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Spring Commercial Match Fishing Tips

Spring Match Fishing Tips for Targeting Commercials Early to mid-spring can bring about some difficult decisions when it comes to tactics and feeding. Alex Dockerty […]

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Roach Revelations with Archie Braddock

Roach Revelations with Archie Braddock In this two part article, bait expert and all-round top angler Archie Braddock gives you his tips and stories from […]

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£10K SwimStim In The Mix Big Money Match

£10,000 SwimStim In The Mix Big Money Match Roll up, roll up. This is your chance to get your hands on a cool £10,000 and […]

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Washters Help Match Novice Qualify For Big Money Final

A novice match angler has qualified for one of the biggest finals in the match fishing calendar despite having only ever fished four matches in […]

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Petar Novosel - Croatia

Name: Petar Novosel Also known as: Trol Age: 42 Town: Jastrebarsko, Croatia (small town near capital city of Zagreb) Occupation: IT department manager Team: SRD […]

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Tony Gibson's Autumn Specimen Angling Blog

Specimen fishing ace Tony Gibson looks back on a successful autumn campaign targeting big fish. Tony spent his autumn targeting big carp on the Carp […]

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*VIDEO* Nick Speed's Winter Method Feeder Fishing Tips

Nick Speed’s Winter Method Feeder Fishing Tips Match fishing ace Nick Speed gives you his top Method feeder fishing tips for targeting carp and silverfish […]

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New 2019 Products Look Set To Be A Hit

New 2019 Dynamite Products Set To Launch With Christmas out of the way its time to talk new products! We’ve been ultra busy at Dynamite […]

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Dan Jones' Winter Commercial Match Fishing Tips

Dan Jones’ Winter Commercial Match Fishing Tips Matrix Dynamite Trentman Captain Dan Jones reveals four top video tips to commercial fishery success.. Dan looks at […]

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*VIDEO* Deep Water Pole Fishing With Nick Speed

Deep Water Pole Fishing Tips with Match Fishing Ace Nick Speed Speedy heads to Yorkshire’s Damflask Reservoir where he demonstrates how to cope with deep […]

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Five Top Barbel Fishing Tips

Paul Elt’s barbel fishing tips Specimen ace, Paul Elt has landed more Trent barbel than he can remember and he has done it using the […]

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Andy May's Top Winter Match Fishing Tips

Andy May’s Top Winter Match Fishing Tips Want to keep the bites coming this autumn and winter? Andy reveals his top match tips to keep […]

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Tench Fishing Tactics with Archie Braddock

Tench fishing tactics with Archie Braddock Archie reveals his rigs, methods and top baits for catching big tench In this article: The top rigs for […]

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Dynamite Anglers Shine at Lindholme Lakes Festival

A full report from the Dynamite backed Lindholme Lakes Festival and Champion of Champions match Team Dynamite had something to smile about last week after […]

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First-timers storm to Canal Pairs Championship victory

Canal fishing newbies win Canal Pairs Championship Two anglers who only decided to start canal fishing when they entered a qualifier in September have won […]

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2018 Canal Pairs Final Set To Be Best One Ever

A review of the 2018 Canal Pairs Championship Final Who’s qualified and all the venue details for the 2018 Dynamite and Angling Trust backed event. […]

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*VIDEO* Team Dynamite 'Fish Off' Mini Match

Team Dynamite match fishing mini fish-off video We join Nick Speed, Grant Albutt, Will McCranor and Rob Swan on the bank at Hacketts Lakes for […]

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Fishing For Big Bream - Archie Braddock

Archie Braddock reveals the stories behind his bream fishing exploits. Archie gives some top bream fishing tips, including the best baits and tactics for targeting […]

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New Swim Stim Products To Try Out This Autumn

We take a look at our new match fishing baits launched in time for Autumn… Our popular, match-winning, SwimStim range just got a whole lot […]

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Feedermasters Final Dynamite Giveaway

The 2018 Feedermasters Final is set to be another cracker this year with some of match fishing’s biggest names in attendance. A field of 60 […]

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2018 Canal Pairs Championship Latest

As the race to the 2018 Canal Pairs Championship hots up, we look at the latest news from the competition… With just five qualifying rounds […]

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'In The Mix' Dynamite E-Zine Available To View NOW

