Mainline Articles

How To Tie The Hinge Rig
The mighty Hinge Rig, often referred to as a ‘big-fish’ rig is a pop-up presentation ... read more

How To Tie The Simple Wafter Rig
Fishing wafters and tying up effective rigs for these hookbaits may seem tricky or complicated, b... read more

How To Tie The Long Shank Snowman Rig
Snowman Rigs have accounted for trillions of caught carp, and in this ‘HOW TO’ sequen... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites Dan Daneshi
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites Lawrence East
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites Jonny Old
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites Ian Chilly Chillcott
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites Dave Lane
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites John Kneebone
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites Dave Levy
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourite Baits Darrell Peck
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite, go to baits... read more

Team Mainline Bait Favourites Aaron Copp
Our Team Mainline anglers reveal their favourite and go to baits... read more

Boilie Fishing With John Kneebone
John Kneebone explains why he favours boilie fishing over all else! read more

Zigs But Better
Dave Lanes shares his top tips on Zig fishing and what he uses to maximise attraction! read more

The Ultimate Time To Be On The Bank
Adam Reed talks about his favourite time of the year to be on the bank! read more

Jon Shoes Jones
Jon Jones points you in the right direction when thinking about Zigs! read more

Sarah Brown Early Winter Tips And Tactics
Sarah Brown shares the tweaks she makes to keep the bites coming! read more

Lawrence East Winter Mix
Lawrence East shares his top tips on how you can adapt your summer mix to keep the bites coming t... read more

Open Water
Aaron Copp explains why he chooses to fish open water during the colder months! read more

Liquids With Loz East
Lawrence East explains why he add liquids to his baiting approach at this time of year! read more

Dave Lane Super September
Dave Lane explains why this is his favourite time of the year to be on the bank! read more

Adam Reed On Maximising Your Chances Of Results
Adam Reed explains how you can maximise your chances of results! read more

Late Summer Particle Tips With Aaron Copp
Aaron Copp explains the importance of particles during this time of year! read more

Tom Dove On Keeping The Bites Coming
Tom Dove explains how adapting your approach throughout the summer can keep the bites coming! read more

Neil Spooner Making The Most Of Opportunities
Neil Spooner explains to you how to make the most out of your session regardless of the length of... read more

Late Summer With Dave Levy
Dave Levy gives his top tips on making this a productive time of year! read more

Rob Burgess Tips For Post Spawning
Rob Burgess explains the changes he makes to his baiting approach when fishing for extremely hung... read more

Loz East Baiting Tips
Lawrence East explains how he applies his bait to achieve bigger hits of carp! read more

Aaron Copp Mid Summer Tactics
Aaron Copp shares his top tips on capitalising on opportunities during mid-summer! read more

Dave Lane Summer Success
Dave Lane explains why he chooses not to chase around after surface cruisers! read more

Summer Tips With Darrell Peck
Darrell Peck shares his tips on summer locations and baiting approach! read more

Summer Strategy With Adam Reed
With fish spending large amounts of time cruising around and basking in the sun, the general rule... read more

Dave Lane Spring 101
What to do when the time comes to start introducing bait onto your spots! read more

Big Fish Tactics With Darrell Peck
Big fish angler Darrell Peck reveals his go to tactics for the early part of the season! read more

Aaron Copp Spring Tips
Aaron Copp explains how he adapts his approach as water temperatures increase during spring! read more

Lawrence East Post Lockdown Tips
Mainline carper Lawrence East goes through his top tips on a successful return to the bank after ... read more

The Time Of Change
Zigs are exceptional in March, and your winter baited spots will still produce as well. read more

Spring Tips
Spring is on it's way so we asked Mainline's Adam Reed to share his top tips with you! read more

Have A Game Plan But You Must Be Flexible
Aaron Copp explains the importance of having a plan in place but be prepared to adapt and maximis... read more

Kick Start Your Winter
Darrell Peck explains how he approaches the first few months of winter fishing - a bite at a time... read more

Lawrence East Solid Pva Bag Method.
Lawrence East explains why his go to method for catch carp all year round is Solid PVA Bags! Givi... read more

Winter 101
Adam Reed gives his top tips on successful winter carping from keeping warm to locating carp! read more

Brighten Up Your Winter
Consistent carp-catcher, Lawrence East reveals one of the simple and straight forward tactics he ... read more

Particle Power
FROM A HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE FEED TO PROVIDING SUPER TOUGH HOOKBAITS, NEIL SPOONER EXPLAINS WHY YOU S... read more

Spray Your Baits And Boost Your Catch
DAVE LEVY EXPLAINS WHY HE'S KICKING HIMSELF FOR NOT USING HIGH ATTRACT LIQUIDS SOONER... read more

Freezer Bait Enhancement
HAVING PROBLEMS KEEPING YOUR BOILIES IN TOP CONDITION ON THE BANK? WELL DAVE LANE HAS THE PERFECT... read more

