Tom Oliver reflects on a month of highs and lows. After a successful June I was hoping my run of luck would continue but as each week went on it soon became clear my luck had changed and things were not going to plan. The first weekend in July saw myself and fishing partner Graham Mabey making the long drive to Birmingham after we had finished work on Thursday evening for the BCAC semi-final. The draw started at 7am the following morning in the impressive clubhouse that looks out over the southern end of the lake.
John Baker's new PB. Advanced Carp Fishing's very own bait guru, John Baker had a dream come true in France last week, when he landed a 78lb and a 73lb 8oz beast from Mar Peche, near Montereau. John, who is known as being one of the UK's top authorities on carp fishing bait, caught the fish on one of his own 20mm boilies in conjunction with a balanced bait setup, popped-up paternoster style on top of the weed. So light was John's feeding regime that he went through just six kilos of bait in his one week stay.
John Wilson says goodbye. One of angling's most prominent celebrities – John Wilson, has announced a farewell lunch, before retiring to Thailand. Over the last 20 years, John has become one angling's most recognisable faces, starring in the famous 'Go Fishing' series, and regularly featuring in the angling print press. He has also received an OBE for his services to angling.
Rare opportunity to join Korda team. If you are interested in a career in the angling industry, then a new job opportunity that has arisen at carp fishing giant Korda may well be of interest to you. A statement on the company's website explained: "Korda’s market-leading Product Development department is looking for a new Product Development Assistant. If you have design and technology experience, and you’re a passionate angler with exceptional attention to detail and natural creative flair, then you could be just the person that we’re looking for.
15th Anniversary for prestigious carp fishing event. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the World Carp Classic. Organisers are celebrating with a number of new event features. Event founder, Ross Honey explained: "We are very proud to announce that the next event, in 2013 marks the 15th Anniversary of the World Carp Classic.
Tackle giants Korda to release new range of T-shirts. The Korda website explains: "Our finest T-shirts yet are set to hit the shelves of your Korda fashion emporium (local tackle shop) this weekend. We’ve got two completely new designs and two additions to our existing range in the new batch. The new Ts are cut from super-soft and comfortable material and we’ve selected our new earthy colours from a subtle and distinctive palette.
Seafood boilies yield monster for German rodGerman angler Alfons Schambeck has landed his biggest-ever carp in the shape of this 71lb common. Fishing from Swim 18 on the famous Rainbow Lake in France, Alfons put two rods out at 9pm on the first night of a two-week session and, just 10 hours later, at 7am, he landed his new PB. Solar's Seafood Take-Away boilies did the business for the professional chef, who presented a snowman rig with a 40lb Solar Contour Unleaded leader and size 2 Solar Stronghold 101 hook close to a snaggy area at 80 yards. The fish put up a great fight in deep water before finally sliding into Alfons' waiting net.
BBC’s One Show highlights cormorant issue. The prime-time BBC current affairs show, ‘The One Show’ has highlighted one of angling’s biggest problems – the fish-eating cormorants that are ravaging our inland fish stocks. Reporter, Miranda Krestovnikoff describes the birds as "formidable predators of fish" and wintesses first hand how devastating an impact cormorants can make. The hit show, presented by Matt Baker and Alex Jones, interviews Angling Trust Chief Executive, Mark Lloyd about the problem.
ACF experts reveal all. If you want to catch more big carp, then you can't afford to miss this month's issue of Advanced Carp – which is on sale today!Inside 17 of carp fishing's greatest minds join forces, to bring you a revealing exposee of cutting-edge carp fishing tactics. Below are just a few of the things that you can expect to see inside:ADVANCED RIG MECHANICSThe legendary Adam Penning reveals a rig coined as the ‘bottom-bait chod’. AN UNDERCOVER CONQUESTOli Davies visits a small gravel pit that holds some incredible old carp.
41lb Welly monster falls. Martin Pick has had an outstanding year so far. He’s banked a rake of big fish from Wellington Country Park, as well as his Midlands syndicate water and his run of form shows no sign of tailing off. After a short break from Welly, the Korda man headed back there and immediately found himself in action again!He explained: “Because the weather had been so hot I hadn’t been fishing at Wellington for over a month.