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DOES BIGGER ALWAYS HAVE TO BE BETTER?
FIRST WIN IN FIVE YEARS IS THE NATIONAL! • Match angler ends winless run in style by taking out prestigious 410-peg contest
SCHOOLBOY LANDS SHOCK SUNFISH!
‘HERO’ ANGLER RESCUES DOLPHIN
BIG PERCH FALLS TO FLY
‘A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY’ • An amazing array of split cane MkIV carp rods owned by angling legends visit the bank again. Vintage tackle enthusiast Russ Smith reports....
A GRIPPING UK CHAMPS • TV STAR AND CARP MATCH LEGEND LOOKS AT FISHING’S HOT TOPICS
YOUR TOP CATCHES • THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT FOR NEW NATIONAL CHAMPS! • Attention to detail in run-up to Div 1 final is key for Daiwa Gordon
BLAST LOOSEFEED OVER YOUR METHOD FEEDER LINE
14 GREAT REELS FOR FEEDER FISHING • The perfect tool needs to be strong enough to cope with the rigours of repeatedly punching out heavy payloads, yet have a quick and smooth retrieve when cranking in rigs from distance
ON OUR RADAR • Our pick of the latest goodies to hit the banks
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE CARPY KIND! • Fish are feeding in the shallows, so now’s the time to don your stalking hat and go get ’em…
HAVE FUN IN THE SUN WITH TENCH ON THE METHOD • Stu Lennox details his straightforward approach for targeting this classic warm-weather species
A CANAL MATCH OF TWO HALVES! • THIS WEEK – Lee fishes the Division One National and is left with mixed feelings by the end result
ASK THE EXPERTS • THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING
CHAMP’S DIARY • JAMIE HUGHES GIVES YOU THE INSIDE LINE
RINGER TO THE RESCUE • CHAMPION ANGLER STEVE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR ANGLING PROBLEMS
THE TIMELESS CLASSIC THAT IS SWEETCORN • Whether flavoured, coloured or used straight from the tin, it’s a brilliant all-round fishing bait
BAG UP AT BEAUTIFUL BARLOW • Scenic gem caters for all tastes and tactics
15 RIVER STRETCHES TO BAG UP ON THE FLOAT • Work a stickfloat or waggler at any of these in-form stretches and you’ll get no shortage of bites and bends in your rod!
“Being an opportunist will benefit you in the long run” • Sometimes it can really pay off to be flexible in your fishing
KINGFISHER CLUB • CELEBRATING BRITAIN’S KIDS AND THEIR CLEVER CATCHES
ARTHUR’S ARCHIVE • Keith remembers a landmark change in the way that National results were decided
GRANDKIDS COME TO THE AID
THE ANGLER’S CROSSWORD
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“A perch encounter that will live long in the memory...” • DOM GARNETT – ONE MAN DETERMINED TO KEEP THE PLEASURE IN ANGLING