Carp-Talk - 25 March 2015

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NEWS

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17 REGIONAL NEWS EAST

24 REGIONAL NEWS SOUTH

32 REGIONAL NEWS WEST

40 FOREIGN NEWS

FEATURES

44 UP AND RUNNING! JACK BROWN

Keen to get his angling year started, Jack heads over to

 orpe Lea to sample some proli c day-ticket action.

48 BRIGHT HOOKBAITS TEAM KORDA

Bright hookbaits really come into their own during the

spring, so now is the time. If you haven’t used them before,

then you’re missing out!

50 TRADE TALK BEN WALES

Products from DNA Baits, ESP, Wychwood, Sticky and

Gardner feature in Ben’s pick of the new gear this week.

58 FARRIERS SEASON  PART 3 RICH SEEDS

Rich concludes his campaign on Farriers, where he enjoyed

a great year and a fruitful autumn, catching two 40lb-plus

commons.

60 CARPTALK’S AZ

Getting inside the mind of Lee Collings...

64 DAY TRIPPER CHRIS LOWE

Chris re ects on an unbelievable day trip to

Acton, which saw him bag two huge carp.

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EDITORIAL

I recently mentioned on

my Twitter page that

during the winter I have

caught 19 carp on the

same hook.  is same hook is still

attached to my rods as I write, so by

the time this magazine hits the

shelves, that number may well be

higher if I’m lucky.

Being a carp consultant by

profession, I have access to

unlimited amounts of hooks.

However, if a hook doesn’t need

changing, then why change it? Of

course, I will always check them

after every cast and capture. I

religiously study the point, dragging

it across my palm and checking its

sharpness. If it shows any signs of

damage, sometimes I may sharpen

it with a stone, but most of the time

I will change it.

I know some lads advocate

changing hooks after every capture,

which I partly understand, but such

is the high quality of end tackle

today, there really isn’t a need to.

 e quality of hooks today is

fantastic and the best ones will

withstand lots of

wear and tear.

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