Jon Arthur's Blog

Tough Times In The Sun

I had a really great morning on the river today, catching some lovely quality fish. I really needed that after a tough time on the Daiwa Pole Masters! An awful day one, a laughable...

New Goodies

New Matrix Goodies, including flagship rods and tackle box essentials! Titanium Braid Scissors, Line Nippers and Mini Shot Pliers will all have a place in my seatbox drawer, plus the well-designed Precision Plummets, which...

Zero To Hero

A zero to hero weekend! I had the grand total of two pulls at Barston on the Feeder Masters on Saturday. The wind looked decent for my peg 50, but with every peg in...

Crafty Carp At Lychgate

The fish everywhere are a bit moody at the moment as the carp cannot decide whether to spawn or not, so that makes a session targeting them a nice challenge! I had a nice...

Paste & Margin Baggin’

Catching carp and F1s with short-pole, paste and margin tactics, plus a bit of shallow fishing! Live match action during a weekend open on Heron Pool at Ivy House Lakes in Wiltshire. Want even...

Big Carp At Boddington

I had a nice day on the Boddington Classic qualifier yesterday. Finally got out of the dreaded mid-100s where I’d drawn on my last two visits and into the 90s which is usually the...

Fun At Frogmore

I love a new venue and was blown away by my latest trip to spend the day on the bank with Mike at Frogmore. This is a stunning club water, near St Albans, controlled...