English fishing: advice and the best equipment

In sea fishing, over the last twenty years, we have witnessed a progressive increase in fishermen using the Bolognese rod, the undisputed queen of ports and reefs. Parallel to this phenomenon, mainly due to the effectiveness of this technique and the apparent simplicity, there has been a decrease in fixed rod fishermen. This is why we often read that the Bolognese rod has supplanted its historic rival, the fixed rod. The saying states that between two litigants, the third enjoys... And indeed it was like this. A technique of Anglo-Saxon origin, created for freshwater fishing, introduced in Italy in the 1980s and adapted perfectly to marine waters, it has not undergone particular changes among its "electorate". It has always remained in vogue, even today. We are talking about the famous English style fishing: a specialty invented in the 1960s by Billy Lane in England, which has fully entered the technical baggage of many fishermen due to its practicality and adaptability to multiple situations. Today we will address it both from a technical and strategic point of view. We will give you useful ideas to broaden your knowledge and have fun with an alternative method, which represents a wild card for fishing for sea bass, sea bream, mullet, boghe, garfish, in short, both grub fish and fish that live in mid-water.

English fishing equipment

Getting into the heart of English fishing, it is necessary to deal with the topic by talking about the equipment. English fishing requires specific rods, reels, wire lines and leaded floats. If you want to practice it correctly, you need to stick to a typically "British" handbook, just like the champions do. The rods, for example, are of two types: in three pieces, with a neoprene mixed cork handle (or just cork), usually with a length of 3.90/4.20 and 4.50 meters and a power between 2 and 25 grams. The reels, designed for this wonderful fishing technique, have front or rear drag, size 2500/3000 and a recovery of 6.2:1, so they are particularly fast and with a turn of the handle they can recover up to 70 centimeters of monofilament. Therefore, the monofilament, another fundamental element: sinking, black or brown, of 0.14/0.18. And also the leaded floats, of two types, called straight or bodied. Straight, as the word itself says, means linear, tapered, therefore in peacock feather or straw-type plastic. Bodied, i.e. with underlying camber, where most of the lead is enclosed, in balsa or composite material. They are available on Pescalacca, in weights from 3 grams upwards ( https://www.pescalacca.it/galleggianti-e-bombarde/galleggianti-e-bombarde-galleggianti-inglesi.html ).

How to make a rig for match fishing

Shore fishing enthusiasts have studied and experimented with different lines for match fishing at sea. Among these there is one that is almost universal, of considerable effectiveness, applicable both to the port context, from the beach and from the cliff. The line we are presenting today is simple to build and all the elements are there on Pescalcca to realize it. Along the beam, made up of the 0.18/0.16 sinking mother thread, we will pass a wool stopper or knot. We will then insert a shock absorber bead and a 6/8 gram bodied leaded float with +2 capacity. We'll close everything with a swivel. Taking the line back in hand, at a distance of 1.5 metres, we will apply a bulk of 4 pellets of No. 4 (0.32 g x 4). Moving closer to the swivel, we will instead mount 3 0.18 gram pellets at a distance of 20 centimeters from each other. Possibly we will string a fourth dot on the line, to perfectly calibrate the float, always at another 20 centimetres. The terminal, varying in length between 70 and 120 centimetres, will have a diameter of 0.14/0.12.

Advantages and strategies for sea fishing

The advantages of English fishing are many. You can fish at different heights, even higher than the length of the rod, thanks to the stop knot. The float overcomes the force of the wind, thanks to the sinking monofilament. And again, the leaded float allows you to cast at short, medium and long distances. A multipurpose technique, in short, which requires some strategies. Among these we certainly include the choice to fish in mid-water for prey such as garfish, boghe, sea bream, damselfish and other fish that move on the surface. Or, if you are looking for larger fish, such as mullets, sea bass and sea bream, you must necessarily probe and fish on the bottom, where the fish graze. Another strategy concerns baiting, which must be constant and precise, consisting of maggots or flour. For this purpose, Pescalacca offers slingshots ( https://www.pescalacca.it/accessori/accessori-fionde.html ) that will help in baiting, available in various powers and sizes.

Our handbook has reached its conclusion. We have finished our article on match fishing. Now you have all the basics of the theory at your disposal. What is missing is the practice, to be done by the sea, perhaps with Pescalacca products, specifically designed to best practice match fishing. Good fun!