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23 rd October 2017
Top 5 Chod Rig Fishing Tips
The Chod Rig has helped revolutionise our ability to present hookbait among weed beds, silt, and other bottom detritus that could otherwise render our rigs useless to carp who feed in these areas. As we are now in Autumn, with increased leaf litter
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20 th October 2017
AD Slough Grand Opening - 28th October
Next Saturday - 28th October - is the grand opening of the Angling Direct Slough Superstore!To mark the occasion, we will be joined by three of the finest carp anglers in the country - Ridgemonkey consultant Dave Levy and Urban Baits consultants
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20 th October 2017
Advanta Friday - Advanta Discovery CSX Carp Rods
Take ADVANTA‘GE’ this Friday! We take a closer look at the Advanta Discovery CSX Carp Rods.Strength, durability, performance and all this for under £35.00! The incredible Advanta Discovery CSX Rods are everything any carp angler could want, with
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20 th October 2017
Friday Funny... Field of Dreams
This is a tale of great personal embarrassment. Back in the early 2000s, I was fishing a particular venue with a head of big carp. The venue was basically a huge and fertile floodplain, around 70 acres in size. I remember the endless hours spent
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19 th October 2017
Dave's How To - Fit A Puller Kit
I was pleasantly surprised to find how easy it was to fit puller bungs to the top two power kits of my pole. I bought some side bushes and gripper beads recently, read the instructions and gave it a go.First of all, the instructions inside the packet
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18 th October 2017
Wednesday Review... Fox Royale Classic Camo Bivvy
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… ROYALE + CAMO = CLASSIC! How do you make Fox’s award-winning Royale bankside home even better? You dress it in camo, of course!Anyone that tells you it was better ‘back in the day’ is wearing rose-tinted
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18 th October 2017
Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – October
The weather over the last fortnight has been quite lovely with some warm days and sunny skies. This has allowed our anglers to get out and enjoy some excellent sport with a variety of species.Offshore the Bass fishing has been superb with some
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17 th October 2017
October Cocktail - Ade Kiddell
So, the plan was to move to France, live by a river and go fishing whenever I wanted. Dreams are all very well, but the reality of the last few weeks has seen us working flat out both with repairs on the house and with plenty of visiting anglers keen
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17 th October 2017
Tackle Tuesday... Chub X-TRA Protection Carp Care Range
Reviewed by Carpology Magazine… BIG WIN FOR THE CARP! Chub’s X-TRA Protection range is really good news for our quarry – they’ve never been so well looked after!We’re impressed with the carp care range that Chub has assembled, like, really
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16 th October 2017
Top 5 Drop Shotting Tips
This ultra-light method of lure fishing, used mainly to target perch, is not only awesome fun but is also very cost-effective and addictive. Whether you have a couple of hours at the end of a day or a full day to yourself, here are some tips to help
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