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The News Is Out!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 26, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 25, 2013  |  0 comments
Most eventful week of the year in news. It has been the most hectic week of the year so far in terms of news, with big matches taking place, international teams announced,and big fish banked!There has been controversial news from the Preston Innovations Feeder Team captain, Tommy Pickering, who has chosen his team for this years World Championship in South Africa - and included two anglers who have never represented their country before. In other match fishing news, the results are in for this years Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final - which has seen some shock exits for the UK's biggest teams. Then there is the story of the lucky sea angler, who has won £1,000,000 on the Euromillions! Plus, we have word of the launch of an exciting new specimen fishing brand!Feature wise, we reveal the clever F1 fishing device that will send you potty, uncover carp fishing tips from the best in the business, and take in a days grayling fishing on a tough northern river.
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Join The Elite!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 26, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 25, 2013  |  0 comments
New angling photography service offered! A new angling photography service has been established, offering anglers the oppurtunity to have their own personalised angling shoot with a professional angling journalist! The man behind the scheme is Middy backed match fishing ace, Craig Butterfield. He explained: "Fishing is one of the most popular sports in England, unfortunately it’s often a lonely sport, just us against the elements. Although the peace and tranquility can be great, when it comes to capturing that perfect fishing photo it can become a struggle. Here at Elite Fishing Photography we offer people the chance to perfectly capture those fishing moments that you always wanted to, but never could.
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Fancy A Bargain?
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 22, 2013  |  0 comments
Loads of quality bait still to shift in clearance sale. One of Europe’s best selling bait manufacturers, DD Baits, have teamed up with Scunthorpe based tackle giant Chapmans to offer clearance bait at vastly reduced prices. The move comes following DD Baits announcement that it is planning to launch a new bait range for 2013, and as a consequence have cleared out its old stock. Chapmans boss, Mark Wilkinson explained: “We have been selling this clearence bait for a couple of months now - but due to the cold weather we still have loads left for anglers to stock up on! One of the advantages of being one of the bigger retailers in the business is that we have considerable buying power – and when DD baits announced that they were wanting to clear all its stock we jumped at the chance of taking it off there hands.
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Gardner Sign Bartropp!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 22, 2013  |  0 comments
New sponsor for carp ace!Gardner Tackle has announced the appointment of Leon Bartropp into its team of carp consultants. Gardner Tackle’s Media Executive, and top specimen angler Alan Stagg explained: “Not only is Leon a highly respected big fish angler, but he is also a prolific writer within the carp angling press and takes enormous enjoyment in producing his own informative carp fishing videos. Over the last few years Leon has carved an exceptionally strong reputation on the banks of the waters that he has visited. He regularly demonstrates his talent, knowledge and passion as an angler by successfully landing his target fish using a wide variety of techniques – and we really feel that his great knowledge base will be a major asset to the Gardner Team.
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Check Out Our Channel!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 22, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 21, 2013  |  0 comments
FREE fishing videos! If you love fishing, and want to learn off the very best in the business, then you should check out our YouTube channel! It features instructional videos on rig making, previews of top tackle, and a host of interviews with our spots top names – both on and off the bank!Featured anglers include: Jim Shelley, Dan Wildbore, Marc Coulson, Tom Maker, Ian Chillcott, Ian Russell, Max Hendry, Elliot Gray, and Tim Hodges. And the best thing about the channel? It’s absolutely free to view! What are you waiting for? Click here to check it out now!. . .
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New Owner For Pallatrax!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 20, 2013  |  0 comments
Major investment for tackle firm!Innovative tackle firm Pallatrax, the name behind Stonze weights, is planning major expansion now it has a successful multi-platform media firm as its new owner. Pallatrax’s range of boilies, baits and terminal tackle are set for a massive boost thanks to the deal with O’Neill Modern Media (OMM), which became a major shareholder at the end of January. OMM’s studio was the first in the UK to fully embrace digital photography; it invented 360-degree product photography – now used by one of its biggest clients, sports giant Nike. It also pioneered and helped install roller advertising hoardings and then digital LED advertising hoardings at football grounds, including Old Trafford.
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Big One Set To Roll!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 20, 2013  |  0 comments
Massive Southern show this weekend. The hugely popular Big One angling show is set to take place this weekend at the Farnborough Airfield in Hampshire. The massive angling extravaganza is regarded as a real highlight of the year by punters and exhibitors alike, with stands catering for all disciplines of angling. Following the success of The Big One 2012, the organisers promised to make the 2013 show bigger and better.
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Licence Review Good News For Carpers!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 20, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 19, 2013  |  0 comments
Three rods could be allowed on one licence. Carp anglers could soon have good cause to celebrate, as it has been announced that the Environment Agency is considering allowing up to three rods to be used on just one licence. In the current system, anglers are required to buy an additional licence if they want to fish with any more than the current limit of two rods per permit. This has caused a nuisance to carp and specimen anglers who fish waters where three rods are allowed – as they have to buy two licences, effectively doubling the cost.
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The Catch Of A Lifetime!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 19, 2013  |  0 comments
Angler nets £1,000,000 Euromillions prize! A keen angler from Hythe won’t need to talk about the ‘one that got away’ after his EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle ticket returned a whopping £1,000,000 in the draw on Tuesday 12 February. And unbelievably, the win comes almost 21 years after his dad won £250,000 on the Pools. Despite being on holiday, factory worker Ron Warne (46), was up early on Wednesday morning digging for fishing bait on the beach at Hythe completely unaware that he was the town’s newest millionaire. Cold and miserable he was bemoaning his freezing cold feet and grumbling that he was going to have to find the money to buy some new thermal boots; little did he know that he could afford the very best boots on the market.
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Big Fish Galore!
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 19, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 18, 2013  |  0 comments
Monster carp, bream, barbel and whiting in this weeks Angling News Week! If you like big fish, then you will love this weeks issue of Angling News Week! We have the story of the years biggest barbel, caught from the River Kennett, and the tale of the novice angler who captured a whiting, which has just been confirmed as the new British record! Then there is the 17lb bream, banked by a teenage angler from a Hertfordshire pit. From the match fishing world, we bring you the story behind Tommy Pickerings latest big match win, and the final results from the prestigious Tunnel Barn Farm winter league. In the studio, we put ten questions to Britains most decorated young match angler - Matt Godfrey. Feature wise, we have commercial silver fish secrets with Fish O Mania champ Warren Martin, a must read guide to catching more flounder, a selection of six of anglers funniest videos and much, much more.
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