Category: Tips

Bomb Tips

Hope you like these top tips I’ve put together for bomb fishing! Filmed at the fabulous Packington Fishery on a red-hot day. Forgotten what it’s like to fish in temperatures less than 20 degrees...

Top Tip For Removing Line

A quick tip showing how to efficiently remove line from a fishing reel using a cordless drill and a groundbait whisk. Far less effort than having to do the job by hand!

Short Hooklengths Made Easy

My latest video highlights some tricks for tying the strongest and most reliable loops, including single, double and treble figure of eight knots PLUS how to tie ultra-short hooklengths with a clever little gadget!...

Commando Missions!

I have just penned another article for the Matrix website, which is a little bit different, so I hope you enjoy it. It explains my setup for mini fishing trips, short practices and commando-style...

Shotting Helper

I get asked so often about pole floats and their shotting, so I’ve just put together a couple of charts. The first is a Shot Conversion Chart, with equivalent shot, styls and grams all...

White Top Kits – All You Need To Know!

I’ve had no end of people messaging me about white top kits and ghost kits in the past couple of weeks, so I’ve shot a video all about how I paint mine. Please Like...

More Vids!

After the surprising success of my quirky video all about ice breakers (of all things!), I’ve shot another one that’s a bit more applicable to everyone. It continues my Tackle Talk series as I...

New Video: Ice Breaking!

I have just uploaded a new video, all about ice breaking, of all things! Why? Well, I’ve found some unused film footage that would be a shame not to share. I’ve also tidied up...

Everything You Need To Know About Slik

I get asked all the time about Slik elastic, so hopefully this article answers a few questions. I’ve also put a couple of charts together at the end of the article, that should hopefully...