In this piece Lewis Read looks at the evolution of carp rigs, and how developments in terminal tackle, new ideas and angling situations have effected this.
Winter is on its way and Sam details the preparation and tackle he uses to land his targeted pike on the bank.
Nigel Sharp recounts his time on Gold Lake fishing a social with the Gardner Team at the end of the summer. With some good and some not-so-good looking carp ending up on the bank.
It’s not only extremely effective, but incredibly versatile too. Here’s why you should try it...
The Horton Rig is essentially a presentation tailored to catch the fish that are showing over an area that is both firm and relatively weed-free, and is his own tweaked/bespoke balanced bottom bait presentation...
Classic ‘D’ bottom bait rigs have been around a LONG time – for the simple reason that they work! It’s a presentation that offers amazing consistency by way of how the rig lays out after the lead when it reaches the lakebed, and then settles down nicely...
The TT German Rig looks like a Ronnie, but by using a Covert C-Lok swivel (without the flexi ring as used with the Ronnie) it gives the rig less movement, so it acts differently to a Ronnie.
Carp fishing convention dictates that it’s important to match your hookbait to the size of the hook you’re using in order to catch consistently, but MARK WOZENCROFT’S results suggest otherwise...
Line-aligners, kickers, hook extensions... those little bits of tubing have many monikers, but do they all do the same job and when’s the best time to use each type? LEWIS READ provides the answers...
KAI RICHARDS shows why you have to put your faith in zig rigs to target big carp in early spring...
Gardner Tackle’s resident tactical expert LEWIS READ looks at the principal causes of poor hookholds, and some of the simple steps you can take to avoid them...
Which types work best with certain baits and hooklinks? Gardner’s LEWIS READ explains all...
Karlos White reveals a fresh approach to fishing over low-lying weed, using a tactic that has already helped him to catch more than 10 ‘thirties’ this spring...
Carp Fishing About two decades ago I came to realise that I'd probably never fish for a record carp for so I decided to set my own targets. Over the years I've achieved such targets as the hat trick (common, mirror and leather over 40lbs). Since achieving that I've set myself targets [...]
At this time of year carp begin to leave their winter holding areas and investigate the edges of lakes. Gardner Tackle’s Ian Lewis reveals his approach for targeting these margin marauders...
Watercraft and rig camouflage are key to catching carp in spring. Lewis Read reveals his early season approach to keeping the bites coming in clear water conditions...
Tom talks about this years carp fishing, a colossal catch of an old friend, with some other lovely looking carp gracing his landing net!
Living in the carp fishing Mecca of Essex, I am fortunate enough to be slap bang in the middle of some awesome lakes and rivers. In my opinion timing is a key part in my fishing. One evening in late July during the mid-summer heat wave, I was walking my [...]
Earlier this year, around March time, I kindly got an invite from the Crown Estate Fishery Team at Windsor Great Park who run the carp syndicate on the two lakes in the Park. The Lake they wanted me to fish also just so happened to be the same lake I’ve [...]
Carp Fishing Around Christmas time I bumped into an old fishing friend, Lewis at my local gym. We had the usual catch up and eventually got onto the subject of where we’d been angling over the last few years what we’d caught etc. Lewis and his Dad Phil had spent a couple [...]
