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46 questions, one page each, with the answer in the opening sentence rather than after four paragraphs of preamble. Where the honest answer is that the published figure was measured on a bench, or against an angler who is not you, the page names those conditions and goes no further.

Choosing

Which of the seven rod families the water asks for rather than which brand made it, what to buy first for lures, whether a combo is a good buy, and what to check before a boat trip.

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Casting weight

What the range in grams on a blank actually includes, why a test curve in pounds describes a casting load and not a fish, and what a fibre number tells you.

3

Reels & drag

What a size number holds, when a second drag earns its premium, and why a gear ratio reads directly while a bearing count says almost nothing.

3

Line & leaders

Mono against braid against fluorocarbon, why a diameter means nothing without its breaking strain, and the two metres that come off before every session.

3

Lures

The running depth almost no listing prints, matching a jig head to a body rather than to a weight, and what separates a spoon from a spinner.

3

Hooks & rigs

A scale that runs backwards and then reverses, tied hooks against loose ones, which carp rig suits which bottom, and why a swivel needs a kilo rating.

5

Floats & feeders

Loading a float to its rating so a bite shows, why an inline feeder hooks the fish for you, how many quiver tips a rod needs, and what a lead shape changes.

4

Bait

Price per kilo rather than bag price, what the species on the bag actually describes, boilie diameters against pop-ups, and how much to take.

4

Sounders & cameras

Castable against mounted, what Chirp and GPS each change, cable length as a working depth, and the three figures a bait boat is bought on.

3

Alarms & pods

What the count in a 1+2 set means, when a pod beats a bank stick, which rests a rod actually needs, and the clamp figure that decides a boat holder.

4

Handling & nets

Why a rubberised mesh is the cheapest decision here, what size mat holds a carp, what a scale does not publish, and whether to use a keepnet at all.

4

Waders & flotation

Why a wader size is a shoe size, what a newton class is designed to do, and why a landing glove and a warm glove are two separate purchases.

3

Transport & storage

Holdall length against a made-up rod, tackle box against rucksack against seat box, and measuring your largest tray before reading a litre figure.

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