Gardner Tackle’s articles. Written by our team of highly experienced carp and specialist anglers.
In my fishing and particularly with the rigs I use, it’s about creating a situation that has to tick certain boxes for me to be 100% confident in what I am doing and how I am fishing. The rig mechanics have to be spot on and work as they were intended to originally. I have [...]
Near to my home in deepest Berkshire resides a 5-6 acre park lake that has undergone many environmental changes over the few decades. It’s truly an urban gem, sandwiched between a housing development and large business park. Way back in 1972 it was used in a film called 'The Offence' starring Sean Connery. Some years ago [...]
What you need... Step 1. If you're using monofilament or Fluorocarbon materials for hingged stiff rig boom sections and stiff rigs a nice tidy loop allows the rig to move freely. Step 2. Start the loop knot with a simple overhand knot about 20cm from the end. Step [...]
What you need... Step 1. Take around 10 inches of 5lb Target fluorocarbon and using a sharp pair of scissors cut the end. Step 2. Tie a simple double overhand knot and pull tight. Step 3. Thread on your hook bait, in this case a 6mm pellet. Step 4. Leave a [...]
What you need... Step 1. Tie a simple knotless knot using a size 10 Target Specimen hook. We prefer a short hair when using this rig. Step 2. Tie a simple double overhand loop, which makes it quick and easy to change the hooklength. Step 3. Add a couple of small [...]
What you need... Step 1. Tie a small size 16 Target Specimen Hook to the length of Trickster braid using your prefered knot. Step 2. Pierce a piece of bouyant Enterprise Tackle imitation corn through the narrow end first with a baiting needle as shown. Step 3. Thread [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. Using a Gardner Stripper Tool, strip back approx. 3 inches of coating. Step 2. Tie a double overhand loop to crate the hair and thread on your chosen bottom bait. Step 3. Martin prefers a short hair, so position the bait until it just touches the [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. A skinned hooklink is perfect for this rig. In this case we are using our colour sectioned Disruption hooklink. Step 2. Strip off sufficient skin from the hooklink to tie on the recommended Incizor hook with a Knotless Knot (no hair required). Step [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. Take a spool of skinned hooklink and a stripper tool. Step 2. Using a stripper tool, strip back around 5 inches of coating. Step 3. Tie a simple double overhand loop to form a hair. Step 4. Tie a simple knotless [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. Tie a size 11 or 12 Mugga on with a knotless knot and 'blob' the tag (optional). Step 2. Using a sewing needle pierce the rubber grub (orientation as shown)... Step 3. ...and carefully thread it onto your hooklink. Step 4. Push the grub over [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. Start off by attaching the Long Shank Mugga to the Vigilante with a simple knotless knot. Step 2. Trim off excess as the hookbait will be mounted on a rig ring, not a hair. Step 3. Push 1cm of 0.5mm silicon tubing up [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. Place hookbait in the corner of the bag. Step 2. Cover with half an inch of mix, position lead and cover with more mix. Step 3. Keep tapping the bag so the mix settles (add PVA friendly liquids now). Step 4. [...]
What you'll need... Step 1. Using a Peel and Pull stripper tool remove around 3 inches of coating. Step 2. Tie a small loop in the end of the stripped braid and attach a 12mm pop-up. Step 3. Secure the pop-up to a size 8 Covert Continental Mugga [...]
