The Best Baits for Chub: The Species That Eats Almost Anything
Chub will eat cheese, bread, worms, slugs and lumps of luncheon meat. That freedom is exactly why anglers get chub bait wrong.
Dan Whitfield
The Best Baits for Carp: What I’d Actually Put On After Twenty Years
Boilies get all the marketing. Here is my honest ranking of what actually catches carp in UK waters, and when I would use each one.
Fishing Scotland’s Lochs: Southern Scotland
The south west is Scotland’s coarse fishing corner, and it is badly underrated by anglers who drive straight past it on the way north.
Bank Bags and Luggage: What’s Actually Worth Carrying
A practical look at fishing luggage – what earns its place in a session kit and what just adds unnecessary weight.
Tackle Boxes: The Ones I’d Actually Buy Again
After going through more tackle boxes than I can count, here’s what I’ve learned about what’s actually worth paying for.
Hook Sizes: The Confusion I Still See Beginners Get Caught Out By
The counterintuitive hook numbering system trips up more new anglers than almost anything else in this sport.
If I Could Only Carry Five Baits, Here’s What They’d Be
A genuine thought experiment: stripped back to five baits for all-round UK fishing, here’s what makes the cut and what doesn’t.
Spinning Reels: The One Piece of Kit I Genuinely Don’t Overthink
Why reel size matters far more than reel price for most UK coarse and lure fishing, and where I actually spend money instead.
Baitcasters: Why I Switched and What I Wish I’d Known Starting Out
The backlashes, the learning curve, and why I persisted with baitcasting reels for lure fishing anyway.
Coarse Rods: What Actually Gets Used vs What’s in Everyone’s Shed
An honest look at which coarse rods earn their place in a regular kit, and which ones sit gathering dust after one impulse purchase.