In the first two installments of this series I talked about my approach in winter and also bait application. In this final part I want to highlight some simple rig choices and also how being adaptable and ringing the changes can turn a bleak session into a ‘Red Letter Day’. If you have read any …
Category: Tutorials
Understanding Carp Rigs… Part I
The Basics. When it comes to putting carp in the net there is nothing more important than what’s at the end of your line. And I’m not talking bait here. It simply does not matter if you have the tastiest of carp cuisine, or the finest rods, reels or every other piece of paraphernalia known …
Winter Success: Part 2 – Bait Application
In the first article we covered location and approach so hopefully you have now identified a target water or two and have decided on how you are going to tackle to area. I want to stress again that winter fishing is very much about attitude! If you go with the attitude that you will not …
One Night in Heaven – 12 hours, 10x 20s, 4x 30s, 1x 40, 3x PB’s and no sleep!
One Night in Heaven – 12 hours, 10x 20s, 4x 30s, 1x 40, 3x PB’s and no sleep! In my previous article I talked about some of the obsessive behavior I have displayed in order to catch the carp of my dreams. My most recent obsession was the quest to catch a 30lb USA mirror. …
Winter Success – Part 1: Location and Approach
With winter fast approaching most anglers will be packing away their tackle and spending the next three or four months dreaming of warmer weather and the opportunity to catch carp again. If you are one of these anglers then you are missing out on some truly outstanding sport and while the conditions are much tougher …
More Kryston Rigs
Here’s more of those awesome bits of information from Kryston Hooklinks. Kryston Mantis Kryston Quicksilver Kryston Snake-Bite Feel free to print these out to use with your BCT Kryston Hooklink Samplers.
Doing Your Homework – Neil Mclaren
The days have now got longer and those overnight temperatures have been creeping up, the excitement levels are beginning to rise, summer is also well on its way! Hopefully by now you will know where you will be fishing this year, for all kinds reasons we can’t always get started early spring, some of …
Practical Thinking – Adam Garland
KEEPING SIGHT OF REALITY Carp are relatively simply creatures, with two main objectives in life, firstly to reproduce and secondly to eat. Crediting them with a super level of intelligence does add much to the allure of carp fishing and it makes a great excuse when we’re not catching, but the realities are, in …
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 …
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 …