Coarse Articles

I’ve always been an angler, who, like loads of others, thinks ‘I could do that......!’ When I see Matt Hayes, John Wilson and others on television and I read their articles or books, I’ve always wondered what makes them special; how did they end up doing what they do and being paid for it!? This is a tale of a ‘nearly’ man..... 2008 was going fairly well for me, my fishing was on form, I’d been accepted as a ‘field tester’ for a mainstream bait company, I was part of the team which won the UK Fire ... [full story]

Pulling away from the tax office car park I watched its greying edifice fade into the background of tatty shops in the rear view mirror. Headspace was required, so I cranked up noise on the stereo and The Falls ‘Sons of Temperance’ blasted out.   Home was due West, so I headed East - it was one of those days. Wrestling with the financial implications of the mornings meeting with Eddie ‘bleedin fascist’ Hitler, I traveled along the A34, suddenly feeling the need for fresh air to let the whiteness drain from my knuckles… Fanshawe Lane was the next available turn. I indicated and coasted ... [full story]