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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.

Make tomorrow a day to remember and visit Climax Tackle’s Open Day in Dronfield, near Sheffield. Meet Martin Locke, carp angling legend and boss of Solar Tackle. He will be in store from 10. 30am until 2.

Within one hour of arriving at a private estate lake on Saturday evening, May 10th, Solar Tackle founder Martin Locke landed this new lake record, a pristine, 27lb 8oz English estate lake mirror. Using a new, pink cream 4th Rod Special hook bait, soon to be released, coupled with a size 4 Stronghold 101 hook presented over a bed of Salty Sweet particles, Lockey wasted no time in getting to grips with the southeast venue on his first-ever visit. . .

Tickets for the Northern Angling Show are on sale now. The Northern Angling Show 3 will take place on Saturday, March 28th and Sunday, March 29th, 2015 at EventCity in Manchester. All tickets purchased online will be sold at a reduced price and will include early entry to the show, automatic entry into an exclusive prize draw with over £1,500 worth of prizes – plus the option to claim various other goodies, including a free bookazine worth £9. 99!Online ticket prices to the show range from £3 to £8.