Avenue Angling, Norwich - The BEST

Advantages: Excellent service, products, prices
Disadvantages: You'll probably spend too much money

...are there including Fox, Daiwa, Shimano, Giant, Leeda, Shakespeare - all of them. And it is not just carp gear that is sold - pike, coarse, sea and game tackle is readily available. You could spend hours just looking around at everything. John and Martin are top blokes too. John likes his pike fishing and is always willing to help and advise on anything from where to fish, how to fish, the best tackle/bait etc.etc. I think John is also a bit of a sea angler. If you have a question then ask John. If he can help he will and he will always give an honest answer. This is not the case with most anglers, especially specimen anglers as they are very secretive! Martin is a keen carp angler. And just like John he is more than willing to help and offer advice. Be warned though - Martin is the salesman of the shop and is always keen to get...

yackers1 21.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Avenue Angling Fishing Tackle Shop

The best flies for fly fishing

Advantages: The knowledge of the fly
Disadvantages: Can get caught in weeds

...I am a fly fisher. I enjoy it much more than coarse fishing which is featured on the site. It takes time in pleasure my hobby and I have devoted many years to it ever since I was 7, I was so eager to learn. Fly fishing I feel is a great hobby and people should take it up. Flies are crucially to the sport, seeing that is what the fish is attracted to and how you catch it. *The fly first of all must be suited to the fish that you are wishing to catch (e.g. a rainbow trout is more partial to the brown and green flies, the 'pheasant tails' and 'dampshels nypmh'). *The type of water that you are fishing in (e.g. the clear waters of a well kept lake, the best colours would be white with black, white or yellow, the best fly for clear water would be the buzzer).On the other hand, the lakes that I am most fond of are the Lochs...

Firenze 25.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Fly fishing tackle

Basic Tackle Choice Explained.

Advantages: Basic tackle choice.
Disadvantages: It's a bit long.

...Many would-be anglers are often put off taking up this pleasurable sport due to the vast amounts of tackle available. The range of rods, reels, lines, hooks, floats, weights etc. can soon overwhelm you, leaving you confused and slightly dazed. So with that in mind I will attempt to explain the basics of tackle choice for the majority of fresh water fishing, and hopefully give you a little insight into the wonderful world of angling. Before You Begin The first thing that you should do is to find out what kind of waters are within easy travelling distance. This can be done by visiting any local tackle shop, the owner or one of his employees will always be ready to give you any information about all the local waters. Now you know where your local fisheries are you must find out what kind of species you are likely to...

snake_plissken 19.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Fishing - General

A corally fish.

Advantages: cute, soft
Disadvantages: retired

...From an early age, my friends and I were addicted to collecting TY beanies. For those of you who do not know (where have you been?), TY Beanies are a collection of little teddies in all forms of animals and teddy bears. Once you start a collection they are quite addictive. You find you are always looking for new ones and cannot stop buying them - havoc for your wallet, heaven for your collection! One of the Beanies is a fish, who goes by the name of Coral. Its such a beautiful name - I was obsessed with sea coral as a child so this is a delightful treat for me. Coral is very attractive to look at too. She is coated in a delightful mix of rainbow colours: blues, yellows, pinks. She reminds me of the Rainbow Fish book every child will have read at some point, something else we can relate to with this fish. She is not as pluffed up as...

Amy69 14.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ty Coral the Fish Beanie Buddy

Fab fish fingers!

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...I love fish fingers, but I'm pretty fussy about what I eat, and whilst with many products I'm happy to just go with the cheapest brand available, fish fingers for me are always Birdseye. Most cheap fish fingers tend to be made from the mysterious 'Minced White Fish' which has the texture of mashed up cardboard and tastes like licking a sweaty armpit. You're probably thinking I'm exaggerating there, after all, nobody makes a habit of licking armpits . Well, I did once while a little under the influence - and it was much nicer than a cheap fish finger! Okay, so now we know why I fixate on Birdseye - I know when the pack tells me it's cod fish fingers, its nothing but cod . However, recently I saw they were now offering a salmon version - and I figured I should definitely try them, since they were on offer at a pound a pack . Like...

Thehonesttruth 28.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Birds Eye Salmon Fish Fingers

Tackle and Watercraft.

