Giant rogue waves from out of nowhere are a persistent winter danger to rock anglers. Steve Souter admits experienced rods get caught out too, and hopes that relating a recent…
Catching cod along the exposed North East Scottish coast doesn’t have to go hand-in-hand with toiling through boggy fields or scrambling down cliffs. Steve Souter says there are easier options…
England international and fishing tackle innovator Ian Golds has got the design of his single reel cases absolutely right says fussy Steve Souter. Other than pricey rods, reels are generally…
Shamrock feather rigs are now available across the UK, but are they any good? Steve Souter takes them fishing and tells all. Modern ‘feather’ rigs have evolved tremendously from the…
Steve Souter is a bit of a tackle animal. Here he subjects a new fluorocarbon line to some real brutality, but first, some fluoro facts. Before investigating Tubertini Fantasm lets…
Steve Souter reveals the bream fishing out of Littlehampton is very much alive and well. Back in the day, the port of Littlehampton was widely regarded as the very seat…
Backed by mountain and dense forest, the untamed shores of Loch Sunart could be described as fiordic in appearance. Remote but reliable for thornback rays, venues don’t come much wilder,…
Steve Souter visits the wild and windswept beach at Sandside, Caithness in the shadow of the infamous Dounreay nuclear facility. Beaches in proximity to Caithness’s now decommissioned Dounreay nuclear facility…
You’ve asked for full on tackle reviews and Planet Sea Fishing is happy to oblige. Here we put the Abu BG 7000i HSN through its paces. Abu reels have a…
Does your reel pull like a rabid dog on a short leash? If the answer is yes, then give rubber the thumbs-up because it’s time to get a proper grip.…