Gardner Tackle’s articles. Written by our team of highly experienced carp and specialist anglers.
I can’t remember having a more enjoyable Spring/Summer of fishing as this year. Usually by September I try to move on to another water just for the autumn and early winter, partly as a change and a recharge as much as anything, but this year it has all been about one and I couldn’t [...]
I got down to my local syndicate around midday and walked over to a mate of mine that was had done the night before, he was kind enough to tell me which swims looked good and where he had seen the fish. It was a nice clear day with a South Westerly wind blowing [...]
Just of late I’ve really struggled to get the time I’d really like to dedicate to my angling. It’s one of those things and due to my work and family commitments. In turn, this has put me on a fair few blank overnighters but when you do get amongst the fish it makes it [...]
Name: Dan Handley Where From: Berkshire club water Capture Details: Arriving for a quick day session I managed to get in a swim I've been baiting for the last few weeks on the Berkshire club lake I'm currently targeting, I fished over to the bottom of the adjacent marginal shelf, I'd prebaited with about [...]
To my mind consistent and effective presentation is broadly reliant upon two basic requirements being fulfilled by the angler. The first is making the right choice of the correct lead arrangement – as this directly impacts upon the way the terminal tackle lies on (or in) the lake bed and how it avoids tangling. [...]
Name: Dan Handley Where From: Berkshire club water Capture Details: with the weather forecast high pressure and the temperature due to drop, it wasn't looking great for my two nights down at the Berkshire club lake I'm currently targeting, a cold north westerly was blowing down the lake when I arrived it felt chilly [...]
As the new season became ever closer I received a call from a friend who invited me to a really special syndicate and it was an opportunity I couldn’t refuse. The six-acre lake in question was close to the Longfield site and offered angling unparallelled to anything I’d ever experienced. With only 10 members, [...]
Name: Dan Handley Where From: Berkshire club lake Capture Details: Caught on an overnighter from a Berkshire club lake, I set up on the end of an easterly wind fishing to the adjacent marginal snags where I had seen a fish show, a sticky krill pop up on a semi stiff hinge rig over [...]
It actually frightens the life out of me when I consider the duration of my association with the compact little complex of Colne valley lakes named ‘Longfield’. I was recently reminded that it has actually been over 11 years since I first opened the gates to what I consider to be a fantastic [...]
Over the last few weeks the fishing at the Park Lake has been sketchy in the extreme. With the prevalent NE wind stream that we endured, which knocked the water temperatures back all of a sudden. Those HUGE GREAT Welly CARP stopped showing and gave few (if any) clues to their whereabouts. I [...]
Name: Dan Handley Where From: Berkshire club lake Capture Details: On a recent overnighter on a water in going to be targeting this winter I fished to a silty gulley in between two gravel bars using semi stiff hinges over spodded are of whole and chopped sticky krill, a few fish were showing in [...]
After a crazy 4 months at work, it felt great to finally get the rods out again during my long holiday. I arrived at the lake late Monday evening, the air pressure was sky high and the sun was blazing down. Pegs 1 & 9 both allow access to the Road Bank, which is [...]
Name: Ryan Grogan Where From: LE'tang Nior, France Capture Details: 39lb 13oz Gardner Products Used: All the cover bits and bobs to make up the ronnie rig, and the lead clip system
Name: Lee Fraser Where From: Local club water Capture Details: fishing tight to the trees and the amazing Ronnie rig made with Gardner products Gardner Products Used: 15lb mirage and the amazing Ronnie rig
Name: Geoff Rivett Where From: Wisbech Capture Details: Common carp 20lb 4Oz caught at woodlakes using a Ronnie rig made from your tutorial. Bait was a 10mm cell popup Gardner Products Used: Mugga hook size 6 and quick change swivel. Gardner gt HD 15lb
Name: Lee Fraser Where From: Local club water Capture Details: After speaking to a few people on my way around the lake not much was coming out, I noticed a few fish showing on top and immediately thought zigs. I quickly got into my swim and got the rods on the showing fish , [...]
Name: Lee (Gudgie) Where From: River Wey Capture Details: Only a baby at 15lb 9oz but a river carp none the less, mainline milky toffee pop up. Gardner Products Used: GR60 line
With the tunnel booked for 3 in the morning it was an all-nighter for me and the 13 other lads that were heading over to France with. Either way, I don't think a single one of us would have got a wink of sleep anyway as we were all so buzzed for the week [...]
I knew this year was going to be tough with regards to me getting the rods out, but some things in our lives are simply more important than fishing! Moving my family from our home of ten years to a new house was not only one of the most stressful times in my life, [...]
After having had the target fish that I wanted from Church Farm, it was time for me to move on and find a new venue to fish. I had a few options open to me, but one that caught my eye was Hollybush Lakes, a fishery steeped in so much carp fishing history. I [...]
