New Matrix Superbox 36
Here is a detailed look at the new Matrix Superbox 36, which as the name suggests is our new seatbox with 36mm legs. If you're looking for the ultimate in seatbox design, then this may well be the answer to your prayers...
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New Matrix Hooklength Case & Retainers
Looking for a safe and effective storage system for your lovingly-tied hooklengths? Then check out this video of the Matrix Hooklength Case and Retainers...
New Matrix Panoramic Pole Support
Matrix consultant Les Thompson relies heavily on pole supports to aid his success. Here he talks you through the unique, new Panoramic Pole Support from Matrix that takes pole support design to a whole new level...
How to use a groundbait feeder
Become a much better groundbait feeder angler with our superb video guide to using the right groundbait and fishing with open-end and cage feeders.
In this video - part four in a very extensive groundbait video series - we talk through a stack of tips to help you catch more when fishing with groundbait via a feeder.
Find out how best to incorporate loosefeed into your feeder groundbait, and make sure you don't make the same mistakes as he did in the past!
You'll also find out how to become more accurate, and how to ensure that your groundbait remains as close as possible to your hook bait whenever it's in the water.
This is an unmissable series covering everything you will ever need to know about groundbait and fishing with groundbait.
To watch this video covering groundbait feeder fishing, click on the image below.
How to feed groundbait
One way to attract masses of carp, bream, tench and roach when fishing is to ball it in and feed with many balls of groundbait. This term is commonly known as 'balling in'.
Getting it right is absolutely imperative because once you've thrown that groundbait and feed in, you can't take it out again!
Here - in part three of Gofishing's exclusive video series - Iain Toombs explains why you should ball in at the start of a fishing session and exactly how to do it correctly.
There's tips on throwing the balls of groundbait, accuracy, how tightly packed you should feed, when to feed, how to add your loosefeed and, above all, how to make sure you catch loads more fish after 'balling in' your groundbait.
This video is part three of a multi-series set of videos explaining all there is to know about groundbait.
What groundbait is and why to use it
Here's part one of an extensive groundbait tips video series - this part details what exactly is groundbait and why anglers should use groundbait when fishing for roach, carp, bream and tench etc.
If you have ever wondered what ingredients go into making the vast majority of groundbaits on the market, or even if you're unsure of which groundbait you should choose to catch the fish you're targeting, this series of groundbait video tips is definitely for you!
Some of the ingredients used may well take you by surprise, as you'll soon see!
In part one we help you decide which colour and type of groundbait you should use to target specific species, then detail in close-up the difference between an active groundbait mix and an inactive mix, plus much, much more.
To watch part one of this extensive video series, click on the image below.
How to choose the right groundbait
In the second part of their extensive groundbait tips video series, the Gofishing team help you through the minefield of the massive amount of different groundbaits on the market so you can confidently pick the right colour and type.
In this revealing and in-depth video you will find out which species of fish respond best to the many different colours of groundbait, how to mix groundbait to the correct consistency and how best to look after it to ensure it remains in tip-top condition throughout your session.
There are tips on preparing the groundbait for both summer and winter fishing situations, plus lots more besides.
How to tie and fish deep water with a slider float
Floatfishing is far more interesting than feeder fishing because you're watching a float in the water as opposed to the tip of your rod.
But when you're faced with a very deep venue, often the only option is to use a feeder rig, but not if you know how to create and fish with a slider float rig.
The Improve Your Coarse Fishing team met up with Iain Swanson aboard a boat on Llangorse - a vast lake in south Wales, to find out how he float fishes this deep water for the venue's multitude of roach, bream and hybrids.
Iain goes into great detail about the rig, showing how it's created, the right floats to use and how to ensure the bait is pushed to the bottom with enough force to ensure the rig works correctly.
To watch the video, click on the image below.
How to fish a tidal river - Part 1
Have you ever wanted to try fishing a tidal river, but don't know how or what tackle you need?
The Angling Times met up with tidal river fan Nick Gilbert to find out how he catches so many fish in the ever-changing tidal River Medway.
In this short video, we quizzed Nick to see what tactics work best, what sort of gear you should use and when is the very best times to tackle tidal reaches of river.
To watch the video, click the image below.
How to fish the Method feeder for big chub, barbel and silver fish nets
Staffordshire's Cudmore Fisheries is home to a vast array of pools containing a huge head of hungry mirros and commons, but it is the carp-free Milo Lake that has proved the most visited in recent weeks, every peg giving 100lb-plus hauls of tench, bream, chub and barbel.
In the thick of the action is Dave Smith. The Bag'Em Baits ace has been emptying the water on a weekly basis and has concocted a number of deadly approaches to get the most out of his swim.
Here Angling Tiems reporter Tony Grigorjevs caught up with the match angler to find out just how he's managed to catch so many of the lake's silver fish.
To watch the video, click on the image below.
How to catch huge hauls of silvers while the carp are spawning
Mixed weather conditions are currently affecting the spawning process of carp on commercials so match anglers are turning to silverfish to make up weights, with some bumper catches like this staggering 100lb net the result.
It was taken at Priory Lakes at Ruskington in Lincolnshire, where anglers such as Shaun Moss have been shunning the conventional pellet and paste approaches, and are targeting roach and rudd with a couple of pints of maggots instead.
This has seen 80lb nets banked in a matter of hours on lake 1, a water which is more noted for match results which regularly feature 150-200lb of carp.
Here Shaun Moss meets up with Angling Times' Ben Fisk to show exactly how he goes about fishing at speed for the silvers.
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How to catch great nets of ide using pole fishing tactics
Carp might be the obvious choice if big weights are the target, but top anglers at one popular commercial coarse fishery and match water have been successfully targeting big ide instead.
Lancashire's Highfield Fisheries is home to a variety of species but it's the silverfish that have been dominating recent events, with nets of over 70lb being taken on a weekly basis.
In an effort to find out more, Angling Times met up with local expert Chris Martland for a day's bagging on the prolific Oak Lake.
Rather than ram his bait tray with countless offerings, Chris had placed just one large tub on it and filled it to the brim with casters - but these weren't ordinary casters bought straight from the shop. Chris had a trick up his sleeve.
To watch the video, and to see Chris in action, click the play button below.
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How to catch at Rockells Farm
Rockells Farm is being billed as the UK's most prolific commercial fishery, after posting the heaviest match weight of the year so far - a whopping 238lb to Tony Wynnick.
In an action packed session Tony caught a fish a chuck up-in-the-water and had to feed masses of bait - a tactic more akin to fishing in summer that a cold, wet and damp February.
The potrential of the Saffrom Walden, Essex, lake was underlined in 2008 when Gary Huth reportedly banked 661lb of carp to 20lb on a short pole and paste.
Rockells sounds like it's carp soup, but what is it like to fish?
The Angling Times met up with Tony Wynnick on the banks of this fabulous water to find out exactly that.
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How to choose the right hook
Have you got 100 per cent confidence in the hooks that you use?
Will Raison maintains that confidence is key to using the right hook.
Here he reveals the four patterns of hooks he always uses for his commercial carp fishing, roach fishing and bream bashing, on either lakes, rivers or canals...
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...
