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Have you ever used spinners for pike and perch?  Just lately i’ve been out trotting the river banks and using a wide variation of spinners and lures, and one type of spinner keeps producing more than the rest put together.  Its the Abu Reflex spinners and boy have they thrown up some suprises!  When i think all is dead in a swim and its time to move i chuck one on and give it a go!  So far its produced perch to 2lb, chub to 3 and half and pike just seem to whack it for fun.  Albeit at the moment only jacks its still good fun!  Last Sunday jacks were hitting it on the drop, i thought it was just luck so tried other spinners after to no avail.  Even on moving tried the others with no results, back on went the Abu Reflex and low and behold another pike.  Was it just sheer luck or was this one hell of a special spinner!  I guess i’ll just have to keep experimenting!  I’ll let you know how i get on.  And if you have a fav let me know what you’ve caught and we can post it up for others to enjoy.

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Today I had news that a friend of mine has been caught by the EA without a licence.  Infact he was fishing 3 rods so should have had 2 licenses.  I had to chuckle to myself…  he’s excuse is that he simply forgot to buy one.  Although he had fished at 3-4 other times before this session without getting caught.  Hmm!!!

Not sure about you but everytime i leave to go fishing i make sure i have my rod licence, its second nature and i always check its in my tackle bag.  I know that at anytime it could be checked for, ok its not the end of the world as the EA can phone it in to check if i’d accidently left it at home.  But still i know i need to have one before i can go fishing!

I had word the other day at the number of people fined recently in my area for not having a licence.   I couldn’t believe the low number, but then i thought to myself how many times have i been checked whilst out and about on my fishing adventures… probably 5 times in the last 4 years.   And in that time i have probably been fishing 150-200 times.  That’s atleast a 1 in 30 chance of getting caught and thats just me, what about others that fish a few times or more every week?

Now not meaning to be too far off the wall but i think one of the main reasons for most people forgetting or not purchasing is the sheer fact people now believe they can get away with it so why bother getting one!

Why don’t fisheries check licences?  Why is there not more EA wardens on the banks?  Why build a fishery for prisoners?  Surely more staff on the bank would result in more revenue from more people purchasing and from fines that these checks produce.   Sometimes it just doesn’t make sense!

And if you havent got one click here to go get yourself one!

If like me you enjoy strolling the river bank with spinners and small lures this is ideal for you.  Before i purchased this i always struggled to keep my lures and spinners in order, near on every visit i’d be trying to seperate them.  Since adding this bag to my setup the treble tangles are a thing of the past!  For £19.99 this is a must have luggage item.  It is extremely well built with zipped 4 pockets for any additional items, such as wire, forceps etc, and included in the price is 5 adjustable lure boxes.   It really is a great item for travelling light!

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At last someone has decided to make a decent piece of kit to hold your pike trace, a big well done to Savage Gear . It seems extremely well made if not a little fiddly to start with, you will soon be wondering how you ever survived without one. And all this for the bargain price of £9.99. I have been using a conventional rig bin but always struggled to get many traces in without tangling them up a little, this will save me a lot of time and grief!

If you fancy writing an article please let me know.  It would make it alot easier in producing a great site for all to benefit.   Whether its a tackle review, venue write up or a capture report… simply post a comment on here and i’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Also how about sending over any great capture pictures that we can add to the gallery ready for when its launched.

Thanks!
Mark

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One of my aims this year is to catch some pike, perch and chub on spinners & lures!  So far so good, i’ve had pike to 6lb, perch to 1lb 8oz and chub to 2lb.  Fingers crossed it will start to improve! 

For anyone else who fancies a go, i can highly recommend an ABU Diamond Crest Spinning rod from England Angling, for £16.99 Delivered it is an absolute bargain!  I phoned a few places on the web to discuss rods and what they would recommend for someone starting out… “You definately need this rod atleast” was common place, and when enquiring about prices they were all over £50.  Now to start out i didn’t really want to spend that much, main reason was i wasn’t sure how much time i’d get to go!  When i asked about cheaper rods i was told time and time they were useless and a waste of time.  Disgusting really as i could have been a total newbie to fishing and this wouldn’t have been the greatest of starts. 

So i thought the £16.99 cheapie from England Angling would suffice for now!  I opened the parcel and first impressions were good it seems well made with a nice solid cork handle.  I was going to go for a lighter outfit but i thought at 20-60g i could play with spinners and larger lures if i want, whilst at the same time having a bit of a backbone incase i hook a croc!  So far so good i would recommend this for anyone wishing to have a go.    I have many friends who now own one and are thoroughly happy with their purchase!

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