Long pole tactics score in tough conditions

James Howarth takes the victory in gripping contest

A last gasp fish sees team England win the shore World Championships in France

Although many will remember the Royal Western Yacht Club-hosted Final Fling event from the 1980s and ’90s, its rejuvenation with title sponsor Allspars eight years ago has seen this two-day event go f

Ashington secures his second festival victory in fine style

Our historian Keith looks back to an angling sponsorship wrangle from the late 1990s….