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Grey's Bewick Centrepin
(Blog/Fishing Equipment)
After a year of fishing and spending much of that time using float methods I thought it was about time that I purchased a centrepin. When you read all the books and magazines they all seem to say that ...
Saturday, 21 November 2009
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Basic Centrepin Casting
(Glossary/Guides/Fishing Fools Video)
... rod, while dropping the bait...don't try to go more then the length of your rod from the bank at this stage, else you will end up with knots. Keep practicing this cast until you can easily get the float ...
Sunday, 08 November 2009
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Blanking November
(Blog/General)
... suppose just your typical British Winter My recent session was down on the river Avon in west Hampshire, fishing maggots on a size 16 hook, while trotting the float down stream - I have never been fishing ...
Saturday, 07 November 2009
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Split Shot
(Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)
Split shot are used to weight down the line usually when float fishing the Sot come in different sizes and are made of non toxic lead free material. The Shot have splits through the middle, the line is ...
Thursday, 22 October 2009
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Barons Pond
(MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)
... winter fishing venue due to the protection offered by the forest. Tactics This venue is suitable for float fishing in some of the swims, or you can break out the carp gear and send in a few ledgers. ...
Friday, 16 October 2009
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All in a Quiver
(Blog/Adventures)
... next spot I continued use the float but after a sudden moment of stupidity I was knotted up and after spending 20 minutes playing cat’s cradle it was time to set up the Quiver tip rod that I had not used ...
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
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Okuma Aventa Pro Centre Pin
(Blog/Fishing Equipment)
I've been fishing allot more on Rivers this season, and while trotting a float down stream with the bale arm open on my normal open faced real does the job... I've been told that to truly appreciate ...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Whinwhistle Fishery
(MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)
... venue is best attacked using light float rod gear, or poles - leave the Carp rods, buzz bars and barrows at home as they are certainly over kill here. Fish on a 3lb - 4lb main line with size 16 hooks on ...
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Greenridge Farm
(MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)
... canal style swims that make up the majority of this venue are best fished on light float gear on using pole - This venue isn't a large carp waters, so you won't need 10lb main line here. Fish seem to ...
Monday, 31 August 2009
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Fishing the Throop
(Blog/Adventures)
... there really is allot of it !!! and to limit myself to just one rod and reel. The setup was to use a light stick float, with light tackle and to trot using single maggots on the various stretches of the ...
Wednesday, 05 August 2009
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A new season
(Blog/General)
... it simple by using the stick float in some shallowish water and trot a single maggot down the stream to see what i might hit. Come back later and you'll be able to hear what I caught on the first of hopefully ...
Saturday, 18 July 2009
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Balsa Float
(Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)
The Balsa float is a large float is used on moving water but is good for deep and fast swims. It is attached top and bottom using float rubbers ...
Thursday, 18 June 2009
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Avon Float
(Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)
The Avon float is used when trotting in rivers. It has a larger top end to make it more bouyant in the water. It is a little stronger than the basic stick float so can be used different situations such ...
Thursday, 18 June 2009
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Stick Float
(Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)
A stick float is a float used on moving water. The stick float is used when trotting the bait downstream when casting short distances only about 1-2 rod lengths from the bank. ...
Thursday, 18 June 2009
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Trotting
(Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)
Trotting is a method of float fishing used on rivers where the float is allowed to travle downstream. The Idea is a certain points to stop the float so that nthe hook bait will rise up in the water so ...
Thursday, 18 June 2009
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Polaris
(Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)
A Polaris is a special float that can be used when deep water float fishing and at distance. A weight is attached to the line just after the Polaris, the polaris will lock in the correct position when ...
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
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Golden Tench
(Blog/Adventures)
... rods which is something I had not yet done. My first setup was a 13ft float rod with size 16 hooks and on these I placed maggots. The second rod was going to be a slow rod something I could just leave ...
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
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New Personal Best Bream
(Blog/Catch of the Day)
... tip polaris float (4-10 feet deep) on a size 16 hook - Photos in the Gallery... ...
Sunday, 25 January 2009
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Running the Throop
(Blog/Adventures)
... river bank we started setting up ready to fish. As a beginner I had opted to fish maggots with a float a balsa to be precise. The setup was easy attach the float top and bottom with some rubber bands ...
Sunday, 18 January 2009
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Records
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... Challenge Description Value Name Obtained Most roach caught in a session this big [small fish] 13 Paul Wyatt November 2008 - Hordle Lakes Most float's lost or destroyed ...
Sunday, 18 January 2009
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Back Again
(Blog/General)
... frost and it was time for me to venture out on to a river, mainly because the lakes were all frozen over. At first the river seemed a rather difficult prospect, trotting a float down the stream is not ...
Sunday, 18 January 2009
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New toys for Xmas - Mach 2 Rod and Reel
(Blog/General)
... fun though Anyway, I've been absolutely gagging with exciting this year, as I knew Father Christmas had a nice new float rod and reel waiting to be unwrapped - the 25th couldn't come around quick enough ...
Saturday, 27 December 2008
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Fish are fussy about bait
(Blog/Adventures)
... judging a positive bite on the float a real challenge, you had to look for the smallest of signs be it bubbles, swaying, or faint bobbing movement - the definite float under water from a few weeks earlier ...
Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Pellets or bust ?
(Blog/Fishing Equipment)
The float fishing has been going really well, I'm really surprised how exciting I'm finding watching this small orange blip on the water - the results are getting better to ! with a positive increase in ...
Sunday, 26 October 2008
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BEGINNERS - How to backshot when float fishing
(Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)
Another key element of float fishing is to get the mainline between the float and the rod under the water (sinking your line), this is especially true when out in windy conditions where you can end up ...
Saturday, 25 October 2008
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BEGINNERS - Basic Float Fishing / Waggler Setup
(Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)
This is the setup we at fishing fools started out with, as it's the image that most beginners thinks of when starting out isn't it ? you know the basic rod, with a float attached and a hook on the end ...
Saturday, 25 October 2008
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BEGINNERS - Using a Feeder with Float Rig - is it possible ?
(Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)
As beginners here at fishing fools, we are still exploring various rig setups that can be used with float fishing - one of the things that seem to crop up allot on the web is the use of "feeders" for ledgering ...
Saturday, 25 October 2008
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BEGINNERS - Float Ledgering setup - is it possible ?
(Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)
This article is a place holder for what we hope will be a guide to setting up a float, to work with a ledger - we here at fishing fools are always looking for new things to try and this seems like a good ...
Saturday, 25 October 2008
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BEGINNERS - Using a Feeder with Float Rig - is it possible ?
(Comments)
When after perch I often float ledger with a feeder. In order: Hook Hook Length Swivel to main line Bead Run ring with a maggot feeder attached by a short length of line Onion float attached top and bottom ...
Friday, 09 April 2010
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