By Ben Bassett Trachuras trachuras, the horse mackerel, or more commonly known as scad in the UK. In LRF circles we also know it as ‘aji’, which is the Japanese name for the species and many rods imported from the … Continue reading Species Spotlight – Atlantic Horse Mackerel
By Joe Mole June the sixteenth is always an exciting time for freshwater anglers, as the river opens up after the breeding season has finished. With the thought of ticking off some new species for the year, having the day … Continue reading A River Monster
By James Watton Making SUL Jigs and getting the most out of our lure fishing potential. My lure fishing journey started 10 years ago, and back in those simple times we all fished with what amounted to pike tackle scaled … Continue reading Going Into The Lite
By Bill Seager Contacting Adam Kirby after reading his blog about when he fished at Skiathos, he had advised me to search the area close to the port boatyard for my target species, the strange and beautifully marked peacock blenny. … Continue reading Holiday LRF in Skiathos
By Rich Salter As I’m sure most of you are aware, June 16th marks the start of the coarse fishing season on rivers, which is an exciting day for many anglers. By happy coincidence, this day also happens to be … Continue reading The Glorious Sixteenth
By Kevin Benton Recently I managed to sight fish a nice sized flounder out of Hartlepool Marina using a Jackall Eggcast Toughy. Standing at only 3ft 6inches with a casting range of 1-7grams and brightly coloured, at first glance it … Continue reading Customer Review – Jackall Eggcast Toughy Rod 1-7g
By Joe Mole The Jika Rig is an ideal rig for targeting fresh and saltwater species like wrasse, bass, perch and pike, especially if you want to use some slightly larger lures or creature baits. The ease of assembly for … Continue reading Rig Of The Month – The Jika Rig
By Joe Mole A classic of the lure fishing world, the Breamer Vibe by Ecogear is a vibe lure shaped like a tucked up prawn that is fleeing a predator. It’s a thin, almost tear-dropped shaped piece of metal and … Continue reading Lure Of The Month – Ecogear Breamer Vibe
By Ben Coleman Those of you who know me will be well aware that the vast majority of my fishing is done in freshwater. As much as I love saltwater LRF, living in East Yorkshire means that my closest saltwater … Continue reading Multi Species Freshwater Lure Fishing
By Edgar PereiraAjing fishing was developed in Japan more than a decade ago and rapidly spread throughout Asia and more recently to Europe. The technique is used to target small pelagic species but more focused on horse mackerel aka “Aji”. … Continue reading AJING – What is it?
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