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

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

Basic Tackle Choice Explained.

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

...throughout it's length, this includes through the butt. These types of rod are brilliant for short to medium range fishing. The flexibility allows you to strike into a large fish and the rod absorbs any major strain. This leads to less fish lost through hooks pulling out or your line breaking, and more fish on the bank. Carp, Tench, Bream, Zander and Barbel (Light Tackle) = 1 ½ lb test curve, through action rod that measures 11 to 12ft long will cope with almost all situations when carp fishing. The only types of fishing that this rod will not allow are long distance casting, podding (when heavy weights are required) and very light float fishing at distance. You must however buy a rod that has lined guides, a good reel attachment and preferably made from carbon fibre. You can buy such a rod...

snake_plissken 19.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Fishing - General

A Great DIGITAL Pregnancy Test!

Advantages: Digital Display
Disadvantages: You can't buy just the cartridges by themselves

...I started out buying just the standard Clearblue Pregnancy Test. I brought this one initially as it was cheaper than some of the others (£10 for 2 test sticks). Anyway I was 7 days late but suspected before this that I may be pregnant but wasn't too sure how long you are supposed to wait before you can do the test. When I read the box I found out I could of actually done the test on the first day my period was due, so I didn't actually need to wait this long at all. I had never taken a pregnancy test before but was very pleased to find that there were very clear instructions on the reverse of the packaging. The clear instructions were in 3 steps. Inside the packaging was a questionnaire, a more detailed description on how to use the test and 2 of the testers. The testers are individually wrapped and easy to open. On opening...

saraha007 16.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of Clearblue Pregnancy Test Kit

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

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)

After 15 tests... i got a result!

Advantages: Clear blue was clear to read
Disadvantages: it is more expensive

...Well, this is not completely a review on the Clear Blue pictured, but my comparison of about 15 different pregnancy tests (ok a little egageration!) and how I got on with each of them. Eventually the Clear-Blue brand came out on top for me, but I think the comparison will be worth reading for any of you who are in the 'am I or aren't I?' stage and considering spending the little bit more on a clear blue. I am still a newly wed (October!) and when we got married the first thing we settled on was that we wanted another child as soon as we could. I came off birth control in July, but with no positive pregnancy tests by November I decided that this month I would chart my cycle. Armed with an ovulation kit I recorded my results into the website fertility friend.com and eventually found out that my actual ovulation date was 23 days into my...

lulu2004 11.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Clearblue Pregnancy Test Kit

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

Game fish safari

Advantages: A great day out, very cheap compared to other destinations, huge fish
Disadvantages: You may not catch anything, it's a long day

...the islands on). There is a permanent top (to provide shade from the sun), out riggers and the all important fighting chair (a necessary for landing those huge fish). Crystal Blue is not ultra modern but it is a gorgeous boat nonetheless, and is more than adequate for the fishing excursions. Prices At the time of writing a half-day (4 hours) costs US$400, a three quarter day (6 hours) costs US$500 and a full day (8hours) costs US$600. The price includes all tackle (which is top of the range stuff and very heavy duty in order to land the large fish) and bait, although the bait is a lure (a piece of shiny metal in a fish shape covered in feathers and with a monster hook hanging off it). Six hour, and full day charters includes a light lunch. Compared to other locations around the world these prices are very cheap, especially when...

yackers1 10.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Crystal Blue Sports Big Game Fishing, St. Vincent