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
Tim Childs - Carp Specialist
NAME: Tim Childs
AGE: 40 ish!!!
ALSO KNOW AS: top cat
HOMETOWN: staffordshire
OCCUPATION: advertising sales
SPONSORS: richworth,Gardner Tackle,Baitzone, harrison rods
UK PBs
MIRROR CARP: 39lb 2 oz (staffordshire stillwater)
COMMON CARP: 34lb
CRUCIAN CARP: na
GRASS CARP: na
LEATHER CARP: 30lb 8oz
i`ve been carping now for almost 25 years and after using Richworth baits way back in the mid 80s its great to be back using and catching on their baits again. boiled ham and honey yucatans were my favourite. I've done a number of articles over the last few years including pieces in carpworld,crafty carper, total carp, carp talk, northwest angler and big carp mag. hopefuly i will continue to contribute in some way over the next few years and if possible help out anyone new to this sport.
"never look a gift horse in the mouth! Keep those special waters under your hat!"
TYPE OF BAIT: xlr8 boilies,Baitzone particles.
WHY YOUR FAVORITE: despite only very recently joining Richworth the xlr8 grabbed my attention straight away, the rich meaty and spicy smell screams big carp, in the short space of time ive used it the baits allready helped me bank a couple including one stunner only caught twice in 10 years!! Tiger nuts and hemp also play a massive part in my summer fishing and the Baitzone ones are super.
HOW TO USE BAIT: PVA bags are my favourite method at present using the excellent Gardner ones, crumb up some whole xlr8 boilies and mix with the xlr8 pellet and a few Baitzone bloodworm pellets to get a lovelly smelling trap of food.
REELS: daiwa tournies/ daiwa emblem 5000zt,daiwa ss 2600
BAITS: plenty of Baitzone hemp and xlr8 10mms.
ACCESSORIES: gardner mugga hooks,Trickster hooklink,gt 80 line,mirage flurocarbon.
my new 'old skool' evo bivvy, some tasty little indicators from AGT.
SET UP : the one for the job
PLACE TO FISH : linears hardwick/manor, my current water.
SWIM: the split on hardwick.
After catching hardwicks big fully scalled mirror back in 2003 and good old Roy Parsons had done me the pictures i named the great beast Jordan due to the up front shape of the fish and the fact its a stunner! the name has stuck ever since.
i suppose catching 4 winter 30s way back in 2000 from linears manor farm including my target the random linear at 33lb a week before xmas. My first redesmere winter carp in 1999 in February when fishing with good friend gaz fareham was also a very enjoyable. My recent capture of a 39lb 2 oz lake record staffordshire mirror carp, a high point in 2011.
TIP 1: try to arrive in the dark as rolling carp can be easily located with a sharp ear.
TIP 2: keep looking and active as much as possible
TIP 3: always carry some floaters in the summer and a bag of tutties in the winter
2012 has brought a whole new game to the table! I've been lucky to land on my feet for once and gained access to a water that most can only dream about. vey limited access and above all no silly rules or jumped up bailiffs! Difficult fishing but the rewards are there. A couple of stunning big commons and one that maybe a pb and over the magic 40!!
| second ever recorded capture, well pleased with this one! |
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getting it right as another mid 30 slips up on k-g-1 |
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Local near 30lb stunner, a great way to end 2011 |
| 1 of my current venue known 30's loved my home made K-G-1 wafter |
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sping 2011,Baden Hall 35lb stunner, pink squid pop up. |
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this corking 34lb common loved the K-G-1 barrels |
