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Spring is here! The long-awaited season, breathing life back into the nature around us and at times, into ourselves. The first taste of sunny days can have a vast improvement on your wellbeing, your mood, your outlook and on your fishing most of all. This month is as action packed as ever, Matt Eaton delves into the use of leaders – something that will serve you well to know, now the weed’s getting up in places – and Oli Davies is our cover star this month, where he shares his spring approach that landed a lovely looking carp, a carp that he’s had in his hands before, when he stocked it. 

Spooner goes on a social at Embryo North Bank with seven lucky punters and Jake, while Trakker cameraman John Flewin shares the first part of his diary from behind a lens. Jake and Ian Russell kick off another new series that showcases all the best day-ticket lakes around the UK and big-carp terminator Scott Lloyd makes a fresh start as we explore his thinking behind his approach to new and old waters.

All this and a shedload more, including an in-depth look at spod combination ranges from Daiwa and Shimano, Trakker bankware and DB7R alarms, and a load of bait from all the masters, CC Moore, Sticky and Dynamite. 

It’s set to be a great spring but with our help it could be unforgettable!

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Every Second CountsOli is a superstar of the mag and we can always rely on him for top quality content; this month lands him on the cover with a lovely woolpack common, his feature includes mid-thirty that was also cover worthy, special, not because of its size, but he actually stocked the carp into the lake, then caught it years later and the image is actually a self-take! But pink tips just pips it!

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Big-Carp MindsetSimon Crow, a man that has brought you no end of wisdom over the last year, returns for a chat about lady luck, something he strongly believes plays a giant part in a lot of captures.

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Catch A Carp A MonthSpooner heads down to North Bank for a social with seven lucky members of the public to chat all things carp fishing and lays out his spring approach to this incredible venue. Can he continue his run of captures to keep the tally going in his A Carp A Month series?

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Tour de Day TicketWe say a heartfelt goodbye to the Troubleshooter series but fear not, Ian is here to stay! Our new series sees Total Carp editor Jake Addison and Ian Russell go on a Tour Of Day-Tickets – from small, intimate venues to the larger three-on-a-spot kind of gigs. Can they kick things off in a new series with some early spring success?

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Copy And PasteOne of the main cogs in the machine that is Baitworks, Mike shares some invaluable knowledge regarding a topic we hear very little talk about. A forgotten method that is a huge edge if used correctly, it’s not a new rig, it’s not a new piece of tackle either, if you are still struggling to guess it, a fancy restaurant would probably call it ‘Deconstructed Boilies’ but we all know it as paste!

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Maximise your spring success with our April issue – out now!