Following a seven-week stint away from his Cambridgeshire syndicate water, Solar team member Carl Sharp returned this weekend in style. Presenting a Club Mix pop-up over a spread of 1kg of Seafood Take-Away boilies in a clearing in the weed on Monk's Pit, Carl landed a mirror of 28lb 8oz and 30lb 7oz over the course of his weekend session. Multi rigs tied with size 6 Stronghold 101 hooks were the winning presentation. .
The long-awaited Masterclass DVD from Korda Developments is available to watch on the Korda Website or to simply pick up a copy at the tackle shop. Full of handy hints to help you catch more fish, the DVD covers lots of fishing methods, such as stalking, floater fishing, boilie fishing and even takes you over to France, where Korda head honcho Danny Fairbrass gets to grips with awesome French commercial venue Gigantica landing some truly huge carp for the cameras. The DVD totals a staggering four hours long and is packed with info on every carp angling discipline you are likely to ever do. Simply follow the link to the website:www.
Get yourself over to the Climax Tackle Open Day this Saturday, December 7th. The Sticky team will be on hand to talk all things bait and carp. Jim Shelley will also be there to talk everything carp and will be showcasing his new book Carping Re-Cut, with a chance to buy a signed copy on the day. Also, top UK big-fish angler Sean Leverett, Sticky boss Tom Anderson and Sticky media man Dan Wildbore will be available to answer your technical questions on the Sticky range.
Eric's Angling and Total Carp-backed event announces qualifier dates. Eric's Carp Championships, the new high-profile carp fishing competition that has won the backing of top-selling carp fishing magazine, Total Carp, is now open for online entries. The brainchild of Leeds tackle shop, Eric’s angling, the new contest will carry a top individual prize of £30,000 – making it the largest ever single prize in UK specimen fishing. In addition to the winner's purse, the event will carry a runner's-up prize of £6,000 and a third prize pot of £2,500.