Its packed with exclusive features, tips and competitions. The first edition of the new Dynamite E-Magazine ‘In The Mix’ is now available to non-subscribers below. […]

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Tony Gibson Specimen Angling Blog - Spring 2018

Specimen fishing ace Tony Gibson looks back on a successful spring campaign targeting tench and big bream on his local pits.   Tony continues…. My […]

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Andy May's Top Five Match Fishing Mistakes to Avoid

One of the biggest name’s on the match fishing circuit, Andy May is one of the go-to anglers when it comes to advice. Here he […]

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Maver Match This finalists set for epic battle

The 2018 Maver Match This final is gearing up to be one of the best in the competition’s history. A field of 24 top anglers will […]

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Tight finish to King of Makins Festival

Mere ounces and weight countbacks made for a dramatic end to the Dynamite backed King of Makins festival. With numerous anglers starting the day in […]

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Float Fishing For River Silverfish Tips

With an abundance of silverfish in UK rivers what better way to put together a net of them than a bit of river float fishing. […]

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*VIDEO* Cage feeder fishing with Nick Speed

In his latest video, Nick Speed goes cage feeder fishing on a commercial match fishery to explain how the traditional feeder can be just as […]

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Go Hard for match fishing success - Ben Fisk

Improve your match fishing skills with match  ace Ben Fisk’s latest article on why you should use hard pellets on commercial match fisheries.. In this […]

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*VIDEO* Snake lake fishing skills with Andy May

In his latest video, match fishing star Andy May reveals his snake lake fishing secrets. Andy fishes the pole and shows how natural baits like […]

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Canal Pairs Champs hotting up

The race to the Dynamite, AT & CRT Canal Pairs Championship final is hotting up with dozens of anglers lining the towpaths at the latest […]

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**VIDEO** Fishing shallow on the pole with Ben Fisk

Match ace Ben Fisk reveals his top tips and tactics for putting together a big weight of F1’s and carp on the pole by fishing […]

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Dynamite Match Academy A Big Success

The inaugural Dynamite Match Academy has been deemed a huge success by everyone taking part. Six match fishing stars of the future were coached by […]

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The New E-Magazine has landed

It’s out folks! The new Dynamite E-Magazine ‘In The Mix’ packed with exclusive video, features and content to help you put more fish in the […]

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Hemp & Snails for margin fishing success

Fishing the margins is an important part of a match angler’s success in summer. Rising star, Jack Danby has recently adopted an edge which has […]

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**VIDEO** Margin Fishing with Andy May and Nick Speed

Match fishing ace’s Nick Speed and Andy May go head to head at Maver Dynamite Hayfield Lakes to show you their approaches to fishing the […]

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Marta Gottwald-Białdyga - Poland

Marta is a young angler rapidly on the rise up the match fishing ladder. Despite being new on the scene she has already represented Poland […]

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Black is the new gold at the 25th Fish 'O' Mania...

Football didn’t come home, but after an 11-year absence, Fish ‘O’ Mania made a triumphant return to the beautiful Maver – Dynamite Hayfield Lakes. A […]

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*VIDEO* How to prepare expander pellets

Match fishing star Nick Speed shows you how to prepare your expander pellets when fishing on the pole. Nick explains how his method of expander preparation […]

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Dynamite Match Academy - Apply now

Are you aged 11-17 and dream of becoming the next Andy May or Rob Wootton? We are excited to launch the Dynamite Match Academy for young […]

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Canal Pairs Champs gets off to a flyer

The 2018 Dynamite backed, Canal Pairs Championship got off to a flyer start with dozens of anglers contesting its first two events. So far, eight […]

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**VIDEO** Late Season Tench Fishing Tips

Top specimen ace, Matt Fernandez has enjoyed a fantastic tench fishing season this term with numerous fish to over 10lb landed. We joined him on […]

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Fish O' Mania Final set to be a close affair

The 2018 Fish O’ Mania final is gearing up to be one of the best in the competition’s history. A field of 24 anglers will […]

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Archie Braddock - How to catch big perch

Archie Braddock reveals his top perch fishing tips and tactics for targeting stripeys on a variety of venues.. In this article: The top rigs for […]

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Get Sloppy for commercial silvers - Andy May

In his latest diary piece, Andy May reveals the secret tactic that’s been helping him bag up when fishing for skimmers on commercials… Well, what […]

