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07 th April 2015
Tackle Tuesday… Wychwood C-301 Carp Rods
Reviewed by Advanced Carp Fishing Magazine… With cork handles and 50mm butt rings bang on trend, our friends at ACF, explore the multitude of features on the Wychwood C-301 rods.The Wychwood brand has been on the Carp scene since 1989, producing
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19 th March 2015
Keeping Them Interested - Scott Kingsley
Keeping them Interested when Temperatures Plummet – Scott KingsleyAs winter approached I decided I would fish a reasonably small local lake which held a decent stock of carp; somewhere I could fish short 24hr or 48hr sessions whenever I could fit
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18 th March 2015
Wednesday Review… Daiwa Ballistic EX Reel
Reviewed by Total Sea Fishing Magazine… TSF lure guru Steve Neely gave Daiwa’s new Ballistic reel a thorough workout.If you’re a tackle tart like I am, then you’ll not be disappointed with this reel. The new Ballistic has a similarly styled
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17 th March 2015
Tackle Tuesday… Nash TG Active Range
Reviewed by Total Carp Fishing Magazine…No-one can question the bait authority that's Gary Bayes, so when we heard that Nash was developing a bait that has been adjusted, tweaked and played with over the last six years by the man himself, we were
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16 th March 2015
Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – March II
The weather last week was very settled and this enabled us to get out on most days and to offer our anglers some superb sport.Recently there's been a large influx of Codling into the estuaries, these hungry spring fish have been abundant, and on some
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13 th March 2015
Borders Grayling - James Champkin
My fishing over the last couple of winters has revolved largely around the pursuit of a giant grayling. Being based in St Andrews on the eastern coast of Scotland, I was closer to specimen grayling that I had ever been before, and while still at
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11 th March 2015
Three Forties In Four Weeks!
There can't be many anglers who have caught more UK forties in 2015 than our very own Duncan Newton. Duncan, from our Crayford branch notched up forties number two and three for the year on a recent 48 hour session on Darenth Big Lake, backing up the
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11 th March 2015
Wednesday Review… Daiwa Match Winner Reel
As seen in Match Fishing Magazine… Daiwa Match Winner ReelsThe Match Winner reel range brings with it years of extensive, tried-and-tested Daiwa technology and this mid-price-range offering harnesses much of what is on offer from the more
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10 th March 2015
Skill School - Shotting A Waggler
As seen in Coarse Fishing Answers Magazine… Shotting A Waggler - Shotting up properly will help you catch more fish. 1.) Before you start, make sure you use a float adaptor rather than just threading the main line directly though the eye of your
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10 th March 2015
Tackle Tuesday… ESP Syncro XT Loaded
Reviewed by Advanced Carp Fishing Magazine… Fully loaded - Are you after a super-tough monofiliment that sinks like fluorocarbon? Well ESP has it covered with its new Syncro XT Loaded.The original Syncro XT monofiliment is a firm favourite with a
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