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Exact knot and leader sequence to stop cut-offs on sharp kelp during winter cod sessions

Winter cod sessions around Wales mean cold fingers, early high tides and kelp that seems determined to eat every rig you send out. Over the years I’ve lost more than my share of rigs to sharp kelp blades — especially when casting heavy leads into surf and retrieving through weed beds. What...

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Exact knot and leader sequence to stop cut-offs on sharp kelp during winter cod sessions

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Step-by-step peeler crab presentation for double-figure rays on slippery tidal ledges How-To Guides

Step-by-step peeler crab presentation for double-figure rays on slippery tidal ledges

There’s a particular hush that falls over a tidal ledge just before first...

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Nighttime pollack tactics: the exact glow-stick placement and lure profiles that trigger bites under estuary lights How-To Guides

Nighttime pollack tactics: the exact glow-stick placement and lure profiles that trigger bites under estuary lights

One of my favourite night sessions in an estuary involves watching a bank of...

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How to rig a nylon windowpane rig to stop mackerel thefts when fishing rocky Welsh coves How-To Guides

How to rig a nylon windowpane rig to stop mackerel thefts when fishing rocky Welsh coves

I’ve lost count of the number of times a promising session in a rocky Welsh...

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Why switching to 15lb braid and a 20lb fluorocarbon leader fixed my long-range beach casting on Southerndown How-To Guides

Why switching to 15lb braid and a 20lb fluorocarbon leader fixed my long-range beach casting on Southerndown

I’d been battling Southerndown’s long, wide beach for years. Some days...

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