Carp fishing is seems to be increasingly about getting the extra edge - its great for the sport that their are eight decicated carping magazines out there and umpti-nine web sites offering advice and hints and tips, but it can all be a bit daunting, not to mention confusing as more and more web sites pop up claiming to have all the answers. We don't claim to do that, nor to we charge any of the web sites linked from our web site, nor do we earn commision on sales generated from clicking links. We just want to help point you in the right direction! Carping Links Here are some other free online resources we like: www.carpforum.co.uk www.carp-uk.net www.a-c-a.org www.echocarp.co.uk www.thecarpsociety.com www.fishingmagic.com Here are two sites that just link to other sites, and hundreds if not thousands of them at that!: www.fish4carp.co.uk www.carpwebsites.co.uk More links Waveney Valley Lakes Rainbow Lakes, France Conningbrook Recommended Retailers We use Flack Tackle these days - they have excellent customer service and a cracking range of terminal tackle. Its a carp only retailer too - so you don't have to think too hard about what you're looking at! For you Fox lovers the best mail order service around is good old Leslies of Luton - the web site has just ha an overhaul and generally they supply in good time! Lastly we recommend the great multi-buy deals at Carpers Baits. Top Brands Forget the label, its got nothing to do with whether its Fox, JRC, Korda, Solar or Nash - its about the item itself! Learn More... carp tackle dynamite jrc nash Gardner Tackle boilies bivvies arificial bait Sufix hooklengths and braid viper baitboats bedchairs Carp and barbel fishing in the UK and France - use the best equipment from Gardner, Kryston, Korda, Shimano, Daiwa - catch huge carp using top baits - world record carp fell to a solar boilie. Nash boilies have broken the UK record loads of times and others around the world besides. Dynamite boilies and groundbaits, pellets etc have also been very useful in landing that huge fish. Ingredients such as betaine, tiger nuts, amino acids, liver etc help attract those big carp into your swim - Heathrow bait services and Carp Company have some interesting flavours and stimulants. Rods and reels are of course very important, we always recommend Shimano for reels and Daiwa for rods, but these days Greys, Shakespeare, Nash, Harrisons all do great rods and Okuma make more reels than any other company worldwide. Get the right carp line - you dont want it breaking at the vital moment - rigs must also be secure - use sufix and kryston braids, mainline form Nash, Ultima, Maxima, Gardner, Fox or Sufix. Terminal tackle - rig bits, pva, leadcore, tubing, shrink tube, putty etc - experiment with different brands - carp r us make some great stuff as do Gardner Tackle, Kevin Nash, Solar, JRC connection range, Korda developments, rig marole etc. On the bankside its vital you are fishing in comfort - there are some great bivvies out there these days - Nash Double Top, JRC STI, Trakker bivvies - plus brollies if thats what you prefer. Luggage is so much more advanced these days, rucksacks and carryalls plus loads of pouches and bags of all sorts from carp-tech, JRC, Gardner, Nash, Fox - plus loads more. Don't forget your set-up - stainless steel banksticks and buzzer bars are best - choose Nash or Solar Chunky for a superb look. Plus there are cheap aluminium options from loads of companies. Alarms and bite indicators come in all shapes and sizes - we like Delkim and Fox alarms, but the ATTx system looks great and these are some great cheap alarms like the hooligun. Indicators - bug by Gardner, drop-off and recoil style from Solar - loads of Nash options. Finally, baitboats - Viper or Angling Technics do the job nicely!