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Trials for national carp team see anglers decided for final round. The finalists for this year’s Korda Carp Team England Trials have been announced following round two of the selection process held at Lancashire’s Wyreside LakesEight pairs contested the second round, with England management pair Ian Huntington and Pete Holehouse watching proceedings carefully to get the measure of the anglers both individually and as a team. Despite tough conditions on Wyre Lake where the round was fished, and the fact that none of the anglers taking part had ever fished the venue before, the England managers were impressed by what they saw. “We wanted the trial to be as fair as possible, hence setting it at a venue that none of the anglers had fished,” said Ian Huntington.

Since my last entry on the TC website things have once again been super, super busy. I have however managed to get out and about and I’m pleased to say that I have tripped a few up along the way. My first trip in May was an overnight session on the first day of the season on Cleverley Top Lake and after coming out dead last in the draw I managed a stunning, scaley 28lb 8oz mirror known as ‘Busted’ just a couple of hours after casting out. The remainder of the session was very quiet with no more carp but it was great to be off the mark on the tricky Top Lake so quick.

Top tackle firm's latest take on the brolly more than impresses. Those tackle boffins over at Fox just keep thinking of brilliant new ways to improve our on-bank experience – and their latest take on the brolly looks set to do exactly that. Lightweight but super strong, the new Fox Supa Brolly employs fiberglass pole construction along with the company’s new STS system giving loads of space under the shelter. Built from high-quality Ven-Tec fabric and boasting such added features as an optional front rib support, extended storm sides for even more room and multiple pegging points to give you loads of height options, Fox has created a quality piece of kit more than worth a closer look.

On form Southern Syndicate, produces another two 40lb Commons and enormous Eel. Less than three weeks after Wingham Fishery' syndicate lake produced four different forties in as many days, there has been the capture of two more 40lb+ commons from the Canterbury gravel pit. Fishing at 90-yards range in the deepest part of the lake at 17ft, 34year old mechanic, Simon Ford saw a fish show at reasonable range and cast just a single hook bait to the area. Shortly after at 1.