Advantages: Learn a bit about tackle.
Disadvantages: No fishing!!

...Julian Cundiff is a well respected angler in the carp community. He is a bit of an authority in this field of fishing, with many column inches to his name in several angling magazines and periodicals, one of his more famous articles is his regular column Carp Clinic, where he informs ordinary anglers how to improve their catch rate. This dvd was shot at his home and on an unknown, but typical, carp water. First Lesson The first thing that you should always do is research the water that you intend to fish. You can do this by reading angling magazines, using the internet or even asking your local tackle dealer. Now armed with this information you can set about sorting your tackle out ,as it's silly to take a rod with a 4lb test curve, to a water that might be only 20yards across, a much softer rod would be...

snake_plissken 11.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Go Carp Fishing With Julian Cundiff - Part 1 (DVD)

Tackle, Baits and Watercraft

Advantages: 2 episodes 1 disc.
Disadvantages: Not For The Experienced Angler

...Andy Little is a renown angler and has been an angling journalist for many years. What he doesn't know about angling isn't worth worying about. This dvd is broken down into 2 episodes. The first part teaches you about tackle, bait, rigs, line choice and a look into Andys tackle box. The second part teaches the basics of watercraft and what tactics you should use in different situations. So lets start with How to take up coarse fishing part 1. Rod choice = 12ft two piece, 2 3/4lb test curve with a fast action. This rod will allow you to fish for carp at distance. The power a fast action rod produces not only alows you to cast great distances but also gives you great strength to play large hard-fighting carp that you may have hooked 100yds away. 12ft two piece 1 3/4lb test curve with a through action. This rod...

snake_plissken 17.02.2006 (19.03.2006) · Read review
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Review of How To Take Up Carp Fishing (DVD)

Fish Fingers

Advantages: nutrtitious, tasty, versatile
Disadvantages: a bit pricey

...I do not usually buy fish fingers but wanted to get some for my son to try so I purchased a pack of Bird s Eye Omega 3. I paid £1.69 for the box which contains 10 fish fingers made with 100% fish fillet (Alaska Pollock). I choose these particular ones as I wanted to give Jake the best quality I could buy in a supermarket. The Fish Fingers are really easy to cook, under the grill or in an oven for 12 ? 15 minutes, turning occasionally. The first time I tried them with Jake, I just cooked him one and four for me. While I was waiting for his fish finger to cool I made myself a fish finger buttie. It did not take long after biting into the fish finger to figure out that the fingers are not actually made from a whole fish fillet, but rather from chopped up fillet shaped into fingers. This was actually exactly what I expected so I...

theshinyone 10.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Birds Eye Fish Fingers

Fabulous Fish

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...I love fish fingers - and must confess to being somewhat fussy about them. Whereas with many other items, I'm happy to buy the shops own economy version - fish fingers for me HAVE to be Birdseye. This is mainly because many economy brands are made from the mysterious 'Minced White Fish', which tastes pretty disgusting, and leaves me concerned that I don't know exactly what's in the product. Birdseye have been advertising a lot lately- and it's all positive - food frozen within the hour, no additives, preservatives, colorings or e-numbers- which means I can be guaranteed that I, and more importantly my daughter, are eating good quality food. Birdseye fish fingers are made with 100 percent cod fillet - none of this random minced white fish business, and they come with two coating options - battered, or crumbed. While the crumbed...

Thehonesttruth 17.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Birds Eye Fish Fingers

Tackle and Watercraft - The Sequel

Advantages: How to set-up and start fishing.
Disadvantages: A bit too brief

...very close to a weed bed and the last thing you need is light tackle to get a carp out from that situation. Merlin also has great suppleness which allows the presentation of a pop-up to be almost perfect. Finally The only other subjects discussed on this dvd are tackle layout for night fishing and the properties of various PVA products. Overall this wasn't a bad dvd, but it was lacking in certain areas. In my eyes if you intend on learning about carp fishing you need to know what knots to use, how to tie them and why these knots are the best for the job. Many novice anglers still tie their knots incorectly, this leads to lost fish and a carp left to swim around with a hook in its mouth. Another lesson sadly missing was the different baits/groundbaits that can be used, to him it's boilies all the way. This dvd...

snake_plissken 13.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Go Carp Fishing With Julian Cundiff - Part 2 (DVD)