David Moore was named one of the top 20 best anglers on the planet by OutdoorLife: David MooreFishing since childhood, native Oklahoman David Moore dedicated himself to carp angling two decades ago. He was a member of Team USA at the World Carp Championship in Romania in 1999 and 2002, and led Team USA at the …
Best 5 Carp Cup, Sarulesti, Romania
Best 5 Carp Competition, May 5-10 2014 Lake Raduta, Sarulesti Romania It was late November of last year when I got a call from Bogdan the co-owner of K-1 baits. “Hey Iain do you want some boilies for Romania?” He had seen my name listed as a team member on the Best 5 Carp …
Fish of my Dreams
June 18, 2014. Entry in my fishing blog: I was on the phone with one of my long time carp friends Mr. Vanja. He gave me a ring and we chatted. It Just so happened that i was out scouting and exploring a new place in the afternoon hours before work. I do this A …
Trakker NXG 8 Rod Holdall 12ft Review 2014 for Carp Fishing
[youtube]3PVcFq4zOqI[/youtube] The 2014 season is flying by fast and with part of any fishing the use of gear and how it functions is extremely important. Once in a while I do an initial review and give a quick run down of how I like something or what I think of it but again this review …
Fear of the Dark (Video)
Fear of the Dark by, John Finney No, not the Iron Maiden song; rather my first experiences of night fishing for carp. This has been a crazy year for weather in Colorado. First with the never ending freezing winter followed by boiling hot days, cold nights and record rainfall, dust storms and electrical storms, high …
Short Sessions – Big Rewards (Video)
A NEW JOB BRINGS ABOUT A CHANGE OF FOCUS After a brutal winter in the North East of America, to say I was looking forward to getting out again is an understatement. The fact is I was going stir crazy as the frigid temperatures had seriously curtailed my winter fishing. The winter refused to budge …
Sonik Sports SK4XTR Rod Review 2014
Great Common Carp caught while filming my Sonik SK4 review video and she checked in at a little over 26lbs! You can see the video below on the Sonik Rod review plus the stunning fish above from start to finish on my Sonik SK4’s. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4LnEgZ7wQ[/youtube] The time …
Back to basics: step by step tying a blowback rig
Blowback rigs can be very effective rigs as they help to keep the carp from spitting the bait. They are often used in conjunction with a snowman of boilies, but can be used with other baits as well. I find them most effective with any bait that is more or less neutrally buoyant, with best …
Meet the Contributor: John Finney
John Finney 45 years old Colorado Springs, Colorado. Hometown: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK Carping CV: PB common: 37 lb 5 oz (USA), PB mirror: 18 lb (UK) Introduction I first became interested in carp fishing in the late 70s, as a wee lad, aged, 9. My youth was spent fishing local day ticket venues, such as Stanborough …
Making contact: carp feeding mechanics to improve your rig
When we think of carp feeding, how often do we think about what the carp is actually doing? Sure we test our rigs by pulling them over our palms to see if they turn over the right way, and this is useful – but how useful? There have been some in-depth studies on just how …