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April 2012 Catch of the month

Congratulations to The One on winning the April 2012 Catch of the month competition.

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Specimen Tackle

Let's have a look at tackle.

Tackle

There's a bewildering array of well marketed tackle around, and if you pick up any magazine you'll be led to think that you need the latest/greatest kit just to be able to turn up at a water! Also people can be led into thinking you have to have really strong gear to land a carp, which is not necessarily the case. Just balance your kit to the water you're going to be fishing.

Rods

If you are going to invest any money in one piece of kit, then I think the rods are the most important item. Buy a decent rod now, and it'll last for years. One thing I think lots of people get wrong is in the type of rod they buy. Walk around any small water and you'll see loads of 3lb+ test curve fast taper rods being used, often when people are fishing less than 50yds out. Combine this with big pit reels and you can maybe see why some people lose so many fish. Let's expand on that.

Test curve -This is the amount of pressure needed to bend the tip of to the butt, although some of the more specialist rods are quoted in° the rod 90 casting weight rather than test curve (as are sea rods). Don't confuse this with how much pressure you can exert on a fish.

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Boilie Mix

Building a Boilie Mix By Andy Moule When constructing a boilie mix, it can seem quite daunting at first, there are so many ingredients out there, and making sure you have right combination to give a bait that rolls well and catches fish consistently can be a big challenge! However, there is nothing more satisfying than catching fish on a bait you have made yourself. The aim of this article isn't to give recipes. It is to give a basic idea of the reasoning behind the different types of mixes, and to give some idea of what ingredients and levels to consider when you are designing a mix. All percentages are BY WEIGHT.

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Spesie Karp Hengel - Deel 4

Een van die eerste vrae wat seker nou op kom is wat het die voorbereiding van particles te doen met Carp Care ? Die antwoord hierop is heel eenvoudig dat indien jy nie jou grondvoer reg voorberei nie, jy net soveel skade aan die vis wat daaraan voer kan aanrig en selfs sy dood kan veroorsaak. Negentig persent van alle grondvoer wat deur spesie karp hengelaars gebruik word swel op in die water, en indien dit nie korrek voor berei is nie kan dit in die vis se maag opswel wat dan kan lei tot sy dood.

Ons gaan in die artikel kyk na Peanuts, Maples, Sade en Mielies. Hierdie is dan ook 'n goeie begin vir die voornemende spesie karp hengelaar en word steeds deur baie van die spesie hengelaars gebruik.

Vir die doel van die artikel gaan ons aanneem dat jy nie 'n druk koker gaan gebruik nie maar 'n gewone pot. Vir alle sade/neute wat ingelê word maak ons gebruik van water gekook in 'n ketel

Die metode soos onder beskryf word gebruik op al ons bestanddele.

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