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  1. Exclusive carp.com discount code

    in Carp Fishing Tackle and Equipment

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    1 hour ago, carpepecheur said:

    I am not sure if you are aware of this Reedy but your web site cannot be accessed from France. If I use a VPN and pretend I am in UK it does work so it is not a problem for me but it could affect some potential sales for you.

    Thanks for flagging, for now we only available in the U.K. due to bots slowing the site down from China and US, we were planning to activate France next, the only issue I’m working out is the cost of delivery to europe. Hooks I can get to you for around £2, everything else eg boilies would cost about £15. If you saw delivery costs like this would it put you off ordering? Thanks 

  2. Exclusive carp.com discount code

    in Carp Fishing Tackle and Equipment

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    4 hours ago, Carpmaster said:

    Some tidy looking hooks are they strong for hook an hold etc 

    Yes mate even barbless are great hook hold, I had a 32lb common out on my first session using them which is my U.K. PB, couldn’t believe it! They’ve had big cats out too in testing which I was buzzing to hear about. I use them myself now on all venues & recommend them to everyone :) 

  4. Exclusive carp.com discount code

    in Carp Fishing Tackle and Equipment

    Posted · Edited by Reedy11

    I’ve been reflecting and I wanted to thank my carp.com friends for all support in my fishing journey so far. Ive come here on many occasions not understanding something and left with a wealth of information. You guys are one of the reasons that I became inspired to set up my own fishing tackle business.

    I’m so proud to say that hookedgear.co.uk is doing well and as a thank you for all your support I wanted to offer you guys a 15% discount code that isn’t anywhere else online - please use Tightlines15 at checkout for 15% off your orders! 

    I honestly highly recommend our hooked gear stealth hooks. They have landed catfish and big carp already, they are super sharp and cheaper than the big brands charge, with free delivery always! 

  8. Advice for Carp retail business

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Carpbell_ll said:

    Get yourself a good lose leader something that sells due to being a necessity and sell it it at cost or even a lose so long as it is a fair bit cheaper than elsewhere, Spombs as an example, if you can get full wholesale discount you could shift them cheap, 

    I do think in carp angling there is a bit of a gentleman's agreement in operation prices seem to be fixed as a slandered in retail sales, all the big items such as bivvys and barrows are priced the same all round.  Stocks are low at the mo, a lot of barrows and bivvys are out of stock

    Good shout, thats what I'm trying to do with my bait to start with, making it a bit cheaper than you can get elsewhere, especially as bait is an essential! Then you're right I need another one or two things that are cheap and drive traffic to the website.

    Definitely, its the same with everything really, petrol for example, if the station across the road undercuts their competitors, they then have to match that drop and so on and they both lose out in the end

    I don't have the storage capacity yet for things like rods/bivvys etc but that's certinately a future plan.

  10. Advice for Carp retail business

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, framey said:

    Be on the ball for customer service 

    deliver within a decent time frame 

    keep the prices keen 

     

    oh

    don’t play drum and bass music on videos keep it generic Lol

    Hey Framey, 

    Thanks for your advice pal.

    I'm really pleased that I can tick those boxes :) haha I wont be playing any drum and bass music that's for sure! I will probably make some videos after selling the first few batches of stock, it will be good to get out on the bank and really test the range. I have a DSLR too so I can film it :) I would probably rather give some away and get someone more experienced to do it though! But we'll just have to see.

    Thanks,

    Jason

  11. Advice for Carp retail business

    in UK Carp Fishing

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    Hey everyone!

    It's been quite some time since I've posted on here, I first came to carp.com when I was really new in to carp fishing, asked about 1000 questions and everyone on here was really helpful.

    Over the last 3 years I've been desperate to do more with my life and have finally decided to start my own online fishing retail company!

    So once again I come to you guys for your tips and advice but in a different nature this time. 

    Here's where I've got to so far:

    Company started

    Sourced a manufacturer for my own branded hooks range!

    Got a trade deal for bait 

    Linked in a clothing company to my website

    Created and grown social media accounts with groups that people are getting involved in

    Now i'm just waiting for the right time to place that first big order of bait so I can launch the business and start trading.

    I'm so excited about whats to come but I'm looking for someone to help with tips on how to make the launch as successful as possible, and hope that when I do I can rely on all the guys at carp.com to give me some feedback on how the site looks and what they want to see on there :)

    Stay safe everyone and tight lines!

