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 [...]
A very lucky chuck and another chunk of a carp... I can’t quite believe that I’m sat here tapping away on the old keyboard, starting another piece for the website. As you may have guessed already, inevitably it means that I have enjoyed some success at the Park Lake. I’m no angling hero - [...]
Hoofdzakelijk bestaat mijn visserij uit zeer korte sessies. Voeren,observeren en aanvoelen is dan ook meer dan noodzakelijk om nog maar van een mini- succesje mogen te spreken.Dagelijks naar het water rijden om te voeren en statistiekjes bij houden van eigen sessies en die van collega’s zijn nodig om hier geen overbodige uren te kloppen,al [...]
An all too rare family holiday interrupted my overtly relentlessly/excessive angling for a couple of weeks in August - and you know what I thoroughly enjoyed every precious second spent with Sophie and TLSW. It was bloomin’ dreamy. I personally ate about 10 goats worth of Feta and came back [...]
It was time for my annual pilgrimage to France, to try and have a relaxed ‘holiday’ whilst doing a spot of fishing - although the lure of catching a carp or two always seems to over ride my ability to be sociable! The group I was angling with for the week left on the [...]
In July this summer I went fishing in France, I had planned to fish a partiular club/syndicate lake in the Nancy area that I knew holds a few very good; big commons and some very nice back up fish. I booked the week via the owner, who I knew from a session I had [...]
What you need. Step 1. Mount a size 12 swivel onto a Pop-Up Hook Aligner (large Pop-Up Hook Aligner for size 6 hooks as shown). Step 2. Take 40cm of a supple, sinking skinned hooklink, Ultra Skin is ideal. Step 3. Don’t bother stripping it. Simply attach the hook [...]
On the basis of the last few weeks result I have been defecated on by a bird (isn’t that supposed to be lucky) as I have enjoyed a fairly unprecedented golden spell in my angling. It’s almost impossible to say why my lucks changed, it’s true to say I have done an LOT of [...]
After enjoying a bit of success on the bank over the last few years I’m often asked, be it on the lakeside or through social media, “what rig did you have it on” or “what bait was it on”? I’ve considered the motives of that question numerous times, but one thing I’m very rarely [...]
After spending the last couple of weeks flitting around on different venues, it was time to head back to Church Farm at Yateley. I checked the weather for the week ahead and the pressure was expected to drop and a new South Westerly wind was forecast for the next couple of days, so I [...]
Over the past month I had lost the buzz for my fishing. No matter how hard I tried to get it back I just couldn't quite do it. Even popping to one of my local waters for a quick overnight trip and landing 2 fish to 26lb still didn't seem help. All of [...]
Hook Stops and Swivels. Recommended hooklink. Step 1. Start by cutting a 1cm length of Large Covert Shrink Tube. Step 2. Position the shrink tube onto the hook shank before mounting the size 12 Kwik Lok Flexi-Ring Swivel onto the hook eye**. Step 3. Pull the [...]
The completed Horton Rig underwater. Step 1. Strip off 20cm of 35lb Ultra Skin. Step 2. Double over the hooklink and thread it through the hook eye and then add a Target Rig Swivel. Step 3. Pass the loop carefully over the point of the hook (Multi Rig [...]
After enjoying a bit of success on my last session a couple of weeks ago, my confidence was where it needed to be and I couldn’t wait to be back down the park. I had no idea how the lake had been fishing or what had been out; and to be fair I wasn't [...]
Afgelopen voorjaar wist Danny de Kruyff een aantal zeer indrukwekkende vissen te vangen tijdens een korte Frankrijtrip. De vangstfoto’s zie je in dit artikel terug én we zijn natuurlijk vooral benieuwd hoe Danny een dergelijke trip heeft aangepakt. Al in het begin van maart worden de plannen gemaakt voor de trip later die maand. [...]
With a 48 hour session ahead of me, I had a good walk round my syndicate lake and with an area known as the Comfy doing a lot of fish in recent weeks being vacant; it seemed a good place to start. I got everything set up and then found a spot straight out [...]
After a bit of a break from fishing, to butter the Mrs up with a holiday and because I had just started a new job, I was pleased just to be starting to get back down the pond regularly.My first few nights in the warmer weather had proved frustratingly difficult! The fishing had [...]
The hugely successful Covert Hook range has been subject to a radical face lift, incorporating a minimalist stripped back protective electroplated finish. This ensures that the hooks all have longer sharper tapered points which remain super sharp, an essential attribute for any effective rig. Finally, we have incorporated a micro barb to fall into line [...]
