Archive for February, 2008
Making Angling Videos
by Gareth Watkins
I read to a recent Opinion Piece - by Jeff Woodhouse on Making Angling Videos posted on the Fishing Magic website, commenting on the poor quality and low standard of angling videos on the market. As a photographer/cameraman the subject is naturally of interest to me.
Jeff writes:(…..why should we put up with […]
Posted: February 27th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Tips.
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Carp Fishing: My Four Favourite Knots.
by Gareth Watkins
Carp anglers need to be able to tie strong and reliable knots in order to successfully land the fish they hook. Now many people get confused by the vast array of knots that are possible in fishing but I use just four knots for virtually all my fishing.
Knotless Knot: This has not […]
Posted: February 26th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Tips.
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Spooling Up: Filling You Carp Fishing Reel with Line
by Gareth Watkins
Filling You Reel with Line:
One thing that we all need to do in angling is fill our reels with line. Fixed spool reels have an inherent tendency to twist the line, eventually making casting impossible. This twisting is down to the clutches fitted on the reels and is compounded by the technique […]
Posted: February 25th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Tips.
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Hideaway Stocking: Seventy Plus Cracking Carp stocked to the Venue
Hideaway Stocking:
Thursday 21st February saw me on the banks of Hideaway Lake in Normandy for the stocking of a new batch of Carp.
The day started early at Michel Bigot’s Fish Farm where the fish were netted, weighed and loaded into the tanks on the truck. The lake had ordered a batch of some seventy fish […]
Posted: February 24th, 2008 under Venue News.
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So you want to buy a Carp Lake in France? Eight Things You should Know!
by Gareth Watkins
One of the subjects I see come up again and again on the web forums and one I get regular e-mails about is buying a carp lake in France.
Now I can’t criticise anyone for wanting to live this particular dream because I went down this road in 1999 when I purchased the […]
Posted: February 20th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Tips.
Comments: 6