The full moon has always been exciting for fishing. It seems to send the carp into a feeding frenzy and the harder to catch fish come out. This full moon was no exception with this really short and fat common. She came in on some CC Moore Live System glugged in Feedstim XP. I was …
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Breaking News Brian Wingard is now on Team Korda!
It is with great pleasure that we can share the most recent news in the United States. It has been announced on the Team Korda USA page that Brian Wingard is now on Team Korda! All of us at the Big Carp News Team congratulates him on not only this exciting news but also his …
Cygnet Spod Bucket Adaptor Kit Installation how to
I just received my Spod Bucket Adaptor Kit from Cygnet and decided to do an instructional video on installing the legs and getting it all set up. It only takes about 10 minutes to achieve and figured I would do a step by step with video to show how to do so. I …
A Wise Man asks for Advice
When I first returned to the sport of carp fishing my baits and approach were very simple, a hook, a night crawler and a run rig. I certainly caught a lot of fish and this immediate success certainly helped fuel my ongoing passion. My work schedule at the time allowed me to get a lot of …
Best 5 Carp Cup, Sarulesti, Romania
Best 5 Carp Competition, May 5-10 2014 Lake Raduta, Sarulesti Romania It was late November of last year when I got a call from Bogdan the co-owner of K-1 baits. “Hey Iain do you want some boilies for Romania?” He had seen my name listed as a team member on the Best 5 Carp …
Trakker NXG 8 Rod Holdall 12ft Review 2014 for Carp Fishing
[youtube]3PVcFq4zOqI[/youtube] The 2014 season is flying by fast and with part of any fishing the use of gear and how it functions is extremely important. Once in a while I do an initial review and give a quick run down of how I like something or what I think of it but again this review …
Fear of the Dark (Video)
Fear of the Dark by, John Finney No, not the Iron Maiden song; rather my first experiences of night fishing for carp. This has been a crazy year for weather in Colorado. First with the never ending freezing winter followed by boiling hot days, cold nights and record rainfall, dust storms and electrical storms, high …
Sonik Sports SK4XTR Rod Review 2014
Great Common Carp caught while filming my Sonik SK4 review video and she checked in at a little over 26lbs! You can see the video below on the Sonik Rod review plus the stunning fish above from start to finish on my Sonik SK4’s. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4LnEgZ7wQ[/youtube] The time …
2014 Session #1 presented lots of excellent fish!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a43CEzOfqPA[/youtube] As you can see spring is finally here after a very long winter! As most of sat indoors and could only dream of spring the months dragged on and on. Just when you thought spring would be here the cold temperatures came back and began to wreak havoc on the lakes and made the …
Betaine: how much is too much?
Betaine (BEET-uh-een) is a feeding stimulant for a number of fish species, including common carp, and less fortunately, channel catfish. Studies have shown that Betaine hydrochloride (HCL) is better at stimulating a feeding response than pure Betaine and has been tested to determine the optimum concentration in a paste type food. The results of some …