JUST four nights in to his campaign on an Essex clubwater, Dave Springall landed his target fish in the form of this 41lb 10oz common. Targeting an area of the lake which wasn’t particularly popular with other anglers his first couple of sessions produced a handful of tench and a low-twenty mirror. “I slipped the carp as quickly as possible ...
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- 23 May 2013
Carl Milton bagged his first 40 from Strawberry Fields in the shape of the mirror known as Two Tone. The 48lb 8oz specimen was part of a three-fish catch during a 60-hour session on the Kent venue. Carl, a 31-year-old physiotherapist from East Sussex, said: “This was my first 40-pounder from the venue having caught 30 other smaller carp from ...
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- 22 May 2013
This chunky 36lb 8oz common was caught from a low-stock southern stillwater by Mike Hamer. Targeting a hard clear area at over 100 yards range the 43-year-old Wokingham-based electrical contractor baited each rod with 1kg of Dynamite Baits’ new 15mm Crave boilies and offered snowman style hookbaits consisting of a 15mm bottom bait and a 10mm fluro pop-up over the ...
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- 21 May 2013
THE decision to fish single hookbaits paid off in fine style for Darren Belton who made an impressive 18 fish haul from Elphicks Fisheries’ West End Lake which included six thirties. The Kent-based Greys Academy member started his four night session by fishing over spodded areas, but with action coming and night time temperatures still dropping below freezing he decided ...
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- 17 May 2013
ONE of the biggest prize funds in competition carping has been stumped up for a Champions League-style event to find Europe’s best anglers. The European Carp Angling Championship, which was announced last week, will take place at Abbey Lakes in France in November and will feature a €20,000 first prize. Second prize will be €3,500 and third is €1,500. The ...
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- 17 May 2013
LEWIS Porter caught another of his target fish from the Bundy’s Pit syndicate in Cambridgeshire in the form of this immaculate 37lb 10oz common. The impressive specimen, known as the Long Common, was part of a six fish catch for the Peterborough-based media manager for Fox International which also included fish of 25lb 10oz, 24lb 5oz, 22lb 2oz, 20lb and ...
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- 15 May 2013
A 72 hour session on a Bedfordshire pit produced a hat trick of thirties for Wayne Albon with this chunky 39lb mirror the highlight. Heading to an area of the lake which he knew had produced a few fish over the previous few days, the 28-year-old builder targeted a shallow gravel bar at 70 yards range. Adopting a boilie only ...
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- 13 May 2013
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- 13 May 2013
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- 13 May 2013
The Richworth Linear Fisheries common carp record has been broken by Ian Welsh with the capture of this 46lb 2oz common from the Oxfordshire complex’s St John’s Lake. The sought after specimen was the highlight of a 13 fish haul which also included mirrors of 34lb, 32lb 31lb and 28lb 15oz. The 44-year-old welder from Derbyshire spent five days on ...
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- 10 May 2013