Holiday Carping
KORDA KOACH, ROB BURGESS GIVES HIS TOP-TIPS FOR FISHING COMMERCIAL LAKES IN FRANCE... read more

Prepare To Catch
LAWRENCE EAST REVEALS HOW AND WHY HE PREPARES SYRUP INFUSED BOILIE MIX! read more

The Importance Of Colour
Tom Dove explains why your approach should include various colour options when it comes to hookba... read more

Tackling Your Syndicate
Adam Reed has enjoyed some immense big-fish results fishing his southern syndicate water this yea... read more

Solid Success
Mainline carper, Lawrence East explains why and how he uses solid PVA bag presentations so much a... read more

Beat The Silt
Mainline carper, Tom Gibson reveals the baiting strategy he has been using to great success on hi... read more

Match Matrix
Q&A: We talk to reknowned international match carpers, Billy Flowers and Jamie Londors! read more

Fishing Large Lakes
South West carper, Amy Maunder explains how fishing large waters may seem a daunting idea, but is... read more

Chod Rig Help From Team Mainline
Top carpers from the Mainline Team give their advice and tips for fishing the ever popular Chod R... read more

Boilie Tips From Team Mainline
Top carpers from the Mainline Team give their advice and tips to answering commonly asked questio... read more

Liquid Attraction Tips From Team Mainline
Top carpers, from the Mainline Team help you catch more carp with some liquid attraction tips... read more

Feature Finding Tips From Team Mainline
Top carpers, from the Mainline Team help you locate the perfect carp-catching spot... read more

Souper Zig Mix Quick Fire Questions
Windsor carper, Wayne Mansford explains everything you need to know about the Souper Zig Mix... read more

Hookbait Tips From Team Mainline
Top carpers from the Mainline Baits team answer some commonly asked hookbait queries with some gr... read more

Winter Questions Answered
The Mainline Baits Team answer some commonly asked questions regarding fishing in winter... read more

How To Make A High Attract Pva Stick
South West carper, Amy Maunder answers a commonly asked question: which Stick Mix do I choose for... read more

Method Feeder Carping
Mainline's John Kneebone explains why this quick and simple method needs to be part of your appro... read more

Boilie Fishing Masterclass
Mainline carper, Elliott Grey gives you every piece of info you need for fishing with boilies eff... read more

Matching The Scenario
John Kneebone takes a look at choosing the right hookbait for the fishing situation - in this cas... read more

Target Fishing
Mainline carper, Jack Brown explains how fishing tightly to one spot is not just a 'big-hit' tact... read more

Hitting The Surface
Mainline carper, Jack Brown reveals his thoughts tactics behind one of his favourite methods of c... read more

Tackling Bigger Waters
Cornish carper John Kneebone explains how fishing larger lakes can be a lot easier than you think... read more

Stabile Success
Mainline carper, John Kneebone explains how and why its so important to stick with a focused appr... read more

Zig Fishing Only Easier
Windsor hauler, Wayne Mansford reveals his know-how for making a tactic that may seem tricky a ve... read more

Big Carp Rigs
Dave Levy reveals his favoured rigs for three different types of fishing... read more

Attracting Bites
Kev Knight, explains how to nick a few bites even when time and conditions are against you... read more

Wie Stelle Ich Hochattraktive Pop-ups Selbst Her
Wie Polaris Pop-ups mit Tobias Pfliegel machen read more

Readymade Success
Top Mainline carper, Dave Levy explains how to utilise the high-attract pulling power of shelf li... read more

How To Tie-up Glugged Solid Pva Bags
Mainline carper, Harry Law explains why he feels solid PVA bags are such a good tactic and how he... read more

Balanced Bites Part Two
Ali Hamidi concludes his two-part article explaining his favoured methods for utilising the Balan... read more

The Boilie Life Cycle
Everything you need to know about boilie care - from storage right through to rehydrating air-dri... read more

Fishing Single Hookbaits
Fishing 'singles' is one of the most popular quick bite tactics going that also a great approach ... read more

The Running Rig
Our How, Why and When guide to this simple and effective lead arrangement. read more

Balanced Bites Part One
Mainline carper, Ali Hamidi reveals how using 'critically-balanced' baits couldn't be easier than... read more

Triple Action Attraction
Triple Action Attraction - Three feed stimulating signals from one bite inducing presentation! read more

Faq With Ian Chilly Chillcott
Top Mainline carper, Ian 'Chilly' Chillcott gives his answers and advice to frequently asked ques... read more

Faq With Dave Lane
Top Mainline carper, Dave Lane gives his answers and advice to frequently asked questions... read more

How To Improve A Barbless Hook
In this article we give you eight top-tips to you improve the performance of barbless hooks and h... read more

Brighten-up Your Catch-rate
Mainline Carper, John Kneebone reveals why bright 'stand-out' hookbaits are now so important to h... read more

Catch More With Liquids
Find out how you can generate a feed response with liquids to catch more fish... read more