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Living the Dream part sixteen

I arrive at the pool on an overcast but still day with almost no wind. Conditions are good enough for a bite but then another two anglers arrive and bivvy up on the other side of the lake. The noise from their activities is clearly audible to me and also the carp and as a result of this the carps usual behaviour of migrat...

I arrive at the pool on an overcast but still day with almost no wind. Conditions are good enough for a bite but then another two anglers ar...

Mobile and Impatient

The new season starts tomorrow but i'll be working at Fishing Republic, so not so bad eh. Still I'm itching to get out on the river and this year see's me start an adventure that could last years. The Great Ouse is 147 miles long from its source in Syresham, Northamptonshire to the Washes and into the North Sea at Kings Ly...

The new season starts tomorrow but i'll be working at Fishing Republic, so not so bad eh. Still I'm itching to get out on the river and this...

I'm piecing it together

Last week I spent two days on the Gault lake. Arriving about six am in the morning and leaving around three pm, probably the best period to be on any lake. The weather this week was with me too but the fish weren't. It became more evident from the lack of activity (catching bream and liners) that the fish were elsewhere, a...

Last week I spent two days on the Gault lake. Arriving about six am in the morning and leaving around three pm, probably the best period to ...

Living the Dream part fifteen

Not such a short session today as I have the whole day off work. The plan is to fish the morning swim on the south bank and then as the sun gets up move to the North bank and fish. By then most of the carp will have migrated over and if I want a chance at the 'gang of seven' then this is where it'll most likely come from....

Not such a short session today as I have the whole day off work. The plan is to fish the morning swim on the south bank and then as the sun...

Don't Speak Too Soon

A short from a future film where I take out my Richard Walker MKIV split cane rod and put it through its paces. Watch the tip! Perfect timing from a golden Common :-)...

A short from a future film where I take out my Richard Walker MKIV split cane rod and put it through its paces. Watch the tip! Perfect timi...

If the weather is with me

It's just after 6AM on the Gault lake and the sun is out blasting it's heat down and ensuring any feeding in the swim will be short and sweet. It's an undeniable fact and although you still have a chance of course, it's a slim one. On lakes like this you need the breaks to give you the best chance, there is all sorts of pr...

It's just after 6AM on the Gault lake and the sun is out blasting it's heat down and ensuring any feeding in the swim will be short and swee...

Under a quill float

In 1968 at the age of eleven I got my first proper float rod, it was made of whole cane with a greenheart top section (a wood with a straight grain). By the early 1970's like everyone else, I moved over to glass fibre with rods from the likes of Hardys and Bruce & Walker. When I started Carp fishing in 1980 it was Alan Brow...

In 1968 at the age of eleven I got my first proper float rod, it was made of whole cane with a greenheart top section (a wood with a straigh...

Being mobile

As I pointed out in a previous post The Gault lake is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and as such cannot be altered which means it has some of the most difficult paths and swims going. Given the difficulty of terrain and the distance required to push the kit i'm not figuring on night fishing it anytime soon bu...

As I pointed out in a previous post The Gault lake is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and as such cannot be altered which mean...

Living the Dream part fourteen

We arrive at the pool bright and early, it's been three days since my last visit. The weather is with us with overcast grey skies and a wind that's building from the south so my hopes are high that a run is on the cards. Once the rods are in position and three handfuls of bait spread between them I get on with the importa...

We arrive at the pool bright and early, it's been three days since my last visit. The weather is with us with overcast grey skies and a win...

The Gault lake

By mid april of this year I still hadn't sorted out a place to fish and as ever time was running out. Surprisingly after almost forty years carping there are still some waters not too far from me that for one reason or another I have never fished, The Gault lake is one of them. It was back in 1982 whilst fishing around th...

By mid april of this year I still hadn't sorted out a place to fish and as ever time was running out. Surprisingly after almost forty years ...

Living the Dream part thirteen

It's the next day and despite my misgivings about the weather I return to the pool for another short session. Anywhere that's as shallow as this pool is going to be affected by the Sun. The more sunshine the more likely the carp will migrate away from the deeper areas where they are more catchable and into the shallows wher...

It's the next day and despite my misgivings about the weather I return to the pool for another short session. Anywhere that's as shallow as ...

The sweetcorn kid strikes again

The day started at 6:10am with the intention of getting down the lake by 7:30 but one look out of the window and I got back into bed for another hour. Fog had descended and it was like pea soup, so no chance of a bite. By 11:00 however it had cleared to reveal a warm sunny spring day, perfect for a few hours by a local pon...

The day started at 6:10am with the intention of getting down the lake by 7:30 but one look out of the window and I got back into bed for ano...

Living the Dream part twelve

After the blank yesterday and with fish all over me I was hoping for better weather, less sunshine and a little wind would help enormously and so it turned out. An action packed, short targeted session on this lovely pool with three on-camera runs that'll have you jumping out of your chair and going for your rod! ...

After the blank yesterday and with fish all over me I was hoping for better weather, less sunshine and a little wind would help enormously a...

Fresh in the memory

In the summer of 1982 I stated to fish further afield having spent my first two years carping on my local ponds. The place I headed for was a small fenland village called Mepel which sits beside the Hundred Foot Drain. Here was a wealth of lakes to choose from and all had carp in them. Most of them were stocked in the 1970'...

In the summer of 1982 I stated to fish further afield having spent my first two years carping on my local ponds. The place I headed for was ...

Living the Dream part eleven

It's the last week of September and time is running out. In the last month I have been down to the pool 14 times, each time spending between 4-6 hours fishing before my shift begins for the day. This has resulted in 20 fish caught from two swims, but it's started to get tougher. Having caught possibly half of the residents...

It's the last week of September and time is running out. In the last month I have been down to the pool 14 times, each time spending betwee...

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Retro Baits

Retro Baits represents everything you could want in a bait company, run by an experienced carp angler who has an in-depth knowledge and a passion for producing the best bait, based on natural balanced ingredients, that are good for the carp, the environment and results
These are the two baits that I am currently using in my fishing, Shropshire Gold & Crazy Nut, and as a Retro Baits consultant I am able to bring my patrons a nice discount
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Shropshire Gold

Boilies

Three of the most effective fishmeals you can get, balanced with GLM, Krill and two of the most effective feeding stimulants on the European market
Available in freezer bait only as it contains active ingredients

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Hookbaits

Matching hookbaits that have exactly the same stimulants and attractors as the bait
The Popups are super buoyant, the wafters come in Dumbbell and the Hard Hookers last forever
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Crazy Nut

Boilies

This is a Nut/Milk/Birdfood blend using high quality liquid attractors to enhance the bait. With added vitamins/minerals it can be used all year round
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Bait Soak

Retro bait soak is based upon the glugs but just a little thinner which makes it perfect for soaking hookbaits, boilies, pellets, particles, or adding to a spod/stick mix
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Sweet Shop Popups

Retro's Sweet Shop pop-up range comes in six classic flavours and a mix of five colours in each pot giving you plenty of scope for an edge
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