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21 st April 2016
Carp In The Park 2016
Now in its second year, Carp In The Park is the stand alone social event aimed at Britain's army of carp anglers. Tackle displays, slide shows, live demos and of course the unrivalled social atmosphere are all mixed into one weekend and it's smack,
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20 th April 2016
Wednesday Review... Preston Dura Hollo Elastic
As seen in Pole Fishing Magazine... Dura-love! Tom Scholey extols the virtues of two ‘Hollo’ elastics that have become increasingly important weapons in his armoury.Winter moving into early spring is perhaps the most difficult time of year
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20 th April 2016
Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – April II
The last fortnight has seen settled weather and this has allowed the charter boats to get out and give our anglers some excellent sport.There are now big numbers of thornback rays inshore, these hard fighting rays are coming inshore to mate and spawn
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19 th April 2016
Learn to Fish Carp Academy
Learn to Fish Carp Academy launches in London borough of Havering!The Learn to Fish Carp Academy in association with Angling Direct will launch at a lake in the London Borough of Havering in an attempt to get children from London, Essex, Herts &
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19 th April 2016
Tackle Tuesday... ESP Rucksack
Reviewed by Advanced Carp Fishing Magazine… I have managed to cut my fishing gear down further in the last few months to hold just the essentials. As a result, my previous rucksack was way too big. One look at the ESP version and I knew it
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18 th April 2016
It's That Time Of Year Again... Paul Stevens
Well, here we are again! There are only a few more days to go until Stephen Crowe and I fish the first qualifier of the UK Carp Champs 2016, held at the famous Walthomstow Reservoir Number 1 in the centre of London.In previous years we have fished
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16 th April 2016
King of the Catch - Coarse Winner, Reece Gray
Tomorrow the first of our four King of the Catch winners set off for their SportsQuest holiday!Reece Gray, aged 13, beat the competition in our coarse fishing category last year and in less than 24hours him and his dad, Matt, will be heading off to
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15 th April 2016
Big Waters, Big Bream - Bream Fishing On Gravel Pits
As seen in Coarse Fishing Answers Magazine… Gravel pits are great venues to catch large bream but they can be tricky to master. However, fear not, Dean, as we’ve enlisted the help of Korum bream supremo Rob Thompson, who can guide you into the
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15 th April 2016
Syndicate Success - Andy Hull
Arriving at the lake after work on Friday, I found quite a few people down ruling out a couple of likely areas. However I had a feeling there would be a fish or two in the middle section of the lake away from the pressure at either end. I opted for a
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13 th April 2016
Wednesday Review... Vass-Tex 305-5 Breathable Chest Waders
Reviewed by Total Sea Fishing Magazine… Over the past nine or ten months I have been putting the Vass-Tex 305 breathable chest waders to the test. I must admit I’d never shelled out on breathable waders in the past, sticking to tried and
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