Recommended Gear from Angler Magazine
Our new store will offer you places to shop, books to read, dvds, and clothing that works great bank fishing clothing. Look to this space as we near Spring for great buys from around the web, fantastic fishing gear for Chicago fishing and freshwater fishing in general. From hour hand-picked list of best equipment, vendors, bait stores, you can find all you need to to get ready to fish this Spring.

We have scoured the web for the best prices on fishing gifts, fishing books and the best in angling DVDs!

Matchfishing Books (Bank Angling) US Store
Fishing Encyclopedia *****
Ken Shultz Fishing Encyclopedia
This massive book is chocked fill of fishing information including a chapter on float fishing by Fishing Hall of Famer Mick Thill! Contains, knots, fish id, tactics, tips and illustrations top in the US! This is a great fishing gift for an angler you know!

Bob Nudd Pole Fishing Pole Fishing Instruction *****
This book is written by the man or "the man" in English Match fishing. While the techniques will NOT entirely match US fishing species or waters, the basic concepts are fantastic to match up with your local expertice and US fishing experts to teach you match fishing & better bank angling tactics.

Matchfishing UK Store
aThese books from overseas as well as DVDs will not match your local scene exactly but what they can do is provide you with some knots, tips and useful information on setting up gear. What you will NOT want to do is take all their advice on gear as US gear is dramatically different. The speices they fish for and even same fish spepies such as carp do NOT behave the same as our wild fish which fight much harder than their stock pond fish. Consult your local expert or club expert for details and stick with your local tackle dealers as they will have a better selection of gear for you.

Recommended titles carry the rating system to the right of the links ( **** ) out of 5 marks. These titles have been reviewed by staff. Others titles will be reviewed shortly and listed here in our store.

Knots Encyclopedia & Guide
Book for knots will have a great selection of knots from anglers who have been fishing for 1,000 more years than US anglers-

Waterproof Guide to Knots
Tacklebox companion which is laminated for you to keep on shore! Get this in your box and tie knots in a downpour!

DVDs
Carp & Match Fishing
The video from this series is pretty well done. As with all Euro videos, some of the language and species will be tougher to understand- for basics this is a good series.

How to Take Up Course Fishing ****
This DVD is recommended by MidwestAngler and contains some essentials you will need to improve your bank angling. The term "course fishing" is a match (competition) term which means venue, canal, pond (the course as in golf course). This video demonstrates a lot of basics and is from the UK

GO Fishing
Fishing Masterclass is a respected series of fishing videos for bank angling. This will show you the basics of fishing. This is a UK video so some species will not match. Basic fishing principles within are far better than anything you have seen on your weekly fishing program.

River Fishing with Floats
The introduction of current will greatly increase the difficulty of feeding fish and setting up gear for the new angler. Principles involved in Lake Angling require dramatic changes in order to achieve success.

Method Fishing Feeders
Bob Nudd, master angler and long-time top competitor offers his expertice in teaching you the method feeder. This is where the angler attaches bait to the line behind a small canister to attract fish. This fishing is a good way to catch fish but is not as easy as one would make it. Skills involved in fishing the method feeder can be MORE difficult than fishing a float- this video would be good if you are interested. Learn from the best English Match Angler.

Bob Nudd Lake Fishing
If you want to learn how to land fish from a top competitor, give this DVD a shot.
UK titles do not always match gear or species but for basics, this is a good watch.

Bob Nudd Whip Fishing
Whip fishing is the art of pole fishing for smaller fish. A whip is also a modern cane pole and the Whip gets its name from the sound the pole makes when it fires a bait out during the cast "whhhhip!"..

Team USA Fishing Gear-
Cool USA fishing Team gear coming soon as well... limited edition. Reserve yours today. Coming soon!

Logo Design for your Club or Company/Event
Have a club, wish to get a logo for your club- we have done several club logos. You can also purchase embroidery, silkscreen designs from us. Examples of logos we have done (like the Midwest Angler logo) For information, email john@midwestangler.com.