Mike's Diary Archive 2005
Sea sickness and early cod bait tactics
SICK OF IT ALLThe most frequent question and e-mail I get is asking how to combat seasickness. We've covered this a little before, but if ... Full story
Noise when angling and rigging for whiting
IN THE KNOW ABOUT NOISEHow do fish perceive a boat anchored in the water, and does it put them off feeding close to the boat? ... Full story
Litter problems and boat tactics for herring
LITTER LOUTSThe problem of left litter by anglers on rock marks, judging by my experiences this past summer, is getting far worse. I fish the ... Full story
Dodging dog fish and tackle recovery tactics
DODGING THE DOGSWith the spells of autumnal gales come the huge packs of dogfish along many west coast beaches. If you like catching dogs, and ... Full story
Limit tackle loss and cod spoon set ups
LIMIT YOUR LOSSESLosing tackle fishing over rough ground offshore is inevitable, but I'm still amazed at how many boat anglers make no effort at all ... Full story
Spurdog decline and boat haddock tactics
SPURRED ON!The spurdog used to be so common along the west coast of the UK. You could even catch them off the rock ledges in ... Full story
Large eels and lug bait tactics
POLLACK PULLERSWe've talked about fish being able to take in baits up to a tenth of their own body weight in one go in past ... Full story
Power headlights and artificial eels for cod
ALL POWERED UPMany anglers convert headlights from expensive AA type batteries to run on 6V sealed rechargeable lead-acid batteries for greater power output and longer ... Full story
Tackling up for all situations and day light codding
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTEDA couple of years back, another angler commented that I had a little bit of everything in my shore tackle box. He was ... Full story
Using pink lures and whiting bait huss tactics
THE POWER OF PINKI'm not sure why, but I've found predatory sea fish to have a liking for pink. I was fishing with famous Irish ... Full story
Bass LED lights and boat dab fishing
BASS LED HEADLIGHTSIts all well and good having a huge great headlamp with a 50-metre beam for winter fishing when you need all the power ... Full story
Mainline care and breakwater huss tactics
LOOKS ARE EVERYTHINGHow often should you change your main reel line? The simple and obvious answer to that is when it needs changing! If I'm fishing ... Full story
Specialist tackle and stingray tactics
I recently got a lesson on lures by a mate who's a keen salmon fisherman. He doesn't sea fish much, but when we get together ... Full story
Mackerel flying collar rigs and big fish fighting tactics
FLYING MACKERELOn a wreck fishing trip the other week, I was listening to a couple of anglers moaning about the small size of pollack they ... Full story
Angling Tools and Smoothound Tactics
ALL TOOLED UPOver the years I've built up quite a collection of unhooking tools. Each of which I carry for different styles of fishing. I wouldn't ... Full story
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J Knot: Braid to Mono
This is the best knot we’ve found for joining a mono leader to main braid reel line. We first came across it when fishing for ... Full story