How to use sweetcorn
Sweetcorn has caught more fish over the years than almost any other bait.
It is one of those bait that fish adore, especially in the cooler months when its bright colour helps it to stand out in the water.
One expert with corn is Jonny Watt.
Jonny is a real thinking angler and as well as using it straight out of the tin to good effect, he normally has a least one, two or half-a-dozen edges up his sleeve.
Joining him on the banks of Framfield Fishery, he showed us just a handful of great tips that have helped him to keep the fish coming all year round.
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 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 target and catch big stillwater tench
Dai Gribble is a bit of an expert at catching big stillwater tench. Many years targeting this beautiful species has helped him hone his skills, rigs, baits and techniques making him one of the most successful tench anglers in Britain.
Mark Parker, of Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine, met up with Korum-sponsored Dai on the banks of Linear Fisheries in Oxfordshire to find out how he tackles a stillwater for them.
Part of the session was captured on video, and Dai explains the two rigs he uses, the baits he prefers to feed and how he copes with weed - a problem often associated with fishing larger tench venues.
To watch the video, click the play button on the image below.
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New Frenzee Precision Match 13ft rod
With the new river season only a matter of hours away, it seems only fitting that this week's live tackle test should be devoted to a classic design of rod. Welcome Frenzee's 13ft Precision Match rod.
But before you watch the video below and see the detail of carbon, cork and rings, we ought to pay tribute to a generic style of rod that's withstood the test of time and has been used to float fish on natural venues since records began. In fact, over the decades this popular three-piece, 13ft design has been the foundation of match angling history.
This week's live test rod - the Frenzee 13ft Precision Match - proved to exhibit total class despite coming from a stable without the history of the legends that wrote waggler-fishing history.
The fast-tapered carbon blank produces a soft yet crisp striking stroke which helps whip line off the surface with ease, therefore helping you to hit every single lightning fast bite.
But that's just the start of this rod's great pointys, as you will find by watchig the video below.
To view the video, click the image below.
How to fish Monk Lakes
A group of anglers have uncovered what they are describing as the best mixed fishery in the country after taking countless triple-figure bags in the last month alone.
Bridges Lake at Kent's Monk Lakes complex has had a solid reputation as a specimen anglers paradise for several years but it has only gained recognition from match and pleasure anglers since the turn of the year after producing 100lb-plus hauls of tench, bream, carp, roach and even F1s.
OPne man who knows the complex better than most is local tackle dealer Richard Taylor. The Medway Tackle and Preston Innovations Delcac ace has built up an immense dossier of information about the water over the years and was one of the first to discover the true potential of Bridges Lake.
We caught up with him on the banks of the venue to find out how he tackles it.
To watch the video click on the image below.
How to catch tench at Blenheim Lakes
If there's one day-ticket water you must fish it's Blenheim Palace. It really is the most beautiful water in Britain, according to Alan Storey and the team from Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine.
They joined forces earlier this month to see just how attractive the fishery is, and to find out the tactics that Alan uses to catch the plump tench that are lucky enough to live in this vast waterway.
In this short video you'll see just how lovely the venue is, and also see a little action as Alan soon latches into some plump tincas.
How to tie a pole rig
Having the know-how to create customised pole rigs can put you streets ahead when tackling various venues. You can build a rig to exactly your requirements, making it the perfect presentation for the depth and species you are trying to catch.
In this short video we show you what you will need and how to go about tying the perfect pole rig to suit your favourite venue.
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...
