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I have and shall continue to lift fish from the water in my net , just because hes a known angler doesnt make his statement right , just his way of doing it .

Korda are probably bringing a new net and sling out , so he just priming the market

I'd take absolutely no notice whatsoever of what ever comes out of Ali H's mouth or any other commercial angler in regards to fish safety..... Seen a few and heard of many times where fish are retained for unnecessary lengths of time, whilst waiting for the Gimp, sorry, photographer, to arrive... Only for the poor stressed out creature to be then, kept out of the water for far too long a time, so the gimp can get enough shots off.. Followed by the immortal words on camera...… "Now let's get her back in the water as quick as we can"...…… .. 😀

I lift the fish in the same way,

I don't get why some people say its wrong to lift fish out in the net ive heard some say the hook can get caught in the mesh but in over 30 years of fishing ive never had this happen

most fish will be lifted in the net out of the water then onto the matt, no doubt about it. and i think you will find evidence of most televised anglers doing this. I usually (if a big fish) take the net from the pole and roll the net up to lift the fish. so it isnt dragging or bumping the ground, Can also make sure its fins are down by its sides.

I have been lifting the fish from the water in the net since the 1980's. Either by sliding the handle back until I can grip and lift the arms, or by popping the net out of the spreader block. Ali Hamidi winds me up with his open mouth before brain is in ignition, and this is another one, although he has gotten part right, and that is the fish must be at the bottom of the net, and the lead clip, hook eye must be clear of the mesh. It is why fine mesh was invented, so tackle and fins don't get caught in it! In fact, watch him on his programmes, The Big Fish etc, and guess what he does, lifts it out of the water in the net. Or even Monster Carp, The German. I am sure that fish was netted, lifted out then unsprung before being put back in the water and towed to the bank. Add to that, if anglers did what he is suggesting, we would find a large number of fish escaping the scales altogether...

For everything you need to know about zig fishing, watch this.

he will be paving the way for the Korda Krane you bet

was on the bank one day and Ali was in the next swim, he was gobbing off at the camera man who said "dont get on your high horse Ali" he replied "i cant"

I use bollies for probably 90% of my fishing and the other 10% i use a standard particale mix of hemp, maize/corn(red and yellow) and some micro pellets thrown in to help soak up the moisture. My bag mixes vary so much that it changes almost session from session but it usually consists of blended up bollies, hemp, corn and a few various liquids. The bollies i use are usually Nash instant action any flavour, Crafty Catcher king prawn/peanut pro and sticky manilla.

see i do this with every fish i catch, always break down the net and roll it up with the fins tucked away. I'll always unhook it in the water too if possible. I guess it just rubbed me up the wrong way when i read his FB post this morning

The 3 for 2 is only on the instant action range. The scopex squid is a more expensive bait. But yeah, on the 5kg price, it’s a real bargain.

Angling direct for Nash is as cheap as anywere...for Nash £8 a kilo you cant grumble at that...i got the 3 for 2 offer....so 6 x 1 kilo bags for £32..

You can get it from any stockist at £39.99 for a 5kg bag.

I got one of the fox jobbies when they were released to see what the fuss was about , best use I found for it was filling up my large spomb 😄

Wychwood Slug Bobbins for me, in "hi-vis" orange. I find they're the perfect weight for the type of fishing I do and they stand out really well in all lights and against any background. The only thing I'd change is the isotope slot. It's next to useless where it is.