As the midday sun broke through the dark rainy sky I made the short walk from the now water- logged car park down to the lake. Walking round the venue, it was evident that the lake was not fishing at its best however, on a positive note a good mate managed to land a small [...]
Serious fishing was a little delayed this year because I was travelling back and forward to Nottingham to complete an angling coaching qualification. There was lots of written work involved in between the days that I had to be there, but I eventually came through it even though my hand did feel like it was [...]
Due to it's ever increasing popularity the Covert Chod Hook is now available in a size 5, both barbed and barbless. For more information on the Chod Hook and it's unique qualities please click here.
Available for free from your local tackle shop... This is an essential guide to getting the most out of Gardner Tackle’s terminal tackle ranges. ‘The Ultimate Rig Guide’ includes loads of helpful hints that will help you to fine tune your own favourite set ups, as well as step by step instructions on putting together [...]
The third week of September was written in red in my dairy, because that was a week of fishing booked at the holy grail of carp fishing - RAINBOW LAKE. We left on Friday morning, and after a drive of 930 km I parked my car in front of the clubhouse at Rainbow. As it [...]
I started the year off baiting a particular area of the lake, historically a part of the lake that fishes well in the spring. This plan worked pretty well, producing 6 fish on the bank and dropping just one. Pretty soon I got into a routine of baiting up on a Wednesday and Friday with [...]
It had been 9 months since Wayne Rees and I had won the 2010 British Carp Angling Championships, and the time had come round for us to compete in Semi Final 1 of the 2011 event at Barston Lakes near Solihull. All of the BCAC qualifying rounds were complete and the semi final line ups [...]
The New Steve Neville Alarm Backs are now available. They adapt the Neville alarms to work wth the ATTx Receivers. Click on the image to see the full details of the product.
Its been an extremely busy year with my angling since I decided to take up competition carp fishing at a serious level. As any of you that compete in these competitions will understand it takes up a lot of your angling time and often means you miss out on the best times of the year [...]
We would like to congratulate all of the competitors that took part in the “IV National Carp Fishing Final for Spain” that took place in Caspe, Zaragoza between 29th June to 3rd July. This year the event was hosted by the Aragón section of the Spanish Angling Federation, and was sponsored by Gardner Tackle together [...]
Going long.... It was probably around fifteen years ago when I first got the feeling that my catch rates would dramatically increase if I could only cast into an area of my local lake where fish would never usually see bait. I would sit and watch the fish cruising up and down along the far [...]
Some Mondays are great! Especially when we come into the Gardner office and get an excited phone call from one of the team to say they have been successful! This week it was the amiable Tim Child’s turn to give us some more good new, having continued his successful run of the big fish by [...]
Lite Mat. This ultra-light mat is perfect for both carp & specimen anglers that want mobility whilst looking after their catches. Fully waterproof 210D PVC material. Rolls up small, so easy to carry. Secured with twin elastic straps. Hard wearing multi-layer foam filling resists flattening. Supplied with handy draw string carry bag. Unhooking Area: Length [...]
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For some reason I had never really wanted to fish in France! Misguidedly I thought it would be a waste of time, easy fishing and big horrible ugly fish. In hind sight I must admit I was wrong. My angling friends have been travelling to France every year for as long as I can remember, [...]
The New Small Flip Top Box is now available! This Flip Top Box is perfect for the angler on the move! Small enough to fit in your pocket, it will hold all of those small essential tackle items safely and securely. With 9 compartments, that stay closed, for easy seperation. Suitable for any small items [...]
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