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Total Carp Staff | Aug 14, 2013 | 0 comments

Seafood boilies yield monster for German rodGerman angler Alfons Schambeck has landed his biggest-ever carp in the shape of this 71lb common. Fishing from Swim 18 on the famous Rainbow Lake in France, Alfons put two rods out at 9pm on the first night of a two-week session and, just 10 hours later, at 7am, he landed his new PB. Solar's Seafood Take-Away boilies did the business for the professional chef, who presented a snowman rig with a 40lb Solar Contour Unleaded leader and size 2 Solar Stronghold 101 hook close to a snaggy area at 80 yards. The fish put up a great fight in deep water before finally sliding into Alfons' waiting net.

"formidable Predators Of Fish"

Total Carp Staff | Aug 14, 2013 | 0 comments

BBC’s One Show highlights cormorant issue. The prime-time BBC current affairs show, ‘The One Show’ has highlighted one of angling’s biggest problems – the fish-eating cormorants that are ravaging our inland fish stocks. Reporter, Miranda Krestovnikoff describes the birds as "formidable predators of fish" and wintesses first hand how devastating an impact cormorants can make. The hit show, presented by Matt Baker and Alex Jones, interviews Angling Trust Chief Executive, Mark Lloyd about the problem.

Catch More Carp

Total Carp Staff | Aug 13, 2013 | 0 comments

ACF experts reveal all. If you want to catch more big carp, then you can't afford to miss this month's issue of Advanced Carp – which is on sale today!Inside 17 of carp fishing's greatest minds join forces, to bring you a revealing exposee of cutting-edge carp fishing tactics. Below are just a few of the things that you can expect to see inside:ADVANCED RIG MECHANICSThe legendary Adam Penning reveals a rig coined as the ‘bottom-bait chod’. AN UNDERCOVER CONQUESTOli Davies visits a small gravel pit that holds some incredible old carp.

Picks Perfect Performance

Total Carp Staff | Aug 12, 2013 | 0 comments

41lb Welly monster falls. Martin Pick has had an outstanding year so far. He’s banked a rake of big fish from Wellington Country Park, as well as his Midlands syndicate water and his run of form shows no sign of tailing off. After a short break from Welly, the Korda man headed back there and immediately found himself in action again!He explained: “Because the weather had been so hot I hadn’t been fishing at Wellington for over a month.

Valuable Catch

Total Carp Staff | Aug 10, 2013 | 0 comments

Lucky angler catches £10,000 cash at CLA Game Fair!Jersey-based accountant Andrew Dann was the lucky recipient of £10,000 cash after he won Fish for a Fortune at this year’s CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire. Entrants had just 20 minutes to catch a fish in the lake to then be eligible to be entered into the cash prize draw. At 4pm on the Sunday of the show, Andrew’s name was plucked out of the hat at the Fish for a Fortune pontoon. The married father of two commented: “I was delighted to receive the news of my win! I enjoy all types of fishing, and often go coarse fishing.

Cell Result For Collings

Total Carp Staff | Aug 09, 2013 | 0 comments

Mainline ace's syndicate smash up. The recent heat wave wasn't as hot as Lee Collings rods recently, as this report from the Mainline carper shows!"Following the recent heatwave a couple of my syndicates had shut for spawning so I was undecided where to go, as I had a couple of nights at my disposal and didn't want to travel too far. In the end, I decided to drop onto Fosters of Birmingham Farm Syndicate. On my arrival I was pleased to see the lake was empty - which is always a bonus.

Solar Launch Online Shop

Total Carp Staff | Aug 08, 2013 | 0 comments

Tackle firm to sell direct to the public. 8am on August 8th, 2013 saw the launch of Solar Tackle’s brand-new webshop, Solar 24-7. Every single item made by the world-renowned, UK-based firm is now available at the click of a button. You can shop direct with Solar Tackle from you Mac, PC, smart phone, iPad or tablet, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and have your goods delivered straight to your door, lake, or anywhere else you desire.

Pallatrax Sponsor Emperor

Total Carp Staff | Aug 07, 2013 | 0 comments

Top tackle firm and venue join forces. Pallatrax has announced that it has entered into a long-term sponsorship agreement with the premier carp and coarse fishery Emperor Lakes of South Devon. As of now, this tie-in sees the fishery complex renamed as Emperor Pallatrax. Emperor Pallatrax is an established and well-known fishery which includes three lakes of 2.

Gigantica Kicks Off!

Total Carp Staff | Aug 06, 2013 | 0 comments

Carp Mecca springs into life. French carp-bagging Mecca, Gigantica has well and truly sprung into action in recent weeks. The poor weather conditions through the spring really set the fishing back. The fish spawned later than expected and, as a result, it confused their feeding patterns.

Skillz Does It Again

Total Carp Staff | Aug 05, 2013 | 0 comments

Change in pressure yields giant mirror. Top Dutch carp angler and Fox consultant Ed Skillz has been having a fantastic year so far catching numerous big carp. He has recently been in touch with news of his latest impressive capture. He explained: “A big change in air pressure can make a huge difference in the feeding pattern of carp.

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