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Late winter 2017/18 - Tony Gibson Specimen Angling Blog

Specimen fishing ace Tony Gibson looks back on a successful campaign from the 2017/18 river fishing season targeting chub and pike… It was a period […]

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*VIDEO* Nick Speed canal fishing tips

Nick Speed’s canal fishing tips. As the canal fishing competition season begins, match ace, Nick travels to the Aire & Calder Canal at Pollington where […]

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Archie Braddock

      Archie’s profile Name: Arthur Braddock Nickname:  Archie Age: 80 Town: Long Eaton Job: Theatrical agent retired Favourite Venue: River Trent PB’s: Barbel 16lb 2oz, […]

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Mariusz Sulek (Poland)

Name:  Mariusz Sułek Also known as: Mario Age: 39 Town: Poland / Plock Occupation:  IT programmer Team: Normark Polska Favourite venues:  River Wisla, Żerański Canal, […]

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Feeder fishing on tidal rivers - Ian Didcote

Big rivers and tidal stretches aren’t just for the barbel fishing boys…top matchman, Ian Didcote reveals his secrets to tidal feeder fishing success…. In this […]

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Starting a river fishing campaign - Adrian Eves

With another new river fishing season upon us, top specimen angler, Adrian Eves, reveals how he prepares for a new campaign when targeting the likes […]

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New river fishing bait range set to be a hit

We are pleased to announce the arrival of a new river fishing bait range designed for specimen anglers. In time for the new river fishing season, […]

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Dramatic finish in inaugural King of Hayfield Festival

No less than 12 anglers had the chance of claiming the winners crown as The King of Hayfield Festival went into the final day in […]

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Double-Figure tench on The Source for Matt Fernandez

Specimen ace Matt Fernandez’s 2018 tench fishing campaign reached new heights this week when he slipped the net under a double-figure tench. The Hampshire angler […]

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Particles on the pole - Mark Cree

If you think particles are just for big fish anglers think again! Top matchman Mark Cree shows how he uses them when pole fishing on […]

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Dynamite backs major match fishing tournament

One of the biggest events on the match fishing calendar is set to get even better following a major backing from Dynamite. The Canal Pairs […]

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Master Method feeder fishing with Nick Speed

Top match fishing star Nick Speed reveals his tips to help perfect your Method feeder fishing… In this article: The common mistakes to avoid when […]

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Ian Didcote

Name: Ian Didcote Nickname: Diddy Age: 42 Town: Tewkesbury, Gloucs Job: Logistics Team: Dynamite Trentmen Favourite Venue: Gloucester Canal, River Avon Evesham, River Thames Biggest […]

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Top Tench Fishing Baits & Tactics - Matt Fernandez

Big fish specialist Matt Fernandez reveals his top tench fishing baits and the tactics.. In this article: best baits for tench including feed and hookbait […]

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Dynamite anglers taste success in Commercial National

It was a memorable day for several Dynamite backed anglers in the 2018 Team Commercial National, Stillwater Championships. In what was a closely fought contest […]

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How to make the perfect carp paste for match fishing

A simple step by step guide on how to prepare and mix  SwimStim Extreme Paste for carp and match fishing. This guide should help with… […]

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Early season tench fishing tips

Specimen ace Paul Elt gives his top tips on how to catch tench at the beginning of spring… In this article… Top tench fishing tactic […]

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How to flavour your carp pellets with SwimStim Pellet Soak

From flavouring your fishery own carp pellets and hookbaits to spicing up your expanders and groundbaits… the new SwimStim Pellet Soaks offer the modern match […]

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Tactics for deep water bream fishing

We’ve enlisted the help of match fishing star Rob Perkins to get his advice on how to target deep water venues. From the rigs to […]

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Tony Gibson - Barbel and chub fishing

River season’s don’t go much better than Tony Gibson’s… Here he gives an account of his chub and barbel fishing sessions on the rivers Great […]

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Dynamite backed matchmen dominate festival

Two Dynamite backed matchmen topped a group of more than 60 other anglers to finish first and second in a three day festival at one […]

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Sarah Taylor

Name: Sarah Taylor Also known as: Little Miss Maver Age: 17 Town: Hoylake on the Wirral Occupation: Full-time student Team: None at the current moment […]

