Tag: common

Google Maps Is Your Best Friend

That’s right, everyones favorite navigation app can also be a valuable asset to the carp angler, and all anglers alike. According to Wikipedia, Google Maps is the fourth most popular app in the United States, and with good reason. It’s your trusty sidekick, your guide to the unknown, and if you end up lost, it’s …

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Review: Solar Mega Big Shots for big baiting.

Currently there is no shortage of flavors, additives, dips, glugs, sprays, and enhancers available to the American Carp angler. The selection is overwhelming, you have the option of sticking with old familiar favorites such as strawberry and upping the complexity to Scopex to Ambergris and Vetiver for all I know. With full shopping baskets and …

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2015 Contributor Best of Photos John Finney

It is time to show off more of the stunning captures from each Big Carp News Contributor over the past year. This weeks focus is on John Finney of CarpQuest. Throughout the year, in his quest for a rare Colorado twenty plus mirror carp and in taking out many new anglers to introduce them to the sport of …

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Understanding Carp Rigs – Part III (updated)

Understanding Carp Rigs – Part III This is where it should all come together… no matter what rig you choose it must work correctly to make sure the hook ends up securely positioned in the fishes lip. Rig Mechanics In a recent carp forum exchange someone stated “EVERY RIG is nothing more than a PERSONAL opinion..” Well …

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Meet the Contributor: CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS

Introduction Name  CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS Age  42 Location LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA         Carping Experience, How many years have you been carp fishing? First time I hooked a carp was in 1980 on a match pole fishing for bream in a creek in Holland where I was spending my summer holiday. It was …

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Full Moon Madness Video out now! (Video)

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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