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Our roundup of the best places to fish for pollock in the the UK and Ireland. From top to bottom we cover it all.
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A beginner's guide to pollock fishing in the UK
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We fished the Beara Peninsula in August 2022 and it's one of - if no the best - place we've ever fished in the UK. Here's our roundup of it.
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A beginners guide to sea fishing with lures in the UK. Covering setup, targeted species and the gear required.
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An overview of how to float fish for bass in the UK
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A beginner's guide to starting your lure fishing journey
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The dos and don't when it comes to bass fishing in the UK
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Our roundup of the best places to fish for bass in the UK
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Everything you need to get started lure fishing for bass in the UK
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A roundup of our favourite tips for bass fishing in the UK
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Rigged & Ready's RR Spin Fishing Reel has three models to choose from - 1000, 3000, and 6000. This corrosion-resistant reel range offers power, convenience, and unbeatable value. Whether you're targeting small coarse fish, big carp, pike, and saltwater predators, there's a model for you. Designed with roving anglers in mind, the 3000 is perfect for versatility, while the compact 1000 brings excitement to stream fishing. The 6000 delivers exceptional power and line capacity for demanding catches.
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Daiwa 18 TDR Reel
£199.99
Suitable for most coarse fishing scenarios, the 18 TDR is your go-to reel with its range of models, gear ratio options, and high-quality features. With its iconic blue livery and boule handle, it combines aesthetics with impermeable mag seal technology for long-lasting smoothness and performance. Featuring up to 12kg max drag, this lightweight reel handles serious pike and carp with ease. With a spare spool, up to nine ball bearings, and a sealed mag, it delivers a smooth retrieve and durability.
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Daiwa n’zon 19 Plus LT Reel
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The Daiwa n'zon 19 Plus LT Reel is a lightweight, durable feeder reel with excellent casting distance. Its aluminium body, Digigear II technology, and soft plastic HIP line clip provide smooth action and enhanced bite detection. The 'quick-drag' system is perfect for powerful takes, while the included spare spool allows for quick line changes. Available in multiple sizes, the Daiwa n'zon 19 Plus LT Reel is a great choice for serious coarse fishermen.
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Daiwa 19 TDM Reel
£159.00
Daiwa's 19 TDM Reel has a durable graphite body and rotor that offers lightweight handling and exceptional power production, with a 12kg max drag. The innovative Double Handle design provides increased cranking power, while the large capacity spool enables long casting distances. Featuring a smooth front drag system, Digigear II for enhanced gear durability, and Twist Buster II to minimise line twists, the 19 TDM is a well designed, well-crafted coarse reel.
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Discover Daiwa's Ninja Match and Feeder Reel is an excellent value-for-money coarse fishing reel. With a silent oscillation system and surprising power, this reel excels at long casting distances and its ABS aluminium spool and distance control line clip enhance bite detection. Crafted with a durable graphite body, choose from five models (2508, 3012, and 4012) in single or double-handle options all of which come with a spare spool.
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Caperlan's Sea Ledgering Seacoast Telescopic Rod is a powerful, robust rod designed for saltwater predators. With interchangeable tips and solid construction, it significantly outperforms the majority of telescopic rods. While sacrificing portability and weight, it handles small to medium-sized saltwater fish with ease. Including two tips, a moderate-fast action, a packed length of 130cm and a solid travel tube.
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Dam Tele Shadow Mini Spin
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Dam's Tele Shadow Mini Spin: the smallest, most portable fishing rod. This lightweight rod's ultra-sensitive tip and responsive blank provide fantastic fun for fighting smaller fish with spinners and lures. With lighter, durable guides and a shorter length, it fits into any bag or pocket. Ideal for kids, hiking, and leisurely days by the water, this 8' telescopic rod handles perch, small jack pike, and other small predators.
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Shakespeare's Firebird Telescopic Rod is the ultimate entry-level and budget-friendly telescopic rod. Perfect for beginners and kids, this rod is super easy to setup and use, great for targeting smaller fish in streams and rivers. With its insanely affordable price point, you won't mind if it breaks during use (and it will). The telescopic fast-action design and a range of lengths and casting weights make it suitable for various fishing situations.
