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| October 5th 2010 |
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| Briggsy's Rainbow result |
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| Venture's Steve Briggs returned to Rainbow Lake in September for a two week session and it turned out to be one of his best sessions ever in terms of big fish. He received action every single day and normally there was a big fish or two amongst them. In a catch that totalled over 40 fish, Steve banked no less than 11 carp over 50lb up to a top weight of 60lb 4oz and including six carp over the magic weight of 25kg (55lb) All of Steve's fish came to the ever-reliable Venture V1 rods and as ever, the Cassien 2 Man bivvy made the adverse weather conditions a lot more bearable. Bait for the trip was of course the Solar Club Mix boilies along with Red Herring pellets. Hooks were size 4 Solar Stronghold long shanks and leads were 12oz Rainbow leads. Steve commented: "Every time we think that Rainbow has reached its peak it seems to produce even better results. I had a really good session on the Island last year and wondered if I could ever better it and yet two trips later I've managed to do just that! The V1 rods were perfect for the fishing there, the right amount of strength combined with the perfect action." |
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| October 5th 2010 |
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| Shumbar success for Kris Kuri |
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| Out in Croatia Kris Kuri recently fished for five days at his favourite venue, the famous Shumbar Lake where he landed 29 fish in total between 8kg and 20kg. The biggest fish consisted of a 19.5kg mirror, 20kg grass carp and 20kg common carp. He fished out of swim 28 mainly at a range of 80 metres where he used a fair amount of bait: 40kg of maize, 10kg of hemp, 5kg of pellets and 10kg of boilies which were mainly bird food baits in 14mm and 16mm sizes. |
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| August 11th 2010 |
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| Success at Cassien for the Venture team |
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| Many of the Venture team managed to make it down to Cassien this summer and everyone ended up having a great time. Steve Briggs and his partner Joan were joined by many of their friends from Germany including Meik Pyka, partner Semone, brothers Nicky and Benny as well as other friends and girlfriends. Between them they caught plenty of fish when the lake wasn't fishing at its best. Meik and Semone caught the best at 26kg, followed closely by Nicky and Benny with a 25kg mirror. All were using the venture V1 and V2 rods. Most of the German guys fish were caught on Black Label baits while Steve and Joan's were on Solar products. |
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| May 7th 2010 |
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| Simon Crow lands a 54lb English mirror! |
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Venture's Simon Crow seems to be catching carp wherever he goes these days, but he landed a very significant fish recently in the shape of the famous Black Eye from Chad Lakes Home Pool at a massive new PB weight of 54lb! It was Simon's second trip to the venue and he had his eyes firmly set on catching the big mirror after seeing it on the bank previously, but he could never have envisaged catching it on his very first day of the trip - which is exactly what happened!
He spotted the fish resting in one corner of the pool and when it moved off briefly, he took the chance to get his rig in place and just a few hours later Black Eye returned and couldn't resist his Solar Club Mix offering. He went on to land three other carp including a stunning heavily-scaled mirror of 28lb 12oz and a huge catfish of over 50lb. Catching his first English 50 means that Simon now joins an elite group of anglers who have caught 50's from four countries - a group which already includes Steve Briggs.
With several days of his trip still left, Simon decided to let his old mate Steve have a few days on there and he duly made the most of it by helping himself to a 28lb 2oz mirror. All of the fish were caught using Venture's V1 and V2 rods. |
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| March 2nd 2010 |
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| Winter success for the Venture team |
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| Opportunities for fishing have been few and far between lately and it's been even worse for our friends over in Germany with horrendous conditions. So when the chance came up for a session at Rainbow Lake it was too good an offer to refuse. Venture consultants Mark Bergmann and Meik Pyka made up part of the German team who were visiting the lake for the first time and they got off to a fast start with Mark landing a 55lb common, Meik a 58lb mirror and good friend Hauke Kleinen landing his new PB of just over 60lb. Steve Briggs was late arriving after attending the Zwolle show in Holland and he found it tough going around in swim 18, but he did save a blank session with a mirror of high 30's. Mark finished just how he started though, and on the last night he was in action again with another common of 53lb. All in all a good result in what were very tough and cold conditions. The anglers all coped with the adverse weather by using the Venture Cassien 2-Man bivvies and of course all of the fish were landed using Venture rods. |
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| February 26th 2010 |
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| Bankside Spring Offer Unleashed |
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Bankside Tackle have unleashed a fantastic Spring 2010 offer on Venture's Razorback Bivvy Systems, Razorback Compact and Razorback +4
Check out their website for new deals....
www.banksidetackle.com or contact them direct on 01684 294511 |
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| February 25th 2010 |
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| New Retailer in Surrey |
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We are pleased to announce another Venture Carp retailer in the South of England....A new and exciting concept in buying and selling your carp fishing tackle launching in early April 2010
Tackle Fanatics are a new company that will allow you to buy, sell and part-exchange your old or unwanted carp tackle all in one place.
They offer instant quotes and next day collection and delivery service where required.
To obtain a price simply call their quoteline on 020 8949 3307 or email quote@tacklefanatics.co.uk.
