| Many anglers mistakenly think that all they need to | | | | the nineties when carp magazines became more of a |
| succeed is a bag of readymade baits and a few | | | | force of influence other than the voice of |
| thousand pounds worth of new gear. But did it ever | | | | experienced anglers on the bank, the |
| strike them that actually the most well known anglers | | | | commercialisation of carp fishing really got moving. |
| of the last 50 years certainly did not always use | | | | Unfortunately many of the carp magazines appear to |
| readymade baits or the latest most fashionable carp | | | | be more interested in making money and selling |
| gear â because such things are only | | | | products than offering readers open-minded opinions |
| relatively new innovations! Read on now for genuinely | | | | free of commercial bias but it appears that running |
| new edges and tips you will not find in any | | | | magazines requires guaranteed regular advertising |
| magazines! | | | | revenues in order to survive. I must admit I |
| Carp fishing arguably got more popular in the early | | | | preferred the days when guys wrote books and |
| eighties when many more individuals and companies | | | | articles that were not blatant promotional vehicles for |
| saw that carp fishing could become a big business. In | | | | companys products! |