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Mag Nificent Signing!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 19, 2013  |  0 comments
Dave Magalhaes signs for Avid!Avid Carp have announced that Dave Magalhaes has joined its team of UK consultants. Dave is a regular face in all the leading carp fishing publications and arguably one of the best big-fish anglers in the country. He will be joining an already-impressive line-up of anglers, which includes the likes of Ian Russell, Chris Lowe and Jon Finch. Avid Carp brand manager Jon ‘Shoes’ Jones was delighted with the new addition to the team commenting: “Dave is exactly the type of angler we are looking for to join the Avid team.
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Lane Finds Bin Laden!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 18, 2013  |  0 comments
Splashbaits' ace banks Velocity Monster!Mark Lane enjoyed a weekend to remember at Velocity Lakes last week, after banking the mighty Bin Laden weighing 31lb 6oz. He explained: "I turned up at the lake to find a cold easterly wind, which made me decide to fish off the back of it, and with the forecast set to turn warmer, I felt the swim chosen offered me plenty of options and water to work with for the 48-hour session. I was joined by field tester Chris O'Grady who had had some success the previous weekend in the same area of the lake. "The first night set in cold and clear, and no action was forthcoming.
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Wildmoor On Fire!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 18, 2013  |  0 comments
Carp galore as Gloucestershire complex springs into life. The carp have started to feed in earnest at Gloucestershire venue, Wildmoor Waters with multiple anglers reporting captures of numerous giant carp. Among the best last week was Mark Passingham, who banked a total of 18 fish to a whopping 33lb 4oz. The best baits were either Cotswold Baits UFO boilies or Mainline Cell, which accounted for Mark’s monster.
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Take The Tf Gear Challenge!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 17, 2013  |  0 comments
Mammoth six-day competition with £10,000 prize! Details have been confirmed for this year's TF Gear Challenge, which will be held between the 7th and 12th October, 2013. The price is £1,000 per two fisherman team, but with big prices come big rewards. The winning pair will pick up a massive £10,000 prize!The event will take place at France's prolific Fishabil Fishery. Fishabil is a world-renowned carp fishery, with over 500 years of history.
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Are You Insured?
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  0 comments
10% insurance discount for Total Carp readers. Total Carp magazine has secured an exclusive discount for its readers, with Anglers First Insurance. With so much expensive fishing tackle on the bank these days, the true value of an angler’s kit is often overlooked – until the unthinkable happens and it is lost, broken or stolen. Thanks to our newly signed deal, readers can now enjoy peace of mind that their kit is covered – and at a fraction of some of the prices quoted by other insurance companies.
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Maker Leaves His Mark!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  0 comments
52lb 'Freak' for England carp ace!Fox consultant Tom Maker has banked the mighty 'Freak', weighing 52lb, from France's Gigantica Lakes. The giant carp is the first to be banked from the complex in over six months! Tom and brother Andy are on holiday at Gigantica, and Tom's run came from a particularly deep area of the lake, on a 21ft zig rig! The hook bait was simply black Zig Aligna with black foam soaked in Betalin on a 21ft long hook link tied from 12lb Zig + Floater Hook link, to a size 6 SSBP(B) hook. Tom was fishing his monster Zig at a staggering 140 yards with the help of his Fox Horizon XTK rods, and 15lb Soft Steel main line. .
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Porter Smashes Target!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  0 comments
36lb 10oz monster falls to Milky Toffee popup. Fox ace Lewis Porter has already smashed one of his seasons targets, after banking a 36lb 10oz common from Cambridgeshire's Bundys Pit. Although it is not the biggest fish that Lewis has caught from the water, the massive common is one of several fish that he had set himself as a target for 2013. The fish was captured from the 60 feet deep pit after a 30 minute battle, and was one of six fish that Lewis banked during his session at the gravel pit.
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Welshy Banks A Monster!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 15, 2013  |  0 comments
45lb monster for Paul McCarthy!Paul 'Welshy' McCarthy enjoyed a weekend to remember, after banking a 45lb monster from Cleverley Top Lake. After a series of blanks over the winter, Welshy brought the bad run to an end, by banking the impressive fish, known as 'Geezers'. The chunk, slammed the scales to an impressive 45lb on this occasion. The monster came from a swim called Cox’s, which was tucked away on the back off a freezing wind, and produced Welshy’s first bite since November.
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Racist Sign Slammed!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 12, 2013  |  0 comments
Fishery bans Eastern European anglers. A Warwickshire fishery owner has made national headlines after banning Eastern European anglers from his fishery. Eddie Whitehead, owner of Dog Lane Fishery near Napton, put up a sign reading “No Eastern Europeans” after he had almost £10,000 worth of carp stolen. Eddie claims that migrant workers arrive just before dusk and fish his lakes – before taking what they catch for the table.
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Spring Success!
Total Carp Staff  |  Apr 11, 2013  |  0 comments
Despite cold weather, Tom Oliver has managed to find some march-time monsters! With anticipation high for some mild weather in March it could not have been any worse! Temperatures have remained subzero and despite a few sunny days there has been no significant sign to say that spring is finally here. Despite these dismal conditions I decided that my first opportunity in March would be spent on my new target water for the year, a small syndicate in the Ringwood area of Hampshire. I had been regularly looking around the 10-acre lake all winter while fishing on the adjacent water and during February I started to see a few signs of carp life in one particular area. My first trip began on the first Friday of the month after I had finished work.
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