Pellet fishing is without doubt one of the most deadly commercial water tactics and as the water starts to warm, pellets take over from the winter maggot and pinkie approach. Preston Innovations-backed legend TOM PICKERING took us to Hallcroft Fishery to show us how to get the best from the little brown fellas.TROUT pellets were […]

Dynamite Baits Tinned Meaty Marine PelletSmells of: Meat and pelletsColour: BrownTexture: Low binding soft mixMix with: Grated luncheon meat or brown crumbBreakdown time: Very quick when used on its ownPrice: £3.99 per 900g tinComment: A fantastic idea and a great product. Very easy to use and has endless options Sensas Crazy Bait GoldSmells of: Fishmeal […]

Thatchers 2000 skipper MARK HARPER has just the method to avoid those foul hookers and sort out the lumps when you’re fishing in the margins – suspending big lumps of meat up in the water. Match Fishing reveals how it’s done…I came across a method that helped put more stamp fish in my net when […]

Many commercials now allow bloodworm and joker in the colder months, however it’s not the time to abandon your maggot. Will Raison knows that feeding a maggot line can still be the way to a frame place, even in the depths of winter…Maggots are one of my all time favourite baits and while I love […]

Tares, maples and peanuts are quite different in size, weight and texture and each is suited to different ways of feeding. TaresThe small, light tares are not suited to catapulting and should be fed either inside PVA bags or in a spod. Tares are ideal for mixing with groundbait. Tares should be dried a little […]

Simon Scott goes stalking for a day – revealing the tackle and tactics you’ll need to find and catch carp that are feeding in the edge…Stalking is one of the most exciting ways of catching carp. Just picture the scene for a minute. It’s a warm afternoon in June and you’ve found a big old […]

PVA bags continue to be popular with today’s carp angler, but did you know there are many other uses for PVA other than just tying on a bag and chucking it out? We’ve got 20 of these uses for you, right here… TIP ONEMasking The Hook Point.1This is a nice easy one – fold a […]

Chris Berry explains how sets up to fish with popped up peanuts Chris ties a rig ring onto some braid with a hair loop in the end. A knotless knot is then tied with the ring on the shank of the hook. Chris then threads on the first half of his peanut hook bait. A […]

Jason Cann shows how to tie a simple surface controller rig for non-pressured or commercial waters. FOR carp that aren’t too pressured, this standard controller rig is well worth trying. The advantage of it includes the fact that the float is easily visible, letting you know exactly where your hook bait is. Also, the Gold […]

Jason Cann shows how to tie a surface rig when you don’t have a controller float with you… ALTHOUGH I fish on the top more than most, there has been the odd occasion in the past when I have been by the side of the lake watching carp have it off the top, only I […]

Jason Cann shows how he ties his close range drift wood surface set-up. THIS is a close-range, surface rig for stalking carp under the rod tips off the top. You can’t cast this very far as the controller is made from lightweight floating putty that, when moulded around your hook link swivel, looks exactly like […]

Jason Cann’s favourite rig for surface fishing at 50-80 yards. THIS is the rig I’ll use most of the time when fishing for surface-feeding carp anywhere between five and 80 yards out. I use the Gardner Flatliner Controller with it, a float that’s excellent because it casts a long way and also lies flat on […]

Jason Cann shows how he sets up his bubble float rig when fishing for cautious carp. THIS is a fabulous set-up to use on waters where the carp have been totally slayed on Mixers and are ultra-cautious of taking a surface bait near a standard controller float. The bubble float is difficult for the carp […]

Fish lecturer Simon Scott travels to Roost Hole Lake to demonstrate why simple rigs are often best… SIMON Scott is one of the country’s leading authorities on fish. There are few people in the land that know more about fish and fish behaviour than he does! Whether you’re talking tope or trout, sea bass or […]

Dave Lane reveals how you find features that produce carp. THIS article is about feature finding, and how I locate the hotspots I catch fish from. This is easier said than done, as feature finding is a vast subject to cover.I’ll start by looking at the gear you’ll need and what you should be looking […]