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May 2023 see’s us launch several new products to the Avid Carp range. This month’s product launch features three small accessory items in the form of our new, Captive Net Float, Camo Elasticated Tip Tops and Neoprene Finger Stall. Whether it’s keeping your expensive rods protected, your net floating or your finger protected whilst spodding, this latest product launch will have you covered.

New for April 2023 is our latest addition to our Stormshield Pro EVA range, The Stormshield Pro Tech Packs! If you’re an angler that takes valuable items of tech such as Cameras, Tablets, Laptops and Power Packs, fishing with you then these really are worth checking out!

New for March 2023 is our latest addition to the range, The Avid 420D Camo Chest waders. Waders are an essential item for modern-day carp anglers. Whether you use them for wading your rigs out, netting and photographing your fish or simply to allow you to fish your rods out in the water, a set of waders is an essential item. Find out more here!

Well, what a crazy journey 2020 was, both in life and angling! Something none of us saw coming, that’s for sure!

Late Winter and early spring is often the time many carp anglers begin thinking about preparing their tackle for the season ahead. As the weather begins to improve and the daytime temperatures creep over the 10-degree mark consistently, angling opportunities often improve as the carp begin moving about in readiness for their spring rituals.

We are pleased to announce that Mark Bartlett has joined Avid Carp! Mark will be joining us as a UK consultant, offering his years of fishing expertise to help further develop future products. Mark will also be regularly appearing in front of the camera on future Avid videos, showing you his very own tactics and tips which have helped him capture a number of incredible carp to over 82lb!

The story I'm about to pen started many moons ago when the water, in particular, was run by a small local angling club. The lake in question at the time was stuffed full to the brim with bream and had a very small population of carp. The stock mainly consisted of commons around the low 20-pound mark.  If I was to hazard a guess, I would say at the time there was around 15-20 carp in around 10 acres of water.

Winter usually brings about a decrease in both angler pressure and sometimes catch rates. However, by choosing the correct venues and applying your abilities efficiently, bites are there to be had and in fact, winter is one of my favourite times to be on the bank. Comfort and warmth are of course paramount and by staying both that, as well as light on the gear front, you can be just as mobile as you would be at any other time of year.

Every now and then a carp comes into our lives that we dream of catching. I’ve had a few in the almost fifty years I’ve been alive, with the most recent being the Wood Common. The moment I first saw pictures of this great carp in Rich Wilby’s hands, I wanted to catch it. It wasn’t just its looks, but the whole story of Spitfire Pool and how this carp came about was something very special.