Hints and Tips
Improve your coarse and match techniques with a selection of great hints and tips from the pros
Duncan Charman shows how to correctly set up one of the all time classic sea deadbaits, the sardine.
Mark Barrett reminds you that, as with most forms of fishing, choosing the right location is always important when starting a pike fishing session.
Mark Barrett passes on some of the vital lessons he’s learned from his guiding when it comes to connecting with takes from predators effectively.
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Duncan Charman shows how quick and easy it is to make up your own traces using his favoured supple wire.
Predator ace Mark Barrett demonstrates how to set up your front bite alarms and drop-back indicators when fishing for pike, with advice on how to minimise resistance, and avoid deep-hooking fish.
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About richardhandel
I would like to give a brief snap shot of my life and introduce myself;
My name is Richard Handel and was born in 1965 in Suffolk. I have worked as a UK Operation & Intermodule Manager for a shipping company. I live in Hampshire now and am married with 2 young children, both girls so I am a bit outnumbered even the cat is a girl!
I have been fishing since I was about 7 years old. I started on small local rivers in Suffolk, then moved onto gravel pits and then carp fishing. My personal best is a 39.08 mirror, over recent years I have started river fishing again, on the Hampshire Avon, this is a nice break from the carp lakes.
My life has turned a big corner this year, the company I was working for relocated their Operation centre to Estonia. I was offered a job at the head office in London. This would have meant a 5 day commute and working in Stratford. As a family, we did not fancy this, as I would hardly spend any time with the children (and the Mrs). So after 22.5 years, I was given a nice redundancy package and with my wife is working full time. I became the house husband.
This has meant a complete turn around in my fishing, as I can pick and choose when I go. I have found a splendid new syndicate to fish this year, which includes 5 lakes and some 8 miles of river with only 150 members. It's an amazing change to the way I am able to fish.
I am now trying to start my own tackle business and make a bit of a name for myself in the world of fishing, as I have retired from real work.
Richard
UK Carp & Coarse Fishing 