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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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 [...]
