LATEST ADDITIONS

Total Carp Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 comments

- A thick, high-attract glug meets a refined hemp powder to enable you to produce a hook bait that literally oozes with enticing flavours. - The two-tier removable pots provide easy-to-use dipping, allowing you to coat your hook baits in the thick powder. - The thick water-soluble glug slowly dissolves, creating a halo of aroma around the hook bait. Price: £8.

Bite Alarms & Indicators

Fox Nxr Alarms

Total Carp Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 comments

Occasionally we are asked by companies to give fishing gear a more long-term review. A year ago, Fox asked me to review its NXr alarms and receiver set and they have stood up to my punishment and still look virtually brand new. Bite alarms have a hard life, being thrown around in your tackle bag and subjected to rain and splashes of spod mix, so a reliable set is a must. Although I am a small guy, I have a habit of throwing gear around, so they have to be sturdy.

Landing Nets

Nash Scope Landing Net

Total Carp Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 comments

The most versatile net that I have owned and been fortunate enough to get wet. The Scope features a telescopic, lockable pole that retracts to a miniscule 44 inches and extends to a useful six feet 10 inches. Having used it to land fish from boats and on the bank when fishing extremely long zigs, this compact net has been perfect for all the fishing scenarios that I have found myself in and lends itself to mobile or static anglers alike. Performance: 9/10Value: 7/10RRP: £164.

Bait

Bait Tech Special G Pellets

Total Carp Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 comments

These highly digestible green pellets are available in 2, 3, 4 and 6mm. Packed with active feed stimulators, such as the ever-popular betaine, and numerous palatable ingredients, including fish oil, fishmeals and spirulina, this produces a pellet that leaches aminos and attractants that regularly draw fish in. Perfect for use in PVA bags or sticks, as well as loose feed or an inclusion into spod or bait mixes. (DM)Price: £4.

Bait

Mainline High Impact Banoffee Boilies

Total Carp Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 comments

The High Impact range of shelf-life boilies presents the modern-day angler with a complete food source of the highest quality. By gathering and refining decades of experience and research, Mainline has utilised the information into creating a high-grade base mix and the latest, exclusive liquid-additive range. Products within the range include boilies, pop-ups and Hookbait Enhancement System dips. Price: £6.

Bivvies, Shelters & Brollies

Jrc Cocoon Two Man Bivvy

Total Carp Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 comments

Durable nylon fabric and strong, aerograde aluminium poles make up the two-man Cocoon. Large front and back vents allow fantastic ventilation and the large footprint of the bivvy easily allows enough room for two bedchairs. The groundsheet is made from a flexible and hard-wearing 100 per cent PVC, making if form to the bank perfectly. At the front of the bivvy there are rod-retaining straps to keep you rods secure when sorting your rigs out before casting and the front doors afford three door options, from clear windows to green fabric and a mozzie mesh for summer.

Rods

Shimano Big Baitrunner Xt A Long Cast

Total Carp Staff | Oct 23, 2013 | 0 comments

Shimano produced the original big-pit carp reel many moons ago in the form of ground-breaking Long Cast Baitrunner, which has always been the preferred reel of many specimen anglers. The XT-A is the new modernised version of its predecessor, which is just as reliable and as much of a bombproof workhorse as before, with a few additional features that help to improve on what was an already great product. The slow oscillation helps achieve an even better uninhibited line lay to aid distance and accuracy when casting. Constructed from modern materials and with a more up-to-date design, the XT-A Long Cast has been reworked to improve durability and the internal gears redesigned to increase the cranking power.

A True Success Story

Total Carp Staff | Oct 22, 2013 | 0 comments

Reflections on the first ever female World Carp Classic victory. A fortnight ago, Total Carp magazine brought you the story of the Dutch masters, Lizette Beunders and Bianca Venema, who won the World Carp Classic on Lake Bolsena. The landscape of competition carp fishing has been redrawn by the two Dutch masters after a week of building tension in the picturesque Italian countryside. The 2013 World Carp Classic trophy went to Lizette Beunders 43 and Bianca Venema 37, who brushed aside their opposition to win by one of the biggest margins, over 173 Kgs (382lbs), in the history of the competition.

Albutts Adventure

Total Carp Staff | Oct 22, 2013 | 0 comments

Matrix ace takes on top Midland carp venue. One of the country's top anglers, Grant Albutt, has taken on prolific Midlands carp water, Shatterford Lakes. Situated in a valley on the Bridgnorth Road (A442) only 10 minutes from Kidderminster and Stourbridge, Shatterford Lakes was established in 1972, and over the years has developed into a great specimen and match type venue. Grant explained: "When the opportunity arose to take on Shatterford, I knew I had to take it.

Wildmoor Waters

Total Carp Staff | Oct 22, 2013 | 0 comments

Established over 12 years ago, Wildmoor Waters is great for anglers and non-anglers alike. Wildmoor Waters is a very well-stocked carp fishery where anglers regularly catch lots of fish and we’ve lost count of the number of PB’s that have been broken here. Located on the edge of South Cerney in the Cotswold Water Park, Wildmoor Waters is just five minutes away from Cirencester and is within easy striking distance of Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold and Cheltenham. With its two well-stocked lakes, Wildmoor is the perfect venue for any carp angler – whether on a day ticket or for a longer session in a lodge or on the bank.

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