I have always tried to keep my gear as light as possible, from right back when I was a kid starting out. It was probably born out of necessity, I didn’t have much fishing tackle and what I did have was just carried on my back, or on my bike! Winters under an open fronted Aqua 50. I didn’t have much fishing tackle and what I did have was just […]
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Daren Norman – Burghfield Challenge
Back in April I began a new fishing adventure and a challenge that had been at the back of my mind for many years. Burghfield has so far been everything I’d hoped it would be. It feels very similar to my favourite water of all time ,the old leisure sports days Wraysbury. Real ‘get your arse in the grass’ carping. Raw, unmanicured, and bloody challenging, both mentally and physically. A […]
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Daren Norman – Long awaited Cassien trip!
‘Halfway through October, myself and two of my good friends George and Neil set off on a very long-awaited trip down to my favourite fishing destination, the historic lac de st Cassien in the south of France. We had planned the trip at the start of 2020 but 3 days before we were due to set off the whole of France went into full lockdown and the trip was pulled […]
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Decluttering: Back To Basics with Alfie Russell
Alfie Russell takes a close look at how his attitude has changed regarding rigs, before he then turns back the clock… Amazing quality of fish, as is often the case with Alfie! I guess it has been written about hundreds of times in the past, but something that really does need to be drilled into us as carp anglers, and indeed anglers in general, is the need to stick to […]
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ESP’ New Ronnie Clips: Inception to Finished Product
Dave Ellyatt explains what brought about the development of some not-so-insignificant rig components… The Ronnie Clips and Tungsten Sleeves are a game changer for Ronnie and Hinge Rigs The new Quick Change Ronnie Clips and Tungsten Sleeves were born out of my enthusiasm for using the Ronnie Rig which started a few years ago, and a limitation I felt the rig had, which led to improvisation and improvement. The evolution […]
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Kev Hewitt’s 50th UK 40lb Carp!
‘It started off as just another normal session but what unfolded had to be seen to be believed. It was as if all of the carp gods and gathered together and decided to shine down on me.’ I had a really good year on farriers catching good numbers of fish throughout but the big fish avoided me all year. On my last trip I was fortunate to land an incredible […]
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When it all comes good – Alex Grice
‘Like many, I had been prepping my kit, bait and making plans for the season ahead during lockdown, uncertain as to when restrictions would be lifted, and we could hit the bank once again. I had the week booked off the week of the 18th May and luckily, restrictions were lifted the week before on the Wednesday, so as you can imagine, that weekend was all systems go thinking about […]
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Liquid loading your bait – Tom White
‘Running a bait company I get asked lots of questions day to day and a good percentage of them are centered around bait preparation of which our liquid and prep powder product range are focused around. This is not just an intentional ploy to get people buying additional products, it is genuinely an edge myself and my close friends have employed for a good number of years now. There is no better […]
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Watercraft: The whys and wherefores – Kev Hewitt
‘Watercraft’. A single diverse word that means so many different things to anglers and very little to non anglers. In fact if you looked up the word Watercraft in a carp dictionary there simply wouldn’t be enough pages to thoroughly explain the meaning. ‘Watercraft’ – a single, yet diverse word that means so many different things to anglers Anglers who begin to understand watercraft catch many fish. Anglers who are […]
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The Development of a Carp Hook – Dave Ellyatt
Back in early 2016 ESP launched its first range of Cryogen hooks. These were the culmination of nearly five years in development and due to the new manufacturing processes employed, were a genuine improvement on any hooks we had produced before. The new manufacturing and tempering resulted in hooks that were over 20% stronger in tensile strength and hardness, without having to increase wire gauge. The result was a range […]
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