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Compare beginner sea-fishing outfits by fishing location, packed size and included equipment. Decide which format fits your plans, then use the live collection and product pages to check stock and exact specifications.
Compare hook-free lines, drop nets and family activity packs for a supervised crabbing trip. Choose for the children and location, then check the exact product contents and options before buying.
Apple for fish, hickory for red meat, cherry in between - which smoking wood chips to buy, fine vs coarse grades, and when dust beats chips.
Hot smoking cooks as it flavours; cold smoking flavours without cooking. Which method - and which kit - suits what you want to make.
New to gathering wild food from the shore? A friendly, safety-first guide to foraging the Cornish coast — what to look for, the simple kit you need, and the golden rules that keep it safe and sustainable.
Marsh samphire and rock samphire — how to find, pick and cook the salty ‘asparagus of the sea’, and how to gather it without harming the plant.
Plan a responsible seaweed-foraging visit: check permissions, local advice, tide and weather, and know when to leave a harvest alone. For seaweed names and identification, start with our separate species guide.
Cockles and mussels are part of our coastal wildlife, but their appearance cannot establish whether they are suitable to eat. Start with local shellfish advice, permissions and current monitoring, not a home purging method.
Is foraging legal in the UK? A plain-English guide to the rules — what you can and cannot pick, where, and the simple code that keeps the coast healthy for everyone.
Which Wood Chips Do I Need? Once you have decided on the flavour of wood chips to use, it is important to purchase the chips or dust that is most suitable for the type of smoker...
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BUYING FISHING GEAR... MACKEREL FISHING When asked which fish a beginner would like to catch, the answer is more often than not, mackerel! Mackerel can be cau...
Our Beginners Guide to Buying Fishing Gear.... FISHING FROM ROCKS / CLIFFS Please note that we do not recommend rock fishing for beginners - it is far better to stick to harbour...
Our Beginners Guide to Buying Fishing Gear.... FISHING FROM A BEACH The main methods of fishing from a beach are bottom fishing or spinning. By bottom fishing from the beach you...
Our Beginners Guide to Buying Fishing Gear.... FISHING FROM A BEACH HEADLAND As with fishing from harbour walls , it is beneficial to know what the bottom is in your chosen fish...
Our Beginners Guide to Buying Fishing Gear.... FISHING FROM A HARBOUR WALL / PIER To make the best choice of rod it helps if you know what the bottom is in your chosen fishing a...
Beginners Guide to Buying Sea Fishing Gear... FLOAT FISHING A great fishing method for harbour walls, piers and rocky headlands Sample Species to target using Float Fishing BLAC...
Beginners Guide to Sea Fishing Gear... BOTTOM FISHING Fishing using weights, hooks and bait, mainly from beaches Sample Species to target using Bottom Fishing BASS COD CONGER EE...
Beginners Guide to Sea Fishing Gear... SPINNING This is our recommended fishing method for the beginner as all you need is a rod, reel and a lure and you can start to fish! Samp...
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