How to fish for big eels
Mark Parker, of Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine, met up with specialist big-fish angler Julian Chidgey on the banks of St Ives Lakes in Cambridgeshire to enjoy a session fishing for big specimen eels.
Julian - a Drennan Cup winner - explains how he likes to keep his rigs as simple as possible when fishing for big eels - perhaps the most enigmatic and missunderstood of all British coarse fishing species.
Julian also details why he likes fishing for eels, and what to look for when picking a water when targeting eels.
He also explains how to overcome one of the most frustrating problems associated with fishing for eels - how to unhook them quickly and easily, without becoming covered in slime.
Julian explains all in the video below. To watch the video click on the image below.
How to elasticate a new pole
If you've never elasticated a pole before, and are unsure of where to look for info to help you along, this short instructional video will show you how easy it is to set your pole up to cope with catching all manner of different sizes of fish.
How to use Dinsmores Auto Shot
Putting tiny micro and dust shot on to a hooklength or a fine mainline can prove really difficult and incredibly frustrating. Not only are some shots cut incorrectly, but they are so small that fitting them on line is almost impossible.
The Dinsmores Auto Shot dispenser is a Gosend for those of you who struggle putting tiny shot on lines. Here's how it works...
How to use Dinsmores Auto Styx dispensers
If you are fed up with small shot coming off your pole rig or mainline when you're catching lots of big fish, perhaps it's time to switch over to using styl weights instead. This ingenious development - Dinsmores Auto Styx dispenser - is the ideal tool for placing small styl-like weights onto your fine mainline and hooklengths. Here's how it works...