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Archies Angle - Barbel fishing on the River Trent

In his latest column, bait expert Archie Braddock ends the river season targeting big barbel on the River Trent and discusses his way of  fishing […]

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Pole fishing for silverfish with Andy May

VIDEO: Match star Andy May gives his top tips on his approach to pole fishing for silverfish on commercial stillwaters. Andy gives his tips and […]

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New 2018 UK catalogue now online

The new Dynamite 2018 UK catalogue is now available to view online featuring all the new products and our existing ranges for match, carp and […]

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Step by step guide to Rob Wootton's stillwater groundbait mix

Rob Wooton’s Top Stillwater winter groundbait mix Match star Rob Wootton gives you a step by step guide to how to create his match winning, […]

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Four major Dynamite backed events added to match calendar

Dynamite have teamed up with several of the UK’s top match fisheries and added several major events to the match calendar. Thousands of pounds is […]

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Winterise your Method feeder tactics with Mark Cree

Too many anglers are frightened to loosefeed in winter; Mark Cree has won dozens of open matches this winter and he goes completely the other […]

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Maver Dynamite match anglers enjoy successful February

Both team and individual match anglers under the Maver /Dynamite banner tasted plenty of success in February including numerous open and league match wins… There were […]

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Nick Speed's River Fishing Tips

We have picked the brains of match fishing star Nick Speed to get his top tips on how to make the most of your swim […]

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Nine Top Barbel Hook and Feed Bait Combinations

Top barbel fishing bait hookbait and feed combinations. We all have a few favorite hookbaits but using the right feed is also an important factor […]

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Paul Elt Barbel Fishing Tips

Specimen fishing ace Paul Elt gives away several of his top barbel fishing tips in two short video clips filmed on the banks of the […]

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Crave Boilie produces season's biggest barbel

A Crave boilie has accounted for the season’s biggest barbel – a colossal 19lb 1oz specimen. The stunning creature was tempted on a 15mm Crave […]

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Rob Wootton's River Groundbait Mix

Cold winter days can mean tough, clear conditions on rivers in winter so its vitally important to get the feeding right in order to maximise […]

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Dynamite Welcomes Archie Braddock

Bait  flavouring guru Archie Braddock has teamed up with Dynamite to add some additional expertise and experience to our product development with the aim of […]

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Winter pole fishing for roach with Ben Fisk

When carp are struggling to feed in sub-zero temperatures, don’t just sit there on the bomb or feeder waiting for your tip to fly round, […]

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Bags of Bream on the Method

Targeting bream on large stillwaters can be a bit hit and miss in winter so you need to put everything in your favour to stand […]

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Ben Fisk

Name: Ben Fisk AKA: Fisky    Town: Leeds    Job: None currently, I’ve just finished working for Angling Times after 12 years    Team: Lindholme […]

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Catching F1's with Andy May

Match ace Andy May gives his tips on catching F1’s at Staffordshire’s Cudmore Fisheries. Andy shows you how to prepare your expanders as well as […]

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How to prepare your expanders with Andy May

Match Ace Andy May shows you the best way of preparing your expander pellets including some insight on how to use the new Pellet Soaks… […]

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Get on the pellet cone for winter success

It might be the halfway house between the bomb and the feeder, but when it comes to catching winter carp, there’s no half-measures where the […]

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Andy May

Name: Andy May Also known as: Oosh Hometown: Middlewich, Cheshire Occupation: Fishing Coach Team: None currently Biggest Match weight is 427lbs from Cob house fisheries […]

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New 2018 Products Get Set To Hit The Shops

The long wait is nearly over. The new products are about to hit the shops….. Anglers will be able to get their hands on 29 […]

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Dan Jones

Name: Dan Jones   AKA: Captain   Town: Northampton   Job: General Manager   Married/Single: Married   Team: Captain of Dynamite Matrix Trentmen   Favourite […]

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Nick Speed - How to bag-up on Canals

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Paul Wright

Name – Paul Wright Age – 32   Home town – Doncaster   Occupation – Decorator   Team – N/A   Other Sponsors – Halkon […]

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Two big barbel landed on The Source boilies

Barbel fishing campaigns don’t come much better than the one Dynamite’s Matthew Fernandez is currently experiencing after he made it two 13lb plus barbel in […]

