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QUALIFIERS NOT NEEDED – JUST LUCK!
“THIS EVENT GIVES EVERYONE A CHANCE TO WIN BIG!” • Inaugural winner of unique mega-money match takes home life-changing sum
NEW ‘BRITISH BEST’ CATFISH IS BANKED!
A HALT TO SEAL RELEASES
JUNIOR EVENTS SET TO SOAR THIS SUMMER
IRELAND WIN WORLD CHAMPS DOUBLE GOLD! • Historic victory for the Irish in Spain, but England can only finish in fifth place
HUGHES’ VIEWS • TV STAR AND CARP MATCH LEGEND LOOKS AT FISHING’S HOT TOPICS
YOUR TOP CATCHES • THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK
“TWEAKING MY METHOD FEEDER PRESENTATION RESULTED IN A PERSONAL BEST CRUCIAN”
TIME TO GO SHALLOW FOR F1S
MUST-HAVE TACKLE FOR BREAM FISHING • Kit yourself out and bag a bream or two this spring with our guide to the gear that you shouldn’t be without
SIX OF THE BEST BREAM GROUNDBAITS • Our favourite mixes for use with a float or feeder to get among the spring ‘slabs’
ON OUR RADAR • Our pick of the latest goodies to hit the banks
NO MADNESS IN MY METHOD FISHING! • Take the trouble to prepare your mix properly and bream, tench and carp will all make their way to the landing net
IF YOU TRY ONE THING THIS WEEK... CLEAN UP WITH A WINDOW! • Cathal Hughes is a big fan of these feeders for roach and skimmers on big stillwaters
CATCH BIG MIXED BAGS FROM CANALS • Danny Martin reveals how a three-rig approach will keep fish of all shapes and sizes taking your bait
15 TIPS TO UP YOUR BAITING POLE GAME • Oli Davies reveals his top edges for using this results-changing tool
ASK THE EXPERTS • THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING
RINGER TO THE RESCUE • CHAMPION ANGLER STEVE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR ANGLING PROBLEMS
Something different! • GIVES YOU THE INSIDE LINE
Speedy’s POLE FISHING MASTERCLASS
YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PELLETS • Convenient, effective and relatively cheap, these popular baits come in many shapes and sizes...
VARIETY GALORE AT OLD HOUGH • More than 200 pegs offer opportunities for all fishing styles
PERSONAL BESTS GALORE ON REVAMPED LAKE • An island, attractive margins and a range of depths will give you plenty of food for thought at this bang-in-form Midlands fishery
“In fishing, as in all things, you only get out what you put in!” • Swim preparation is key to a successful start to the river season
KINGFISHER CLUB • CELEBRATING BRITAIN’S KIDS AND THEIR CLEVER CATCHES
ARTHUR’S ARCHIVE • Rumours that ‘Big Kev’ Ashurst was offered a bung hold little water for historian Keith
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“True crucians are like real art in a world of forgeries” • DOM GARNETT – ONE MAN DETERMINED TO KEEP THE PLEASURE IN ANGLING