Other Consultants
.Martin Bowler
Professional angler who has 2 British records and starring in Catching The Impossible
Alexei Bygrave
When I was about 14-15 I fished a few of the Carp Society Junior Carp Schools
Cor de Man
Being both an executive consultant and an assistant professor provides me with food for thought on those long sessions :-)
Daren Welton
I started Carp fishing around 30 years ago at the ripe old age of 12 I knew then that I had found a side of fishing that fascinated me. Back then 'doubles' were big fish, '20s' were monsters and don’t even go there with '30s' and '40s'.
Harry Charrington
Richworth forms the backbone of my fishing, whatever the situation I always have it in my bag.
John Claridge
I have been fishing since the age of 5 and despite hectic work and family life still try to get out every week.
Nini Menicucci
I love all sorts of angling but for 90 % of my time, Carp are my target species.
Pete Wilson
Pete has been fishing since he was four years old and has as much passion now as he did then,Fished the Withy syndicate from the mid 80's and landed the venue's first ever forty in 1990,Pete run's Chestnut Pool Fishery in Bedfordshire with his Carp angler wife Jane.
Rob Sutton
Ruud Hageman
Dutch team captain of Richworth BeNeLux and France. Better known as "the coach..."!
Sylvain Schumacher
I may sound like family to the famous F1 champion, but I'm just a humble French carp angler
Ian Poole - Carp Specialist
NAME: .Ian Poole
AGE: 38
ALSO KNOW AS: Pooley
HOMETOWN: Worcester
OCCUPATION: Angling Journalist/Photographer
SPONSORS: Richworth, Korda Developments
UK PBs
MIRROR CARP: 46lb 14oz
COMMON CARP: 37lb 10oz (twice!)
CRUCIAN CARP: 2lb 4oz
GRASS CARP: 9lb-ish
LEATHER CARP: 34lb 6oz
TYPE OF BAIT: Boilies, hemp and anything that can be used on the surface
WHY YOUR FAVORITE: Boilies are such a versatile bait and are more consistent than most others for catching the better sized fish.
HOW TO USE BAIT: Spodding is my favourite tactic on the bottom with a mixture of hemp, pellet and whole and chopped up boilies making up the contents of the spod.
For the surface a mix of different sized pellets either spodded, pulted or PVA bagged out.
REELS: SS3000's for the bottom, SS2600's for the surface
BAITS: Through 2010 I will continue to use the K-G-1 freezer bait and also the new XLR8
ACCESSORIES: Delkim TXI alarms. Aqua 60inch brolly. Korda hooks, leads, and end tackle.
SET UP : My floater gear
PLACE TO FISH : Horseshoe Lake, Dinton, Carthagena, Stoneacres, Birch Grove
SWIM: Boat Point at Horseshoe Lake. The Compound at Birch Grove
I have a 40lb carp named after me. It lives in Christchurch on the Linch Hill complex and is known as Pooley's
The Dustbin at 38-12 caught off the top from Dinton Pastures in August 2001.
TIP 1: When fishing over boilies I always use a mix of different sized free offerings if I can. This makes it much harder for a carp to work out which one is dangerous, and also gives you the option of fishing with several sizes on the hair.
TIP 2: Glug your floaters in a combination of Tutti Frutti and Richworth Minamino.
TIP 3: A small bait approach can be an excellent way of tempting bites when nothing else seems to be working. Despite being widely available, 10mm boilies are still used by a very small percentage of anglers' and fished over a bed of small particles can really score where larger baits are being ignored
| A 35-04 mirror from Carthagena syndicate caught on KG-1 |
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A lovely mirror caught from Abbey Lakes in France |
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Abbey Lakes mid 30 caught on a 14mm K-G-1 bottom bait over a scattering of freebies |
| 41-08 mirror recently caught whilst field testing the new XLR8 freezer bait |
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A personal best equalling 37-10 common caught on new XRL8 |
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