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30 th June 2016
The Season So Far... Steve Swan
After a slow start of the year I finally got into some fish down on Lodge Lake at Bawburgh, starting with a lovely fat common at 24lb 8oz I managed to wiggle out one Sunday after fishing the weekend elsewhere in the lake. The wind had just changed
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07 th June 2016
Tackle Tuesday... ESP Terry Hearn Distance Carp Rods
As I have written in previous reviews, I prefer using a longer than conventional rod, favouring 12ft 6in, 12ft 9in or 13ft models.Having used 12ft models for a few months I was quick to change when a set of Terry Hearn Distance 12ft 9in 3.5lb test
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26 th May 2016
Carp Fishing At Linear - Richard Howland
Back at the start of May I accompanied good friend Darren Nokes, whose name you might recognise from Dovetail Games Euro Fishing, on a 36hr trip to Linear Fisheries, near Oxford. We had our pick of the lakes but, after a little research, we set our
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24 th May 2016
Carp Fishing Catch Up - Michael Stewart
After the capture of Brushstrokes in late March, April was a slow month for me. Poor weather, busier banks, and a couple of wrong moves on my part meant that areas that had been producing for me were non starters. With the additional lines in the
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18 th May 2016
Carp In The Park 2016
Whatever you have planned for the weekend of July 2nd and 3rd, cancel it and stick Carp In The Park on your planners, calendars and diaries. The huge event, now in its second year, is the first of its kind – an outdoor, festival-type show that has
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17 th May 2016
British Carp Angling Championships - Qualifier
Myself and Stephen Crowe (AD Norwich) recently entered into our second big carp competition of 2016; the British Carp Angling Championship or the BCAC as it's known. Our qualifier was being held at Walthamstow reservoir in London, a venue famous for
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17 th May 2016
Tackle Tuesday... Daiwa Mission DF Carp Rod
Imagine being able to use a set of rods from the famed DF stable, but not having to take out a second mortage to do so. In fact, forget that. Not only do you not need to take out such a loan, in the Mission DF, Daiwa has created a rod that falls well
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09 th May 2016
A Session Like No Other...
Our very own Ross Cleveland, AD Sittingbourne, has recently returned from a very memorable session at Loggies Lake, Kent.Ross wrote - "After arriving at the venue I noticed the wind was hacking into one end of the lake, so it seemed a good place to
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29 th April 2016
Introducing Our Latest AD Team Member Roy Allen...
We, here at Angling Direct, would like to extend a warm welcome to our new team AD blog writer - Roy Allen. Throughout the year we will be following his carping exploits closely in order to keep you bang up to date with how this modest big fish
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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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