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72LB CARP LANDED ON MATCHMAN’S GEAR! • Multiple fish over 60lb add to impressive tally on kit designed to land fish weighing only a fraction of the size

CHEAPER DAY TICKETS AT TWO TOP VENUES

DO YOU FANCY RUNNING A YORKSHIRE FISHERY?

RECORD-SHAKING CRUCIAN IN THE WET

THE BIG INTERVIEW: GORD BURTON • One of most fanatical predator anglers you’ll ever meet, ‘Piking Pirate’ Gord Burton is as nuts as ever about his fishing. Dom Garnett found him in fine form, still flying the skull and crossbones...

YOUR TOP CATCHES • THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

Angling Times DRENNAN CUP CATCHES OF THE WEEK 2023 - 2024 SEASON

BE ON THE RIGHT BAIT FOR CARP

ESSENTIAL KIT FOR NED RIG SUCCESS • Late autumn is when the metabolisms of predatory species start to slow down – and to a lure angler, that means a change of tack is needed to keep the bites coming...

TEXAS-RIGGING CREATURE BAITS • With tactics like the drop shot and jigging hogging the limelight, an often overlooked method of presenting a lure is the Texas Rig. Give it a go!

MUST-HAVE TACKLE TO TAME PIKE WITH BIG LURES

SAMPLE PARK LIFE FOR ‘V.I.P’ PERCHING • For once, I didn’t have to rough it to catch fish – in fact, I was spoiled rotten at this picturesque Cotwolds complex!

NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER! • This canal may not look much, but the brilliant fishing more than makes up for the scenery…

CANALS FOR QUALITY FISH

BAG YOURSELF A PREDATOR ON A DAY TICKET • Now’s the perfect time to target perch and pike. We’ve selected 20 suitable waters where you can catch them on a day ticket. So dust off your deadbait rods, gather a few lobworms or grab your lure kit and target some of Britain’s most iconic cold-weather fish!

CARPSKILLS EXTRA • BUMPER TIPS SECTION PACKED WITH EXPERT ADVICE TO HELP YOU CATCH BIGGER & BETTER FISH

THE BOTTOM BAIT CHOD RIG • Adam Penning reveals how a mistake over 10 years ago resulted in an unexpected presentation discovery

PARACHUTE IN FOR A PERFECT LANDING • Try this pair of crafty PVA tricks and your hookbait will be sitting pretty every time

BOBBINS FOR PERFECT BITE INDICATION • Great for completing your set-up and making it look into the bargain, bobbins also play a very important role in helping you understand what’s really going on in your swim...

HOW TO NOT LOSE CARP! • Rob Hughesexamines two often overlooked reasons why people lose fish, and offers solutions to both problems

YOUR FISHING WEEK

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Don’t sit and pout, go catch a trout! • With rivers over their banks, I have my sights set on stillwater rainbows and tigers...

KINGFISHER CLUB • CELEBRATING BRITAIN’S KIDS AND THEIR CLEVER CATCHES

ARTHUR’S ARCHIVE • Though untidy and slightly eccentric, Ivan Marks’ genial talent was never in question

IF YOU TRY ONE THING THIS WEEK... TIE A TANGLE-PROOF FEEDER RIG • Rob Wootton reveals the set-up that helped him win individual honours in the first international event to be held in England since...