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1. Invasion of the Signal Crayfish

   (Blog/Catch of the Day)

   You see, this is one of the exciting things about Fishing ! you never quite know what your gonna find on the end of your hook - there is always that apprehensive moment as you reel the line in to get the ...

   Saturday, 13 February 2010

2. Cheese and Bread Mix

   (Blog/Tips and Tricks)

   ... 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 ...

   Monday, 28 December 2009

3. Maggot Handling

   (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Fools Video)

   So your going fishing and you've picked one of the fishing fools top natural baits - MAGGOTS .... but how exactly are you meant to hook them.  Well fear not, this video will show you how you get the lovelies ...

   Sunday, 08 November 2009

4. Basic Centrepin Casting

   (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Fools Video)

   ... (thumb, and first finger) pinching the hook length around 12 inches from the hook, then with your other hand tighten the line using your thumb against the centre pin.   The cast is a basic flick of the ...

   Sunday, 08 November 2009

5. Unhooking an Eel

   (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Fools Video)

   So you've landed an Eel, and have no clue how to unhook it - don't panic  Fishing Fools have had much luck following the steps below, which seem to cause the least distress to both the landee and Eel, ...

   Sunday, 08 November 2009

6. 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

7. BreadFlake

   (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)

   BreadFlake is the fluffy dough of a white loaf which can be attached to the hook as a bait. Bread is great on rivers for fish such as Chub. ...

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

8. Barons Pond

   (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

   ...  This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only This venue has restrictions on the type of bait that can be used - please check when purchasing your day ticket   Review This venue comprises two ...

   Friday, 16 October 2009

9. All in a Quiver

   (Blog/Adventures)

   ... away from the hook length, I have no idea if this is a good setup and if not please do let me know. After some time using a maggot feeder but with no fish I moved open again, I do believe that for river ...

   Wednesday, 14 October 2009

10. Whinwhistle Fishery

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... wishing to up their game This is a day ticket fishery and does not offer Night Fishing This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only - use anything else at your peril ! This venue has restrictions ...

    Wednesday, 16 September 2009

11. Dark Lane Ponds

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ...  This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only This venue has restrictions on the type of bait that can be used - please check with the bailiff to clarify what methods and baits can be used   ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

12. Broadlands Lake

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... up by the cabin The cabin on site has a bait shop only Toilets available at the main lake, along with showers for those night sessions ! This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

13. Turfcroft Farm

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ...  This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only This venue has restrictions on the type of bait that can be used - please check when purchasing your day ticket   Review This is ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

14. Hordle Lakes

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... available at this venue Night Fishing available, if booked with Bailiff in advance. This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only   Review This venue located in the heart of ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

15. Everton Grange

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... the lake This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only This venue has restrictions on the type of bait that can be used - please check on the notice board when buying your ticket   ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

16. Greenridge Farm

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ...  Toilets available This is a day ticket fishery and does not offer Night Fishing This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only - use anything else at your peril ! This venue has ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

17. Hatchet Pond

    (MyFoolsWeb/Fishing Locations)

    ... Fishing This venue insists on "Barbless Hooks" only This venue has restrictions on the type of bait that can be used - please check when purchasing your day ticket   Review ...

    Monday, 31 August 2009

18. Swimfeeder

    (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)

    A swimfeeder is used to get bait out near the hook to attract fish. The swimfeeder is weighted and allows the fisher to fill it up with bait such as maggots, groundbait or any other bait. The are different ...

    Thursday, 18 June 2009

19. 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

20. Searching out Lake Fishing Venues

    (Blog/Fishing Venues)

    ... for days otherwise ) There was a nice 4 acre lake over at Wainsford that went on the possible list, and the lakes at Whitemoor that got crossed of due to the size limit on hooks ! Once all the lakes had ...

    Friday, 20 February 2009

21. Hair rig

    (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)

    A Hair Rig is a hook length setup. The hair is a loop which hangs below the hook, baits are attached to the hair.  This is usually used with boilies when carp fishing. Fishingfools have successfully used ...

