jacket pocket and you could basically expect a foul-smelling, stiff glove on your next fishing trip. It’s a work glove, not a glove for landing fish. During a visit to the UK, I was introduced to the new “Orvis Landing Glove”, which attracted my attention right away. Well, DKK 250 is a lot for a glove, but it’s probably my best investment in a small item that I simply cannot do without now! It’s easy to attach to your fishing jacket or the new Sling Pack. It comes with a carabiner hook and cord to keep your landing glove under control at all times, during the fight and in transit. Slipping your hand into the glove is always easy, and its quick-drying fabric means you’ll never be left with a foul-smelling, stiff glove.
UV Power Lamp
For many years, my summer fishing has involved a little luminous bead in front of the fly, and this has resulted in a lot of fish, and fun moments. The only thing is, you have to “charge” the little luminous rubber bead with light. You have to do this as quickly as possible without frightening the fish nearby. For many years, I used my head torch, which was a great way of terrifying the fish out in front of me when I wanted to recharge the beads. After not very many minutes of fishing, I had to recharge the little bead again, as it quickly lost its glow. The perfect solution was a UV Power Lamp which fully charges the bead in just two seconds. You can keep it in your pocket or hang it from your jacket on a strap so you can get at it quickly. The benefit of using a UV Lamp is that the light in the bead lasts five times as long as it would if you’d used an ordinary light. Cheap little UV lamps are no good with saltwater – don’t even try! Instead, buy something that really works, so you’ll also have a UV lamp for fly-tying, repairing your waders and making loops in the line.
with two flies without causing significantly more tangling during casting. Two different flies on the leader means more fish… So try affixing an extra fly on the line next time you go fishing.
A suspended fly as bait
Many spinning anglers use quite ordinary coastal flies when they opt to tie a fly in front of their lure or bait. Most flies end up in the hands of a fly-fisher who likes to load them with a weight – but this is the problem. A weighted fly hangs lifeless, close to the main line, which adds to the muddle between fishing lines. The worst thing, however, is that the fly is “dead” and not at all attractive or appealing, which was the whole point in the first place. A weighted fly must not be used as a suspended/secondary fly! If you try setting an unweighted fly, such as a cigar fly, you’ll see a dancing, appealing fly as the lure “swims” through the water. Once you’ve experience the difference this makes, you’ll never want to tie an “ordinary” fly again. You will soon reap the rewards of making this small change.
The right bombarda float
These days, there are all sorts of bombarda floats, but most are only floating or intermediate. Bombarda floats by Milo are not intelligent, but they are perfect for sea trout angling. Anglers often fish their bombarda much too slowly using a float on the surface that leaves big dents behind it. That’s really not what it’s about... Speed-fishing with bombarda (i.e. fast spinning) is only possible with these floats by Milo. The most widely-used ones are the Red (1–10 cm) or Blue version, which stay 1–2 m below the surface. By using these sinking versions, you can spin your flies much faster, so your angling will be far more effective... sea trout just love fast flies and they will make a snap decision on whether to attack the fly before it disappears. In brief: you’ll get more speed on the fly if you use a bombarda. Quite simply, you’ll catch more fish that way.
A leader for bombarda angling
Fly-fishing uses a tapered leader for improved casting and less tangling of the line when casting flies hundreds of times during the day… Most bombarda anglers buy a cheap nylon roll and draw out 3 m as a leader. Unfortunately, you often see the line getting in a mess during casting or the tippet crashing down from the sky and ending up in a big tangle. When using a tapered fly leader, bombarda anglers will find the line extends much better than if you just use cheap nylon. You can always lengthen your leader with a new piece of tippet to make it last for a number of trips. Using a tapered leader also makes it possible to angle
Live-bait fishing
Live-bait fishing is good – no doubt about it. Unfortunately, it is difficult to obtain good Tobis bait or fresh bristle worms for your angling. Another disadvantage is that, when you cast the bait into the water, the bristle worm or Tobis bait often breaks up if you are trying a long cast. It can prove expensive and disheartening to throw worm after worm into the water only for it to break up. But Berkley has produced a faithful copy of both the bristle worm and the Tobis bait; you can buy a small bucketful which will last for several fishing trips. With this, you won’t have any trouble casting when it’s windy or when you just want to cast much further out. If you affix the bait using a special Gulp Rig, you can be sure it will hold your bait and you’ll also hook the sea trout most effectively when it bites. Sometimes, in autumn and spring, this type of angling can be amazingly effective – and if you strike lucky on one of those magical days, you will easily outdo all your fishing mates. Using a Milo bombarda float, a tapered snood and this effective Gulp product will bring you a big step closer to success with sea trout.
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