Carp Catchers Blog

Here’s a couple of nice December mirror carp caught by customer Ian Smith. They weighed 18lb 8oz and 17lb 6oz respectively. Ians’ fish were caught from a silty spot over 5 kilos of  Nash Scopex Squid Plus Freezer Boilies  which just shows that carp will still feed heavily even in the coldest of weather. The rig Ian used was tied with a size 10  Korda Longshank X Hook  and ESP Striptease Hooklink snowman style.

Nice winter catch Ian well done.

Best fishes,

John

If ever there was a winter flavour, Chocolate Malt must be high on anyones list. Well for the winter anglers among you the new Dynamite Baits Chocolate Malt & Tiger Nut  Boilies are now in. The Chocolate Malt was developed by Terry Hearn for Dynamite Baits and is based on a birdfood recipe with added tiger nut and liver powders. Terry has been using The Chocolate Malt flavouring for his winter fishing for many years now so to see a bait that he has developed incorporating it, is very exciting. Because The Chocolate Malt is based on a birdfood it should be much more easily digested by the carp, keeping them coming back for more, time and time again. We have the Chocolate Malt & Tiger Nut Boilies in both shelf life and freezer bait, as well as pop ups and to really give your baits a boost we also have the Dynamite Baits Chocolate Malt Liquid Attractant . For more information or to purchase please visit the main site through the above links.

Best fishes,

John

Spinning Traces

The components used in this demonstration were E-SOX Titanium Pike Wire, Berkley Cross-lok Snap Swivels,  Drennan Micro Crimps and ESP Hi Performance Swivels. (See picture below)

As with the deadbait traces, a good pair of wire cutters and crimping pliers are needed.

Step 1.

Cut a 12 inch length of pike wire and thread a crimp onto the wire. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Now thread a snap swivel onto the wire and thread the pike wire back through the crimp. (See picture below)

Step 3.

Then using the crimping pliers, flatten the crimp in three central positions. (See picture below)

Step 4.

Repeat the past three steps with a normal swivel on the other end of the pike wire. (See picture below)

The finished trace should look like this. (See picture below)

The normal swivel can be tied to your mainline with the snap link at the other end being used to quick hassle free lure changes.

Tight Lines

David

That fella Oliver has been at it again. Using his trusty bike to keep mobile Oliver tempted this 8lb pike with a roach from our deadbait section. Well done Oliver!

Best fishes,

John

I’ve had loads of people asking when the new  Dynamite Baits Red Fish  Boilie range will be in. For those of you that have been waiting to try them out, they are now in. Dynamite Baits Red Fish Boilies are based on the same hugely successful recipe as the Fresh Fish range, but with the added inclusion of the all time classic carp attractor Robin Red. The Red Fish was created by Terry Hearn and Terry has been using it for the past couple of years to catch some of the UK’S most sought after carp. We have the Red Fish available in both shelf life and freezer baits and we also have the  Red Fish Liquid  and pop ups. For more information or to purchase use the above link.

Just a quick word of warning to those of you who plan to get out over the colder months for a couple of nights fishing, we all know how tempting it is to close the bivvy door right down and stick the kettle on, cook some food or fire the lantern up for a bit of extra warmth but please try to avoid doing so without adequate ventilation as the gases given off by these bits of equipment are actually very harmful. The gases given off, especially Carbon Monoxide, are colourless and odourless so you wont even notice them building up in your bivvy during the periods your door is closed but there are some serious health risks involved, it can also prove fatal if prolonged exposure to such gases occurs. So please be careful when using your cooker or lantern in your bivvy and make sure there is adequate ventilation to let any noxious gases escape.

Follow the link below to read more about Carbon Monoxide poisoning and its symptoms.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Information

Customer Oliver Jarvis has been braving the cold weather to catch himself some nice pike. The one shown below weighed 9lb 14oz and was caught on a legered eel section from our deadbait section. Well done Oliver!

Best fishes,

John

The absolutely awesome Trakker Armo MKII Black Series Bivvy  Is now in. I saw these at the tackle and guns show at Stoneleigh and ordered some straight away. The Armo MKII Black Series has the same specs as the green MKII Armos with the addition of two rear zipped and velcroed mozzi panels for increased ventilation when needed. Surprisingly the Black Series is the same price as the green MKIIs, but remember they are a strictly limited edition. For more information or to purchase visit the main site via the links. We also have the Trakker Armo MKII Black Series Wrap  which also has zipped and velcroed rear vents.

Best fishes,

John

Customer David Cunnington has reported a new personal best weighing 15lb 14oz. Davids lovely common carp was caught at Mill Farm on a Nash Scopex Squid Liver  boilie topped with rubber sweetcorn. The rig David used was a blowback rig tied using a Korda Longshank X Hook . David also used a PVA bag filled with chopped boilies to tempt his new PB. Well done!

Best fishes

John

Some interesting news for those of you experiencing problems with knots for fluorocarbon. One of the big American line manufacturers has done some research on knots and fluorocarbon. They found that one of the most popular and strongest knots the palomar, weakened fluorocarbon by up to 30%. Gardner Tackle who have considerable knowledge on fishing lines, suggest using the blood knot, which is usually considered one of the weakest fishing knots. So you might want to consider doing some knot tests yourselves armed with this information.

Best fishes

John