Welcome to the July issue of Total Carp – on the cover is none other than Dave Lane, with a proper character of a Woolpack common. A beautiful fish indeed, but far from the biggest carp that met his net this month! It seems that the only thing that could stop this man’s winning streak is a trip to Thailand… who knows what next month’s Diary is going to look like!
Another banger of a feature this month was Mike Holly’s return to Thorney Weir, which resulted in a bit of a red-letter session for him. I’ve been doing this job for a good while now, so I always love to see a tactic that I’ve never seen used before – Mike’s tiny pellet hook baits was a proper edgy little tactic and something I can certainly see myself implementing in my own fishing going forward!
There are loads more great tactical pieces in this issue too, covering everything you’re likely to experience over the next few months. From surface to edge fishing and so much more, you can be assured that (should the weather hopefully improve) we can all look forward to a carp-filled couple of months.
Add to this a 32-page Summer Bait Guide, produced in collaboration with Sticky Baits and this issue has more content than you can shake a stick at!
ON THE COVER
LANEY’S DIARY
What a way to sign off the spring, just in time for a holiday to Thailand! With just a couple of trips to the Woolpack to go, Dave Lane managed to winkle out the lake’s biggest, as well as a couple of the special old ones too – here’s how!
BACK TO BASICS
In this month’s Troubleshooter, Ian Russell is out with an angler who hasn’t picked his rods up for the past five years. Despite the rusty start, Ian soon gets the client’s gears going again better than ever.
24-HOUR CHALLENGE
After a difficult 24 hours back in the autumn, Mike Holly is back to Thorney Weir to give it another good go in the spring. With just a night ahead of him, Mike has to play his cards right to succeed – find out how he gets on…
EUREKA MOMENTS
When you’ve carp fished as long and as hard as Nigel Sharp, then you’re bound to pick up some game changers along the way. Here Nige shares some simple but ingenious tips and tricks that could catch every one of us some bonus carp!
FLOATER FISHING PT1
You know that someone seriously loves floater fishing when their feature comes in two parts! A proper surface fishing aficionado, Matt Eaton gives the full low-down on how he approaches this often-underused tactic, revealing some fantastic insights along the way.
