Early Fall Reward After my diversion for a 30lb common in September I was keen to get back onto my big fish waters and renew the hunt for Monster Mirrors. I dropped onto the 800 acre water for a few evening sessions and was disappointed to receive my first blanks of the year but even …
Category: Bait & Tackle
Three x 37’s, two PB’s and one Stunning Specimen! by K-1 Baits Field Tester – Sean Lehrer
(I give you the debut article from Big Carp News Contributor and K-1 baits field tester Sean Lehrer. Please click on the picture for enlarged images as they are truly amazing fish! – Craig) Three x 37’s, two PB’s and one Stunning Specimen! As I prepared for an upcoming session in a part of the …
Tidal River System Carping: Success, often without understanding!
This article will look at the difficult task of fishing big tidal river systems in America, and the even more difficult task of trying to understand how they operate compared to the regular rivers and lakes found in Europe. Tidal rivers are linked to the water found in the coastal ocean systems, and the one …
One hell of a session! How new bait and tactics lead to fantastic results.
By Craig Parkes I have always believed that the more time spent on the bank the better. Not only because you obviously have more hours and chances to hook and land fish but because you will constantly learn from your failures, successes, blanks and pb’s. In fact, the session previous to this one ended in …
Kryston Rigs
In light of the Holiday Season we’d like to put up a PDF of Kryston Rigs that work well with the Jackal Hooklink. We hope everyone enjoys these beauties. Kryston Jackal Insert Feel free to print it out and use it with your BCT Sampler portion of Kryston Jackal Hooklink.
Zigs: An Underrated Method – Jack Brown
A method that plays a massive part in my fishing armoury is the devastatingly effective zig rig. Even though it receives a lot of media attention, I still rarely see it used on the bank, which is strange for a rig that can be a huge edge when you get it right. Carp spend the …
Making the Right Choices – Gary Bayes
Whenever we release a new bait there is always a mad time when everyone wants to know as much as possible about it, what is it, what’s in it, how long has it been field tested, will it be good in the winter, in silty lakes, deep lakes and what about rivers? IT’S A …
Getting The Most Out Of Boilies – Lewis Read
We’ve got a few more articles stashed away from Gardner. These are great articles for those who are on the fence about carp fishing or just unfamiliar with the Euro methods to carp fishing. Since their invention in the late 1970’s, boilies have become the undisputed kin fog baits for many carp anglers around …
Targeting the Big Ones – Mick Henderson
Yet another article from our fellows at Nash Tackle. Enjoy. Although an element of mystery in our fishing can create a real buzz, before embarking on a monster hunting campaign I like to make sure my target fish actually exist. Most of us have limited fishing time so don’t make the fatal mistake of chasing …
An Intro To PVA – Chris Maltby
The folks at Gardner were kind enough to send us some articles of their own. We hope everyone will enjoy. If you were to look inside the tackle box of any carp angler in any country where carp fishing is popular, one item you would always find in one form or another would be …