Top bait firm has launched search for next star for amazing sponsorship deal.
How would you fancy being sponsored by one of the fastest-growing bait manufacturers in Europe? Well this could be your chance, following an announcement by Bait-Tech that it's on the hunt for a brand new carp fishing consultant. The firm has launched a competition offering the prize of a full 12months sponsorship contract for one lucky angler that it feels could be a future star in the carp world - and all you have to do to be in with a chance of being that angler, is enter!“There are so many anglers out there that really know their stuff and would be brilliant consultants but they don’t really know where to start to get to where they want to be,” said Bait-Tech’s Andy Neal. “This competition is designed to give these guys the opportunity to jump right up to a dream position and get to the top in what can sometimes be a bit of a closed shop.
Get some bunce for your old tackle - bring it along to The Big One Show.
The countdown to The Big One 2012 show at Farnborough has begun - but this year you might want to take more than spending money along with you. Taking place on March 10 and 11, the 2012 event will see one of the host of exhibitors offering you cash for your used tackle, and will write you a cheque for your old gear right their on the day – as Duncan Hayward of the firm, Tackle Fanatics explains:“We’re looking for quality used tackle from anglers who want to get a bit of cash for their old gear,” Duncan told Total Carp. “We’re looking for anything from rods, reels and alarms, to bedchairs, seats and baitboats.
Masses of new tackle ready for your carping in 2012.
Crammed with a host of new and innovative products, the brand new Fox 2012 catalogue is set to launch at the end of the months. With 218 pages of top quality kit, it features the latest in the Fox range of gear, including the FX Flatliner bedchair, new 12000 reels, Black Label bankware and a revamped bivvy range as well as popular stalwarts such as the Micron bite alarms, Warrior S rods and Evo sleeping bag. For all those with smart phones, the new catalogue also comes with QR codes to scan and view videos of the products in action.
Quietly sacking up over winter, top carper reveals amazing catches to Total Carp.
Top carp angler Sean Leverett has a good track record when it comes to finding the fish in winter. This year has proved no exception, with the Sticky Baits-backed ace targeting Cemex’s Longfield Road Lake with great success over the last few months. Keeping things under wraps all that time to keep the carp coming, Sean has now broken his silence, revealing to Total Carp in full the tactics that have helped him fool three of the venue’s best known residents at new top weights.
Government's £32billion HS2 rail project to wipe out historic Colne Valley carp waters.
One of the most historically important waters in our sport faces a bleak future following the Government’s decision this week to give the controversial HS2 rail project the green light. Savay lake in the Colne valley is legendary within carp circles. However, the £32billion rail line being constructed between Birmingham and London would see the water ‘sliced in two’ by the new track.
Total Carp announces the lucky winners of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. The massive Total Carp 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway is over. During the festive break we were inundated with entries to win the huge pile of superb Fox goodies on offer – but who did actually win?Well below is the list of the lucky winners. Well done guys, your prizes will be with you as soon as possible.
The Carp Spectacular 2012 is going to be huge, and Total Carp can't wait for it. The huge Brentwood Carp Spectacular takes place at the end of January – and your favourite carp magazine will be right at the heart of it. Total Carp will be taking its place alongside the likes of Nash, Hardy Greys, Gardner, Freespirit and Korda, plus many other huge names over the two-day event, which will also see a host of big names take to the stage to deliver in depth talks, slide shows and demos. The TC team will be on-hand to talk about everything carp and help solve your fishing problems.
We've all got plans for our 2012 carping, but what are the stars aiming for this year?Fresh calendar, fresh resolutions, fresh plans. With the New Year firmly started, Total Carp finds out what a some of the big name carp stars have got planned for 2012. IAIN MACMILLANThe next 12 months is set to be hectic for me. I’ve got loads of tuitions booked and a few Foreign trips looming, including a visit to Luke Moffatt’s Les Graviers lake in France.
Huge pair of mirrors banked during festive session for a total of over 88lb. This Christmas break saw one carper receive a present he’ll never forget after a session on a quiet Berkshire stillwater produced a massive brace of 40lb mirrors. Fishing a three night session, David Herridge – boss of Gloucester tackle shop The Carp Den – was just looking for a few runs during his time on the bank. But with a strong south westerly blowing into his face and much warmer than average conditions he was confident that, if he played his tactics right, he could end up with plenty more.
DAY TWELVE: WIN A SUPERB FOX FLATLINER BEDCHAIR WORTH £299Here we are, the final day in our Christmas countdown and what a brilliant individual prize we have to rounds things off. The Fatliner is the ultimate in bedchair design, and boasts the revolutionary flip cam system which allows the hand wheel to be rotated beneath the bedchair once setup, creating more usable space on the mattress. The 50mm thick mattress sits perfectly flat, which is incredibly effective in increasing comfort and the Twist-Lok legs and feet allow this to be maintained on all surfaces. Complete, all-round elastication improves support and the double-hinged lower section allows most sleeping bags to be folded away inside the bed in between trips.