Irish angling journalist Ashley Hayden reflects on a year of varying fortunes with rod and line in fresh and salt water.
One of the most widely used types of reel throughout the sea angling word, the fixed spool is a great reel for beginners and experts alike.
The response to Planet Sea Fishing’s recent Dave Docwra photograph competition was overwhelming and left judge and professional angling photographer Mike Dobson with the tough job of deciding the winning images.
Being in the fortunate position of having a day’s holiday to use before the end of the year I decided that a trip out on the Supanova with Lyle Stantiford was too good to miss.
The multiplier reel gets its name because the spool which holds the line is geared to revolve several times for each single turn of the handle. One turn of the handle can rotate the line spool two to seven times depending upon the size and design of the gears.
Newcomers to sea angling can be bamboozled by the vast array of rods for shore or boat fishing. In this second article for beginners we explain the uses of the various general-purpose and more specialised rods on the market.
Species-chasing Mark Harding tops a landmark 40 species en route to what he hopes will be a magical final year’s total of 50… or maybe even more!
Prominent Stornoway Sea Angling Club Member, Ally Campbell, offers an insight into one of the busiest and most prosperous clubs in the country, and reports on two fantastic recent charter boat events on the Isle of Lewis.
Late summer wreck trips for bream and tope are what boat fishing dreams are made of as far as Isle of Wight angler Des Westmore is concerned.
In the first of a series of articles written for newcomers to the sport Planet Sea Fishing explains the basics of the fishing rod.