TOP 5 PERCH TIPS

1 To make pole fishing easier use Drennan Slick on your elastic and a bung on the end to protect the carbon and help with shipping back.

2 You can’t pole fish correctly from a low chair – buy a seatbox and you’ll catch more.

3 Lobworms are my main bait, but don’t forget dendrobaenas, which add movement that perch like. 4 A pole cup offers a huge advantage over a catapult. You can quite literally fish in an area smaller than a dinner plate.

5 Do something different – the first bite on a new venue, using a fresh tactic, is always exciting, and fishing offers an endless array of opportunities.