Carp Channel Monthly’s Ian Russell passes on some bite indication advice including when he chooses to ‘slack line’.  

Carp Channel Monthly’s Ian Russell spotlights the Shimano reel that he uses for spodding.  

Ian Russell gives the lowdown on the spods he uses, and recommends.  

Ian Russell heads a day ticket water in Berkshire holding mainly carp smaller than he’s used to and compares big fish tactics to match methods…  

This one tiny thing is something that Ian picked up from some serious match fishing masters, and he reckons it gives him the tiny edge that can be oh so important. Try it yourself next time...

Ian Russell runs through how he gets the best from PVA mesh.  

A handy piece of kit from Gardner that Dave Springall always uses to attach his rigs to his mainline.  

Ian Russell is your guide to probably the best water for big common carp in the country.  

A tour of Wessex Water’s 80-acre Durleigh Reservoir, noted for its pike , tench, roach, bream, perch and particularly these days its superb big carp fishing.  

Korda’s Elliott Gray reveals the carping knick-knacks he’d never go fishing without.