Carp Fishing ~ Rig Evolution ~ Then and Now ~ Lewis Read
In this piece Lewis Read looks at the evolution of carp rigs, and how developments in terminal tackle, new ideas and angling situations have effected this.
In this piece Lewis Read looks at the evolution of carp rigs, and how developments in terminal tackle, new ideas and angling situations have effected this.
Nigel Sharp recounts his time on Gold Lake fishing a social with the Gardner Team at the end of the summer. With some good and some not-so-good looking carp ending up on the bank.
The TT German Rig looks like a Ronnie, but by using a Covert C-Lok swivel (without the flexi ring as used with the Ronnie) it gives the rig less movement, so it acts differently to a Ronnie.
Carp Fishing About two decades ago I came to realise that I'd probably never fish for a record carp so I decided to set my own targets. Over the years I've achieved such targets as the hat trick (common, mirror and leather over 40lbs). Since achieving that I've set myself targets of catching [...]
Tom talks about this years carp fishing, a colossal catch of an old friend, with some other lovely looking carp gracing his landing net!
Living in the carp fishing Mecca of Essex, I am fortunate enough to be slap bang in the middle of some awesome lakes and rivers. In my opinion timing is a key part in my fishing. One evening in late July during the mid-summer heat wave, I was walking my [...]
Earlier this year, around March time, I kindly got an invite from the Crown Estate Fishery Team at Windsor Great Park who run the carp syndicate on the two lakes in the Park. The Lake they wanted me to fish also just so happened to be the same lake I’ve [...]
Carp Fishing Around Christmas time I bumped into an old fishing friend, Lewis at my local gym. We had the usual catch up and eventually got onto the subject of where we’d been angling over the last few years what we’d caught etc. Lewis and his Dad Phil had spent a couple [...]
After weeks and weeks of hot weather and the lake not fishing particularly well, I had a week ahead of me and I wanted to make the most of it. Quite a few fish had been caught during the previous weekend, but fortunately not many of the A team had [...]
I’m addicted to fishing in the UK and I simply can’t get enough of it. Why? Well simply, I just love the experience. Over the last few years I have visited the UK twice a year and 2018 wasn’t going to be any different. During the later part of [...]
I’ve been asked to attend the Carp Society's annual Junior Carp Camp for the last five years, however due to working as a full time angling coach until last year it meant I was unable to attend as I always had my own coaching commitments during the busy half [...]
Last month I arrived at my syndicate lake for a 48 hour session. Luckily I didn’t have college or work on Friday that week, so I managed to get to the syndicate Thursday evening after college. As there were only a couple of people on I managed to get [...]