Camping & The Outdoors
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How to Fish Soft Plastics for Perch in Ireland (2026)
Perch key in on a slow, twitchy retrieve on light jig heads worked tight to structure — bridge piers, reed lines, drop-offs — with most takes coming as the lure... -
Night Fishing Lights for Bank Anglers: 2026 Buying Guide
Night fishing lights for bank anglers are lighting kit built to work from a fixed spot on the shore rather than a boat, covering everything from head-mounted torches for tying... -
Keepnets for Coarse Fishing: 2026 Buyer's Guide
Keepnets for coarse fishing hold your catch alive and in good condition for weigh-in, whether that's a Saturday club match on the Grand Canal or a pleasure session on a... -
Soft Plastic Lures for Perch in Ireland: 2026 Guide
Soft plastic lures for perch in Ireland are small paddle-tails and shads rigged on light jig heads to imitate fry, and the same shapes scale straight up for pike when... -
How to Set Up a Deadbait Rig for Pike in 2026
A deadbait rig for pike is a running paternoster carrying a wire trace and two semi-barbed trebles, built to present a dead fish bait static or slow-moving on the bottom.... -
Wire Traces for Pike 2026: Best Picks and Verdicts
Wire traces for pike anglers are short steel or coated leaders fitted between the mainline and the lure, built to stop a pike's teeth from shearing straight through nylon or... -
Unhooking Mats for Pike: 2026 Buying Guide
Pike and carp anglers handling big, powerful fish need an unhooking mat that cushions the fish, protects fingers from treble hooks, and stays put on wet grass or gravel. A... -
Bite Alarms for Carp Fishing: 2026 Buying Guide
Carp and coarse bite alarms are electronic strike detectors that clip onto a rod pod or bank stick and signal a take with sound and light, so you can watch... -
Downrigger Trolling Ireland: Setup Guide for 2026
Downrigger trolling on Irish lakes is how anglers get spinners, spoons and deadbaits down to 6-15m without loading the line with lead. It works on Lough Corrib, Lough Mask, Lough... -
Fish Attractant Scent Lures for Predator Anglers 2026
Predator anglers use fish attractant scent lures to turn a follow into a take when pike, zander and perch sit deep in coloured Irish water and won't commit to flash... -
Bike Panniers Touring 2026: Sizes, Fit and Setups
Bike panniers for touring and bikepacking trips are rack-mounted or frame-mounted bags built to carry gear across multi-day rides without a backpack dragging on your shoulders. Irish touring routes mix... -
Foot Pump Inflatable Kayak Guide Ireland (2026)
Inflatable kayak and paddleboard owners lose more launch-day time to a slow pump than to any other piece of kit. Get the right foot pump inflatable kayak setup sorted and...
