Baits for targeting carp and coarse fish
When David Preston launched Fjuka, it contained a new type of attractant: ‘Sensate™’. Anglers were confused! How can “the same flavour” run through the entire range? Surely a red bait must be a different flavour to a yellow bait? But after many years of R&D Preston knew he was onto something no other bait maker had twigged. And so the Fjuka revolution began. Tom Scholey takes us through the history of the search for the perfect attractive bait…right up to the present day. For the roach angler, autumn meant stewed wheat, hemp, tares and elderberries picked fresh for...
Brad's Bream
BRAD'S BIG FISH BONANZA By Brad Hancock Brad's 27lb 14oz linear Brad Hancock’s campaign for massive bream on a vast Northern water proved fruitful…here’s how he caught a 9.14 bream, an 8 lb tench and his PB carp! FLOATING NEEONZ - THE ULTIMATE STANDOUT POP-UP FLOATING NEEONZ - THE ULTIMATE STANDOUT POP-UP FLOATING NEEONZ - THE ULTIMATE STANDOUT POP-UP Brad's 9-14-0 beast of a bream Brad's 9-14-0 beast of a bream The locals call it the dolphin show, scores of huge bream… I love tackling a new water, but my latest adventure is my biggest challenge yet. On my first...
Wafters & Pop-Ups…What’s the difference?
In simple terms, the main difference is buoyancy. A popup is basically a floating bait, which (as its name suggests) ‘pops-up’ off the bottom. A wafter on the other hand is a bait which is designed to have neutral buoyancy, so it sinks - but only just! Because the Fjuka Hookable Pop-ups and Wafters can be direct hooked or divided into smaller baits, they have even more applications than the harder alternatives on the market. How to use Pop-Ups Watch any underwater video (and there are hundreds out there on YouTube) and you’ll soon realise that most fish...
Brad's Big Fish Bonanza
Fjuka ace, Brad Hancock got more than he bargained for on a recent bream session - after hooking and landing the lake record carp!