THE USA is to enter the World Carp Fishing Championships for the first time in 2014. The team has been selected during a series of trials and is looking forward to the 16th running of the event, which takes place in Romania in October. Tony Forte of USAngling/USF3 explains, “We are very excited to compete […]
USA Enters World Carp Fishing Champs
American Carp Record – VIDEO
Raphael Biagini is claiming the biggest carp every caught in the USA using legitimate angling tactics – this 54lb 8oz common carp. And Total-Fishing.com is the first to post video of the amazing capture – see below. If the video fails to load first time, try refreshing the page. The Quantum Radical test fisherman said: […]
115-pound carp brace
Radical-Carp newcomer Tobias Krämer embarked on a night session on a large German gravel pit in the Ruhr area to test some new boilies for the 2014 season – and bagged a brace of giant carp. Krämer landed the first, a huge common carp of 25.1 kg (55 lb 6′), in the late afternoon using […]
Dutch Ladies Pairing Wins 2013 World Carp Classic
The landscape of competition carp fishing has been redrawn by two Dutch masters after a week of building tension in the picturesque Italian countryside. The 2013 World Carp Classic trophy went to Lizette Beunders 43 and Bianca Venema 37, who brushed aside their opposition to win by one of the biggest margins, over 173 Kgs […]
Could The Parrot Break The British Carp Record
One of the UK’s most sought after and biggest carp – a fish known as The Parrot – has been banked at a whopping 62lb 4oz by police officer Matt Bryant. With a cold northerly wind blowing the 25-year-old was surprised to arrive at the Cranwells Lake syndicate on the Wasing Estate in Berkshire to […]
First 200lb Albino Catfish For British Angler
A British angler has banked what’s thought to be the first albino wels catfish over 200lb ever landed during a session on Spain’s River Ebro. Wirral angler Bernie Campbell was on a break with his son Gary with angling holiday firm Catmaster Tours when the 206lb catfish fish picked up his multiple pellet hook bait.The […]
Jim Shelley At The Tackle Warehouse
Top carp angler Jim Shelley will be the star turn at The Tackle Warehouse open day in Crawley, West Sussex when the carp angling author and guide will be answering questions and signing his latest book, ‘Carping Re-Cut’. Jim is known for his ‘big hit’ approach to the sport and his many impressive captures include […]
John Wilson Launches Book Before Retiring To Thailand
Angling’s Mr TV, John Wilson has published a book about the embryonic days of carp fishing before retiring to Thailand. The book, ‘One Man’s Passion For Carp’ charts the life of Norman Symonds, one of the UK’s commercial carp breeders, who John describes as one of carp angling’s unsung heroes. Said John: “It’s a true and […]
Linear Carp Event Raises Over £20,000
Pic Caption:Ian Russell (left) and Iain Macmillan (right) were just two of the big names at the 2013 Fishing With the Stars event at Linear Fisheries.PIC: ANGLER’S MAIL The third annual ‘Fishing With The Stars’ charity event held at England’s Linear Fisheries has raised an incredible £20,000-plus for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. This year’s […]
World Carp Classic: The TV Show
In 2012 The Carp Channel – the video magazine for carp anglers which is free to view here on Total-Fishing.com – shadowed Ian Chillcott, Tim Paisley and Lee Jackson in their quest on the World Carp Cup at Lake Bolsena in Italy. The trio had to endure some tough breaks during their week on the 25,000 […]
Four Thirties For ‘Aircurve Ed’
Greys and Chub Media Manager Ed Betteridge has been putting the new Greys AirCurve rods we reported on last month to good effect recently by banking four carp over 30lb in the space of 36 hours. Despite a 360-mile round trip from his Derby home, Ed has been targeting a low-stock, 55 acre gravel pit near […]
Steve Briggs: Carping Horizons
Globetrotting carp legend Steve Briggs has a new book out which chronicles his carping adventures between 2005 and 2012‘Carping Horizons’ includes chapters about his pioneering fishing in Morocco, Austria and Germany, as well as winter sessions on Lake Cassien in France and his time at Rainbow Lake, when the carp world was only just realizing […]
Massive Cassien Carp For Brighton Angler
Brighton angler Phil Brown’s first ever carp the massive Lake Cassien was this unforgettable 58lb 10oz fish landed while fishing with Cassien Carp Tours. With night fishing now banned at the famous 1,500 acre water in the Var region of Southern France and the water levels rising due to heavy rainfall, the guides did plenty […]
Taska Snap Up Belgian Ace
Carp Channel sponsor Taska has added another name to its growing consultants list, this time in the shape of Belgian angler Dennis Hellings, whose personal best carp goes a massive 67.7lb. Dennis (24) specialises in fishing massive waters like Cassien in France and admits he is ‘addicted’ to carp fishing.Name:Dennis HellingsAge: 24Location: BelgiumPB:67.7 lbsFavourite Rig: Short combi rigFavourite […]
Big Hit For German Carper
German carp ace Simon Wichert has had a big hit with a catch of 11 commons averaging nearly 30lb. The Taska backed angler has been targeting the massive River Rhine because like in the UK, many of the stillwaters have been frozen and unfishable. He started on the river, but a window in the weather allowed […]
