Preston Innovations N-10 Hook Review

After recently purchasing and using these hooks on a couple of occasions I felt compelled to write a review on them and share my honest opinions with you. 
First off I would like to say I'm not one for changing things just because something new comes along, much preferring to stick with what I know and feel works for me. I only normally look at other hooks if I start having problems obtaining my regular patterns or feel the hooks I use no longer meet my requirements and the former reason was why I had to look for an alternative pattern. 

Anyway being caught out at the tackle shop and with little insight into other options available I spent a few minutes looking at possible alternatives and came across the Preston Natural range and having previous experience with their PR311, 322 and 333 hooks thought I would look at the range a little closer. I wanted a nice light round bend hook for pole work on both the river and the canal mainly for Roach, Dace and skimmers and the N-10 looked to be about right for the job. I decided to give them a try and bought them in sizes 22 to 16, at this point I wasn't sure where my next outing would take me so I tied a few of each size in readiness for my next trip.

Hemp and Tare Fishing On Rivers

Once the initial early season Bream and Skimmer catches tail off with the increased temperatures, light levels and water clarity things start to get tough on our rivers.
Yes you can still catch a few fish early and late with maggot, casters and worms but you are often plagued with Bleak which unless you are targeting them in a match can be somewhat unwelcome. When faced with these conditions at this time of year it is time to turn our attention to Hemp and Tares. These baits are most commonly associated with Roach but on some days will attract other species such as Chub, Dace, and Skimmers.

Cooked Hempseed and Tares

Opening Session of the River Season 2018

After what seemed to be a very long three months away from the river, June the 16th finally arrived. Having Joined the newly formed Nene Anglers Club a coming together of 2 existing clubs namely (Black Horse and Warmington AC) I planed to start my Season on the River Nene between Elton and Nassington. The weekend before I had joined a working party clearing some swims along the stretch and was almost busting a gut to get at it.

Ground bait Review - Bait-Tech Pro Natural Range

Well I have to admit to being pretty much unaware of Bait Tech before the start of this current river season and having pretty much exclusively used Dynamite baits ground bait for a good few years. Yes I had seen the name about but assumed it was just another supplier of Carp baits. Anyway having seen a couple of videos on YouTube while searching out info on The Great Ouse and Middle level main drain a certain Steve Cowley, AKA Steve's Fishing Channel kept referring to Pro natural ground bait.

This led me to look into Bait Tech and their product range, I read various articles and watched all of their YouTube output until I was fairly familiar with what I thought I could incorporate into my own fishing.