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Korda Chod Safety Systems
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 18, 2012  |  0 comments
The biggest concern when using any helicopter/chod-style rig is safety. A carp being able to rid itself of the lead and leader in the event of the main-line breaking is something that we should never lose sight of. There are numerous ways to ensure that beads and rigs can slide off a leader easily (or main line in the case of a naked chod), but Korda has designed a complete system, with fully compatible products, to make it easy… and, more importantly, safe. When our editor, Marc Coulson, took delivery of a couple of packs he was immediately impressed.
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Angling News Week On Sale Now!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 18, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Loads of carp related news inside! It has been an eventful week in the angling world. Darrell Peck has landed his first ever 50lb carp, Kevin Nash has released a beautiful mirror as a tribute to fallen teenage angler, David Moss, and Advanced Carp Fishing announced its new star Editor, and a host of new celebrity columnists. In other news, for the first time in eighteen years, the former European Champion and World Champion, Will Raison has announced a change in sponsors - moving camps to join Old Ghost. Then, there is the controversial story of the Warwickshire venue that has banned a bait - just because it is too effective, and anglers didn’t want to compete against it!There is good news for fly anglers, in the shape of a new chalkstream charter - and exciting plans for new lakes at Cheshire Partirdge Lakes complex.
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Star Names Join Advanced Carp Fishing
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 17, 2012  |  0 comments
New consulting Editor for popular magazine. 2013 promises to be the biggest and best year in Advanced Carp Fishing magazine’s illustrious history, as three of the biggest names in carp fishing join the line up. Adam Penning, Terry Hearn and Dave Lane add to an already impressive line-up which includes Jim Shelley, Jon McAllister and Darrell Peck, to name but a few. Group Editor Marc Coulson, explained: “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Adam Penning to the team.
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Don't Forget The Fox Festive Giveaway!!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Total Carp celebrates the 12 days of Christmas with prizes galore! You can win a different prize every day courtesy of Fox. It’s nearly Christmas and here at Total Carp we’re feeling festive. After the success of last years 12 days of Christmas and to celebrate the season of good will, we’ve teamed up once again with top tackle firm Fox to bring you a huge prize giveaway worth over £900. We’ve got a top Fox prize for you guys to win for every day of the 12 days of Christmas – from rods, alarms and luggage to terminal tackle, line, sleeping bag and a Supa Brolly.
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Demon Eye Set To Shine!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 14, 2012  |  0 comments
Kevin Nash book wows the critics. The long awaited memoirs of carp fishing legend Kevin Nash have recently hit the shelves –and are already proving popular among punters up and down the country. Total Carp magazine Editor, Marc Coulson was one of the first people to get his hands on it, and explained: “I’m not a big one for reading carp fishing books, I have to admit, largely because I am surrounded by carp fishing every day and I know many of the authors personally. I also know most of their histories and their tales of carp fishing adventures; indeed, I have even featured in one or two books written by some of the big names.
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Otter Bother!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Problems caused by otters to be aired on BBC show. The Angling Pressure group the Predation Action Group (PAG), has recently represented anglers at the Otters and Fisheries Conference, and succeeded in highlighting a number of problems stemming from otter numbers that have effected UK fisheries. A report from the International Otter Survival Fund has now acknowledged that the otter population has recovered from the lethal effects of agro-chemicals in rivers in the 1960’s which almost caused their extinction in England. During the past 40 years immense changes of farming practice and legislation have all but eradicated the continued risk to otters that was prevalent in the 1960’s.
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Pecks First 50!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 13, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 12, 2012  |  0 comments
Darrell Peck starts December in style, with his first 50lb carp. Korda’s hauling machine, Darrell Peck, has banked his 40th forty-plus carp, in the shape of a 50lb 8oz mirror from the southern syndicate that he’s targeting. Despite having caught Two Tone at 65lb, and 38 other fish over 40lb, Darrell was still looking for his first fifty. He’d been close before, landing the Fat Lady from St Ives Lagoon at over 49lb, as well as Babyface from Charity Lakes in Norfolk close to the magical mark too.
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Tackle Box Supplement Out Now!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 11, 2012  |  0 comments
Tackle Box Winter Supplement free in Total Carp magazine!The annual winter supplement for top Dartford Tackle Shop the Tackle Box is free with this months Total Carp magazine, as well as being accessible via smartphone, tablet or on your PC! The booklet contains dozens of top products from Nash, Weird Fish, Shimano, Korum Wychwood, Tasker, Avid and Trakker – all at great prices, that will be easy on your wallet this Christmas!For more information, pick up this months issue of Total Carp, or visit: www. tacklebox. co. uk! .
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Angling News Week Now On Sale!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 11, 2012  |  0 comments
Exciting new Dave Lane series announced. The weather may have taken a turn for the worse, but it has still been a hectic week in the angling world! The Garbolino Winter Festival has taken place at White Acres Fishery in Cornwall, we bring all the results from what was a very closely contested event. We have the story of the angling coach who has made the short list for the BBC's Sports Personality Of The Year, and news of an exciting new angling show that is set to take place in Manchester. Then there is news of the exciting new series that Dave Lane will be starring in, starting in Total Carp in the new year.
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Solar Launch New Stick Mix!
Total Carp Staff  |  Dec 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Nick Helleur designs new stick mixes!Big-carp expert Nick Helleur has put the finishing touches to two stick mixes that he's been developing for Solar Tackle. These will be the only, commercially available stick mixes that have been designed and developed by the inventor of the PVA stick himself. Solar’s Media Manager, Jon Bones explained: “The two mixes will cover all situations and have been designed to work year round, and are excellent in the depths of winter. They will come ready-to-use straight from the bag, so you can now use exactly the same stick mix as Nick Helleur.
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