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  1. Ditch The PVA Nuggets!

    Ditch The PVA Nuggets!

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    This fishing hack is all about replacing PVA Nuggets to prevent them coming off on the cast, like I have had several times! A simple solution, is to make a dry groundbait bag out of mesh PVA with a few pellets and this will do the exact same job!

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  2. Use PVA Tape On Your Adjustable Zigs!

    Use PVA Tape On Your Adjustable Zigs!

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    Do your adjustable zips keep tangling? Fishing with adjustable zig floats can be devastating for carp, but equally they can be a nightmare to cast at times.   In the past, to prevent it from tangling. I’ve used a PVA nugget that I’d lick

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  3. Tie An Extra Loop Onto Your Spod/Spomb

    Tie An Extra Loop Onto Your Spod/Spomb

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    This one is really simple but makes life on the bank so much easier. All it it that when you tie your overhand loop not for your spod/spomb is to just tie another one at the end. All this does is give you a little tag where you can take your spod/

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  4. Test Your Pop Up Rigs Buoyancy!

    Test Your Pop Up Rigs Buoyancy!

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    This hack is an absolute essential for carp anglers fishing pop ups and that is to test the buoyancy of your pop up rigs.  To ensure your fishing rig is doing exactly what it should, I will always test the buoyance of my rigs in the margins. So

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  5. Korda Underwater - Norton Disney

    Korda Underwater - Norton Disney

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    Dive into the underwater world of carp once again... this time at Embryo's Norton Disney! This Korda Underwater has been filmed using by far the best camera equipment that Korda have ever had! Giving them (and you) a much clearer view of everything

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  6. Add Backshot To Your Pole Rigs

    Add Backshot To Your Pole Rigs

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    It may not seem like much, but never underestimate the impact of how adding backshot to your pole rig to your catches. With all my rigs, I like to add two number eight shot that stick above the float. The advantage of this, is that in windy

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  7. Use The Twig Rig For Eels

    Use The Twig Rig For Eels

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    This is a hack for all you eel anglers out there, and if you haven’t used this rig in your eel fishing, then you need to give it a go! The twig rig comprises of a bit of stiff tubing held between two float stops just below the hook, which will

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  8. Add Oil to your Floaters

    Add Oil to your Floaters

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    Now is the perfect time to do some floater fishing, and one fishing hack which can really transform your surface carp fishing is to add cap oil, hemp oil or anything oily to your dog biscuits or floaters. The advantages of this are two fold,

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  9. Remove Kinks In Your Fluorocarbon

    Remove Kinks In Your Fluorocarbon

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    This is one for anglers who use a lot of fluorocarbon in their fishing, and as you’ll know that it goes quite curly and hook links can get quite kinked. But, the good thing with fluorocarbon is that you can get rid of it quite easily. For

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  10. ADTV Carp Chapters - Carp Fishing Day Tickets

    ADTV Carp Chapters - Carp Fishing Day Tickets

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    Carp Fishing Day Tickets can be infuriating at times, and for this months Carp Chapters I have booked myself onto the Specimen Lake at Clavering Lakes in Essex using the GoCatch App, to show you how I go about tackling a venue I haven't fished before

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