NEWS Big names sign up for magazine
T e biggest and best year in Advanced Carp Fishing’s (ACF) history is on the cards as three top names join the magazine’s line-up. Adam Penning, Terry Hearn and Dave Lane add to an already impressive collection of carpers, which includes Jim Shelley, Jon McAllister and Darrell Peck, among others. Marc Coulson, carp group editor at David Hall Publishing, said: “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Adam to the team. He’s an angler, and writer, who I have the utmost respect for and I also consider him a very good friend. To have him on board is almost a dream come true. “Adam joins as consulting editor (a kind of ‘editor at large’ if you like) and will add his wealth of skills and experience as a big-carp catcher, as well as an exceptional talent as a writer.
“Adam is champing at the
bit to get involved and already has loads of great ideas as we move forward into the new year and beyond. He is particularly looking forward to writing the editorial in the magazine each month and addressing some of the major issues aff ecting the
Jack Pyke drives forward
T e team at shooting and outdoor supplier Jack Pyke has taken delivery of a brand-new company vehicle. However, its Toyota Hilux Invincible
has received quite a few modifi cations to give it a rather distinctive look for when it visits shows and retailers around the country. T ese include a 3in suspension lift, 2in body lift, alloy wheels with 305- 75-16 Cooper STT tyres, and a host of accessories such as visor bars, spotlights, rear chequer plate cover and roof bars. To complete the look, the team has
had it wrapped in its own English Oak camou by the guys at Camo-It. Jack Pyke’s Glenn Lewis said: “It goes
to show that not only can these guys wrap your gun but they can wrap almost anything!
‘Invisible’ Invincible – Jack Pyke’s new Toyota.
Taska backs two carp contests
Carp terminal-tackle expert Taska has lent its support to two of the biggest carp fi shing competitions in the UK calendar. T e fi rm will be getting behind the British Carp Angling Championship and the
UK Carp Cup, both of which are taking place this summer. Taska MD Stephen Tasker said: “We are extremely pleased to be associated with such brilliant events, which showcase the talent of the carp anglers that we have in this country.”
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on its fi rst outing recently but relished the wet, muddy conditions and made light work of all terrain. “It will be making appearances
at future events around the country. Hopefully it will have received a good clean by then!”
❱❱ Camo-It can be contacted on 0208 304 0801.
modern carp angler.” Marc continued: “Needing
no introduction, Terry, the most famous carp angler of his generation, joins as the brains behind our new Q&A series, in which he will off er up solutions to all of your carp fi shing conundrums.
“Terry’s wealth of knowledge when it comes to catching the country’s biggest and best-known carp will bring an entirely new dimension to the pages of ACF. “Finally, Dave’s wonderfully penned big-carp diary switches from sister title Total Carp to become a regular monthly fi xture in ACF. Dave fi shes hard for some of the biggest carp in the land – at least the ones he hasn’t already caught – and has a style of writing that captivates the reader. I’ve always rated Laney as one of the best writers in the game and, again, this off ers something of extreme interest to the reader.” Marc concluded: “T ese are
exciting times for ACF readers and we’re all absolutely buzzing at the prospect of putting together what promises to be some brilliant-big-carp reads.”
Open Season grows dealer network
Oxfordshire fi rearm distributor Open Season is inviting retailers across Britain to apply to join its professional dealer network. As Britain’s sole distributor of German brands Blaser and Mauser, Open Season has already appointed 27 retailers but is looking for a total of 40 to sell the premium ranges of rifl es and shotguns. Blaser’s straight-pull R93 bolt-action took the global fi rearm industry by storm when it was fi rst launched. Since then it has enjoyed worldwide sales of 250,000. Meanwhile, Mauser has been a fi rm favourite
among rifl e enthusiasts since 1871. Rupert Haynes, Open Season’s managing director, said he was looking for highly committed stockists. “We really want to ramp up customer service and ensure that product knowledge is second to none. We will be off ering a lot of support to dealers through training directly from Blaser and Mauser and ourselves, as well as information packs,” he announced. “We want to eliminate any margin of error. Blaser and Mauser are aspirational brands and we are devoted to providing dealers with fi rst-rate support who can then pass that on to end users.”
❱❱ To apply, e-mail
rupert@openseasonltd.com or visit
www.openseasonltd.com
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