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The Daiwa Ballistic Telescopic Spinning Rod is a lightweight and durable rod range designed for roving lure fishermen. With its fast-action tip and torsion-resistant carbon fibre construction, it provides excellent sensitivity for targeting smaller predatory fish. The rod's compact size, packing down to under two feet at the smaller lengths, makes it incredibly easy to transport. About as reliable as telescopic rods can be.
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The Daiwa Megaforce Telescopic Spinning Rod is a versatile and portable option. With fast-action rods ranging from 6'-10' and various casting weights, the range of rods is really flexible. A good value option for targeting smaller fish in streams and rivers, it packs down to 2'-2'6" and features a carbon fibre body, responsive tip, and six collapsible sections. With a compact design and reliable performance, it's an ideal choice for on-the-go anglers.
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The KastKing Blackhawk II Telescopic Fishing Rod is the epitome of flexibility and versatility when it comes to telescopic rods. With 14 size options ranging from 6'6" to 8'0" and varying powers, this rod range has something for every angler seeking convenience without compromising performance too much. The reinforced carbon blank, coupled with a solid glass tip, ensures durability and reliable performance. It isn't the lightest, fastest or most powerful. But it may be the best all round.
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That is music to my ears Roger, thank you. Hopefully I shared enough without giving everything away!
Great to hear, thanks Jamie. I love and hate bass with equal measure. Glorious little bastards
Very kind Robert thank you! Something different about pike. Almost prehistoric!
Sorry Gary this went into the spam folder (albeit an excellent comment). Where did you go in the end? Dursey’s cable car was broken when we were there, but Crow’s Head has some of the best marks we’ve ever been to. They can be really challenging to reach however!
I’m very glad you thought so Dougie. I would class myself as somewhere above novice, but not an intermediate so hopefully the advice was useful, albeit not perfect. Just good to get out there and give it a go. Arguably my favourite thing about bass is that they aren’t fussy. Always handy.
Hi Billy,
Excellent comment. This is a two-part response that I will preface by saying I love Tailwalk rods. I haven’t experienced the full gamut of Japanese lure fishing rods, but Tailwalks have really impressed me. So I am a fan.
When I originally wrote this page – around a year ago – it was really hard to find these rods. And I don’t like referencing gear that sells out too quickly or is really hard to find / prohibitively expensive. Secondly, I thought my content would take a little longer to rank in Google than it has. As such I wrote this as a first draft with a plan to update it about this time. Things have moved slightly quicker than I thought, so none of these pages are perfect. All a part of the process.
As my second part of a response. The way my website works is by integrating with product feeds to get product information. It speeds up the process and means I get real-time access to prices, sales, voucher codes etc. And it’s very time-consuming. So if I don’t have access to certain product feeds, it’s unlikely I would add products in from that website. The Art of Fishing is a good example.
If you check back in in a couple of weeks you’ll notice some Japanese rods making the grade. I wouldn’t put them above the SGS8 for me, but that’s purely down to the fact I haven’t used them as much. Although I am aware of the influence the Japanese models have had.
Interestingly your experience with HTO rods is that they’re fragile. I’ve had the Lure Game for a couple of years and have stress-tested it with big pollock and incredibly snaggy conditions and – IMO – it’s great.
An opinion steeped in more knowledge than my own I believe, and I appreciate it!
Thanks,
Harry
Added in. Never been but like the look of it John. Will have to visit sometime!
Harry
Hey Cal. Interesting – I’ve never actually owned the 5500 C3, but have heard a lot of good things. Another item to add to the list! Pike fishing is on my list to take more seriously this year, so I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks, Harry
Hey Lamine
Well the SGS8 is arguably my favourite to of all time. It’s so well rounded that it’s a no brainer to have.
However I’d say that on balance Japanese rods are the most sensitive on the market and the Dialuna is slightly more sensitive than the SGS8. The 10 – 45g Dialuna is still very good with 10g lures too. But if you can find a version with a lighter casting weight that will be best when it comes to sensitivity
Thanks
Harry
Thanks for the nudge Dave and well aware of the geographical borders. All updated and glad you had a good time x