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*VIDEO* Nick Speeds winter commercial match fishing tips

Nick Speed gives some great advice on how to catch species such as carp and silverfish in winter on commercial match fisheries. Watch how Nick […]

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Paul Elt Perch Fishing River Great Ouse

Paul Elt fishes worm and maggots with a little flavouring of XL Worm to catch perch on the River Great Ouse. This is a great […]

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Ian Smith

  Aims – To continually improve using the best baits in the world – Dynamite Top tip – Keep some diversity in your fishing   […]

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Hot Fish & GLM produces huge Austrian fish haul

Carp fishing top rods Kristof Cuderman and Srecko Karadzic have banked a stunning haul of 13 carp over 20kg during a manic nine day session […]

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Slide your way to silverfish success with Sam Collett

The slider float may well be under used these days, but Dynamite Baits’ Sam Collett reckons it’s a real edge on deep-water venues. Is there […]

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"Polly's Method of the Month" - Dobbing Bread

As the first frosts start to come, the water temperature starts to fall and your catch rate will naturally slow. But, there is a tactic […]

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Dynamite 2018 Export Catalogue

The Dynamite 2018 Export Catalogue is available to view online now including new product videos…

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Carl Shepherdson

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Josh Butlin with a Trent double on The Source

Josh Butlin, Who’s spent time on work experience at Dynamite, with a gorgeous Trent barbel and a new PB on The Source

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An eventful start to the season - Paul Elt

I’ve enjoyed some superb sport over the last few months targeting a variety of species. Early summer I decided on a trip down south, searching […]

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Steve Pope's Autumn Gold

Barbel-fishing legend, Steve Pope, talks about his love for the fabulous river Wye and discusses how he approaches this beautiful river when in pursuit of […]

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Late Summer 2017 - Tony Gibson's Angling Blog

Once the carp has started spawning I usually start thinking about other summer species to target, especially catfish, as they are usually in good condition […]

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Ryan Gibson - Learning the trade

As a team angler, an upcoming match can always be a daunting process. No one wants to be the ‘blow out’. This particular match was […]

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Grant's Top Groundbait guide

Grant Albutt’s top groundbait mixes. Top matchman Grant Albutt reveals his top groundbait mixes and the best ways to mix them for fishing on stillwaters, […]

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Dave Brown 15lb barbel on 15mm Spicy Shrimp & Prawn boilie

Dave Brown with a cracking 15lb barbel taken on a 15mm Spicy Shrimp & Prawn boilie

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Take pole position on your local river

Don’t neglect the pole when looking to fish on a river, the advantages it brings might just surprise you, says Mark Perkins…   Think of […]

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"Polly's Method of The Month" - Chopped Worm On Natural Venues

This method can be used all year round, but it comes into its own when the weather gets colder. My approach is very simple, but […]

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Grant Albutt - Catch one up, two down...

Feeder fishing is one of those tactics that everyone thinks is ‘easy’ to do. And it is, as long as you do it right. There […]

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Army Angling Championship - Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson looks back at the recent Army Angling Championships on the Tidal River Trent, Tunnel Barn Farm and Coventry Canal… Friday 1st September – Inter […]

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River Float Championship

The annual Dynamite “River Float Championship” took place on the River Trent last week with the chosen stretch to do battle between Nottingham and Newark. […]

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Stewart Bracey's Golden Rules for Margin Fishing

Stewart Bracey has enjoyed hundreds of match wins by targeting the margins. Here are his golden rules to help you get more from your marginal […]

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Nick Speed's Best Match Practice Techniques & Tips

Is there any value in practicing for a big match? Nick Speed runs through his eight tips for how to prepare your tactics and bait […]

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Early Summer 2017 - Tony Gibson's Angling Blog

In Tony’s latest blog for he reflects on the early summer months culminating with a stunning carp from an impromptu floater fishing session… The summer […]

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Dynamite River Trent Championships

Bright sunshine and little in the way of breeze would always see it tough on a clear river but some excellent weights spread throughout two stretches previously […]

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Matty Pillay

Name: Matty Pillay Aka: The Bison Town: Grimsby Job: Used tackle dealer/angling consultant Married/single: Engaged to be married Team: Dynamite Matrix Trentmen Biggest weight: 301 […]

