One of my favourite methods to target crucians has to be the ‘refined’ lift method, fished just down the marginal of the shelf. If the margin shelf is within a rod length out I will opt for a pole float and fish directly under the rod tip for accuracy. But… Read more
Despite needing a large buoyant float, this technique is very sensitive, so you’ll be able to detect the most gentle of bites – often spotting more bites than you would if you were feeder fishing the same swim. The main benefit to slider fishing is that it allows you to… Read more
Over the years certain things have changed my fishing, but none more so than the use of a back lead when barbel fishing. I first started using back leads for barbel back in 1996. I remember fishing one of my favourite swims on the River Great Ouse one night and… Read more
Over many years of fishing on rivers such as the Great Ouse, I have been lucky enough to be able to watch barbel feeding up close and they definitely can see and do shy away from the hook in clear conditions. Many times when both fishing and filming underwater, I have seen… Read more
One of the most important features of monofilament is the stretch, and even more so with low diameter line such as Double Strength. Double Strength offers excellent strength to diameter ratios and it is important to keep as much stretch as possible by fishing directly to the hook. For example, when I… Read more
Large fast or flowing rivers can present their fair share of problems, one of them is how to keep your bait in place, especially when fishing over to the far bank. In this video, Martin Bowler demonstrates how can overcome the fast flow by paying out a big bow of line and… Read more
