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Tactics
Fish with a plan
Margin fishing, stalking, floater fishing, spodding, feature finding — the approaches that let you adapt to any water, any condition, any time of year.
Featured Guide
Margin Fishing: The Underrated Edge
Why fishing at your feet beats casting to the horizon — and how to do it right.
All Guides
Stalking Carp on a Summer's Day
Light tackle, eyes open, no brolly. The purist's approach to mobile carp fishing.
Surface Fishing for Carp: The Complete Guide
Dog biscuits, floater controllers and the art of reading the drift.
Feature Finding: Reading the Lake Bed
Lead dragging, marker floats and how to locate gravel bars, plateaux and gullies.
Spod and Spomb Strategies
When to spod, how to build a spot and which design to use for each bait type.
Night Fishing Tactics for Carp
Swim selection, safety, etiquette and the adjustments that night fishing demands.
Improving Casting Accuracy
Clipping up, marker sticks and consistent presentation on your chosen spot.
Put this into practice
Find a day ticket carp lake near you and use what you have learned.