Pole Fishing Blog

What a Weekend

Daiwa Gordon League manager Mark Treasure reports back after a busy weekend of team events!
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Looking for an edge to catch those bigger carp? Go Black!

Having used Marukyu products for a few years now, I just wanted to share something you might find interesting when trying to target the larger fish when match fishing. A few years ago, the Black Sweet Fishmeal groundbait was released and I thought “Great, that will make a good winter…
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Martin Stokes reports from Partridge Lakes for the Golden Reel

I was at Partridge Lakes for the Golden Reel on Saturday; with the recent change in temperature the fish have really started to get on the feed in the last couple of weeks.
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Stokes Heads To Partridge

With plenty of big money qualifiers approaching at the stunning Partridge Lakes Fishery over the next few months I have decided to spend a bit of time familiarising myself with the venue once again by fishing some of the opens at the venue over the last two weeks. Last weeks’…
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My Pole - Callum Dicks

Maver-backed Callum Dicks explains how his Darkside 3 has done everything he has asked of it, whatever the type of fishing. A versatile pole is essential for the different types of fishing that I do. It is important that the pole is strong enough to handle catching barbel and other…
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Bloodworm & Joker

Master Bloodworm & Joker Standfirst: Matrix and Dynamite Baits’ Dan Jones discusses all you need to know to get the most from bloodworm and joker on your local canal. Today I have brought the Pole Fishing cameras to the Coventry Canal in Coventry city centre to demonstrate how to…
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Winter F1s - Marukyu Maggots

With the endless run of cold weather, ice breaking and horrible winter showers, catching F1s and carp is still quite tricky. This winter have decided a new approach for my winter F1 and carp fishing, and it involves what I like to call Marukyu Maggots. Last year especially, dobbing bread…
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Simple and short!

Lee Kerry visits Barnburgh Lakes to prove that some of the best winter fishing can be had on the short pole. At a time where winter fishing and long pole work go hand in hand, it may come as a refreshing change to you to learn that some of…
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Writing The Wrongs

If you think it, do it! Top match angler Darren Cox begins a new monthly column in which he shares his thoughts about improving your pole fishing performance. Over so many years of match fishing I have witnessed some amazing feats of angling, where anglers from all styles of competition…
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My Pole – Jon Whincup

Pole Fishing catches up with Frenzee’s main man Jon Whincup, to gather his thoughts on the company’s flagship offering, the FXT 6E. After using the Frenzee Precision FXT Pole for the last four years and winning some of the sport’s biggest competitions with it during that time, including the Maver…
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Martin Stokes Reports Back From The Open match at Brookside Fisheries in Warrington

Finally managed to get back in the bank for my first match of 2018. I decided to fish the Open match at Brookside Fisheries in Warrington. Brookside will be my new local venue as from next month once I have moved house, so it is safe to say I will…
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