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A TIME FOR REFLECTION, AND HOPE...

“THIS WILL PUSH OLDER ANGLERS TO GIVE UP ENTIRELY” • Environment Agency decision to scrap rod licence cards met with firm opposition

COULD ‘TOM CAT’ BE A NEW BRITISH RECORD?

BEWARE OF ILLEGAL TACKLE ADVERTS!

“MEMBERS WERE IN TEARS”

TURNING TACKLE INTO CASH: TIPS FOR SECOND-HAND SUCCESS! • With rising living costs still biting, angling’s pre-loved tackle market is booming. But what are the golden rules for getting maximum value, while avoiding pitfalls as a seller or buyer?

TOP ADVICE FOR SELLING AND BUYING

YOUR TOP CATCHES • THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

Angling Times DRENNAN CUP CATCHES OF THE WEEK • 2024 - 2025 SEASON

STOCK UP WITH THE RIGHT LINE

“A FEEDER ROD THAT DOES THE LOT ON COMMERCIALS” • Angling Times News Editor Freddie Sandford puts Matrix’s 10ft Aquos Ultra-C through its paces, and comes away mightily impressed

THE BEST PRE-TIED HOOKLENGTHS • Ready-tied hooklinks have evolved to become high-quality products that can be relied upon. So, if you suffer from failing eyesight, fat thumbs or simply a lack of time to tie your own, here’s our five-strong pick of the best patterns to buy...

ON OUR RADAR • Our pick of the latest goodies to hit the banks

‘HERE’S TO ANOTHER FISH-PACKED YEAR!’ • Whatever the season, there’s always something to look forward to – especially if, like me, you’re an all-round angler...

TUNNEL IS TERRIFIC – WHATEVER THE WEATHER! • Bites, and plenty of them, is the name of the game at this prolific Warwickshire complex

CARPSKILLS EXTRA • BUMPER TIPS SECTION PACKED WITH EXPERT ADVICE TO HELP YOU CATCH BIGGER & BETTER FISH

TWO SIMPLE FIXES TO BOOST YOUR BIG-CARP CATCHES IN 2024 • This month, Adam Penning looks at the most common traps he sees anglers falling into, and reveals how you can avoid them this year

BIVVY UP IN STYLE • Stay warm and dry and you’ll fish better. These six shelters will help you to do just that!

NEW YEAR, NEW START • Rob Hughes suggests some resolutions many of us could make to keep the carp-angling fire burning brightly over the next 12 months...

YOUR FISHING WEEK • SEND YOUR PICS AND LETTERS TO: ATLETTERS@BAUERMEDIA.CO.UK

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“Three wishes that I hope will come true” • We need more than a fairy godmother to put angling to rights – I want action now!

KINGFISHER CLUB • CELEBRATING BRITAIN’S KIDS AND THEIR CLEVER CATCHES

ARTHUR’S ARCHIVE • Keith remembers when calls to replace the England team manager were commonplace

IF YOU TRY ONE THING THIS WEEK... KEEP WARM WITH A BITE A CHUCK FROM ROACH! • As commercial carp slow down, carry on catching by targeting silverfish. Lee Kerry shows you how…

ASK THE EXPERTS • THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

RINGER TO THE RESCUE • CHAMPION ANGLER STEVE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR ANGLING PROBLEMS

ADVANCED DEADBAITS FOR PIKE • Come the new year, many anglers will be turning their attention to pike – as the fish...