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Evesham Festival 2017

Never been to the Evesham Festival? Well, here’s a short video to give you a flavour of what you missed at this year’s recent Dynamite […]

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Fishing Paste on the Drop - Leanne Knott

Paste is a brilliant bait, especially when looking to target commercial carp and f1s on the deck, but when the weather is hot and sunny […]

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Barford and Decoy Wins for Wiles

Matt Wiles reports on two summer festival victories, most recently in the 4 day event at Barford and earlier in the 3 day competition at […]

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Ben Sharp

My passion has always been huge for match fishing and I started at a young age fishing local club matches. Then at the age of […]

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Mark Cree Targets ‘Creatures From Features’

Mark Cree reveals how he targets ‘creatures from features’ in this video, fishing up to the lily pads for big carp. It’s a tactic that’s […]

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Junior Match Aid Result for Rob Swan

Young angler Rob Swan reports on an exciting 3 day festival at Partridge Lakes… Following my jam packed week at the fantastic Lindholme Lakes complex […]

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PB match weight for Dockerty at Summer Festival

Alex Dockerty reports on a hectic week with lots of fish caught and lots of laughs on the bank at the Lindholme Lakes Omar Lodges […]

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Bombay Barbel

Barbel are being stocked into more and more stillwaters these days. Not only are they doing well, on many waters they are well over double-figures. […]

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Time out of the Office

A few years ago I was shown a stretch of river I’d never visited before… the pinnacle of fishing for me…a stretch of river that […]

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Andrew Smith with a PB barbel on Halibut pellets

Andrew Smith with a PB 10lb 60z barbel from the River Swale on Halibut pellets over loosefeed of Robin Red Pellets, meat and hempseed

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Toot Hill's Annual Rod Race

This year’s Toot Hill Great Rod race, part of the Bingham-based school’s activities week, was sadly a rather bitter sweet affair for the 20 pupils […]

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Spring 2017 - Tony Gibson's Angling Blog

My last blog entry ended up with a description of the lead in to my first 2-night session on my main bream/tench water for the […]

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244lb match win in 3 hours for Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor fished the Woodlands View evening match last night and with it being only a 3 hour match he decided on a short pole […]

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Nathan Mallatratt with an 11lb 6oz barbel on tidal Trent on the Source

Nathan Mallatratt with an 11lb 6oz barbel on tidal Trent using the Source freezer bait and Crave glug

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Junior Fish 'O' Mania Champion - Will McCranor

I recently qualified for Junior Fish ‘O’ Mania and was really looking forward to it as it’s a really fun day out and there’s also […]

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Paul Elt

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Fish'O'mania champion - Kayleigh Smith

I knew that to be in with a real chance of winning the match I would need to catch shallow. I arranged a practice session […]

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Fish small to catch big - Leanne Knott

If you want to catch a few Trent barbel you almost need to target the bream. And no, I haven’t taken leave of my senses! […]

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Rob Wootton on his "go to" margin attack

Now that summer is well and truly here, I like to start thinking about how I’m going to attack the margins of my local commercial […]

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Dobbing for cruising fish - Alex Dockerty

Dobbing is one of those tactics anglers either love or hate! Regardless of which camp you’re in, there is certainly a time and a place […]

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Women in Sport Week Competition - Your Photos

The 19-25th of June was Women In Sport week and what better time to introduce a female to the world of fishing. With this in mind […]

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Matthew Fernandez - spring & early summer tench blog

A double figure tench has been hot on my radar for a long time. So this spring I wanted to put 110% effort into my […]

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"Polly's Method of The Month" - Pellet Waggler

Now the water temperature has reached its peak and the fish have spawned, if you love fishing the pellet waggler, then get out there. My […]

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Evenings down the edge

It’s now the time of year that we’re seeing the longest daylight hours and the other side of it is as the night’s start drawing […]

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Nick Speed's expander pellet secrets

Nick Speed demonstrates how to prepare expander pellets and gives away his secret twists…

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A match with Nick Speed

We follow match ace Nick Speed from start to finish as he competes in a mid-week open match at Lindholme Lakes. Getting a first-hand look […]

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*VIDEO* Mark Pollard's margin fishing tips

Mark Pollard takes you through a margin fishing session on a typical commercial water, demonstrating the baits and tactics he uses to ensure success… Mark […]

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Stewart Bracey - Worm Curry!

