They are various ways of attaching your pole rigs to your top kits. I’ve used three styles of connector during all the years I’ve been pole fishing and these days all my top kits are fitted with Guru Dacron connectors Years ago when I first started fishing a pole we all used the Stonfo connector. These were easy to fit and use but some of … Continue reading Guru Dacron connectors
Garbolino Short Stop Kits 21 July 2020|Tackle Reviews In recent years especially for F1 fishing shallow, Short Kits have become a welcome addition to the match anglers armoury. I’m a big fan of Garbolino poles so when they brought out their own short stop kits, off to the tackle shop I went as all Garbolino top kits are interchangeable with their older poles. These short … Continue reading Garbolino Short Stop Kits
Daiwa Hydrolastic and Preston Hollo elastics I’ve used various elastic brands over the years and without doubt daiwa’s hydrolastic even though it’s pretty expensive is the one I turn to for my summer shallow fishing. Used in conjunction with my short stop kits with puller bungs, I find it unbeatable in the light orange (4-8) and white 6-10) grades. When fishing shallow and you have … Continue reading Elastics
This week we Nomads fished different venue’s. Phil, Andy, Doug and Stu returned to Solhampton for the Sunday Open, while Rob, Mark and Robin fancied a change and fished a new venue travelling down to Monmouth to fish an invitational match at Redhill fishery on the Tilly’s pool. Over at Solhampton the open was spread over Duck and Badger pools. Andy and Doug drew on … Continue reading Andy Mitchell, 2nd placed, Solhampton Open with 213lb 2oz
We Nomads went back to Solhampton this Sunday for the Open, this week held on Buzzard and Badger pools. Phil, Mark, Robin, Rob and Doug drew on the Buzzard pool while Andy and Stu found Badger home for the day. The pool to be on was the Buzzard with every one catching well recording good weights. It was that form man Rob that took the … Continue reading Rob Butcher and Stu Thomson frame at Solhampton Sunday Open
All us Nomads returned to Solhampton this week for the Sunday Open, this week held over Jackdaw and Buzzards pools. On another blustery wind effected day. Doug, Andy and Rob drew on Jackdaw while Phil, Stu. Robin and Mark found Buzzard home for the day. With 13 anglers on each pool this put pressure on the pool and weights were not as high as the … Continue reading Doug Smith finishes 3rd on Jackdaw, Solhampton Sunday Open
Following last Sundays Nomad trip to Solhampton we all decided on a return visit to the venue for this weeks Sunday open, held over Buzzard and Valley pools this week. But nothing changes! Rob followed up on last weeks win off the Kingfisher pool by winning again, this time off the Valley pool with an excellent 233lb 8oz. In fact the Valley pool was the … Continue reading Rob Butcher weighs in 233lb 8oz, 1st place Solhampton Sunday Open
Last winter I felt I had a rod missing from my match fishing armoury. I have 11ft pellet waggler rods but I really lacked a decent value for money 12ft carp waggler rod that I could fish a traditional waggler out at range during the winter months at full depth. I also wanted a rod that could also handle large match sized carp on the … Continue reading Drennan Red Range, 12ft Carp Waggler Road
This week for a change I travelled to Solhampton for their Sunday open held this week on the Kingfisher and Jackdaw pools. I’ve fished the Kingfisher pool a couple of times before and hoped to draw on there but Jackdaw a new pool on the complex was my home for the day, drawing peg 6. On arrival a found a feature less pool with no … Continue reading 3rd placed, Solhampton Sunday Open, 96lb 10oz
This week and the first time for ages saw all us Jubilee Nomads fishing a match together. We decided on a visit to Solhampton for the Sunday Open, this week held on the Kingfisher and Jackdaw pools. Phil, Doug, Andy, Robin and Stu all drew on the new Jackdaw pool while Rob and Mark found Kingfisher pool home for the day. On the Kingfisher, Rob … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins the Solhampton Sunday Open
