Mainline Articles
Syndicate Life Part Two
In part two of Syndicate life Dave Rowe talks through after lockdown at Thorney! read more
Horton With Dave Levy
FISHING A TRICKY WATER ON LIMITED TIME? DOESN'T MEAN YOU CANT CATCH BIG FISH! AS DAVE LEVY EXPLAI... read more
Dave Lanes Winter Tweaks
Dave Lane explains the small tweaks and adjustments he makes to his approach throughout the coole... read more
Another Year Goes By On Burghfield
John Bartley documents his year fishing Burghfield! Giving you his tips on baiting on a crayfish ... read more
Syndicate Life
EVERYONE WOULD LOVE TO RUN THEIR OWN FISHERY, RIGHT?! WELL DAVID ROWE HAS FULLFILLED THIS DREAM W... read more
The Link To Success
Tommy De Cleen recalls a recent 'Red Letter' session following a sure and steady The Link boilie ... read more
Confidence 365
Stuart Higgs reflects on a successful summer catching some stunning carp from numerous venues inc... read more
Colour Is Key
Austrian carper, Felix Hetzmannseder gives a brief insight into why he places so much faith into ... read more
Moorlands Magic
Consistent carp-catcher, Duncan Arrandale recalls a recent trip to Moorlands Fishery in France, p... read more
Summer Solstice Success
Dutch carper, Erik Hurxkens gives a brief round-up to a memorable session fishing the beautiful C... read more
Bite Balance
John Kneebone finds quick bite success in something old and something new! read more
Mick Tuck Blog
Club waters, Syndicate, a trip to France and work night sessions - Mainline carper, Mick Tuck rec... read more
Chasing The King Of The Pond
Mainline angler, Dave Springall met up with fellow Mainline carper, Lee Randall recently to find ... read more
European Professional Boilie Cup Champions
Mainline's Billy Flowers recalls an historic back-to-back European Professional Boilie Cup win! read more
The Quarry A New Uk Adventure
Belgian carper, Tommy De Cleen embarks on a carping adventure to cross the channel and fish some ... read more
My Wcc Journey 2016
John Cooper recalls his match sessions fishing the Welsh Carp Championships with angling partner,... read more
Day Session Delight
South West carper heads to a Devon water for a productive day session... read more
An Interview With An Innovator - Part Two
John Kneebone continues to pose the questions and pick the brains of Colne Valley carper, Kenny D... read more
An Interview With An Innovator - Part One
His initials are embedded in carp history, yet somehow the man behind the name remains under the ... read more
Marne Valley Result
Nick Hill recalls a recent and very memorable trip to Marne Valley in France - armed with Essenti... read more
Winter Rainbow
Mainline carper, Alan Taylor and friend Alex Pistols travel to the famous Rainbow Lake in France ... read more
My Angling Highlight Of 2015
Cornish carper, Tony Welch travels to Old Mill in Devon in search of carp and a little mystery... read more
The Secret Pit
Dean Macey recalls a memorable and very special trip to a private lake in France... read more
A Trip To Cherpont - A Week To Remember
Young Mainline carper, Rob Greening recalls an 'arm aching' trip to Cherpont Lake in France... read more
Hauling At Tamar
Cornish carper, Tony Welch recalls a recent 'red-letter' trip to Upper Tamar Lake... read more
Summer On The Sitch - Part One
Jon 'Shoes' Jones recounts the beginning of a new carping chapter on the Sitch... read more
River Baiting
Mainline carper, Roman Buczynski gives an insight into one of his favoured challenges - catching ... read more
A Belgian Break
Scott Callison recalls a recent trip across the channel to fish the canals of Belgium... read more
Short Session Success
Tony Welch reveals his tips and tactics used in his recent short sessions... read more
Alan Taylors Blog
Mainline carper, Alan Taylor gives his run down on a recent trip to Rainbow Lake in France... read more
Erics Carp Champs Blog
Jerry Bridger gives us this update on a tense qualifying carp match at Merrington Carp Fishery read more
Digger Lakes Catch
Ricky Thomas, recalls a recent session at Digger Lakes in Devon... read more
Bring Me Sunshine
Tony Welch gives you a round-up on a recent session and how and why the increased hours of daylig... read more
Up And Running
Keen to get his angling year started Mainline carper, Jack Brown heads over to Thorpe Lea to samp... read more
Early Winter Success
Southwest carper Ricky Thomas reports on a successful trip to Furzebray Lakes in Devon... read more
Back In The Game
Cornish carper, Tony Welch reflects on a recent session on his local venue, Argal Lake... read more
Its Good To Be Back
Belgian carper, Tommy De Cleen tells you a little about why he is so pleased to back fishing with... read more
My Introduction To Mainline Baits
Les Bowers recall the events and indeed reasons behind his realisation that he needed to be on th... read more
Welcome To The Jungle
In this article Mainline carper, Tony Welch describes how he tackles thick weed and deep silt... read more
Tonys Carp Column - Pt2
Mainline team member, Tony Welch continues his series of articles and carping updates! read more
My Favourite Presentation - The Hinge Rig
Mainline carper, Scott Callison give the low-down on his number one presentation - The Hinge Rig read more
Singling Them Out
In this article Mainline carper, explains how and why single hookbait fishing with our Hi-Vis pop... read more
Bang Out Your Bags
