I consider myself to be very lucky being a member at Welly, as it is a VERY friendly syndicate, in which there is virtually no jealousy or sniping; it’s part of what makes angling at Welly so enjoyable. The syndicate is populated by a great bunch of rapscallions; a real mixture of larger [...]
I was as keen as ever to get back the lake after a short absence, especially after my previous successful session, as I wanted to keep the momentum going! This enthusiasm meant that I arrived at the lake in good time for the gate to open at 6AM. The lake [...]
Frans paradijs Tijdens de lange wintermaanden was ik al plannen aan het smeden om terug te keren naar het Franse openbare water waar ik al eerder aan de slag was. Omdat ik er al enkele jaren heen ga, zijn mijn verwachtingen erg groot. Ik ben er ooit eens mee naartoe [...]
I had been persevering down the lake for a few weeks previously doing work nights, and to be honest I was getting a bit fed up of how poor the weather had been and as a result the lack of fish activity. I’m more governed by my work schedule these days, so I [...]
Tweaks to this rig worth considering would include using a rig ring blow-back style trapping the hair to make the finished rig react faster when a fish inhales, mouths or tries to eject your hookbait. With pop up rigs it is normally best to position the rig ring so that it traps the hair [...]
It has been a little while since I have had the opportunity (or reason) to write for the website. Like many in the trade this is mainly because of the dual evils of the weather and show season that have inevitably impaired my time on the bank. But finally, after [...]
La redazione di Carpaonline non poteva esimersi dal provare e mettere in confronto le 2 centraline di Casa Garner che per chi non le conoscesse sono compatibili con qualsiasi tipo d’avvisatore con la sola aggiunta di bulbi trasmittenti che vengono venduti a parte. Stiamo parlando della ATTS V2 Receiver e [...]
Having seen loads of Milemead's stunning fish popping up on my Facebook, it was only a matter of time before I went for a trip down there. Before my visit, I did my research by asking a few guys about the lake and how best to approach it. From the [...]
At the start of 2016 I didn’t really do much fishing. I had important exams coming up at college, so I was cracking on and doing my revision for them. Angling wise, my main target for 2016 was going to be to catch the rest of the fish I had [...]
After a few phone calls to check on current water conditions after the recent cold spell, and finding out that the lakes I wanted to fish were frozen, I decided that a bit of angling on a local water was in order. Luckily, my part of the country had remained [...]
This year’s fishing has been one of the hardest years for me as time on the bank has been limited due to having to sit my GCSE’s, start college and find a job. Although a lot has happened I was still able to land four 30’s, which included a new [...]
It was the 8th February 2016 and I had just finished an eleven hour shift at work. The weather up until now had been some of the mildest we had experienced for a number of years, with mostly warm South Westerly winds and the temperatures hadn't dropped below double figures [...]
2016 started quite slow for me as I wasn’t able to get out much and when I did I felt very out of touch. I landed my first carp of the year on a very frosty morning on the 24th of February and I was elated to finally catch one [...]
The start of 2016 was a frustrating period of my angling because it was virtually non-existent, which was very unfortunate with the mild conditions the UK was being blessed with. I had to work in amongst university life to get the funds together to renew my ticket for Wellington Country [...]
The weekend before the VBK meeting and the show season kick off and not much fishing done after my October fishing trip to the UK, I’ll give you an insight on my angling I did this year. Recently I keep planning sessions, but keep skipping on them as I have [...]
Every year for the last few years, myself and a bunch of mates take a trip (sometimes two) across the channel to Lake Serene in France. It’s a stunning little venue which is brilliantly run by the owners John and Mave. As usual we were booked to fish on Lake [...]
An introduction from Lewis Read: "Everyone here at Gardner Tackle is thrilled with our new consultancy agreement with big carp supremo, Nigel Sharp. Nigel is a hugely gifted and exceptional angler with an immense knowledge and experience base that will undoubtedly bring a lift to our product development through his personal testing and use [...]
Shows are enjoyable graft sometimes. I was ‘hatched’ locally to Sandown where I have a lot of old friends that I rarely see. I knew I would have 2 days of hyperactive gibbering and relentless playfulness (in amongst the customer liaison of course), so it wasn’t too bad for a [...]
At the start of the year I was at a bit of a loss as of where to fish, and with no tickets acquired for the coming season, I decided to spend some time fishing day ticket venue Hollybush Lakes on the Hampshire/Surrey border. I really enjoyed my fishing on the venue, catching [...]
My last ‘proper angling trip’ was back in early October if my memory serves me well and I decided to take the Friday off work and do my best to get on the fish. Keen as mustard, I was down at Swan well before first light and after a thorough lap looking and listening [...]
