Carp Rigs – The Blowback Rig (with hair)
Another rig masterclass from Paul Cooper;
Technical Carping
Common carp from the River Soar
Kevin Keep took these 2 pristine 20lb+ carp from the River Soar in Nottinghamshire on consecutive September nights. Probably never caught before….
Constructing safe carp rigs
Paul Cooper shows you how to make a safe carp rig. Ensuring that the lead can be shed in the event of a line break is the first rule of safe rigs. In this video Paul shows you the components you need to be certain your rig is safe.
Carp Rigs – Tying the Knotless Knot
Paul Cooper presents a series of short video clips on carp rigs and tips… Over the next few months I intend to put a series of short video clips together showing the methods that I use when fishing home or abroad, that help me put those extra few fish on the bank. I have been […]
Bivvy Power!!!
The Power Pack Ben Young and Gary Sawyer of Bivvy Power are here for the week at La Gléhias and they’ve brought with them their ‘Bivvy Power’ pack and ‘Remote Hit and Run Lighting System’. The ‘Remote Lighting System’ not only allows you to illuminate your bivvy, but the area outside it too! – And […]
Reducing The Silt Smell On Boilies
Hello Shaun! The last time I go fishing a small lake and have caught some large carp. However, the bait completely taken over after 4-5 hours by the strong smell of rotting sludge. What kind of bait and flavors suggest that the baits can retain the smell for a long time? I think that is much […]
What Size Lead for Maximum Casting Range?
Question: Hi Shaun, .I’ve currently got the Freespirit XS rods. I’m fishing a lake at present which involves a fair chuck. What weight lead can I get away with? Cheers, Lee Nichols Shaun Answered: Hi Lee, . I found 3 1/2′s went best for me on my X.S. but I did occasionaly use 4oz in big side […]
Carp fishing with slack lines – A Time and a Place
Owner, Dan Allen, with a 40lb+ from his venue, Oakwood Fishing slack lines is nothing new, as an 11 year old boy I was using this tactic to catch small common carp alongside a reed bed at a local farm pond. I quickly learnt that my arsley bomb set up with a relatively tight line […]
Blanks happen to everyone!
An extract from the Blog diary of Jake Langley Hobbs; Good evening for the final time at Salagou… As I write this sat outside my bivvy, watching another sunset into the red rock hillside, it is with regret that I am calling it a day at Salagou. It is just not happening and it is […]
The Battle with the Common in the Raging Storm!
Jake Hobbs Jake recalls a heartstopping battle with a large Italian common carp….. Yesterday flew by and by late afternoon I had done most of my planned work. I had gone out to my distant bottle marker and placed two more to its right, to create a line about 50m long. The three rods were […]
Carp Tactics and Watercraft – setting up & using a marker float
A series of Angling Lines videos that’ll help you put more carp on the bank! Here we join Paul Cooper as he explains how to set up & use a marker float.
Carp Tactics and Watercraft – stick mixes & backleads
A series of Angling Lines videos that’ll help you put more carp on the bank! Here we join Dan Phesay at Sapphire as he explains the tactics he uses to concentrate the carp in his swim, plus his stick mix rig & how he uses back-leads.
Carp Tactics and Watercraft – Bring The Carp To You!
A series of Angling Lines videos that’ll help you put more carp on the bank. Here we join Ron Key at Sapphire as he explains the tactics he uses to bring out of range carp into his swim.
Casting to the horizon!
An long distance casting article inspired by the owner of Laroussi & Old Oaks – Mehdi Daho, master caster! Read the full article here.