In this article Mainline carper, Ricky Thomas talks about one of his favourite presentions, espec... read more
Fishing Heaven - Gillhams Fishing Resort In Thailand
This article from Mike 'Spug' Redfern is crammed full of some quite amazing captures, but not the... read more
Matt Eatons Mainline Blog Oct 2012
Another great carping blog from Mainline carper Matt Eaton. read more
Tonys Carp Column - Pt1
Mainline team member, Tony Welch, begins a series of articles and carping updates! read more
Matts Blog September 2012
He's been taking on new waters and venues crammed full of weed - Matt Eaton is back with another ... read more
Fluro Towers A Visual Advantage
In this this short article David Chancellor gives the low down on one of his favourite presentati... read more
Short Session Success
In this this short article Mick Tuck gives a review on some recent success from a quick overnight... read more
Bait Favourites
In this article Mainline Consultant, Matt Eaton gives the low down on one of his favourite bait a... read more
Fishing Abroad
In this article, experienced Mainline carper, Alan Taylor, lets you in on some the edges he has u... read more
Solid Bag Fishing
In this article, Tony Welch explains his methods when using a Solid PVA Bag approach utilising so... read more
First Session Success
In this latest Blog article Mainline Consultant, Lee Collings details his first trip to a new ven... read more
Dels Adventure
Here's the first installment of a NEW Blog from Mainline consultant Derek 'The Don' Ritchie. With... read more
Get Ready For France
In this article, Mainline carper, Tony Welch gives a few tips for a successful trip to France. read more
Matt Eatons Mainline Blog March 2012
After a late winter freeze, Matt is back on the bank in search of a spring time carp! read more
Winter Blues
In this article Mainline Team Member, Tony Welch looks back at the harshness of last winter and h... read more
On Top Of The World - Pt2
Carp World Magazine Editor, Tim Paisley rounds off his interview with Ian Chillcott and Lee Jacks... read more
Blackcurrant Specials
In this article Cornish carper, Tony Welch talks about how and why he likes to make his own speci... read more
Mainline Baits Developed For Quick Success With Long Term Results
In this article Mainline Consultant, Mick Tuck writes about one of his all-time favourite baits A... read more
On Top Of The World - Pt1
In this article Carp World Magazine Editor, Tim Paisley talks to Ian Chillcott and Lee Jackson ab... read more
Enhanced Thoughts
In this article, Mainline Consultant Matt Eaton takes a look at various ways to enhance your hook... read more
A Lifetime Of Mainline
In this article one of Mainlines longest serving and most experienced Consultants, Mike Kavanagh ... read more
Mainline Cell Mainline Magic
In this article Mainline carper, Shaun Mitchell explains why he rates the Mainline CELL range of ... read more
Safety First
In this article, Mainline consultant, Tony Welch talks about fishing safely and... read more
Stick It To Em
In this article Tony Welch explains how he likes to put together and use PVA sticks. read more
Matt Eatons Mainline Blog Oct 2011
Matt gives us the low-down on his autumn carping! read more
Donkey Chockers
In this article, Mainline consultant, Richie Latham, explains why it can be worth increasing the ... read more
On The Spot
Much of my fishing, particularly through the winter and spring months, is single hookbait fishing... read more
Effort Equals Reward
Mainline consultant, Lee Collings, may not have too many big fish venues close to home, but as yo... read more
All Change
In this article Mainline Consultant, Mick Tuck, talks about a new venue and a new challenge! read more
Syrup Soaking Success
In this article, Mick Tuck gives an insight into one of his favorite tactics, soaking baits in ou... read more
Pop Up Or Bottom Bait The Best Of Both Worlds
Nowadays, anglers mostly use pop ups to balance a presentation. The ever so famous snowman has be... read more
Profile Plus Pineapple Juice - A Reliable Edge
In this article Cornish carper, Tony Welch, gives the low down on one of his favourite little edg... read more
Hi-visual Dumbell Pop-ups The Solution For All Your Hookbait Variations
Top Mainline angler, Mark Noorman, takes a look at one of Mainline's little Gems, our range of Hi... read more
Flavours And Fragrances
Currently the importance of fragrance leaked out by bait seems to be the main reason put forward ... read more
Spring Into Summer
Now the spring is over we move into the summer. Indeed spawning may well already be over and done... read more
Fusion Boilies My Number One Choice
I have been a fan of Fusion boilies for a number of years and if my memory serves me right I had ... read more
Pop-up Or Bottom Bait
The short way for me to answer this is to say that I prefer using a pop up to any other presentat... read more
Spug Goes Fishing With Iron Maiden
This nice little story started in Italy. I was out on a trip to see Iron Maiden play at Villa Man... read more
Dont Ignore The Silt
Bloodworms are not worms per se, but larvae that live and feed in among the silt in our waters, a... read more
Ten Winter Tips
Winter has to be one of my favourite times to be out on the bank. Yes, the fishing can be much m... read more
A Critical View On Steaming
Leading Dutch carp angler Mark Noorman takes an interesting look at the pros and cons of steaming... read more
