Small Hooks – Big Hooks: What do You Reckon?
By Gareth Watkins
Since running a fishery and being involved with Angling Lines, I see a large number of UK carpers during any given year. One aspect of current UK fishing seems to be the use of small hooks. Now by small I mean N° 8’s and below. Now I’ve always been a fan of big [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2008 under Point of View.
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Carp Fishing Sessions: Not so unlucky 13!
By Pat Gillett
I have just come back from an interesting weeks fishing with Paul Cooper on the Angling Lines Venue, Island Lake.
Island Lake is a mature looking Gravel Pit of approximately 25 acres in the Champagne Region of France; roughly 3 ¾ hours drive from Calais. As the name suggests it has a [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Sessions.
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Reader’s Query: Getting to the better carp
Oliver Wilkinson wrote:
Hi there I fish at my local day ticket water Birkwoods farm in Stanley Wakefield it is a 10 yr old lake holding hundreds of 4lb carp but there bigger fish my question is how do you get to the bigger fellas if all methods used bring the 4lbs in and there a [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2008 under Reader's Queries.
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Carp Fishing Abroad: What Should I expect to Catch?
by Gareth Watkins
I often here anglers who have booked onto a commercial venue in France complain about the difficulties they face catching carp.
“It’s outrageous, I’ve paid X amount and I still haven’t have a touch.!!” Some anglers even doubt the presence of the fish in the lake!!
It is almost as if having paid to be [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Tips.
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Reader’s Query: Knots
David Mills wrote:
I have just started fishing. Could you tell me the best knot to use to join a main line to a hook line? At present I’m using a 6lb main and 4lb hook line.
Many thanks,
David
Hi David, I wrote an article on the type of knot you wish to know [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2008 under Reader's Queries.
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