9 reasons why CARPology's Summer Special is mind-blowingly brilliant
It’s that time again: CARPology’s annual – ‘The Summer Special’ – has hit the newsstands and once again it informs and inspires you in preparation for everyone’s favourite time of the year: summer
1 Two collectable covers
A piece of carp fishing magazine history! Whilst there’s been plenty of different ‘regional covers’, this is the first time there’s been two different covers which have been distributed around the whole of the UK. It’s in celebration of Lewis Porter’s incredible seven-day haul (see below)…
2 Two UK fifties in seven days
Lewis Porter exclusively recounts a story which involves banking two of the UK’s finest fifty-pounders – and both within a seven day period. It’s a mind-blowing tale.
3 A copy of the 2016 Johnson Ross catalogue
Carp fishing’s equivalent to the Argos catalogue. This year’s offering from one of the UK’s best tackle shops is 162 pages, features all the new products for 2016, and comes FREE with this issue.
4 It’s the UK’s biggest mag
Tis true! This special edition is a whopping 228 pages. And before you moan, stating it’s full of ads, we have a stat to prove that’s incorrect. Whilst most magazines work on a 60/40 split of editorial-to-ads, we’re working to 29% split in favour of editorial!
5 Terry Hearn’s in there
And you won’t find him in any other carp magazine! Tel’s nine-page feature focuses solely on summer carp fishing and includes the following: Zig Rigs, different tactics and obtaining knowledge.
6 As is Gaz Fareham
It happened! But why? Well, thankfully Gaz will tell you why he thinks one of his most memorable winter campaigns all came together in such spectacular style.
7 A mega Summer Special How-To Guide
And all the knowledge is supplied by the likes of Penners, Mat Woods, Allan Parbery and Jimmy Armstrong.
8 AMAZING photography
It also features our quarterly hook-up with Subsurface Journal where we print 20+ breath-taking images across 16-pages of thicker, crisper, whiter, paper stock.
9 We test Nashy’s new Scope rods
The Nash Scope concept blew up three years ago and it’s only getting bigger with every passing month – particularly now seeing as they’ve just launched the first 100% carbon Scope rod and we got to try it.