This Sunday Rob and Stu preferred to fish a new venue and travelled to Ockeridge for their Sunday Open, this week fished on the Meadow pool. While Robin, Doug, Andy and Phil decided on the Sunday Open at Woodland View. Rob and Stu probably made the right choice, fishing a smaller open and both caught well. Rob main framed in the match coming 3rd off … Continue reading Rob Butcher takes 3rd at Ockeridge Sunday Open
This Sunday saw Andy, Phil, Rob, Doug and Stu travel to Woodland View for their Sunday Open match This Sunday saw a good turnout of over 45 anglers spread over Front & Back Deans and Hay pools. After the social distancing draw Andy and Phil found themselves drawn on Front Deans, 7 and 17. While Stu, Rob and Doug drew in a line on Hay … Continue reading Andy Mitchell, Top Nomad this week at Woodland View
Nick Gilbert has a large comprehensive range of award winning hand assembled pole floats that cover nearly all UK fishing applications. A Pole Fishing Magazine winner 3 years running. The build quality of these is about as good as it gets and the only range of pole floats I’ve used over the last several years. When I came across Nick’s website shop float store. I didn’t … Continue reading Nick Gilbert pole floats
As the days get colder going into winter should you use lighter lines when fishing on carp venues? I think the answer is NO!! Silvers or F1 fishing is a different kettle of fish so to speak but I generally believe using lighter lines on pole rigs when you are fishing for carp doesn’t make a blind bit of difference. Many anglers sitting on the … Continue reading Light line diameter when winter carp fishing
This week we Nomads fished our own small match on the Old pool at the Lower Broadheath fisheries AKA The Jam Factory. Phil, Andy, Robin, Rob and Doug and invited angler Jason Powell fished the Old pool. Having the whole pool enabled us all to have plenty of room to fish due the current Coronavirus outbreak rather than fishing a larger attended Open match. We … Continue reading Mark Birbeck wins at the Jam Factory
Fresh from a section win at Hillview and picking up the Nomad pounds coins at Moorlands on Sunday. Rob returned to Moorlands for the Wednesday Open with 14 anglers spread over Bank and Moor pools. Rob took advantage of drawing well, finding peg 12 on the Moors pool home for the day, catching F1’s all day on expanders and corn in the margins to weigh … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins the Wednesday Open at Moorlands Farm
This week five of us Nomads returned to Hillview for the Sunday Open. This week with 21 anglers spread over the two main pools, Moorhen and Heron Rob, Robin and Andy drew on the Moorhen pool while Phil and Stu drew on the Heron pool. It was Rob that was the star Nomad this week, winning his section from peg 15 with 59lb 0oz, to … Continue reading Rob Butcher picks up a section win at Hillview’s Sunday Open
This week we Nomads, being nomads fished Opens where we wanted to at Manor Farm Leisure, Hillview, Woodland View and Moorlands farm. Sunday saw Andy and Phil fish the final round at the ICS Winter Pairs League at Woodland View. Phil on Back Deans and Andy on High pool this time. Phil won his section with 45lb and was 3rd on his pool while Andy … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse wins Section at Woodland View
This week we Nomads and a couple of guests fished our own match on the Willow pool at the Jam Factory. After Storm Ciara the previous week we were all itching to get out for the weekly fishing fix and Andy was able to book the Willow pool at the Jam factory, as at this time of the year you can just pay for the … Continue reading Andy Mitchell wins on the Willow pool at the Jam Factory
This Sunday we decided on a trip to Moorlands Farm to fish the Open over island, Moors and Bank pools. 27 anglers fished the match. Robin, Mark and Phil drew on the Bank pool. Fishing was tough early on but Mark produced an excellent finish to win the pool weighing in 54lb including 22lb of Silvers. This ended up overall 4th in the match and … Continue reading Jubilee Nomads pick up at Manor Farm Leisure and Moorlands Farm
Phil Seedhouse - Commercial match angler 