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BIG GAME IN A SMALL BOAT

UK big game fishing is a weird fascination of mine. From the moment I started boat fishing, I have always wanted to target the biggest and most brutally strong fish that the UK has to offer. But it has to be done in my own boat and on my own terms. Around three years ago I owned a small inflatable boat (SIB). I fished quite regularly on this and those of you that follow my YouTube channel, Muscle Fishing, will have seen some of the fishing adventures I have been on. The issue with this boat is that it’s, well, an inflatable: not good for the sort of fishing I had in mind and planned to do in the long run. My dreams of an upgrade were to be realised when I was in discussions with Polycraft and its UK distributor Mareta. Fast forward a month or so and I had a new boat, the Polycraft 300 Tuffy. A perfect little vessel that would enable me

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