Carp Catchers Blog

I had another good session recently banking 4 fish, 3 of which were 20lb+ including this immaculate 28lb Common. The fish fell to my standard Blowback Rig set up consisting of a Korda Wide Gape Hook, Korda Weed Green Shrink Tube and Atomic Jel-E-Wyre hooklink with an Armaled Locjaw Safety Leadclip, 3oz Korda Pear Swivel Lead and 3 ft of ESP Leadcore. The hookbait was a 20mm snowman presentation topped with a 14mm Solar Fluoro Pineapple pop-up. The fish were all landed with the aid of the new Korda Subline.

Tight Lines

Dave

We now have the full Korda Stow Indicator Range in stock now. The Korda Stow Indicator System allows unparalleled sensitivity when using slack or tight lines. Korda acquired the rights to the design from Carl Pashley, the originator of the Elstow bobbins, because they thought that the concept truly represented a step forward in indicator design. That’s not to say that the development team, headed up by Damian Clarke, just copied Carl’s originals. In fact, the resulting bobbins have benefitted from a long period of refining, tweaking and remodelling. The specially configured line clip helps transmit ANY line movement into positive indications that help you to understand what’s happening at the rig end and Stows are especially good at picking up line bites. The Korda Stow Indicator Heads allow you to have more than one colour set of heads or to use with other systems. To protect the Indicator Systems there is the Korda Stow Away Case in either a 3 or 2 rod set. The Korda Stow Lites  are high powered isotopes in colours to match the indicator heads providing maximum visibility at night. Should you prefer the fashionable black chains these are available The Stow Black Chains come in both sizes. If snags feature regularly in your fishing the Stow Bars should come in useful they come in black or silver. For long range fishing there are the Stow Over Weights in two sizes. Finally The Korda Stow Magnetic Hockey Stix and Magnetic Adaptor allow you to have the Stow magnetic quick release system with other indicator systems. For information or to purchase please click on the above links.

                                  Korda Stow Indicator System

                              Korda Stow Indicator Heads

                                          Korda Stow Lites

                                       Korda Stow Away Case

                                         Korda Stow Bars Black

                                          Korda Stow Bars Silver

Best Fishes,

John

David and James Kirk are off to the British Carp Angling Championsip Qualifier at Kingsbury Swan Pool this weekend. They are representing themselves as well as Team Carp Catchers. I’m sure we all wish them the best of luck on what looks to be a tough venue. Good luck guys.

John

Carp Catchers Ltd

We now have the Mainline Baits New Grange Boilie Range in stock. After waiting a year and half for its release Mainline Baits New Grange Freezer Boilies have finally arrived and they look and smell like they are going to really do the buisness. They have a unique meaty, savoury smell to them and have been formulated by Mainline using the very latest bait technologies. The New Grange is an update on the original Mainline Grange and that was one of the best baits of all time. Mainline have designed the New Grange with an active base, that along with its exclusive protein sources and triggers will fulfill all the carps dietry needs. We also have the New Grange Pop Ups, Dumbell Hookers,  Hook Bait Enhancement System, Response Pellets and New Grange Activator to provide you with the Full Monty. For more information or to purchase please follow the above links.

Best Fishes,

John

Zig rigs or Zigs as they are more commonly called can be a very effective method of angling when the carp are up in the water and not interested in feeding on the bottom. Here is a Zig caught 25lb14oz mirror from last week that was caught 2ft under the surface in 12ft of water on a hot day when the carp could be seen sitting under the surface soaking up a bit of sunshine. The fish was caught using Drennan Super Specialist Barbel Hooks and a small artificial bait.

Tight Lines

Dave

Avid Carp Corn Stops combine the benefits of an imitation bait with a boilie stop, mimicking grains of sweetcorn perfectly. They are available in long and short to suit different hair lengths, it also enables you to change bait size without the need to tie new rigs. The Avid Carp Corn Stops are made from durable plastic and come in bright and visual colours to draw attention to your hookbait whatever the conditions.

Step 1

Thread your choosen bait onto the hair.

Step 2

Attach the Corn Stop to the hair loop via the hook on the underside of the stop.

Step 3

Pull the Corn Stop into the bait and your ready to go.

Tight Lines

Dave

An update now on the campaign to save Farlows Lake from being turned into a marina. I have been informed by the bailiffs that the marina proposals have been turned down by the council. Great news! However the owner is planning to resubmit the proposal, so we will have to keep an eye out for the future. Thank you to all those who emailed in support of the campaign.

Best Fishes,

John

Gary Westcott and myself fished in the British Carp Angling Championship qualifier at Farlows Lake recently. Unfortunately we didn’t qualify but we did score five points for the Carp Catchers Team. Gary and I had two carp for 45lb 2oz and also lost one. Garys fish came on his own Innovate Baits boilies, mine came on Mainline Baits Activ-8. We had a great weekend and really enjoyed the experience.

                                                                                            20lb 4oz

                                                                                                 24lb 14oz

Best Fishes,

John

This is final reminder that last years rod licence has now expired, so if you haven’t already renewed yours now is the time to do it. Remember if you fish with more than two rods you will need two licences.

Best Fishes,

John

After a recent 24 hour session on a local syndicate I landed this stunning 25lb 8oz Ghostie along with 4 other fish. The fish fell to my standard blowback set up consisting of the new Korda Kaptor Wide Gape Hooks, Korda Weed Green Shrink Tube and Atomic Jel-E-Wyre hooklink with an Armaled Locjaw Safety Leadclip, 3oz Korda Pear Swivel Lead and 3 ft of ESP Leadcore. The hookbait was a snowman presentation. The fish were all landed with the aid of the new Korda Subline.

Tight Lines

Dave