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Our Cla Competition Winners!
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 01, 2013  |  0 comments
Big congratulations to James Whittaker and Vicky Oliver who are the lucky winners of our competition to each win Family Tickets to the CLA Game Fair worth up to £58! Have a great time guys!This year the UK's largest and the world's leading countryside event will be held once again in the grounds of the beautiful Ragley Hall in Warwickshire. Over three days from July 19th to 21st, more than 100 exhibitors will be showcasing the latest and greatest tackle from the angling world to inspire you, while you can witness demonstrations from some of the world's best anglers in sea, fly, carp and general coarse fishing. But the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) Game Fair isn't all about fishing – you and your family can also enjoy everything to do with the countryside, including food, horses, falconry, guns and gun dogs, clay shooting, archery, a craft village, clothing and much more. For more information on the CLA Game Fair and to book tickets, visit www.
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Bait Tech Sponsors Viaduct
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 01, 2013  |  0 comments
Bait giant backs top fishery. Somerset’s famous bagging Mecca, Viaduct Fishery, has teamed up with bait giant Bait-Tech. The popular southwest venue, famed for its huge catches of big, hard-fighting carp and colossal bags of silver fish, will now be known as Bait-Tech Viaduct Fishery, with the immediate launch of an ongoing sponsorship programme. Bait-Tech’s Andy Neal commented: “Viaduct is an amazing place – beautiful and tranquil, with unrivalled fishing potential.
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Gone But Not Forgottten
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 01, 2013  |  First Published: Jun 30, 2013  |  0 comments
Angling world mourns as Kev Green passes away. The angling world is in mourning following the news that Kev Green, a top angling journalist and former editor of Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine, has lost his battle with cancer. Kev, 40, was one of the best respected angling journalists of his generation, starring in several books and DVDs alongside his editorial work. Close friend Dave Harrell paid tribute to Kev on his Facebook page: "It is with great sadness that I must report the passing away of Kevin Green, a man who will be known to many thousands of people as the editor of Improve Your Coarse Fishing.
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More For Your Money
Total Carp Staff  |  Jun 28, 2013  |  0 comments
FREE Fladen PVA bags with July Total Carp. The July issue of Total Carp, which is on sale now, is packed full of tips guaranteed to help you bank more carp. Alongside the 220-page plethora of features, competitions and product reviews, readers will also receive a FREE pack of Fladen PVA bags!Below are just a few of the tip-packed features that you can expect to find inside!CARP BLOGCarp-catching machine Jim Shelleyon his latest milestone, his fortiethcarp over 40lb, along with everythingelse he has been up to. HOW TO CATCH CARP?Ian Russell reveals just what makesboilies so good and why he usesthem over any other tactic.
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Meet Terry Hearn
Total Carp Staff  |  Jun 28, 2013  |  0 comments
Carp star at Waltham Cross this Saturday. Carp fishing royalty Terry Hearn is at Angling Direct, Waltham Cross, this Saturday, June 29th to discuss all things carpy and introduce ACE’s new Razor Point hooks. He will also be signing books new and old so bring them with you!There are free goody bags for the first 50 through the door, and a raffle for all those who spend £25 or more in store to win a pair of Shimano’s new Magnesium reels. It is set to be a brilliant day and well worth a visit.
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Tranquil Somerset Fishery For Sale
Total Carp Staff  |  Jun 27, 2013  |  0 comments
£755,000 asking price for top southern water. A mixed trout and coarse fishery that the owners claim is one of the finest and most tranquil in Somerset is for sale through fishery-sales expert Fenn Wright at a guide price of £755,000. Burton Springs Fishery lies on the outskirts of Burton village, just over 10 miles from Bridgwater and the M5 motorway and close to the historic coastal resort of Watchet. The fishery takes up around 7.
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Essex Jewel
Total Carp Staff  |  Jun 26, 2013  |  0 comments
Richie Lofthouse banks syndicate special. Richie Lofthouse has been enjoying a prolific run of form on his Essex syndicate recently, banking a pristine 31lb 10oz mirror carp. The fish, which is regarded as one of the venue's most revered fish, fell to a naked chod rig, while Richie was enjoying a night session at the venue. Richie explained: “I arrived at the lake late on the Sunday evening at around 7pm for a 24-hour session.
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Clean Up Your Act
Total Carp Staff  |  Jun 25, 2013  |  0 comments
MPs' warning to water companies over sex-changing chemicals in rivers. The Angling Trust is urging water companies to remove gender-bending chemicals from waste water before they enter our rivers, backing a hard-hitting report put forward by MPs. Angling Trust chief executive Mark Lloyd said: “I am delighted that this all-party select committee backs what the Trust has been calling for over the past few years. “There is mounting evidence that these endocrine-disruptor chemicals make fish change sex, can poison aquatic organisms and damage ecosystems.
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"don't Hold Your Breath"
Total Carp Staff  |  Jun 24, 2013  |  0 comments
Broughton thinks a closed-season review is unlikely. Experienced fisheries management consultant Dr Bruno Broughton has added his opinion to the ongoing close-season debate. An expert in his field, Bruno is familiar with most of the arguments for and against a coarse fish close season. He explained: “The 93-day closure on rivers is an approximation to cover the span of breeding times for most coarse fish in most years, from early spawners (such as pike) to late spawners (notably tench and carp).
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Weekend Success
Total Carp Staff  |  Jun 24, 2013  |  0 comments
Karl Jenkinson reflects on a very rewarding weekend. The elusive carp of a local farm pond are all I have been able think about lately. Over a two-week period I visited the lake five or six times after work to apply some bait and build up knowledge of the fish behaviour. Having only had seven carp over 50 nights’ fishing, it was imperative that I did my homework.
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