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Total Carp Staff  |  Mar 01, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 28, 2013  |  0 comments
Alan Blair targets carp on tidal rivers. When it comes to catching carp, few anglers have more pedigree than Nash Operation Director, Alan Blair. He has built up a fearsome reputation for banking massive carp from a host of UK venues, and in his latest video, he takes on one of his most ambitious challenges yet!The 14 minute clip, that is trending on YouTube explains his approach on the river, from locating the fish, to how he sets about catching, and landing them! It is well worth a watch. Click here to view!.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 27, 2013  |  0 comments
Get Down To The Glasgow Angling Centre Weekend! Glasgow Angling Centre's famous open weekend is to take place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the organiser promises it to be bigger, better and with more to see than ever before. The company's last Open Weekend, in September 2012, was the biggest and best attended ever, securing a place in the calendar as the biggest free angling event in the UK. Three-Day Event!The event will be taking place at the company's massive 30,000sq ft megastore ,which is throwing open its doors for anglers from all over the world to check out the latest fishing gear, pick up some great bargains and rub shoulders with the top names in the angling business. GAC has long been one of the country’s top sea fishing tackle retailers and this event will host a great line up of brands from the shore and boat angling scene, like Daiwa, Lynx, Abu, Penn, Shimano, Cox & Rawle and Okuma, and top anglers like Mike Thrussel, Stevie Souter and Anthony Glascoe will be on hand to give advice and share tips on sea angling’s latest trends, including a Tronix workshop on Light Rock Fishing, the latest trend in sea fishing.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 26, 2013  |  0 comments
Bulk offer on state of the art bait. Carp giant Solar are offering a new deal on boilies, meaning people can now purchase 10kg of any Solar frozen boilies or boilie chops for £75 (just £7. 50 per kilo). Solar’ s Marketing Manager, Jon Bones explained: “With the new, state-of-the-art bait factory, this bait is made fresh and posted straight out to the customers.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 26, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 25, 2013  |  0 comments
Most eventful week of the year in news. It has been the most hectic week of the year so far in terms of news, with big matches taking place, international teams announced,and big fish banked!There has been controversial news from the Preston Innovations Feeder Team captain, Tommy Pickering, who has chosen his team for this years World Championship in South Africa - and included two anglers who have never represented their country before. In other match fishing news, the results are in for this years Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final - which has seen some shock exits for the UK's biggest teams. Then there is the story of the lucky sea angler, who has won £1,000,000 on the Euromillions! Plus, we have word of the launch of an exciting new specimen fishing brand!Feature wise, we reveal the clever F1 fishing device that will send you potty, uncover carp fishing tips from the best in the business, and take in a days grayling fishing on a tough northern river.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 26, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 25, 2013  |  0 comments
New angling photography service offered! A new angling photography service has been established, offering anglers the oppurtunity to have their own personalised angling shoot with a professional angling journalist! The man behind the scheme is Middy backed match fishing ace, Craig Butterfield. He explained: "Fishing is one of the most popular sports in England, unfortunately it’s often a lonely sport, just us against the elements. Although the peace and tranquility can be great, when it comes to capturing that perfect fishing photo it can become a struggle. Here at Elite Fishing Photography we offer people the chance to perfectly capture those fishing moments that you always wanted to, but never could.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 22, 2013  |  0 comments
Loads of quality bait still to shift in clearance sale. One of Europe’s best selling bait manufacturers, DD Baits, have teamed up with Scunthorpe based tackle giant Chapmans to offer clearance bait at vastly reduced prices. The move comes following DD Baits announcement that it is planning to launch a new bait range for 2013, and as a consequence have cleared out its old stock. Chapmans boss, Mark Wilkinson explained: “We have been selling this clearence bait for a couple of months now - but due to the cold weather we still have loads left for anglers to stock up on! One of the advantages of being one of the bigger retailers in the business is that we have considerable buying power – and when DD baits announced that they were wanting to clear all its stock we jumped at the chance of taking it off there hands.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 22, 2013  |  0 comments
New sponsor for carp ace!Gardner Tackle has announced the appointment of Leon Bartropp into its team of carp consultants. Gardner Tackle’s Media Executive, and top specimen angler Alan Stagg explained: “Not only is Leon a highly respected big fish angler, but he is also a prolific writer within the carp angling press and takes enormous enjoyment in producing his own informative carp fishing videos. Over the last few years Leon has carved an exceptionally strong reputation on the banks of the waters that he has visited. He regularly demonstrates his talent, knowledge and passion as an angler by successfully landing his target fish using a wide variety of techniques – and we really feel that his great knowledge base will be a major asset to the Gardner Team.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 22, 2013  |  First Published: Feb 21, 2013  |  0 comments
FREE fishing videos! If you love fishing, and want to learn off the very best in the business, then you should check out our YouTube channel! It features instructional videos on rig making, previews of top tackle, and a host of interviews with our spots top names – both on and off the bank!Featured anglers include: Jim Shelley, Dan Wildbore, Marc Coulson, Tom Maker, Ian Chillcott, Ian Russell, Max Hendry, Elliot Gray, and Tim Hodges. And the best thing about the channel? It’s absolutely free to view! What are you waiting for? Click here to check it out now!. . .
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 20, 2013  |  0 comments
Major investment for tackle firm!Innovative tackle firm Pallatrax, the name behind Stonze weights, is planning major expansion now it has a successful multi-platform media firm as its new owner. Pallatrax’s range of boilies, baits and terminal tackle are set for a massive boost thanks to the deal with O’Neill Modern Media (OMM), which became a major shareholder at the end of January. OMM’s studio was the first in the UK to fully embrace digital photography; it invented 360-degree product photography – now used by one of its biggest clients, sports giant Nike. It also pioneered and helped install roller advertising hoardings and then digital LED advertising hoardings at football grounds, including Old Trafford.
Total Carp Staff  |  Feb 20, 2013  |  0 comments
Massive Southern show this weekend. The hugely popular Big One angling show is set to take place this weekend at the Farnborough Airfield in Hampshire. The massive angling extravaganza is regarded as a real highlight of the year by punters and exhibitors alike, with stands catering for all disciplines of angling. Following the success of The Big One 2012, the organisers promised to make the 2013 show bigger and better.

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