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A couple of years ago we posted a quite unusual find – tbh, most probably the sickest thing in our collection over at Monkey Climber – in a Facebook group for old school afishionado’s: the original 1968 lease document for Redmire Pool between Jack Hilton and the owners of the property. Truly unique and a proper piece of carp fishing history. The post quite literally went red hot in no time, but since not everyone can see posts in this group we thought of sharing some images with you over here. Lots of people were curious as to how we came...

Our print magazine advertiser Speero have a new product out, the Retractle Rod Bag. Designed to take the now ever popular retractable rods up to 10ft. Think of Nash Scopes, Cotswold Rods Pace, etc.  Coming in full Speero quality: Military spec zips Fully padded Stress point reinforcement Internal rod compartment Padded shoulder strap Net and weight sling retention points Wipe clean heavy duty base Suitable for up to 3 x 9 or 10ft retractable rods Suitable for reels up to 6000 model 600D Material  Overall length: 135cm (53") https://www.speero.co.uk/retractable-rod-bag.html

Onze sidekick en vrijwillig proeflezer Phil Dupont heeft zonet in eigen beheer zijn levensverhaal in twee turven op papier gezet onder de noemer Chasing Rainbows 1 & 2. In totaal goed voor 3,7 kilogram leesplezier doorspekt met historie (Gavers, Nekker, Bergelen, Vijverhof,...) en humor. In vrij beperkte uitgave uitgebracht en alle opbrengst gaat naar de opvang van dieren in nood. De boeken zijn te bestellen bij Philip Dupont himself door 59 euro voor de twee delen + 7,5 euro port BE / 7,85 euro port NL te storten op BE66 4627 2670 9143

When two German boys embark on a couple of weeks long adventure in post first lockdown times, with minimal tackle, caring about good, fresh food but not really about comfort, even turning their smartphones off, you get this surprisingly honest new Hammer Tackle video 'In Search of Lost Time'. It was actually a friend who pointed the movie out to me, saying it's the best he's ever seen & after watching it we can only agree. In Search of Lost Time shows a surprising high degree of freedom, mixed with a maybe naive (not meant negatively) innocence and makes us dream...

As we speak a major fish kill is taking place over at the Spettekraai, an iconic public Scheldt meander where once the likes of Alijn Danau hunted for prolific Belgian carp. Authorities have been informed by this fish kill six weeks ago already, and nothing has been done.  Judging from the pics we received from two of our readers, the once idyllic place seems to be choked with weed, water levels dropped to 70 centimeters only, numerous cadavers are floating on the surface, with still living carp in between. We would like to ask authorities to take action now! Our two...