The final of the Erics Carp Championship has taken place with the final 12 qualifying pairs competing for the £30,000 cash prize. The formidable field of anglers was a real who's who of match carp angling and it was clear at the draw that the result would not be clear cut. With carp spread out among the bays that make up the 25 acres of Farlows Lake, it was clear that the winning pair would be those who kept disturbance to a minimum and kept the fish feeding in their area for the duration of the 48hr match. When the starting hooter sounded, a barrage of baited rigs made it out to the spots and everyone waited with anticipation for the first bite of the match.
Fishing tackle giants Angling Direct are offering free postage on all orders over the Easter bank holiday weekend. The offer is online now, simply enter the voucher code EASTER14 at the checkout and you will receive free postage on whatever you buy. With over 50,000 products, Angling Direct stocks all major brands, including match, coarse, game and sea fishing equipment – so whatever discipline of angling you are into there will be something for you! Plus, with products price checked daily against competitors, you can be sure of getting the best value at all times. Click here to visit the Angling Direct website and start shopping.
120+ exhibitors at Norfolk show. Over 120 stands have confirmed their attendance at the British Carp Angling Show. Taking place at the Norkfolk Showground on the weekend of the 18th and 19th January next year, organisers are expecting to see more people attend this year than ever before. The show premiered in January 2012 and blew the minds of many exhibitors who were thrilled with the busy and lively atmosphere, where visitor numbers reached an estimated 9,000 over the 2-day show.
Just five hours into his first trip testing a new Solar Chilli Club bait, Colin Gray's first take on the new bait resulted in this 36lb-plus mirror. Having picked up his test batch from Solar HQ on Monday evening, Colin headed straight to Darenth Big Lake where he presented an 18mm bottom bait over 1kg of matching freebies at 90 yards. With the first take coming just a few hours later and resulting in this mid-thirty, the Solar team member packed up early Tuesday morning to head back to work with a large smile on his face. The Chilli Club bait is still in development, but the results so far are incredible, as you can see from Colin's success.
Atomic are pleased to report that huge caster and great angler Terry Edmonds has joined the Atomic elite consultancy team with immediate effect. Terry’s capabilities and personality are the perfect Atomic fit. Commenting on their new team member Atomic’s sales and marketing man Nic Brown said: ‘Obviously I am very happy to have Terry on board. He has a unique talent and that offers us great potential when it comes to new product development.
DAY ONE: Win 12in Black Label Powerpoint banksticks (x2) worth £28Twelve is the number and in this case it’s 12in banksticks from the ultra-cool Black Label range. There are two up for grabs which look superb and boast Fox’s Powerpoint tip to help you stick them into even the toughest ground. . .
New angling related gift shop now live. A new online angling gift shop has been launched by the
publishers of Total Carp magazine, David Hall Publishing. The store, which can be found at www. shopatdhp.
Over the winter Wildmoor Waters has made some significant changes to the Main Lake. By separating the summer as Summer Bay, and the new heart-shaped lake now benefits from a reprofiled bottom. A number of submerged features were created as part of this exercise, as previously the bottom was quite flat, so there are now more areas to hold fish.
Other advantages are that the fish density is now even higher than it was before, and the crafty carp can no longer nip over into Summer Bay, out of the reach of anglers in the lodges.
With the weather as gloomy as it has been for the past few weeks, and if you haven’t managed to get out on the banks, then this new film from Nash will give you the carp fix that you need.
At well over two hours and 45 minutes, this is definitely its most diverse, longest and best production to date, which is jam-packed with stunning carp, the latest gear and more tips and tricks than you’ve seen before. Filled with star anglers across all generations, there’s something for everyone on offer here. Kevin Nash and Alan Blair target an untapped virgin lake in the Canaries, while young hotshot Alfie Russell tackles an intricate park lake and the newly crowned YouTube stars Carl and Alex Smith show you how to get bites on pressured day-ticket waters.
Head over to the Total Carp – Official facebook page and you could win this awesome 2-man Maxus bivvy, courtesy of Cyprinus Tackle. It's free and simple to enter, but hurry as it's for this weekend only!https://www. facebook. com/totalcarpmagazine.
The biggest carp angling event of the year has got underway at Farlows Lake in Buckinghamshire, where 12 pairs of anglers are competing for a first prize of £30,000 in the Total Carp-sponsored Erics Angling Carp Championships. The final started at noon on Thursday, 15th August, and over the next 72 hours the qualifiers from the 14 regional heats and two semi-finals will battle it out for the big-money prize. Overall there are three cash prizes – as well as the big money for the winning pair there’s £6,000 for the runners-up and £2,500 for the third-placed anglers. On top of that, the top team in the event will also win a fishing holiday to France.
David Hall Publishing (DHP Ltd. ) is looking for a web designer/developer to maintain and grow its online presence. Web designer/developerApplicants will need to be proficient in HTML, HTML5, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and SEO. An interest in angling will be necessary.
Make tomorrow a day to remember and visit Climax Tackle’s Open Day in Dronfield, near Sheffield. Meet Martin Locke, carp angling legend and boss of Solar Tackle. He will be in store from 10. 30am until 2.