August 2025 Issue

We have seen some seriously hot temperatures of late and if you are out there doing it, go steady and stay out of it, especially if you are a younger angler reading this, you don’t know how important it is! Ian Russell took over the reins on Tour De Day Ticket and headed down to Tar Farm 4, fishing a staggering 215 yards to a shallow area and caught a few too before nature cut him short.

Inside Rig Anatomy we break down Neil Spooner’s spinner rig and why he uses potentially the most popular rig of all time, Matt Eaton is back with even more wisdom, Simon Crow has a tale or two about a rather large common and the boys over at Wychwood have covered a distance fishing piece up north in their new ‘Tactical Edges’ series, while Dave Preston bares all in his rags to riches interview.

In Gear we have loads of interesting stuff to take a look at, I give my two pence on cloudy liquids after a recent revelation and touch on the SBX braid from thinking anglers, Korda after a long time away is back in the gear pages and we take a look at its all new straight point hook pattern. We break down hydrolysed liquids from Dynamite and Solar’s all-new SPC Tech Luggage gets announced.

Aside from that we have a lot more, including all the parts you guys can get involved with, like Q&A, Have Your Say and of course Carp Scene, but for now I’ll release you into the August Issue and let you get stuck in.

Be lucky…

Rig Anatomy

Neil Spooner covers why he’s mad about the spinner rig, and shares with us a carp that he caught twice in as many weeks – once in a lifetime would do most of us, but not Spooner. Jump into this month’s rig anatomy to see just how he ties it and why it’s his go-to rig.

Starting A New Venue

Tom Maker covers something that can be a mixture of emotions for many of us – daunting, exciting and confusing – even with loads of experience under his belt. You don’t want to miss this.

Every Second Counts

Oli Davies documents something extremely important for the sport, fishery management and restocking over at Horton, named fish that are now targets, right from harvesting spawn up to some of their most recent captures.

Tour de Day Tickets

Ian Russell heads to Linear Fisheries for a first look at Tar Farm Lake 4, a long stretch away from his recent smaller venues, this time he’s fishing a staggering 52 wraps!

Deeper Sonar

Technology can be your biggest helping hand in carp fishing these days, or it can be a bit of a headache – fear not, here are six top tips to get the most from your Deeper.