Carp Catchers Blog

This is a final reminder that your rod licence expires today. See March 13 blog for full details.

Best fishes

John 

This is a nice Chub caught by customer Josh. Here is Josh’s catch report “I was fishing at Darwin lakes just of the A14 we got there at 5.30 in the morning. I was putting in maggots, casters, pellets and groundbait and started catching perch and roach, then I hooked this 3.5lb chub. I caught a few more but none were as big as the chub. I was fishing with my pole and 4lb line with a 3lb hooklink to a size 14 hook and 2 maggots” Well done Josh keep it up.

Best fishes

John  

The first consignment of Nash Tackle gear has arrived including the biggest bedchair I have seen the Nash Indulgence Wide Boy. We have the MK1 Nash Double Top Professional Bivvy on special offer while stocks last plus lots other carpy goodies.

Best fishes,

John

This is part two of Carp Rods and Test Curves in which we’ll talk about Carp Rod Actions(see March 13 blog for part one). A Carp Rods Action as well as it’s Test Curve should be taken into account when deciding which Carp Rod to buy. The three most commonly referred to actions are through action, progressive action and fast action. As with test curves there are others but these three are the most common.

Through Action Carp Rods will bend easily right through to the butt and they are a joy to use when playing a fish. Hook pulls are less likely as the through action will cushion any lunges during the fight, lighter lines may be used for the same reasons. Through action carp rods are not a good option when distance casting, method fishing or PVA bagging.

Progressive Action Carp Rods are also referred to as compound taper, semi fast action, parabolic or medium action. They will bend progressively through to the butt and are good general all round rod. Progressive action carp rods like the Century NG will cast a good distance and at the same time be quite good for playing fish. They are very good for PVA bagging and method fishing but are not really suitable for continual long range work or extreme range fishing.

Fast Action Carp Rods are really only suitable for long to extreme range casting, they are also more suited to big PVA bags or method feeders. Because the rod blank is much stiffer to allow it to recover faster during the cast they tend to bend more in the tip only when playing fish, so hook pulls are more likely. Fast Action Carp Rods like the Greys Prodigy require a good casting technique as well as a good fish playing style therefore they are more suited to experienced carp anglers.

I hope this blog has been of some help to those of you looking for a new Carp Rod.

Best fishes,

John

Remember your present fishing licence expires on Monday 31st March. See Blog from 22nd of March for more Information

Exciting news (for us anyway) we now hopefully have a Nash Tackle account. With a bit of luck our first order should be in on Friday if not it will be early next week. We will be stocking right across the range from bivvies to rods to bait eventually so if you need anything in the Nash Tackle Range we will more than likely have it. It will take a little while to get it all on the website though so either come in and have a look or telephone for your requirements.

Adam sent through the details of the rig he used to catch that lovely common carp. Adam critically balanced sweetcorn on a combi rig with a size 8 Korda wide gape hook. He attached a tiny PVA mesh bag to his terminal tackle to add some attraction and keep his hook point clear. Well done again Adam.

Best fishes

John

The first day of spring has come and gone and now it’s snowing!! However many of you will be thinking about venturing out once the weather improves a bit. This Blog is to remind you that current rod licences expire on the 31st of march and everyone over the age of 12 who fishes must have one. The maximum fine for not having a fishing licence is £2500. Licences are currently £25 so it makes sense to get one, remember that if you fish with either 3 or 4 rods you will need two licenses. There is a link under Information on the main site directly to the Environment Agency licence page.

Best fishes,

John

New products are coming in all the time here’s a rundown of some of them. The new Tactical Photo-Chromic��Range of Terminal Tackle is in at long last�and very impressive it looks too! pop in and have a look see. ESP have brought out some nice little items. Their Bulk Spool Leadcore now comes in weedy green, choddy silt and sandy gravel as well as the original camou. ESP have also released a new Crystal Carp Mono Mainline�which looks great. Finally from ESP come in and check out their v. chic Urban Hoody and Camouflage Polarised Sunglasses. On the bait front we have the new Dynamite Baits�Fresh Prawn range of Boilies and attractors which are made from fresh liquidised prawn instead of eggs, the Monster Tiger Nut and Source Stick Mixes are also in.�We’ve also�got some of�the Baitcraft T1 Freezer Boilies as well as the Cow Cola which smells awesome a real Carp catcher this one methinks. Mark Mckenna who owns Baitcraft has been�doing a series of articles in Carpworld and very informative they are too, if you get some time give them a read.