Matt Brown’s Guide To Spodding
A purpose design spod rod and big pit reel will allow you to throw a fully loaded, full size spod very far indeed and with great accuracy after surprisingly little practice. I use the Daiwa Emblem Spod reel because it casts as well as anything out there but has a super fast retrieve (over 1.22 [...]
Travelling for Tench – Matt Brown
Every couple of months or so I take a couple of days of work and venture south in the hope of catching a really big fish or two. I see these trips as a special treat – something to look forward to. Some people would be put off by the travelling but when you look back over [...]
Tench Fishing Special
Sywell Spectacular An article describing how Matt Brown and I tackled the spectacular tench shoals of Sywell Reservoir in Northamptonshire. First published in Coarse Fisherman, you can see the full illustrated article exactly as it appeared in the magazine by clicking on the link below which, providing you’re patient, will open up as a printable 5-page [...]
In search of Emeralds – Lee Swords
By way of a change, here’s a guest article by my good friend, top bloke, brilliant chef and ace angler, Lee Swords…. In search of Emeralds……Big fat slime covered green ones! By Big Swordsey Flushed with the success of the trip down south for crucian gold I have had a bit of [...]
Click Here To Buy Barbel Days & Ways Volume One
As you will see from the free DVD clips, Barbel Days and Ways provides a unique insight into the life and feeding habits of the barbel. Using state of the art technology, the cameras get closer than ever before to barbel as they feed, and then bolt as they feel the steel. Add to this [...]
Early Season Gravel Pit Tench
My love affair with tench probably began nearly forty years ago when I witnessed the capture of a four-pounder from Arksey Railway Pond. I’d never actually seen one in the flesh, nor had I ever been close to a fish of such immense proportions. It was huge! Looking back, that one fish planted a seed [...]
