Terry Hearn returned to Ashmead for his first visit of the spring last week and despite an uneventful first few days of the trip he was rewarded on Friday morning with Moon Scale, the second biggest fish in the lake at a weight of 43lb 8oz. Terry said: “I fished and looked hard for four days and nights, three swim moves, no signs at all, then on my last evening […]

Jo Green followed up her Road Lake success with a lovely brace from Horton Boat Pool. Here’s Joe’s story: Having just packed up from a 48hr session on Longfield Road Lake, I popped over to Horton Boat Pool and it just looked spot on for a bite.  So, with darkness fast approaching, I set up and cast the rods out to the middle bar with an ESP Short Chod Rig on […]

Spencer Wright has started 2014 on an incredible run of form which he has been keeping under wraps until now, but careful pre-baiting and a very interesting new rig has been paying dividends for the Isle of Wight based carper. Here Spence gives us the full story: I was intending to fish the winter on my new syndicate, so with us having unusually mild condition’s, it made things a little […]

Kev Hewitt knotched up his 15th UK forty in the shape of Spike from Manor Farm on the Linear Complex 40Lb 12oz. Check out Kev’s video which documents his capture and shows just how simple it is to fish the chod rig with an ESP chod rig leader and ESP short chod rig: Video Courtesy of Hinders Fishing Superstore.

To celebrate the launch of our great new range of ESP Pop-Ups we are giving away pots to several lucky winners.  One lucky person will win a pot of all five exclusive flavours in both sizes, with runner’s-up receiving a pot of their choice each! Terry Has The Answer: Simply tell us in the form below how many pop-ups you think are in the sweet jar! Closest to the number […]

We’ve just uploaded this great new video to our website – it’s all about our fantastic new range of pop-ups! With the popularity of the Chod Rig approach in recent years it made sense for ESP to complement it’s range of terminal tackle with a bespoke selection of top quality fluoro pop-ups… For more information on ESP Pop-Ups, click here.

When Terry Hearn popped up to see us last week he didn’t leave empty handed and took away a nice bundle of prototype rods to test. First impressions were very good and he took one of the sets to Frimley Pit 3 to put them through their paces. Yesterday Terry sent us this picture of his first fish on the rods, a cracking 21lb common. The rods will be tweaked […]

E-S-P are very excited to announce the release of the following new products for 2014.  Expect them to arrive at your local tackle shop very soon! E-S-P Nut Drill 4mm & 8mm After the success of the 6mm Nut Drill launched a few years ago there has been demand for a couple of different sizes at opposite ends of the scale, hence the introduction of 4mm and 8mm versions. Just […]

Top big carp specialist Sean Leverett has sent us a few observations and tips that will help buy a few extra bites this spring. Its all good advice and well worth taking into account as you plan your early spring approach. With spring fast approaching and the fish waking from their winter slumber, here are a few quick tips that could help put a couple of early fish on the […]

Jo Green returned to the Road Lake at Longfield last week after a winter layoff and caught up with an old friend. Here’s Jo’s story: Having been away from the lake few months, I was itching to get back. After the recent floods it was now fishable although the water was still high. There was nobody else on the lake and after doing a lap I decided on this little […]