    Tuesday, 17 February 2009

22. Golden Tench

    (Blog/Adventures)

    ... night before was the usual double checking of  rigs, bait, equipment and documents.  That night I had decided I would be trying something slightly different from the maggots on the hook and I spent a good ...

    Tuesday, 17 February 2009

23. 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

24. Running the Throop

    (Blog/Adventures)

    ... line length was too long the float would sink as the hook got trapped on some bottom weed.  After arranging  a fairly good line length just above the bottom I noticed that the float was flat on the surface ...

    Sunday, 18 January 2009

25. New toys for Xmas - Mach 2 Rod and Reel

    (Blog/General)

    ... my current rod (it really does look unwieldy) will probably result in me getting hooked in low hanging trees, bushes and bivis for the first few sessions Anyway, I really can't wait to christen this new ...

    Saturday, 27 December 2008

26. Landing an Eel

    (Blog/Catch of the Day)

    ... hook was lodged on the side, so I had no need to get near the mouth end to find out if they have teeth  however, I can now fully appreciate the saying "as slippery as an Eel" after being in close hand ...

    Wednesday, 19 November 2008

27. New Venue - Greenridge Farm

    (Blog/Fishing Venues)

    ... and are spaced out enough to avoid beginners like me getting hooked on your next door neighbour - there's also a nice lake on site with around 10 well spaced swims.  The fishery location is very rural, ...

    Sunday, 09 November 2008

28. Fish are fussy about bait

    (Blog/Adventures)

    ... a step to far from the hook and maggots, so I'm sticking with what I know for the time being...   The second venue was a trip down to... Ringwood, to the day ticket Hurst Pond - very exciting - this ...

    Thursday, 06 November 2008

29. Pellets or bust ?

    (Blog/Fishing Equipment)

    ... the size of fish being caught - well it's not that hard to catch something bigger then my first catch.  however, it does feel like the rig I'm using, and my perception of a strike are struggling to hook ...

    Sunday, 26 October 2008

30. BEGINNERS - What hook size and type

    (Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)

    When the fishing fools made their first outing to the local tackle shop, we were horrified at the number of choices available for hooks - for beginners like us, it was a very confusing time ! under the recommendation ...

    Saturday, 25 October 2008

31. 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

32. BEGINNERS - Finding the Depth using a Plummet

    (Glossary/Guides/Fools Guide to)

    So you've got your float on the line, and a hook on the end - but how do you know at what level to fasten the float ? well the easy answer is to make use of a device called a plummet.    This heavy ...

    Saturday, 25 October 2008

33. Disgorger

    (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)

    A long plastic device which helps to remove the hook from a fish's mouth. Always have one with you, else it can be a reel fiddle trying to remove deep lodged hooks. ...

    Sunday, 12 October 2008

34. Barbless

    (Glossary/Guides/Fishing Terms)

    A type of hook without sharp barbs to help retain bait and fish. Barbed hooks are banned from most fisheries, so check before using them. ...

    Sunday, 12 October 2008

35. Who says fishing is dull

    (Blog/Adventures)

    ... depth of the lake so the float could be attached at the correct height...This involved feeding a float onto the main line, attaching a hook to the line....We used some pre-threaded hooks which are brilliant ...

    Sunday, 05 October 2008

36. Who needs a mat anyway?

    (Blog/Fishing Equipment)

    Whilst reading up on my first destinations fishing rules I stumbled across a rule *Unhooking mats must be used* this was all rather new to me so off I went to find out what I still needed. After a few ...

    Monday, 29 September 2008

37. How I got my fishing rod!

    (Blog/General)

    ... we were given was a Zensorflex match rod, with an Okuma razor reel and line, we also got some floats, hooks, weights almost enough to get started.   Now with our new rods with are ready to start fishing ...

    Wednesday, 17 September 2008

38. The day before!

    (Comments)

    Where's the blog post about hook removal fun, and your large catch..come on slaker get typing ...

    Monday, 06 October 2008

39. 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

40. Cheese and Bread Mix

    (Comments)

    This is a classic bait mix that is so often overlooked - Can be deadly on the right venue, although takes practice to make it stay on the hook ...

    Monday, 11 January 2010