Looking for the best carp rigs? Step-by-step, simple carp rigs that you can tie at home. From pop up rigs to chod rigs or ronnie rigs and the multi rig.
Using live bait for saltwater fishing, and any fishing for that matter is a tried-and-true method steeped in tradition. Ask any seasoned angler and they'll
There are three major types of fishing line, each has its benefits and should be included in your arsenal when fishing.
Looking to catch red drum, bluefish, and striped bass? Here are some suggested baits, rigs, and techniques to catch them.
Want to learn how to tie a knot? Survival expert Jim Baird teaches you how to tie the best and most useful knots for the outdoors.
Following the huge success of last year’s first-ever Edges Carp Rig Guide we are pleased to welcome you to volume 2! Over the past year we have been inundated with emails and feedback from anglers across Europe who have caught personal bests and had best-ever sessions thanks to the knowledge they gained from volume 1.
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Following the huge success of last year’s first-ever Edges Carp Rig Guide we are pleased to welcome you to volume 2! Over the past year we have been inundated with emails and feedback from anglers across Europe who have caught personal bests and had best-ever sessions thanks to the knowledge they gained from volume 1.
HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE EDGES CARP RIG GUIDE... Over the coming pages we have drawn on the expertise of Fox’s consultants from across Europe to help you master some of the most effective carp rigs on the planet.
What is the best and strongest fishing knot? Keep reading to find the results from our fishing knot test to learn how to tie the Palomar knot, the Blood knot, and other strong fishing knots.
Photo by Brian Grossenbacher / Illustrations by Robert Prince Necessity's being the mother of invention has led to many advances for steelheaders. Whether you fish the West Coast runs or the Great Lakes tributaries, here are four tricks and tools breaking on the steelhead scene that solve common dilemmas.
After Ken Preston saw my previous post about Vietnamese basket boats, which included one of his photos from his website Boats and Rice, he contacted me about another interesting and beautiful Vietnamese boat he was privileged to sail on recently. Newly launched traditional fishing boat, Quang Yen, Vietnam. Photo: Ken Preston. Rights reserved/used by permission. (Click to enlarge.) This type of sailing fishing boat from northern Vietnam went out of use some decades ago with the proliferation of engines. Ken hesitates to call this boat a "replica," because it was built authentic to tradition in every respect by an 11th-generation boatbuilder who worked on them many years ago (and who continues to do business building more contemporary wooden fishing boats). It simply IS one of the type, albeit separated by many years from the rest. The video shows the boat getting under way and looking quite lovely sailing up- and down-wind. The video was shot by one of Mr. Chan's sons; Ken edited it and added the explanatory text. The (apparently unnamed) boat was built in the boatyard of Mr. Le Duc Chan of Quang Yen, a short distance upstream of Halong Bay. It was commissioned by Dr. Nguyen Viet, an archaeologist with an interest in Vietnam's maritime heritage. Dr. Viet caused the construction of the boat to be scrupulously recorded in still images and video, with the assistance of a naval architect who also documented the boat and its construction for legal purposes. The boat is of a type that would have been owned (and lived on?) by a family and used for commercial fishing. Dr. Viet's version is true to the original, lacking modern accommodations belowdecks. It is 34.6' LOD, 27.3' at the waterline, with a maximum beam of 11.7', a board-up draft of just 18", and a daggerboard-down draft of 5.4'. It is junk-schooner rigged, and according to Ken's lengthy, colorful blog post, it can be easily handled by a crew of two: one at the helm and mainsheet, another at the foresail. Ken describes its sailing behavior as extremely well-mannered, getting under way, answering the helm, coming about, dropping sail, and docking reliably and with a total lack of fuss. Ken's article about the boat will appear in the May issue of WoodenBoat magazine. He also has a book about Vietnamese fishing boats, with some 500 photos plus text, coming out soon from Women's Publishing House of Ho Chi Minh City. An English-language edition will appear this summer, to be followed by a Vietnamese translation. Neither appears on the publisher's website at the time of this writing.
Don't be intimidated to rig for big fish such as sailfish.
Making fishing knots with braided line can be fun if you know what you are doing. Take a look at our 11 different easy ways of tieing fishing knots.
I am a kayak angler and have been for the last decade, but I have found myself longing to go further into the marsh and explore beyond what I can paddle and reach in a day. The next logical step was a small skiff, but where to start? I wanted something easy to handle both […]
I thought I’d share some of the many versions of rigging & tuning guides that are available for the Sunfish. most of them contain the same basic information, but occasionally new bits of…
This technique is brilliant for tackling the margins. It was made famous by John Wilson, who has used it extensively for carp on many of Britain's lakes to catch countless fish of all sizes. It works with almost all baits, including boilies. A The lift method works best if the float rod is placed upon rod rests. This ensures that the rod tip and the line remains stationary, and subsequently the float isn't pulled off line.
Learn how to rig an anchor release
Bonjour les accros de surfcasting. Aujourd’hui j’ai décidé de vous faire plaisir et de vous partager un montage que j’affectionne particulièrement pour les lancers longue distance : le montage fixe à empile basse. Lors de mes sessions de surfcasting...
You don't have to be a knot-tying genius to catch fish. But it sure helps to know the basics.
