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Pollock fishing – 10 tips to catch more pollock

September 7, 2019 cannyangler Comments 0 Comment

Fishing for pollock (sometimes spelled pollack) is one of my favourite calm weather activities. With its stunning dark colours, the pollock is one of the prettiest looking sea fish. But looks are not the end of it, compared to species like cod, pollock fight incredibly hard. When they’re feeding, pollock are not hard to catch, but there are ways to improve your catch rates dramatically. I’ll get into pollock fishing methods later, first some general tips. 1. Choose the right…

5 reasons why you should consider saltwater float fishing

August 8, 2018 cannyangler Comments 13 Comments

Float fishing is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about sea fishing. But you could be missing out on a lot of fun. Here’s a situation: You’ve been fishing for hours but nothing seems interested apart from the crabs… Maybe there’s just nothing there. But then you see hundreds of sprats jumping up less than twenty yards from your lifeless rod tips. A better look reveals the predators that chase them, causing big swirls….

10 rough ground fishing tips to limit tackle loss

July 19, 2018 cannyangler Comments 6 Comments

Every angler knows the feeling. The conditions are perfect. Your freshly baited rig is in exactly the right spot. You know you are fishing rough ground, but everything screams fish… You feel a knock, then another one… The next moment your rod is almost pulled out of your hands. When you strike it feels heavy, solid. Maybe a bit too solid as nothing seems to move, not even a bit: you’re snagged. Losing tackle in snags isn’t just costing you…

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