Big carp angler Richard French has been continuing his fine run of form on the big pit he started fishing earlier this year. Good observation and water craft and fine attention to his rigs has really paid off for Rich and with him planning a concerted campaign through this autumn it looks like a few more of the lake’s special carp could well be on the cards! After a fairly […]

Cornish carper Marcus Watts had an eventful trip to Paradise Lakes, Limogue, France recently. Although he was fishing for the lake’s big carp, this monster cat fish picked up his hook bait and proceeded to tow him all over the 9 acre lake! After two hours it was eventually tamed and weighed a massive 88kg and was 220cm long with a 135cm girth. This fish was stocked into the lake […]

Prolific angler Kev Hewitt has been busy recently on a variety of venues. Here Kev updates us on what he’s been up to and as usual there’s plenty of carp involved! Kev has been putting the new Syncro XT mono through its paces with excellent results… August couldn’t really have gone any better for me. I fished a charity event for MND on Linear Fisheries Brasenose one lake where I […]

Following on from the Digital Camo Waterproof Hoody when ESP became the first company to use the new digital camo pattern used by the US army on dedicated angling clothing, the same pattern is now available in a comfortable cotton hoody. Incorporating three colours in its make up (two green and a brown) designed to complement European foliage; the pattern is formed by a number of small rectangular pixels of […]

After catching the Brute from Pingewood back in the spring, Richard French has taken on a new challenge in the shape of a very big gravel pit in pursuit of some of the very special fish it contains. Here Richard fills us in on how’s he’s got on so far. Looks like its going well! Last year, I made a conscious decision that my next challenge would be a near […]

Designed specifically for long distance casting with heavy leads or spods. These new tapered leaders replace the original 13m ESP leaders. The shorter length makes them easier to use and when using a 12’ carp rod, the 9m length equates to roughly three or four turns on a big pit reel plus the length of the rod above the reel, plus a 5 or 6 foot casting drop down from […]

Mark McKenna has sent us news of another very successful rota week on Savay Lake in the Colne Valley. He has continued to produce the goods, this time with the pick of the bunch being the ‘little tail leather’ at 42lb 12oz, followed by mirrors of 39lb, 33lb 8oz, and 30lb 12oz plus a 32lb 12oz common! Another brilliant weeks angling, from a very consitent angler who just goes to proove that […]

Mark McKenna has kindly sent us pictures of the impressive carp he’s caught so far this season from the legendary Savay Lake. Mark is a member of the night syndicate which is split into two rota’s (The Loony’s and The Toads) and operates on a week-on / week-off basis from June – November. When Mark is ‘on rota’ he fishes every night from Sunday to Sunday and packs up in […]

When we started working on the development of a new high performance ‘top end’ big carp monofilament for the E-S-P range last year it was absolutely essential that it would have to meet a strict set of requirements and be at least as good as, but preferably surpass the best lines already available. It was generally known that Terry Hearn and Nigel Sharp used another brand of mono, GR-60 which […]

We’re very pleased to receive dispatches from Southampton angler David Meek who’s been concentrating on Cemex Angling’s Roach Pit at Ringwood recently. Be prepared to feast your eyes on surely one of England’s most stunning, beautiful carp; a carp known as the Little Fully (little??!!) a rarely caught fish which fell to David’s careful approach. A carp like this is truly a sight to behold and a fish of a […]