Sea Angler Guides

Sea Angler Guides are essential reading for the true followers of the saltwater recreational angling, covering boat action through to shore fishing. Sea Angler Guides brings together a complete package providing latest techniques and tackle from the world’s best brands, as well as engaging the biggest names in the sport to provide you with their tips and tricks to catch more fish. Covering the seas around the British Isles and all the fish that inhabit them the Sea Angler Guides are brought to you by Sea Angler, the best-selling sea fishing magazine in the UK. Whether it is baits, rigs, rods, marks, tackle or other equipment you are interested in, you’ll stay abreast of saltwater fishing with a subscription to the Sea Angler Guides.

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Sea Angler Guides

STARTING SHORE ANGLING

THE RIGHT ROD • Long casting isn’t always essential to success, but sometimes you need to squeeze out every last yard to reach feeding fish. The correct rod for the job is what’s required

CHOOSING YOUR MULTIPLIER REEL • It’s logical and economical to buy only one reel when you start shore fishing. Here are some of the models to consider, their features and, most importantly, things to avoid at all costs…

FIXED-SPOOL REELS • Available in all shapes and sizes, fixed-spool reels have seen a major resurgence among shore anglers in recent years

A HOOK FOR ALL SEASONS • With so many different species of fish available to catch throughout the year it’s important you use the correct hook for the job. Here we point you in the right direction…

ESSENTIAL LINKS • The rigs you fish with are probably the most important part of your gear. Here we explain what clip and link components are available, how to use them, why you should steer clear of fakes, and throw in some valuable tips to make you a better and safer angler

CAST FURTHER WITH CLIPS • Does your shore rig fly like a demented parrot when you cast and do your baits explode and fly in all directions before they hit the water? Then you need to discover more about baits clips…

LEADER SAFETY • Using a shockleader is essential when beach fishing. Here’s how to tie a standard mono leader to a thinner braid or mono mainline

READING A VENUE • Understanding your fishing mark will produce more bites and extra fish on the beach

LEARN TO CAST • Casting is easy, isn’t it? You run down the beach, jerk to a halt at the water’s edge and hurl the rig out to sea. Of course, this scenario couldn’t be further from the truth, so read on…

FISHING ROUGH GROUND • Snag-ridden marks are havens for fish, but they can devour your rigs so here’s the best gear to reduce tackle losses

SUMMER SUCCESS • Can’t catch any fish when the sun’s blazing down? Maybe you are fishing the wrong way. Here are some handy ideas to increase your fishing success

FUN WITH A FLOAT • Float-fishing is a fun and effective tactic. Here we explain ways of suspending your bait under the surface and how to fish at fixed depths by using a sliding float

NIGHT FISHING FOR COD • It’s a fact you can achieve more success in catching cod from the shore by giving it a try in darkness…

CATCH YOURSELF A SMOOTHHOUND • Smoothhounds can be caught the length and breadth of the UK. Here’s how to targeting them

IT’S RAY TIME! • From early spring to late autumn you can target the various species of rays from shore marks around much of the UK

THE RIGHT PLAICE • One fish that gets its head down and feeds hard in spring is the plaice, the king of shore-caught flatfish that flashes its orange spots to mark it out from the other ‘lesser’ species. The trick for any keen shore angler is knowing exactly where and how to catch them…

MAD FOR MACKEREL • While some plunder the mackerel shoals with strings of feathers, you can...