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By Hooked Tackle · Last updated 13 October 2026We are a tackle shop in Newmarket, and we sell Lark Angling tickets over the counter. This is the advice we give pike anglers before they head out

Quick Answer Start with a whip or a short pole, not a 13-metre match pole. A 4m whip kit with the rig already tied is £29.95 and will catch roach, rudd and skimmers on any canal or commercial. F

Quick Answer Smelt and mackerel are the two deadbaits to start with: smelt as the all-rounder, mackerel when you want a heavy scent trail in coloured water. Fish them on a semi-barbed wire trace of at

Quick Answer The best pike lures for most anglers are soft shads on jig heads. A Fox Rage Pro Shad Natural Classics 2 in 14cm is £5.99 and will catch you more pike this autumn than anything else

Quick Answer The Fox EOS Compact at £59.99 is the sensible day-session chair, and the Solar SP C-Tech Sofa Chair at £169.99 is the best session chair we stock — 5.9kg of high-tensil

Quick Answer On most UK waters you will catch roach, perch, bream, carp and F1s, roughly in that order. Identification comes down to three things: body shape, fin and eye colour, and where the mouth s