Angling Direct, Angling Direct Reading, Reading
19 th October 2016

Wednesday Review... Korum Compact Barrow

Some anglers like to take every item of tackle including the kitchen sink with them, even for a day’s fishing, and there are plenty of barrows on the market to suit their needs. However, if you’re an angler who wants the ease of using a barrow

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Korum, Barrow, Coarse Fishing Answers, Korum Compact Barrow
19 th October 2016

How To Make Cheese Paste For Chub!

Winter will soon be here and, to me, that means chub! Since I am at work for most of the daylight hours during the winter, I'm usually restricted to fishing in darkness!I like a big smelly bait. Cheesepaste is my favourite bait for after-dark chub

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Posted in: Beginner's Guides, News, Guides & Tips, Fishing Tips & Tricks Tagged: Bait, Darryn Stolworthy, Chub, Chub Fishing, Skill School, Beginners Guide, Cheese Paste
17 th October 2016

Sea Fishing Special – Fixed Spool Reel Review

Beach fishing has come a long way where reels are concerned. The earliest reels in common use by beach casters were wooden centrepins, often referred to as Scarborough reels. Simple, and quite useful in the hands of an expert caster, but nowhere near

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Guides & Tips, Fishing Tackle Guides, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Sea, Sea Fishing, Reels, Sea Fishing Reels, Total Sea Fishing Magazine, Beach Fishing Reels, Fixed Spool Reels
14 th October 2016

French Carp - Ade Kiddell

A few weeks ago I told you about the visit of Hayden Cook, Angling Directs Customer Services Manager, who had been over for a spot of fishing with us. If you can remember, all his best plans to catch a big river carp were thwarted by a Frenchman and

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Hayden Cook, Ade Kiddell, Kingfisher Maison, Fishing In France
12 th October 2016

Wednesday Review... Aqua Fast & Light MK2 Brolly

Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… LUXURY REAL ESTATE - The best way to describe Aqua is ‘tackle porn’. It’s Jenna Jameson in carbon, fabric and aluminum form. So you can imagine our excitement when the guys offered us a night in their brand-

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Carpology, Umbrellas, Aqua, Aqua Fast & Light MK2 Brolly, Aqua Brolly
11 th October 2016

Tackle Tuesday... Fox Explorer Barrow & Camolite Barrow Bag

As I mentioned in my diary piece this month, it was a bit of a trial getting hold of these, but after some serious time spent on the phone I eventually managed to get my hands on them!To say I haven’t looked back since owning them would be an

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Posted in: Buying Guides, News, Tackle Reviews Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Fox, Barrow, Total Carp Magazine, Fox Explorer Barrow
10 th October 2016

Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – October

The weather has really changed this last week and this has brought the sea temperature down considerably.Inshore, there are a lot more thornbacks showing up over the last few days in all areas inshore, these smaller rays will be with us through until

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Sea Fishing, Charter Boat, Fishing Trips, Chinook II, Phil White, Chinook III
05 th October 2016

Beginners Guide – How To Catch Bream

The month of October can be an excellent time to get out on banks to target a few bream.Now the bream, a deep bodied shoal fish, isn’t everyone’s favourite, but feeling the heavy thump of a big slab on the other end has to be one of the most

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Posted in: Beginner's Guides, Catch Reports, News, Guides & Tips, Fishing Tips & Tricks Tagged: Bream, Feeder Fishing, TT Week, Bream Fishing, Skill School, Beginners Guide, How To Catch Bream
05 th October 2016

Tackling A New River... Justin Grapes

There is always something special about trying to achieve your goals on a new venue to catch that fish or PB you have been after. In this blog, I will share a few hints and tips to try and help based on what I have learned from my own fishing. There

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Justin Grapes, Specimen Fish, Specialist, River Fishing, Chub, Chub Fishing, River, AD Specialists