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Total Carp Staff | Apr 11, 2017 | 0 comments

It has been a very busy week at Manor Farm with lots of fish being caught. . . OnDamselLloyd and Karl bagged 2 x 20’s, 2 x mid doubles and 2 bream.

Solar Tackle's Peter Zyla Kicked Off His Spring Season With This 46lb 9oz Common!

Total Carp Staff | Apr 11, 2017 | 0 comments

Solar Tackle fieldtester Peter Zyla has kicked off his spring season in style with this awesome 46lb 9oz common. Peter explains: "Outside the lovely, spring sunshine is shining, but this early in the season the water temperatures are still low. My target water is a shallow pit and so the weather affects the carp very quickly. Although the sun was shining, the temperatures were quite low for a few days, followed by a cold, easterly wind.

Thomas Mascha Lands A 40lb Mirror!

Total Carp Staff | Apr 11, 2017 | 0 comments

Targeting a pre-baited plateau for a day-only trip, Solar Tackle team member has landed this 40lb 10oz mirror. Having baited a clear, gravel plateau, which is 2m deep on top, at 120m from the bank with a mixture of particles and Candy Floss boilies soaked in Candy Floss Mega Big Shot Liquid, Thomas presented a 14mm Candy Floss pop-up over the area with a scattering of Candy Floss freebies. Three hours in to the session, one of the two rods placed on top of the plateau tore off. After a long, nail-biting fight, Thomas finally slipped the net under this lovely carp, which is his 12th carp over 40lb so far this year.

Free Lessons To Get Back Into Angling

Total Carp Staff | Apr 11, 2017 | 0 comments

A free fishing lesson is being offered at Cornwall's Porth Reservoir near Newquay, to encourage people to Get Back Into Angling. The session is aimed at people who used to go fishing but for reasons including starting a family, a busy career or going to university, they have stopped fishing but are keen to start again. The session, running on May 20th between 9am and 1pm will focus on coarse fishing which includes some of the country’s most beautiful fishing including Roach, Rudd, Tench and the hard fighting Carp. Participants at the session will be shown how to select the appropriate tackle, how to tie effective rigs and what baits to select amongst a morning full of hints and tips.

Winters Wonders

Total Carp Staff | Apr 10, 2017 | 0 comments

Regular TC blogger and all round nice guy, Matt Kingsford, has a crack at Manor Farm's popular lake known as Winters. . . After fishing Becks Lake at Manor Farm Fishery in Bedfordshire last week for the night I fancied going back and testing my wits on one of the more challenging lakes on the complex, known to be more tricky are Winters Lake and Booneys after looking at the availability for the Friday my mind was made up with one space available on Winters.

Dragonfly Fishery For Sale!

Total Carp Staff | Apr 10, 2017 | 0 comments

Fishery for sale through leading water specialists, Fenn Wright Fenn Wright, the leading specialists in the sale of water related properties, are pleased to offer for sale; Dragonfly Fishery. The site is ideally situated in the heart of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park, on the outskirts of Cerrigydrudion village, just 12 miles from the popular town of Betws-y-Coed. With a guide price of £275,000, Dragonfly Fishery comprises of a well-stocked fly fishing lake extending to 1. 1 acres, a retail building, a two-bedroom manager’s log cabin and a large car parking area.

Win! A Brand New Ridgemonkey Vrh300 Usb Rechargeable Headtorch!

Total Carp Staff | Apr 06, 2017 | 0 comments

WIN A RidgeMonkey VRH300 USB Rechargeable Headtorch To celebrate the Easter holidays we’ve team up with RidgeMonkey to give you a chance to win their much sought after brand new VRH300 USB Rechargeable Headtorch! Good Luck! * Competition starts on the 14th April and ends on the 17th April * . . . .

First Time For Everything

Total Carp Staff | Apr 06, 2017 | 0 comments

Total Carp reader Gaz Walker had the session of his life when he went on a recent social to White Springs Fishery near Swansea. 31st of march came and I was heading off to Swansea to White Springs fishery for a Simply Baits social for 48hrs. We set off on the 3 plus hour drive down to the lake not knowing what to expect as I've never been fishing here before. Upon arrival we headed off to the pegs we had booked and began to unload the van and set up camp.

Anthony Wood's Luncheon Meat Tactics!

Total Carp Staff | Apr 05, 2017 | 0 comments

Something I enjoy fishing with is luncheon meat, whether it is making my own 'meat groundbait' which is basically blended luncheon meat with breadcrumb and sometimes ready oats through to flavouring and presenting the luncheon meat on the hook. Whether it is because we have been conditioned to think round baits are better because of boilies I don't know. I do however find that round baits will quite often out fish baits of a different shape (not all of the time but for me definitely most of the time). Maybe it's because fish have associated round things as a food source who knows.

Brace Of 30's For Lewis Errington

Total Carp Staff | Apr 04, 2017 | 0 comments

At the end of my last blog I was planning to do a few short sessions until the weather was a bit warmer and more consistent, now a few weeks later the daytime temperatures the last week has seen daytime temperatures above 10 degrees every day, depending on what shift I am working I have good opportunities to get out for a few hours in the morning or afternoon. This week I got extra lucky on the Thursday, as I was finishing up at work my boss gave the option for a last minute day off on the Friday. A perfect opportunity as the girlfriend was at work and I had nothing planned. I finished at midnight and once home it was straight into the garage to get some bait defrosted and a gear into the car for an early start.

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