Gardner Tackle’s articles. Written by our team of highly experienced carp and specialist anglers.
Well, I think it's fair to say it's been somewhat wet this winter for this country, with so many floods and even certain fisheries closing due to unsafe access to swims and their banks simply underwater. The one good thing has been that due to all the mild Atlantic wind pushing into us it has [...]
For my first trip of the year I headed off to my local day ticket water, known as Lakeside. The venue was busy, but luckily I managed to set up next to my mate. As I was getting the rods sorted, I noticed a few fish just below the surface. I soon had a few [...]
I had been thinking all over the Christmas period about visiting a local day ticket lake called Pocahontas in Norfolk, which has a good number of fish present to just under 30lbs. I made a phone call to the very friendly and helpful bailiff to book my girlfriend Samantha and me on for a 24 [...]
When it comes to tricking wily chub there is one rig that does the business and that’s the mag-aligner. The rig was devised by two hugely successful big carp anglers who cleverly incorporated an Enterprise Tackle Mag-aligner grub slid over the eye of the hook, creating a line aligner effect which ensures that the hook [...]
Targeting Roach and Rudd lends itself to two very different methods; the float and the feeder. The float is the more traditional approach of the two and wading out in the shallow margins spraying maggots can lead to some good fun fishing. When the winds strengthen, things can become difficult on the vast open water [...]
Whilst winding its tranquil path through the English countryside, the River Thames has captured the imagination, hearts and minds of generations of anglers. Indeed, my Grandfather fished the Thames for the best part of 50 years, whilst my Dad has spent a similar amount of time both afloat and bank side on this most famous [...]
We often get asked what the differences between the different copolymer mainlines that we sell, so we thought it was high time that we offered you a little guidance on the key differences between our three carp focused mainlines; Pro, Hydro Tuff and GT80+ mainlines. I think it’s fair to say that Gardner has always [...]
Please click on the image to view/save the PDF online.After the success of Gardner Tackle’s carp focused Covert range of terminal tackle, we have utilised the expansive knowledge of our in-house expert specimen anglers, to develop a range of refined terminal tackle tailored especially to fulfil the needs of the specialist angler... In this Target [...]
I nearly always write technical pieces, the 'how to' type articles. However, this time I thought I'd write about a quick over night session I did recently and the recapture of one of the South West's favourite carp some two decades after my first encounter with it. Background The carp in question is known as [...]
Despite a lot of rhetoric, it sometimes seems blatantly apparent that a lot of anglers and writers out there don’t realise the importance of the reaction speed of their rig and what is going on inside the fish’s mouth in the moment of the hook point taking its initial tentative purchase. Watch the fish’s split [...]
NAME: Paul Hatton. EXPERIENCE: I cut my teeth on hard waters such as Redesmere in Cheshire but I simply enjoy catching good looking carp, they don’t have to be huge. I have fished lots of different waters in the twenty years I’ve been carping, I am now confident in my approach and I can adapt [...]
Well, this article was originally planned to be one telling you all of our amazing exploits of non-stop hauling of twenties and thirties from pike mecca Chew, but alas after spending a few days there in November (not to mention quite a few quid in the process), we came away with just three fish landed. [...]
Finished rig and components. Step 1. Attach a float on to the mainline, top and bottom with 3.2mm Latex Bait Bands. Step 2. Tie the mainline and the weak lead link to a Large Covert Rig Ring. Step 3. Tie a couple of overhand granny knots along the lead link to weaken [...]
After a hectic four months when I had not really been fishing due to family commitments before I knew it 2014 had arrived. After the first session of the year had resulted in a blank I was eager to get out again and nail my first carp of 2014. With most venues flooded, and consequently [...]
As we made the short drive to the final lake, we were in around 7th or 8th place in the standings. We knew if we could win this match and other results went our way we could still come 2nd or 3rd place overall. We started setting up with the mindset that if we won [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. Start off by threading a flatliner onto your mainline with a safety bead either side. Step 2. Tie a loop knot in the end of your main line. We have used a single overhand loop for this. Step 3. Cut off enough 12Ib [...]
Target Team Member Sam Meeuwissen has been getting amongst some nice fish on a local stretch of the River Thames in Berkshire. Predominantly after the barbel that inhabit this particular stretch, it has come as no surprise that Sam has landed some nice carp and chub along the way. Using his tried and tested Carbelling [...]
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