Total Carp Staff

Luggage
Esp Cool Bag
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 18, 2012  |  0 comments
I was asked recently which cool bag I used. The answer is this ESP one – the smaller version of two available. It’s compact, lightweight and big enough to cope with the food and drink that I would normally take on a day or two-day session. Any longer and I keep an Icey-Tek cool box in the boot of my car, but otherwise this is fine.
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Terminal Tackle
Korda Kable Leadcore
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 18, 2012  |  0 comments
I am a huge fan of leadcore and, when employed correctly, I have no issues with its use. I’ll use anything when making up my really short (10in) leaders for use when PVA-bag fishing, but my helicopter rigs demand something a little longer, normally around three to five feet. In this situation the Kable has fast become a favourite, thanks largely to how supple it is. I have no fears that it is not sitting nice and flush to the lake bed.
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Rods
Fox Horizon Full Cork Rods
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 18, 2012  |  0 comments
Tackle tart, me? Well, maybe just a little bit and, as such, I liked these wands straight out of the bag. Cork handles, especially proper ones like this, and the neat carbon-wrap finish make the Horizons look the business. It then took me a while before I had the chance to actually go out and test them, but having now used them on half a dozen occasions I have to say that they are mightily impressive. I’d go as far as to say that they’re the best rods that Fox has produced for a very long time.
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Bait
Laguna Aqua Spawn
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Slow-sinking, hookable gel balls of liquid flavour that replicate fish eggsRRP: £3. 99Contact: 01754 820024 or www. lagunafp. eu.
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Bait
Dynamite Baits 30mm The Source Hook Pellets
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Large barrel-shaped, firm paste pellets. Designed to deter small fish and have a very long breakdown time RRP: £9. 70 per tubContact: 0115 989 4050 or www. dynamitebaits.
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Bait
Cc Moore Halibut Stix Wafters
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Slow-sinking, elongated pellet hook baits infused with halibut meals and a protein-rich liquid foodRRP: £5. 99Contact: 01963 362234 or www. ccmoore. com.
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Bait
Marukyu Sfa 420 Liquid Extract
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Liquidised crayfish and silkworm chrysalis with added amino acids, peptides and sugars RRP: £8. 29 per 400ml bottleContact: 0300 303 1012 or www. marukyu. co.
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Bait
Splash Baits Factor Vii Flash Pop Ups
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Sweet-smelling pop-ups in five hi-viz colours and in 10mm, 14mm and 16mmRRP: £3. 99Contact: 01823 617102or www. splashbaits. net.
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Bait
Cotswold Bait Creations Shelf Life Hemp
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Pre-prepared hempseed that’s preserved so that it will last on the bankRRP: £12. 99 for 3kgContact: 01666 575330 or www. cotswoldbaits. com.
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Bait
Berkley Gulp! Pineapple Fever Boilies
Total Carp Staff  |  Jul 17, 2012  |  0 comments
Bird-food-based, sandy-yellow boilies with a strong, natural-smelling pineapple flavourRRP: £9. 99 per kiloContact: 01527 405410 or www. berkley-fishing. com.
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