    Jason

  12. What Rig? Helicopter?

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted · Edited by Reedy11

    8 hours ago, yonny said:

    The stiff hinge is a pop up rig bud.

    If you want to fish a snowman have a think about a simple fluoro D rig.

    This is the kind of rig I mean, helicopter with long boom section I believe it does have a pop up on

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  13. What Rig? Helicopter?

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    Hey everyone,

    long time no post!

    I’m going to France in September to fish a lake called Val D’or. I’ve heard it’s clay with patches of silt and gravel but also that there’s weedy areas so a bit of a mixed bag.

    For the last few years I’ve had quite a lot of success using inline leads catching me my PB 34lb in a gravel pit.

    Ive recently started experimenting with new setups using helicopter rigs and have had a bit of success.

    Fishing a new water I’m looking for some advise on your experiences using helicopter rigs, I was conisderIng Korda Kable chod leader with heli set up, tied boom section and a stiff hinged rig with a bottom bait/pop up snowman set up. Are there any situations where this wouldn’t work or have you got any other suggestions?

    Thanks

    Jason

  14. Looking for the best lake suggestions

    in Fishing in France

    Posted

    Hey guys,

    Me and my mates are looking to go to France next year, it’s our 4th annual trip and we’ve always gone to the same lake but we want to try somewhere new this year.

    I’m looking for suggestions based on

    - Friendly staff 

    - Potential for large carp and maybe sturgeon/cats 

    - Don’t want a really hard water though where we’re going to blank or catch 1-2 fish in a week 

    Any help would be really appreciated :)

    Thanks

    Jason

     

  16. New line :) Subline?

    in Carp Fishing Tackle and Equipment

    Posted

    Hey,

     

    So I'm off to France again in September - lucky me!!

     

    I've not fished this lake before but I know it has a sand bottom, I currently use gardener gt80 but it's time to replace it anyway, as it's green it may not be the best colour anyway, I've been recommended Korda subline - I'm not a massive Korda fan to be honest, but that's a story for a different day! What do you guys think about it? has anyone used it? Also is it on par with the GT80?

     

    Also one more question, am I ok to take of half my line and tie on the new line so I fill all 3 reels with just buying 2? does it affect the fishing in any way?

     

    Thanks

     

    Jason

  19. Zig rig

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    Think you're not setting your alarms effectively bud - you should get zero false indication on a tight line.

    You get some funny old takes on zigs, if you wait for the rod to tear off you'll miss loads of bites.

    You really don't need to know exactly how far under the surface it is. As long as you know the depth (which you should do if you're planning on fishing zigs) just guesstimate the length of the hooklink. A couple of inches here and there make no difference IMO.

    If you're getting indication just glance at the rod tip, it'll bounce (at a minimum) if there's a carp involved.

    Thanks mate makes sense maybe I did get quite a lot of bites then and ignored it because the rods didn't scream off, I did hit it a couple of times with no luck though, will keep an eye on the rod tip next time

  21. Zig rig

    in UK Rig Tying

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    So I tried zigs last session with no luck but I'm going to stick with it! I found its hard to know exactly how far it is under the surface without a marker rod or a zig float, I chose not to use the float from this thread as the water is only about 4 ft deep (not sure exactly), one thing I found is because the line is so tight through the water the alarm even on low sensitivity bleeps a lot, not sure if it's liners or finicky takes, with zigs will you guys only hit it when it screams off?

  24. Zig rig

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    Thanks for your advise guys so I'll going to give it a go Next weekend, ill show you some pics of the rigs and fish caught fingers crossed! It's so hard to not want to out atleast one rod on bottom bait, especially when it's a 2 rod lake lol.

    So the best conditions for zigs at night are full moon (as it is for most fishing) this weekend coming probably won't be a full moon so would you say not to put zigs out over night?

  25. Zig rig

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    Haha dathegooner I used to use goo all the time have to get some more, it stains everything though that's the only issue with it

     

    Good shout I'll use the darker one-off it's a sunny day, I'm in the process of building up my collection of foam/zig bugs soon I'll have a box full of them :) from my experience I catch a lot more on the bottom at night I feel like the fish are the bottom more often than not at night, also my lake seems to go dead in the day and go crazy at night so it's just what I'm used to

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