Mark Pitchers – Day Ticket Carping

Mark Pitchers starts this series by explaining why choosing the right swim is so important to being successful on day ticket carp waters.

Mark Pitchers demonstrates how to build up a picture of the lake bed using a marker float set up, with braid mainline the key component.

Mark Pitchers talks about how he adapts his free baiting and hook bait strategies to the venue he is targeting and the size and quantity of fish in there.

Mark Pitchers continues his series on day ticket carping by running through the gear he uses on stocked venues.

Mark Pitchers lands a lovely 20lb plus day ticket carp on a zig rig and uses the opportunity to show how to handle, weigh and safely return a big fish.

Mark Pitchers continues his series on making the most of day ticket carp waters by showing how he ties up what he calls 'the perfect PVA rig'.

More great advice for fishing day ticket carp waters from Mark Pitchers, as he runs through his five items of terminal tackle that he would never go carp fishing without.

Zig rigs have become increasingly popular in recent years as proven catchers of carp when the fish are feeding high in the water column or up on the surface. Carp fishing expert, Mark Pitchers has had massive success with zig rigs, summer and winter, night and day, so here he gives a step-by-step guide on how to tie the zig rig he prefers to use.