At this time of year, just after the carp have spawned, worms become ‘the’ bait. If you put me on the spot, I couldn’t say […]

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Dynamite Lindholme Festival Results 2017

Warm weather, big weights and a lake record all added to another enthralling Lindholme Festival as 50 anglers competed for the honours in the five […]

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England International Rob Wootton reveals two of his favourite feeder-fishing edges

With so many big matches based around feeder fishing, it has been this type of angling that I’ve been focusing on this month. With so […]

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Grant Albutt

Name: Grant Albutt Also known as: Silverback Age: 45 Town: Halesowen Favourite venues: Barston, Whiteacres, Larford, Bolingy and many more Occupation: Angling Coach Married/single: Married […]

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"Polly's method of the month" - Catching shallow

Well, both the weather and water temperatures are ‘on the up’ and that means that on many venues fish can be caught shallow. In this […]

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Rob Perkins shows how he adapts the new Skimmer Mix for a variety of venues

In this video Rob Perkins demonstrates how he adapts the new Skimmer Mix groundbait for a variety of venues as well as showing how to […]

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Lessons learnt in my week at White Acres' Milo festival - Grant Albutt

Day one of the festival and I drew Bolingey peg four. Not the best draw, but I thought could pick up some good match points […]

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Nick Speed's spring/summer pellet boost

In this short video Nick Speed’s show’s us a simple 30 second spring/summer tip for pepping-up your hard pellets…

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Alex Dockerty's Sloppy Groundbait Mix

Alex Dockerty talks through the three different sloppy groundbait mixes he uses when shallow fishing for F1s, before demonstrating how to mix them correctly…

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Dennis Smith with one of several lovely fish caught on the pole

Dennis Smith with one of several lovely fish all caught on the pole on 6mm Swim Stim Green Soft Hook Pellets over 3mm Swim Stim […]

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Stewart Bracey

  Name: Stewart Bracey Home town: Bury St Edmunds Occupation: Painter Team: None Biggest match weight: 318lb at Decoy Lakes Favourite bait: Corn Favourite Method: […]

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Chasing the win! Alex Dockerty at the Commercial National

The Commercial National is the biggest team commercial fishery match of the year and one that I always look forward to as the buzz from […]

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Quick breakdown Method Feeder Mix - Rob Wootton Top Tip

In this short video Rob Wootton explains his top tip on creating a quick breakdown Method Feeder mix…

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CompleX-T on the river

With the terrific results that I’d been getting with the barbel while using the CompleX-T it was a big disappointment to find myself incapacitated following […]

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Spring Crucian

This winter has been one of the coldest for a while so I was desperate for that spring warmth! Although this winter was a productive […]

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Tony Gibson

I received my first rod as a present when I was 7 years old.. and have never looked back! Since an early age I became […]

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"Polly's method of the month" - how to feed a margin line

With the weather now on the up, it is easy to get carried away. Many anglers over feed and also bait with the wrong thing […]

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Nick Speed - White Acres Frenzee Champion 2017

Dynamite’s Nick Speed experienced some fantastic sport last week to take the title of White Acres Frenzee Champion 2017. Competing against a field of 159 […]

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Mark Parker had this fine 6lb 4oz tinca

Mark Parker had this fine tench on fake casters in a solid PVA bag of 3mm Swim Stim Red Krill pellets & Groundbait

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Duncan Lennox with a 10lb 14oz River Trent barbel

Duncan Lennox with a 10lb 14oz River Trent barbel on Spicy Shrimp & Prawn 15mm

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Stephen Tregidgo River Trent chub on Spicy Shrimp & Prawn

Stephen Tregidgo 5lb 4oz River Trent chub caught on Shrimp & Prawn 15mm

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Chris Allen on Spicy Shrimp & Prawn

Chris Allen with a 9lb 12oz River Trent barbel on 15mm Spicy Shrimp & Prawn

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Chris Barley

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Sean Cameron

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Alex Dockerty

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Michael Hall

  Michael Hall, AKA Ginger, has been on the match circuit for years and has plenty of experience competing at the top level. He’s always […]

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Chris Barley How to Prepare Expander Pellets

  In this short video Chris Barley demonstrates how to prepare and fish with the perfect expander pellets…  

