Making A Change – The Girton Complex

During the summer of 2016, it was clear my time on Lincolnshire’s Manton New Lake had come to an end. Although one or two of the A-Team had eluded me, repeat captures were becoming the norm. I’d ...
During the summer of 2016, it was clear my time on Lincolnshire’s Manton New Lake had come to an end. Although one or two of the A-Team had eluded me, repeat captures were becoming the norm. I’d ...
I had been looking for a fresh venue, slightly ‘off the radar’ as it were, after fishing the very busy Horton complex. It would need to be somewhere which I could consider a challenge. Somewhere that ...
Summer, always a period of good vibes, is when the only thing you want is just to relax and enjoy life – but this year we were pretty much busy due to the shooting of our own series for Sky TV. This ...
Salagou has been my favourite carp fishing destination in France since first visiting it in the early 90s. Set in an ancient volcanic area, with steep-sided, red rock cliffs, shale outcrops and ...
I have to start by writing that I never envisaged travelling to Poland to go carp fishing, ever! That is, until a couple of months ago, thanks in part to Steve Briggs’ wonderful video on YouTube. I ...
About the Trakker dB7-R Alarms After 5 years of development and complete design from the ground up, the dB7-R Alarm range has been created to ensure that they meet the highest standards of ...
BOOM 54.11lb - NEW UK PB ALERT + Brace of UK 50’s in 20 mins last night on the #omctackle Chods Away Ready Made Chod Rig Ends + Product X at Grenville! ✅ 54.11lb Mirror ✅ 51lb Mirror ✅ Secret bit ...
Back in 2020, Korda launched their first range of carp fishing luggage in the form of the COMPAC range. Since then, the range has grown and Korda feels it covers almost every situation we maybe faced ...
Is Cygnet Tackle which is part of the Cipher group set to close next week and be rebranded as Trakker Products? We take a sneak look at the new Trakker Products and rebranded Cygnet Products that we ...
I went on my last long fishing trip of 2017, at the end of October. I’d got a 10-day fishing session on Lake Šumbar, in Croatia, booked. It is a session that I am going to have great memories of ...
The spring had been kind to me, but while I was catching a few fish, I prayed that the weather would gain some consistency and hopefully encourage them to feed on the bottom. It was becoming quite ...
French trips these days are generally frequented by ‘holiday carpers’. By this I mean a group of people who have got together and done their research on what type of venue and/or fishing they desire, ...
CineCarp TV is Coming SOON! Tom and Brad are delighted to announce that CineCarp TV will be launching on 01/09/23. What is CineCarp TV? CineCarp TV is a brand new content based platform designed to ...
CDAA JUNIOR CARP MATCH 07/05/2023 This year’s junior event got underway on a very muggy and warm Sunday morning at 6.30am, the young competitors arriving full of enthusiasm, determination, energy and ...
BRITAIN’S LARGEST CARP WATER What is the largest body of water in the country which holds a reasonable head of carp and could be termed a ‘carp water’ – worthy of anglers’ attention? These days it ...
There has been a lot written about tackle and all sorts of fishing tactics. Of course, the tackle is important to get big fish out of the water, but for me there are three main parts in carp fishing ...
I’m far from a ‘bait guru’ nor will I ever proclaim to be one, however one thing I do consider myself to be is different from most other carp anglers out there. When I say different, I don’t mean I ...
The Roving Blox is the ultimate tackle storage concept designed for the all round angler. With BLOX, we've revolutionised organisation by providing a single, highly efficient solution to house all ...
A massive congratulations to Simon Crow for achieving one of his dreams of landing the mighty Black Spot from the historic Mary & Joe Pool in Germany. Having read and written about this ...
The start of 2017 saw me fishing for a 30lb common that resides in a very small, reed-lined pit a 10-minute drive from my home. Unfortunately, he managed to evade the folds of my net, but I did ...