‘It had been a long time coming but finally I was opening the golden gates of my new syndicate and as I did I was met by glorious sunshine and an expanse of water blossoming with weed. The surroundings were pretty special, nice and mature with an abundance of vegetation surrounding the well maintained pathway around the lake.’ Clearing weed can be hard work but pay off big time I […]
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How to construct a ‘drop-off inline’ leadcore leader
If you are margin fishing or stalking on a water where bites are hard to come by, there is one lead arrangement that stands out as the best ‘hooker’ of fish… Fish feeding in the edge on some spicy pellet With the summer months well and truly upon us, now is one of the best times to find carp patrolling the margins of the lake. Whether they are passing through […]
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Jack Reid finally crosses paths with his ‘mystery mirror’!
Having fished fairly intensely on a little-explored gravel pit since December, each bite that’s come Jacks way has been an exciting glimpse into what the lake holds… Without giving too much of a long backstory, most of my year has been spent fishing a ‘bite at a time’, on a fairly mysterious gravel pit, that has had very low intensity angling in its past. With a wild and low stock […]
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‘Unfinished business… My quest for Orange Spot’
Fishing for one particular fish can be a gruelling target, as Darren Blunt explains… Eleven years ago I was fortunate to get a ticket for the Longfield Road Lake. The lake held a phenomenal stock of fish. I’d read the books by Terry Hearn and Nigel sharp on their exploits at this tricky little lake, various articles in magazines with photos of the stock all made the fishing at this […]
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Nathan Highley bags a personal best!
A keen eye and willingness to ‘up sticks’ and move lead to the capture of this very unique carp… A week or so ago, the fish Nathan Highley joined his syndicate for slipped over the net chord. ‘After doing Sunday night on another lake on the complex I woke monday morning to it looking bleak. I reeled in and went for a look about on one of the other lakes. I […]
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Tinpot bags the Long Leney!
Daren ‘Tinpot’ Norman enjoyed another successful trip on his Kent syndicate last week and as it turned out, it would be his last as he plans to move onto a new challenge. I have just got back from a very memorable two-night session on my syndicate. It was to be the last trip of my spring/early summer ticket so I had high hopes that I could finish off a great […]
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Close Quarter Encounters – Alex Grice
Alex Grice doesn’t like to let his angling get stale, so that involves swapping venues and tactics with the changing seasons and situations in front of him. This summer, rather than launching rigs to the horizon, Alex has been cornered in by walls of weed, and thus the margin fishing approach begins… For me, summer fishing can be one of the most exciting times, the fish have not long spawned […]
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It’s a Common Theme – Tony Burnham
Tony Burnham… opening night at Yateley… and a couple of its finest common carp! Sat at my desk doing another day’s mundane work suddenly the music cuts out as a call comes in from Martin “we’ve just shut the Carpark they’ve started spawning”. Oh well, I thought, time to have few socials with the lads on my local big pit. The Sunday of the draw for the restart on the […]
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