Unlike today, massive carp are regularly featured in many magazines. In the 1970s, it only took a 20lb fish to make angling headlines. The ‘modern era’ of hair rigs, bolt rigs and long range fishing was still someway off and the capture of any carp, let alone a big one, was considered an achievement. There …
Quick step by step (and review) for Gardner Zig Rig Session Pack The Gardner Zig Rig Session Pack is a great way to get all the bits needed to create a zig rig hooklink in one easy step. There are a bunch of different ways you can set these bits up, but I will detail …
New to carp fishing and staring at a wall of rods wondering where to start? A Beginners Guide to Carp Rods! If you’re just getting into carp angling in North America, choosing your first rod can feel overwhelming—test curves, actions, lengths, stalking vs. distance setups… it’s easy to overthink it and end up with gear …
After a particularly busy summer coaching soccer camps I was rather hoping for a few more opportunities to fish in the Fall. However, with work not slowing down and wanting to spend what free time I had with my family my fishing ground to a halt. Desperate remedies were required and in early September I …
Some experiences and tactics targeting Smallmouth Buffalo in the Northeast United States early season following the winter freeze.
New(ish) to carp angling? Blanking a lot, or all the time? I’ve been contemplating lately the absolute basics of carp angling that will land you fish.
The aim of this article is to cut away as much of the unnecessary details as possible and keep it narrowed down to what I have found to work.
According to my dictionary the meaning of the word “ambush” is the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise. This description certainly applies to the direction my carp fishing has gone in recent years. Like most people, time is limited so it needs to be used wisely. In order to …
Getting rid of the lead during a fight is often critical; it can mean the difference between landing a prize fish or a blank session…a good day or a bad day! Drop ‘Em! So how do you ensure your lead stays on when you need it, and drops off when you don’t? Here Lewis Read …
So in my back to the basics series we begin to discuss part 2, Part 1 was about the hair rig which is the essential rig in carp fishing. Now with that rig covered we can move onto the most commonly used setup in carp fishing. The bolt rig is used to have the fish …
