Our monthly contest, ‘Carp of the Month’ has been gathering steam and we have been getting an increase in entrants as the weather warms up. This is a FREE contest to enter and has some great prizes, just for posting a picture of a recent capture. April’s winner was out own Brian Daugherty, fresh of …
The Baiting Pyramid
Unlike today where massive carp are regularly featured in any number of dedicated magazines it only took a 20lb fish to make the angling headlines in the 1970’s. 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 …
Getting Results from Shorter Sessions
Fish Less & Catch More… The time and preparation invested ahead of a few days by the water is not only rewarding but eagerly anticipated by many anglers. Tying rigs, sorting and organizing gear, cooking up bait and organizing food and drink supplies is usually essential to make sure a session lasting more than a …
Carp feeding in the spring—the ecology of zig rigs
Zig rigs are a popular type of rig, especially in the spring. Most articles and anglers generally attribute their success to carp sunning themselves near the surface in the newly warmed water. While carp may indeed be higher in the water column to raise their body temperatures, another reason is every bit as likely to …
Meet the contributor : Evan Cartabiano
I am pleased to announce the Evan Cartabiano has been added to the select team of Big Carp News Contributors. Evan brings something very very rare in the carp world. He is a fisheries scientist, with a huge interest in carp. This is something I have not witnessed much of anywhere before and will hopefully help …
ZIG EVOLUTIONS: HAYDN HOSKINS
Over the last few years it seems as if everyone has gone completely zig fishing mad, open up any magazine and you’ll probably find some kind of zig article or feature. Doing your own thing and not following the crowds often brings big rewards in carp fishing, but despite their growing popularity, zigs still allow …
ATC 2013 Recap
Well the dust has settled and it’s time to take a quick look back and see how the BC News anglers fared at this marvelous event. We had BC Tackle head honcho David Moore fishing with Brian Nordberg (this pair have won in the past) and then ATC newbies Dean Brookes and Craig Parkes along …
Carp of the Month: February Winner
We are pleased to announce February’s ‘Carp of the Month’ winner as: Brendan Pass We had some fantastic offerings this month with many coming from CAG’s Austin Team Championships. This made the judging hard but Brendan’s 34lb 2oz common caught on Day One of the ATC stood out in terms of the quality of the …
Carp of the Month – January Winner
The first Carp of the Month competition only attracted a small number of competitor’s but we were very impressed with the standard of the carp and conditions they were caught in. The winner was unanimous and would have been hard to beat at any time of year! Willy Gordon of Pennsylvania caught a number of …
Competing In the St. Lawrence JR. Carp Tournament by Austin Pass
Competing In the St. Lawrence JR. Carp Tournament Just this Past August Brendan and I competed in the St. Lawrence Junior Carp Tournament. A couple months before the tourney Brendan and I were doing everything possible to get ready to fish it. We knew it would be a lot different fishing compared to what we …