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Jrc Tx 2g Bivvy
Total Carp Staff  |  May 22, 2012  |  0 comments
Top-spec bivvy constructed from Hydra-Tex material and boasting the reliable pram-hood design. The outer boasts a 20,000 hydrostatic head, making it supremely waterproof yet breathable. Packed with additional features, including multiple front options, rear and side vents. A dedicated winter wrap is also available.
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Team England Places Up For Grabs
Total Carp Staff  |  May 22, 2012  |  0 comments
The make-up of Carp Team England will move a step closer to completion as the second trial takes place at Wyreside’s Wyre Lake this weekend, May 25th-27th. The first trial at the prolific Drayton Reservoir saw Kev Hewitt and Mark Bartlett take the field apart, but this second event will be an altogether different proposition at the much bigger northern venue, which boasts a stock of just 130-or so carp. The smart money will still be on Hewitt and Bartlett to make the team, but managerial duo Ian Huntingdon and Pete Holehouse remain adamant that no selections will be made until the trial process has been completed. Other pairs who must stand a great chance of selection include Billy Flowers and Jamie Londors, father-and-son duo Andy and Tom Maker and Total Carp’s own Dan Wildbore and his brother Jake.
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One For The Northern Lads!
Total Carp Staff  |  May 22, 2012  |  0 comments
Anglers in the North who fancy themselves on the match-carp scene have the chance to showcase their talents and win some big money as the Northern Carp Cup dates and venues have been confirmed. The prize fund is increasing daily, but so far the final, at Wyreside’s Sunnyside 2 Lake on October 26th-28th, will see a first prize of £1,500 cash plus £500 of DNA Baits and PB Products. Second place wins £800 (plus£200) with third taking away £400 (£100). It’s a pairs event and costs £250 per team to enter, with a deposit of £80 securing entry into the event, and the balance of £170 due 28 days before the qualifier.
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Bait Tech Releases First Dvd
Total Carp Staff  |  May 22, 2012  |  0 comments
Leading bait manufacturer Bait-Tech has recently put out the first in its Advanced Bait Solutions DVD series and it’s an absolute cracker. Although many of the featured products and footage have a match/coarse fishing slant, there is a fair bit in here for the carp angler, especially the fascinating segments filmed at Sparsholt College. In these, carp are routinely fed different baits so that you, the viewer, can see exactly how they react to each. It’s fascinating stuff and several bits will have you constantly thumbing the rewind, play and pause buttons.
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Feature Near Forty For Hewitt
Total Carp Staff  |  May 22, 2012  |  0 comments
Swindon-based Kev Hewitt bagged one of Linear Fisheries’ most famous residents this week in the shape of Manor Farm’s Birthmark Linear. The majestic fish, one of Manor’s remaining ‘A Team’, weighed in at 39lb 15oz and was the highlight of a two-day trip while shooting a feature for Total Carp magazine. TC editor Marc Coulson said: “Kev is a quality angler and thoroughly deserved the capture. That’s as honest a piece of weighing as you’ll find too.
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Venue Record Falls
Total Carp Staff  |  May 16, 2012  |  0 comments
Big mirror so close to 50lb breaks its own best weight to reset venue record. The venue record at one of Kent’s most picturesque big fish venues has fallen following the capture of a 49lb 12oz mirror. Captured from Wingham Lakes’ carp water near Canterbury, the fish was achingly close to the magic 50lb mark when it was brought to the bank by Croyden carper Matt Jones. Joined by several other fish during Matt’s 48hour session – including a 39lb 12oz common – the mighty mirror carp breaks its own best weight by just 4oz.
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Plan To Save Yateley
Total Carp Staff  |  May 16, 2012  |  0 comments
Businessman reveals intentions to save cherished carping venue for future of the sport. One of the country’s most cherished and best known carp lakes could have a new owner come June if business man Ross McGill has his way. Following the news that Cemex Angling has placed its portfolio of waters up for sale, Ross has announced his interest in purchasing the hallowed Yateley in Hampshire, which Total Carp revealed last week has an asking price of a cool £2million. A former angler, Ross has revealed his shock when he heard that the legendary venue, next to which he lives, was up for sale and that it could go outside of angling – a fact that has spurred him on to launch a campaign to secure the lakes for the future of the sport.
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Angling Direct Fox Open Day
Total Carp Staff  |  May 15, 2012  |  0 comments
Not to be missed event sees two of carping's big stars visit Norfolk tackle super store. Fox-backed carp stars Tom Maker and Mark Pitchers are to host a not-to-be-missed open day in Norfolk this weekend. 

The guys will be at the Angling Direct tackle store in Norwich for a superb day that will see the two big fish gurus reveal tactics, thinking and tackle that will help you put more fish on the bank. 

Running from around 10am through until the store closes at 6pm, the angling master class will see detailed rig construction, advice on bait and a question and answer session.
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Uk's Biggest Carp
Total Carp Staff  |  May 15, 2012  |  First Published: May 14, 2012  |  0 comments
Country's heaviest specimen banked at a whopping 62lb. At 62lb on the nose, this huge specimen is the biggest known carp in the UK, and its latest trip to the bank left it’s captor ‘completely stunned’. South East angler Danny Harmer caught the fish, known as the ‘Big Girl’, during a four-day session at Kent’s Elphicks Fisheries, targeting the specimen’s of the venue’s North Lake. Along with eight mates Danny booked the entire water for the session, and he took the opportunity to make the most of the exclusivity of the trip.
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New Look Acf!
Total Carp Staff  |  May 11, 2012  |  0 comments
Britain's best big-carp mag just got even better. The UK's best big-carp magazine just got even better as the June issue of Total Carp's sister magazine, Advanced Carp Fishing, gets a makeover. ACF's fresh, new look not only brings the title bang up to date giving you plenty of large, eye-catching pictures to ogle and admire, but it also delivers more for your money, with MORE features, MORE information, MORE advice and even MORE stories than ever before. Still boasting the best line up of experts in the business, including Dave Lane, Jim Shelley, Jon McAllister, Ian Chillcott, Steve Renyard and Adam Penning, along with the most entertaining stories, the experts latest secrets, tactics and techniques for tough, big-fish waters and a whole host more, ACF is the only read that any big-carp angler needs.
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