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Zwölf Monate Karpfenangeln: Magischer Oktober

Twelve months of carp fishing: Magical October

The initially hot September, with temperatures of over 30 degrees, turned in southern Germany in the second week of September, becoming wet and windy and giving us the finest fishing weather inste...

Zwölf Monate Karpfenangeln: Action im September

Twelve months of carp fishing: Action in September

It's here! Probably the most action-packed month of the year. It's time for the big feast! No PVA utensils, preferably the big feeding ladle and pop-ups are used for the snowman at most. You can s...

Zwölf Monate Karpfenangeln: Das große Fressen startet im August

Twelve months of carp fishing: The big feast starts in August

The title of this column has to be swallowed - especially if you are currently experiencing the summer heat. It's also a pretty tight number, with the start of the big feed in August. But in most ...

Zwölf Monate Karpfenangeln: Sommerpause Juli?

Twelve months of carp fishing - summer break in July?

I want to start what was barely finished in June 2024; the love game. Unstable weather conditions, barely two days of sunshine in a row followed by torrential rain, resulting floods that barely su...

Zwölf Monate Karpfenangeln: Juni, die große Ernüchterung (oder doch nicht?)

Twelve months of carp fishing: June, the big disillusionment

Fading hormones, partially bruised and damaged bodies, sunken bellies and seasonally low weights. The fat months are over! And really anyone can catch a carp. The finesse that was necessary in pre...

Zwölf Monate Karpfenangeln: der Mai

Twelve months of carp fishing: May

The beautiful month of May is here! After the long winter months and the early and unstable spring months of March and April, the ‘real’ spring is now coming to life and you should soak up this sho...

Fangfotos in der Nacht (Teil 2) | Hammer Tackle

Catch photos at night (part 2)

The most important thing for good catch photos at night is motivation. But after overcoming your weaker self – which is not always easy at three at night – a bit of routine and a trained eye for th...

Fangfotos in der Nacht (Teil 1) | Hammer Tackle

Catch photos at night (part 1)

Carp are active day and night. So it is no surprise that a large part of carp angling takes place in darkness. Plenty of techniques and skills help the angler to fish effectively in these condition...