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Top bait rolling and wholesale firm Kent Particles has just relaunched its website. With brand-new easily navigable buttons, bait can be easily purchased from a variety of top UK bait manufacturers. Special bait deals are also available on the homepage and are well worth a look if you are stocking up with boilies before spring. To check out the new site visit www.

The final of the Erics Carp Championship has taken place with the final 12 qualifying pairs competing for the £30,000 cash prize. The formidable field of anglers was a real who's who of match carp angling and it was clear at the draw that the result would not be clear cut. With carp spread out among the bays that make up the 25 acres of Farlows Lake, it was clear that the winning pair would be those who kept disturbance to a minimum and kept the fish feeding in their area for the duration of the 48hr match. When the starting hooter sounded, a barrage of baited rigs made it out to the spots and everyone waited with anticipation for the first bite of the match.

DAY ONE: Win 12in Black Label Powerpoint banksticks (x2) worth £28Twelve is the number and in this case it’s 12in banksticks from the ultra-cool Black Label range. There are two up for grabs which look superb and boast Fox’s Powerpoint tip to help you stick them into even the toughest ground. . .

Atomic are pleased to report that huge caster and great angler Terry Edmonds has joined the Atomic elite consultancy team with immediate effect. Terry’s capabilities and personality are the perfect Atomic fit. Commenting on their new team member Atomic’s sales and marketing man Nic Brown said: ‘Obviously I am very happy to have Terry on board. He has a unique talent and that offers us great potential when it comes to new product development.

New angling related gift shop now live. A new online angling gift shop has been launched by the publishers of Total Carp magazine, David Hall Publishing. The store, which can be found at www. shopatdhp.

With the weather as gloomy as it has been for the past few weeks, and if you haven’t managed to get out on the banks, then this new film from Nash will give you the carp fix that you need. At well over two hours and 45 minutes, this is definitely its most diverse, longest and best production to date, which is jam-packed with stunning carp, the latest gear and more tips and tricks than you’ve seen before. Filled with star anglers across all generations, there’s something for everyone on offer here. Kevin Nash and Alan Blair target an untapped virgin lake in the Canaries, while young hotshot Alfie Russell tackles an intricate park lake and the newly crowned YouTube stars Carl and Alex Smith show you how to get bites on pressured day-ticket waters.

The biggest carp angling event of the year has got underway at Farlows Lake in Buckinghamshire, where 12 pairs of anglers are competing for a first prize of £30,000 in the Total Carp-sponsored Erics Angling Carp Championships. The final started at noon on Thursday, 15th August, and over the next 72 hours the qualifiers from the 14 regional heats and two semi-finals will battle it out for the big-money prize. Overall there are three cash prizes – as well as the big money for the winning pair there’s £6,000 for the runners-up and £2,500 for the third-placed anglers. On top of that, the top team in the event will also win a fishing holiday to France.