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So here at Fishing Fools we are always keen to try out new fishing methods, equipment and techniques to try and avoid those frustrating "blanking" sessions, and to ensure our lines are tight 
So, since being on the Rivers, we have been trying out the quiver tip as an alternative to trotting, which has proved fantastic during the summer months when the rivers were slow and shallow - but now in the winter the Quiver, even with the 4oz tip, is flicking around like no one's business as the line gets pulled in the current .
The solution we think is to use an Avon tip rod, but after searching Google for hours, there seems to be varying opinions on the web about what an Avon tip rod is, and when it should be used - which has really caused much confusion (doesn't take much 
). We thought that asking on the site would be a opertunity to get some of you experienced river anglers opinions on Avon tip versus quiver tip - and hopefully then an informed new rod purchase can be made.
To look at the questions we have, click on "Read More" below - you can then submit a reply using the comments feature.
We here at Fishing Fools are constantly looking for new baits to try and catch those allusive fish - It's so easy to get carried away with the costly commercial bait offerings, and overlook the good old fashioned basic natural baits. 
One of our favourites is the Cheese and Bread mix. You can use it as a hook bait, or make into a dissolving ground bait mix for feeder fishing - you can add your own flavourings however with a good bit of cheese, you won't need to add much.
Ingredients Needed
- Bread
- Cheese
- Water
1) Start by breaking down the bread into almost powder. You can do this by either grating the bread, using your hands to break it up, or using a grinder / blender.
2) Place your Bread into a tub / bucket. Use as much bread as you wish, depending on how much bait you want to make!
Last Updated ( Monday, 28 December 2009 20:48 )
For those of you that enjoy a spot of sea fishing or game fishing, have you ever thought about cooking what you catch. Well if you do there is a great book that I have recently stumbled across called “The River Cottage Fish book”. The book is rather large and contains a great deal of information regarding the current issues with fish stock levels and the types of fish to avoid, It also discus's the best approach to prepare the fish as well the large number of recipes.
If you enjoy cooking fish this book is one for you all the information you need in one place. I will soon be trying a couple of the recipes out on the fish that I catch and seeing the process from catching the fish to preparing and cooking it is something that really inspires me to go out and catch more.
If your interested in this information can be found at [ Amazon UK Here ] or you can try the [ River Cottage web site ]
As beginners we at fishingfools have started with float fishing as that seems to be what most newbies start on. whilst looking for some advice on how best to plumb the depth and what shot patterns to use I found the following site which is just fantistic for the beginner.
http://www.fishingmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/2016
Try the articles called "First Class Fishing"
Here's a handy conversion chart that will help setting up your float and line correctly - If you have one of those manual dispensers, you should already have the shot size on the outer casing - You can use the chart below to work out what shots are needed to correctly balance the float, based on its weight rating 
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