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Writer Clinton J Veasey talks about where to find the best coarse fishing tackle

Fishing is one of the most populat sports in the UK. A lot of people go on fishing trips regularly throughout the year. One of the most important things that you’ll need to buy is carp tackle and you should find a range of options online and in stores.

First things first, if you’re interested in buying carp tackle, you’ll have a few things to think about. You’ll have to consider a budget because knowing how much to spend is important. It’s quite easy to work this out as long as you do your research.

Go to your favourite search engine, whether it’s Google or somewhere else, and type in products that you’re looking for. You should also have a pen and paper with you so that you can write down the prices as you go. Once you have a list of prices you should easily be able to work out a realistic budget.

Make a note of offers and deals as you browse the web and make sure that you keep an eye on the quality of products. You want to ensure that you don’t opt for the cheapest price without considering quality. If you do this, you could end up with low quality products that won’t last you very long.

It can be quite tempting to opt for the lowest prices but keep quality in mind. You may also want to consider heading into your local fishing store to see what they have on offer. However, only do this once you’ve got a good idea of what’s available online.

Buying online will give you access to a larger range of products and should help you see a huge range of options compared to simply looking in one store. Usually, the best deals are available online so you should definitely prioritise your shopping to the online market.

Overall, as long as you do your research, buying carp tackle should be easy. It’s simple to find offers online but you’ll have to ensure that you keep your wits about you and look out for deals that could be too good to be true. Keep a pen and paper with you when you’re browsing online so that you can make a note of the offer that you like the look of.

The Texas rig and the Carolina rig are two popular setups for fishing plastic worms, which are one of the most consistently effective bass baits in the world. This article will explain the difference between the two as well as when to fish each rig.

For the Texas rig, the weight is placed directly above the worm. A bullet weight is tied onto the line and is situated directly above the head. The hook should penetrate into the worm’s side so as to make the rig weedless. The Texas rig is my personal favorite as you have a much better feel for the strike. The plastic worm is slowly dragged along the bottom through grass, reeds, sunken trees, etc. The key is to feel the rig slowly tap across the bottom. Work the rig slowly and maintain good contact and feel the bottom.

For the Carolina rig, you attach an egg, bullet weight or split shots 12 to 18 inches above your hook. Simply attach a weight above a swivel and then tie on your leader. You rig up the worm just as you would for the Texas rig, so that it’s completely weedless. Strikes are tougher to feel with this setup, however in deep water or on windy days, when you can’t feel the worm dragging across the bottom with the Texas rig, the Carolina rig is the way to go. Anytime that you sense that something feels a bit different or does not feel quite right set the hook and set it hard. Have a camera ready so you can take some fishing pictures of your trophy bass.