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Total Carp Staff | May 17, 2013 | 0 comments

Fishery open day raises £1,400 for Motor Neurone cause. Despite the rain Linear Fisheries open-day was received brilliantly with masses of people descending onto Brasenose Two to take a look at some fantastic products from the likes of Nash, Richworth, Korda, Trakker, Fox, Avid, Sonubaits and Fortis. The folks from Avid Carp and Sonubaits set their stall out on the point of Brasenose Two in the hope of catching a few fish for willing members of the public. Fox also had a cohort of their top consultants on hand to help with any queries about Linear fisheries venues and to point people in the right direction with advice and guidance.

Light Delight

Total Carp Staff | May 17, 2013 | 0 comments

Pleasure angler lands 18lb beast on fine tackle!Although an 18lb 2oz carp may not be a particularly big fish by the usual standards of top Milton Keynes venue, Furzton Lake, this monster carp was pretty remarkable - as pleasure angler Rob Wilkinson landed it on a size 16 hook and a light waggler rod!The battle took more than 30 minutes, before Rob Nursaw (who took the picture) could finally net the fish. Unfortunately for 74 year old Rob, who suffers with a chronic bad back, he is still paying the consequences of his exertions with severe back pain, but as his smile shows, he feels it was well worth it!. . .

New Dragon Store In Ramsgate

Total Carp Staff | May 16, 2013 | 0 comments

Meet the stars and grab a bargain at Dragon open day. This Saturday, May 18, the doors open on the all-new Dragon Carp Direct store at Ramsgate,in Kent. To celebrate Dragon are having a grand opening featuring top angling stars including Frank Warwick - and have loaded the shelves with all the latest top brands at the UK's lowest prices. Some of the product names on offer are Korda, Mainline, Avanti, Maver, Image, Boss, Richworth, Dynamite, Maryuku, Taska, Garbolino, Carp Kinetics, Shakespeare and Enterprise.

Oxlease Record Smashed

Total Carp Staff | May 15, 2013 | 0 comments

43lb 4oz common is new lake best. Somerset rod Josh Russell recently broke the Oxlease Lake record at the popular Linear complex with a 43lb 4oz PB common – on his first visit to the venue. Josh explained: “Visiting the Linear Complex in Oxford for the first time at the weekend, I decided to fish Oxlease Lake on the car-park side where I saw a few carp crash out. After a quick flick around with the marker rod, I decided to fish a silty area about 60 yards out baiting with particles.

122 Carp In 48 Hours

Total Carp Staff | May 14, 2013 | 0 comments

Manic Drayton Session Sets New RAF recordThe Fox RAF Carp Team have had great success in their third qualifying event of the season. Their match took place at the prolific Drayton Reservoir in Northamptonshire. Run in the same format as the British Carp Angling Championship, the match was run over 48 hours from May 7th to 9th, with 19 anglers in total taking part. The weather was fantastic on the Tuesday but turned wet and windy by the Wednesday morning making the conditions challenging to say the least.

Moon Raker

Total Carp Staff | May 14, 2013 | First Published: May 13, 2013 | 0 comments

Full moon yields massive common for French rod. French big-carp angler Franck Couturier enjoyed a rewarding session on a big French gravel pit recently, banking a massive 50lb common carp. The giant common was taken under the light of a full moon, after what proved quite a difficult session for the Taska-backed ace. The weather in particular made fishing difficult, nevertheless, after some clever baiting techniques involving 20mm Trigga Pineapple N'Butyric boilies and a hook bait of the same topped with a 16mm Pop Up mounted on Taska Baseline tackle, Franck landed this stunning 50lb common!Some say it's luck? Franck certainly agrees!.

Stonze To Hit The Us!

Total Carp Staff | May 12, 2013 | 0 comments

New patent seals promising future for British carp weight. Innovative British firm Pallatrax is anticipating huge future success in the USA after its popular Stonze range was awarded a patent in the country. Thanks to a recent buyout by thriving multimedia firm O’Neil Modern Media (OMM), Pallatrax also has a new premises and vastly improved infrastructure to meet a greater demand for its pioneering products. Back in 2008, Pallatrax exhibited at ICAST where its Stonze received a hugely positive reaction picking up the prestigious Best Terminal Tacke Award – the first and only UK firm to win any award at the show.

'like' To Win!

Total Carp Staff | May 11, 2013 | 0 comments

£500 Facebook giveaway for top carp bait supplier. Quality carp bait supplier, Cotswold Baits, has announced a massive bait giveaway aimed at anglers who support its new page on Facebook. The competition is the brainchild of company boss Andy Stump, who explained: "We have recently switched to a more corporate Facebook page, in the shape of a page that allows anglers to 'Like' us and our products. "To celebrate this, and to thank those anglers who get behind us, we have decided to run a new competition, which will see us give away over £500 worth of bait to one lucky angler.

The Legend Returns

Total Carp Staff | May 10, 2013 | 0 comments

Tim Hodges to edit Advanced Carp Fishing magazine. Advanced Carp Fishing’s publisher, David Hall Publishing (DHP), has announced that Tim Hodges is to return to the company as editor of the title. Tim brings a wealth of experience, both in terms of carp fishing and publishing. He was founding editor of Catchmore Carp magazine, that was later bought by DHP and eventually renamed Total Carp, and has worked in the industry for over 20 years.

Carp Runs On Camera!

Total Carp Staff | May 09, 2013 | 0 comments

Alan Blair shows how much you can catch on just one bucket of riser pellet!To celebrate over 10,000 people subscribing to itsYouTube video channel, Nash TV has issued its consultant Alan Blair with a very special challenge. He has been given just one bucket of floating baits, and issued with the challenge of catching as much as he can in a short Friday afternoon session. The result really is quite scary, as Alan brings to the bank several chunks, and most importantly, explains to you exactly how he has done it!Also available on the channel, is a free two-hour feature film, that talks through Nash's 2013 range of products and sees Nash consultants, including carp fishing legend Kevin Nash himself, on the bank and putting the kit to good use. Click here to check out the videos now – you won't be disappointed!.

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