Up and coming carp specialist Marcus Howarth had a right touch last week with the capture of a carp called Horse from the fabled CWA Fisheries sponsored Roach Pit in Ringwoodshire. This fish is one of the most sought after in Ringwood, if not the world and in fact it is so desired, grown men have been known to burst into tears at the merest glimpse of it. Anyway here’s […]

Spring is nearly here and over the next month or two there will without doubt be plenty of carp caught on zigs in the mid to upper layers. Zigs will certainly figure in my approach this spring. My favourite hooks for Zig fishing are the tried and tested ESP Raptor T-6 hooks in size 8’s and 10’s. The hook itself is super strong and the hookholds you get are superb […]

E-S-P is delighted to announce the return of iconic carp angler Terry Hearn as its leading consultant. Terry first joined the company way back in 1997, shortly after catching the legendary Mary from Wraysbury at a then British record weight of 55lb 13oz. Over the previous few years Terry had caught most of the big fish from the highly pressured Yateley complex and was quickly making a name for himself […]

Benji Brettle sent us this lovely retrospective on his first trip to a special venue in deepest France last October, where he caught some stunning carp. After plenty of personal persuasion and having to wait 2 years to get a spot on a trip that some of my close friends had been taking to a lovely private reserve in central France, I was on my way and buzzing for my […]

Many thanks to Dutchman Keees Verhei for sending us these great pictures: This hard fighting common and fully scaled mirror I caught at a nice little pool in the Dutch country side this winter. The rig I used was ESP 25lb stripped Two Tone combined with an ESP Curve-shanx size 6 hook, and an ESP Big Buoyant Sweetcorn above the boilie. A successful combination!   Deze winterperiode ving ik een […]

If you are looking for a new set of sub-£100 rods this spring, then you probably need look no further – the ESP Paragon Plus will fit the bill nicely and the review in this week’s Anglers Mail by Ben Hervey-Murray tends to agree. Click the image below to read the article in full: Video

Jo Green spent her Christmas holiday at the vast 4000 hectare Lac bin el Ouidane in Morocco and had a fantastic time not only catching a load of carp, but some real chunks too. Here’s Jo’s account: Mid December arrived and it was time to jet off for my annual jolly, spending Christmas and New Year on this great lake. The weather is always beautiful at this time of the year […]

Kev Hewitt had a great session on Orchid Lake just before Christmas, resulting in a brace of thirties. The mild low pressure conditions were perfect for a mid-winter feed up and here Kev tells how it happened: All I Want For Christmas is… a brace of thirties! 2013 was a manic year for me. For the most part things were going great however it wasn’t all plain sailing. During a […]

Dave Springall couldn’t resist the recent mild, low pressure conditions and got off to a great start to the New Year on his current target water, good angling mate! ‘After spending every waking moment working to pay for the much needed renovations on our new family home it was finally time for me to get back in pursuit of another local big common, and to resume where I had left […]