Its been too long away from the rods and even longer away from the waterside. So this afternoon I met up with mr Crabtree alias Hursty for an afternoon on the banks of that litter bin also known as the Dearn. Hursty very kindly let me catch a couple of nice chub. Thanks mate
The famous carp of Coningbrook has died. The news even made it onto the BBC, along with the usual journalistic crap that you would expect.
Our roving photographer managed to get a picture of the new top secret Carpkit head gear that is being field tested by Mr X their chief development angler. Details are sketchy at the moment but we understand that the hat should be on sale this winter and has one or two unique tricks up its [...]
With all the rain we have had this week I’m thinking that the rivers might fish well, so I feel it is my duty to go and test the water so to speak. Well that is my excuse anyhow, maybe see you on the Dearne or the Trent depending on what Hursty feels like doing, [...]
I have just taken the shop offline for a couple of weeks as I am going to be away for a bit of time and don’t want to be late sending orders out. I will open it again when I get back and I am also ordering some new stock.
Having managed to get a job I have not really had time to go fishing or do my usual trawling of the Internet so I missed the news that one of the UKs favourite and oldest carp Heather the Leather, a resident of the Car Park died. Sad I guess, but at the grand old [...]
Well with a name like Ambrose he couldn’t fail really could he? Not only a new PB for Ambrose but a world record line caught carp, weighing in at 99lb just smidge (well a pound) under the magic 100lb. Caught at Ravenfield ponds near Rotherham … oh hang on that doesn’t sound right, sorry, caught at [...]
That’s what the headlines must have read this morning after my tussle with a killer eel whilst fishing for carp at the usual spot in Lincolnshire. I didn’t manage to bank a carp in the 48 hours I was there but I did catch a world record roach that had taken a couple of small [...]
Two days to go! I’m looking forward to catching my first barbell! I have taken a stroll down the banks of the Dearne and you can tell that it is closed season because the banks aren’t covered in crap left by the minority of tossers who seem to think it is fine to leave beer [...]
Last weekend (15 – 16 May) I headed off with Carpy888 & Waterpig (two of the members of the F-F forums) for a charity match at Butterly Reservoir. One of the other members of the forums Stuart had arranged the match and the proceeds are going to Chesterfield special baby care unit & Sheffield children’s hospital. [...]