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Lessons learnt this winter - Alex Dockerty

I’ve had a brilliant run this winter at Lindholme Lakes and I’ve been fortunate enough to win the league overall, with over 50 in the […]

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David Spence with an 11lb 7oz barbel

David Spence with an 11lb 7oz barbel caught from a flooded river Trent. Dave fished 2 x 15mm Spicy Shrimp & Prawn boilies on the hair

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David Spence 10lb 14oz barbel

David Spence with a 10lb 14oz barbel from the River Trent on Meaty Marine Pellet boilie

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Tony Gibson 14lb 3oz bream

Tony Gibson 14lb 3oz bream on a large snail from a tin of Dynamite Specimen Hemp & Snails

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Tony Gibson with a 6lb 2oz river Nene chub

Tony Gibson with a 6lb 2oz river Nene chub which fell to two 12mm CompleX-T boilies on the hair

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Tony Gibson with a cracking 9lb 3oz male tench

Tony Gibson with a cracking 9lb 3oz male tench caught using Meaty Fish Bites & Meaty Marine groundbait

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Tony Gibson with an 11lb 11oz River Nene barbel

Tony Gibson with an 11lb 11oz River Nene barbel on CompleX-T

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Chris Bartle with his new PB barbel

Chris Bartle with his new PB barbel at 11lb 8oz caught on 8mm Pre-drilled Halibut from a small Trent tributary

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Targeting Silvers at St. John's Linear

Ryan Gibson spent three days pleasure fishing with his Regimental Angling Club on St. John’s Lake at Linear Fisheries, possibly the UK’s most prolific big […]

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Dockerty‎ wins 2016 Garbolino Lindholme Winter League

Alex Dockerty was “absolutely buzzing” having all but won the 2016 Garbolino Lindholme Winter League this weekend! Having drawn peg 30 on the Beeches Alex […]

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Matt Fernandez

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Rob Wootton

Rob Wootton is a relatively young angler that just keeps getting better and better. He earnt a reputation for being excellent on commercials especially after […]

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Mick Robinson

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Rob Perkins

Most of Robs fishing revolves around team fishing, most recently with Trentmen as he enjoys the diversity it brings covering all manner of venues and […]

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Andy Geldart wins Decoy Winter League Final

Dynamites Andy Geldart won the Decoy Winter League Final last weekend and it was a Dynamite one-two which Chris Barley finishing second. As Andy explained […]

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Sam Collett

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Dave Swain

  Dave Swain describes himself as a young at heart family man who’s a bit on the large side. He likes a laugh and to […]

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Roly McEneaney

Roly McEneaney has an enviable reputation on the midlands commercials and is one of the top method feeder anglers in the country. The former Drennan […]

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Nick Speed

Nick Speed is one of the most helpful anglers on the bank and has years of experience behind him. After learning his trade on natural […]

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Impressive result for Will in under 25's Wye Festival

Last weekend Will Mc Carnnor went to the river Wye at Hereford for the first ever under 25’s Wye Festival sponsored by Diawa. It was […]

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Dyson takes top spot in Heronbrook Winter League

Fishing for Maver Gold Dynamite’s Andy Dyson took top spot in this fourth round of the Heronbrook Individual Winter League at Heronbrook Fisheries, Ecccleshall last […]

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How to prepare flavoured expanders - Rob Wootton

Rob Wooton shows you the best way of preparing your expander pellets… As well as taking on water, Expander Pellets can also take on flavourings, […]

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Feeding Liquid - Nick Speed

This is the time of the year when applying a bit of strategic thought into a way of plucking out the better stamp fish from […]

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Super Fishmeal Hookbait Tips

  Super fishmeal nuggets were initially designed as a technical soft hook bait for pole fishing and typical rod and line approach on commercial fisheries.  They’re […]

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River Pole Fishing Tips - Mark Pollard

This week I would like to talk about how I approach a river on the pole. The river I am going to talk about has […]

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Pellet Waggler Fishing Tips - Rob Wootton

Pellet waggler fishing can be one of the most fun and explosive styles of angling and one of the best ways to help you put […]

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Using expanders pellets & how to hook them! - Rob Wootton

Top match ace Rob Wootton reveals how to prepare and hook expander pellets without using a pump… What you need: SwimStim Pro Expander pellets Water […]