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Pop Up Tips and Edges By Phil Buckley
The majority of my angling is done with buoyant hook baits and here are just a few of the edges I like to employ… Flossing on baits The majority of anglers prefer to tie their pop ups on with floss but...
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MISTY WATERCRAFT by Lee Crampton
Watercraft is one of the biggest advantages you can get when it comes to carp fishing, one hour in the right spot could be worth twenty four hours in the wrong spot. Finding carp is often the...
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My 3 tips for Winter fishing by Mark Woolley
Tip 1: Select a water with Winter form It may sound obvious; however some waters do tend to fish better than offers during the colder periods. The last couple of winter’s particularity have been very...
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Baiting to beat the birds by Ian Jarrold
Late autumn going into winter is the time when the clarity of most lakes improves to the point where it becomes like tap water for the rest of winter. This is brilliant but it does bring its headaches,...
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My three go anywhere carp rigs by Ian Jarrold
The three rigs that I would be happy and confident in taking to any water in the country are the Snowman rig the balanced blow back rig and the multi rig. I have used these three rigs to great effect...
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3 Top Tips for Solid PVA Bag Fishing by Alex Grice
Loose-feed & Hookbait size- Generally when fishing PVA bags in order to make them compact and attractive its best to use a mixture of small bait items. A combination of small pellets and stick mix...
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Bagging up on the Bag by Paul Allen
A recent communication from his eminence Mr. Mitchell hit a chord in my grey matter. Steve was after a technical contribution from his field testers at CC Moore. I do not consider my self a technical...
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Coated Pop-Ups by Dave Graham
For a number of years I’ve been making my own cork ball pop-ups, which I believe gives me the real advantage of playing with the volumes of attractants and bait colour. But making cork balls to me...
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Chod drop off system by Ian Jarrold
With any lead system that you choose to use getting rid of the lead on the take is of paramount importance. In my opinion it is the single most important thing in landing a fish, I believe in losing...
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Right rig for the job by Dan Leney
Pre-spawning is a time that is always hit and miss when after tricky carp. They are either in the winter slumber or just waking up for the beginning of the warmer months. It’s not until the water temp...
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Adding flavour and attraction to your boilie fishing
One of my favourite methods of targeting carp is boilie fishing. With water-craft and location always of the up-most importance, I find that boilie fishing is an advantage when moving on to fish. It...
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Hinged Stiff-rig by Lee Crampton
Everyone has their favourite rig and I’m no exception. I truly believe that the chod rig is the all time ‘take anywhere’ rig due to its ability to present a hook bait on top of many conditions better...
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PVA Stringers- A forgotten tactic
PVA products have revolutionised carp fishing since their invention, but one type of PVA has fallen out of favour with the modern day carp angler; The PVA Stringer. It is now more popular to create PVA...
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How to Minimise Tangles
One of the worst things in fishing has to be winding in a perfectly placed rig, only to find you didn’t get a take because it had tangled! It happens very easily if the setup isn’t up to the task, but...
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Working spots and keeping them going by Ian Jarrold
There are two different types of spots, the first are natural feeding spots that are usually found by watching where fish show and casting a hook bait to them to begin with then investigate the area...
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10 ways to save a blank this Winter
As the clocks go back and the darker evenings draw in with noticeably colder night time temperatures approaching, the changes in the season bring with it leaf littered lake-beds and big winds that stir...
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November, the month to be out catching by Dan Leney
In my opinion the best time of year for targeting those special rarely caught fish is November. With the nights already drawing in and the thermoclines in the water tumbling the cold rain water,...
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Ditching the Lead by Ross Starkey
Since June I have been trying to get to grips with my new syndicate water, a well-established crystal clear 12-acre gravel pit that averages 12-14 feet deep and is full of various types of weed. 300 or...
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5 tips for overnight success with Simon North
Over the last couple of years most of my fishing has been single nights only, so with very limited time you have to make sure you tip the balance in your favour. Here are my top 5 tips that have helped...
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My Ferrero Rocher Hookbait by Phil Court
This is just a short piece detailing one or my favourite hook-bait presentations. it gets its name because it resembles a famous chocolate. I have been using this hook-bait presentation over the summer...
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