Total Carp Staff

With spending half of my week in the Bath area, and not wanting to miss an opportunity of wetting a line, I have become a member of the Bathampton Angling Association (BAA), a ticket offering a host of waters for various fishing capabilities. The collective of lakes were previously known as The Hunstrete Complex but were officially renamed as The Dave Crooks Fishery at Hunstrete (The Dave Crookes Fishery) in January 2014. This was to recognise the tremendous work done by Dave over many years since joining the committee in 1971 and then becoming general secretary in 1980. Sadly, ill health finally took its toll and Dave passed away in December 2015; he is greatly missed by many at the club.

I have been using the Fox Rangemaster carbon throwing stick for just over a year and it’s excellent. Before I bought it I had a rather heavy plastic throwing stick, which was an absolute pain! I could only put out 1kg at most! Even then I’d end up with an aching arm the next day. Plus, when fishing heavily stocked venues with big fish in, a kilo can be cleared in minutes. Since switching to a much lighter carbon stick baiting up is much easier, mainly because it’s so light.

RidgeMonkey has come up with a great product to help people cook on the bankside easier. Not only does it make toastie sandwiches with whatever you choose to put in it but you can make many different meals, from omelettes and burgers to fry-ups and even heat up your Chinese (check out Facebook RidgeMonkey recipe dedicated page). It features: • Lightweight die-cast aluminium pans • Fluoropolymer non-stick coating • Ridged exterior for even heat transfer • Cool-touch lockable handles • Can be used on all traditional stoves (not suitable for use on induction hobs) There are many benefits to this product, one of them being that you can use this on your stove at home. Also nothing seems to stick to the inside of this product and as long as you use it at the correct temperatures nothing gets burnt.

Temple's infamous Nemo was caught on Sunday night weighing 41 lb 14 oz. The McGinnis brothers made the most of the mild weather and perfect conditions on Temple this weekend catching 4 fish between them which included both Nemo and Two Tone which weighed 32 lb. Arriving midday Saturday, Dan McGinnis was soon into the first of his two fish at 16. 30, Two Tone weighing 32 lb (see photo below) which was followed at 4.