We wish all the best in their new Venture! |
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| February 1st 2010 |
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| Venture at Zwolle |
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The Zwolle show takes place over the 6th and 7th of February and the good news is that Venture will have a full team in attendance. Rob Hughes, Simon Crow, Steve Briggs, Mark Bergmann and Dave Watson will all be on hand to have a chat with you and of course show you through the range of Venture gear. We will have our latest products on show for you to look at, including our latest Recovery Sling which has been improved even further and also the new additions to the bivvy range, including the new Razorback Compact.
On both days at 13.00 Steve Briggs will be giving a talk on his fishing through 2009. Steve will talk about the many different waters he fished last year and the different tactics, baits and rigs which he used to good effect. Also on the stand will be Free Bird publishing and Steve will be on hand to sign copies of his latest book, Cassien....and Beyond. It promises to be a great weekend at what is regarded as one of the very best carp shows around Europe - see you there!! |
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| January 20th 2010 |
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| Another satisfied customer! |
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| Feedback from customers has always been important to us here at Venture and it's always good to hear what you think about our gear. But the best feedback is undoubtedly when we hear that you've been out there catching fish and just recently we heard from Andy who lives over in Romania. This is what he had to say: "Dear Venture I have been using with great pleasure, four VXR-2 rods which I bought through the Tackle Box shop in Kent. I have been exclusively fishing the two lakes at Tancabesti in Romania, owned by the two brothers, where Steve Briggs and Rob Hughes fished not so long ago. The three carp are 38lb, 40lb and 42lb. The catfish weighed 69lb!" |
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| January 12th 2010 |
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| Venture Facebook picture winner |
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| The Venture Facebook picture competition proved to be a big success and we received some stunning pictures from Venture users all around the world. The team had to pick a winner though and we all agreed that this picture of Matjaz Zavrl with a cracking common of 15.100kg from Lake Bled in Slovenia should take the top spot! Not only is it a lovely fish, the picture has been very well composed and it also looks very seasonal! Congratulations go out to Matjaz from all the Venture team, he wins one of Venture's most popular items, the XL Recovery Sling. |
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| January 12th 2010 |
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| Forthcoming shows with Venture |
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| With Christmas and New Year now well behind us, Venture is looking forward to several European shows where we will be exhibiting the full range of kit, including the new Plus-4 and Compact Razorback bivvies, both new for 2010. The first show is at Cottbus in Germany which takes place over the weekend 23rd and 24th January where Rob Hughes will be present with European Sales Manager Dave Watson and German consultant Mark Bergmann. February takes us to Holland where we will be at the hugely successful Zwolle show over the weekend 6th and 7th. Steve Briggs will be on hand at this show along with Dave Watson and others yet to be announced. Steve will be signing copies of his latest book, Cassien....and Beyond along with Freebird Publishing who will also have their other books on show. Make sure you all come along for a look and a chat with the guys. |
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| January 10th 2010 |
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| A great year for Meik Pyka |
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Meik Pyka is no stranger to big fish, in fact he has one of the very best records around for consistently catching some of the best fish around! Over the last few months of 2009 Meik fished some totally new waters in Germany and France and once again it didn't take him long to put together a list of fantastic results including four fabulous 50's as well as several 30's and 40's! In Germany he fished a heavily pressured gravel pit, a river and a long channel and amongst many others, he landed a real creature of a common of 58lb 4oz and a very old, long mirror of 54lb.
In France, Meik fished a new water in the south and caught a series of fish over 30lb with four over 44lb (20kg) with two real biggies of 50lb and 50lb 7oz. All of Meik's catches came on the Venture rods. |
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| January 10th 2010 |
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| Great Cassien winter results for Steve and Gary |
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Steve Briggs was back down at Cassien this winter for another session albeit a somewhat more brief affair than what he's used to. He had to attend the VBK show in Belgium first but went straight on to Cassien afterwards arriving mid - December. Good friend Gary Hillson had already been down for a couple of weeks by then and in good conditions landed a string of big fish including two mirrors of 54lb and 58lb 6oz! But by the time Steve arrived the cold weather had set in and things slowed down a little and he had to wait until the 5th morning before he caught his first fish, a 44lb 8oz mirror. He went on to land another two mirrors of 41lb and 47lb 8oz before catching a Christmas Day common of 26lb.
Both the boys landed all their fish on the Venture VXR-1 rods and the Venture bivvies coped well with the adverse weather conditions. |
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| November 27th 2009 |
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| Razorback +4 and Compact at Kuperus |
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Having seen the quality and popularity of the Razorback +4 and Razorback Compact.... these are now also available for our European customers to easily obtain.
KUPERUS HENGELSPORT in Holland now also stock our limited editions of the Razorback +4 and Compact so make sure you contact them direct to place your order!
www.kuperushengelsport.nl
tel: +31 (0) 594 514 166
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| November 26th 2009 |
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| Facebook Competition |
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Dear All,
Venture Carp will be running a monthly competition for the best fish through our Facebook site - now, this does not have to be the biggest just what we believe to the best example of a carp. The pictures will be judged by Simon Crow, Steve Briggs, Dave Watson, Brett Sanford and Vickie Cooper and the winner will be announce each month by an email.
December 2009 will be the launch month so all pictures need to be in by 31.12.09 any received after that time will not be considered we will announce the winner in the early part of January 2010.
We will then carry this competition on month by month so please ensure your pictures are received by the last day of the month. The winners will be posted on the Venture Facebook gallery for all to see!!!!!
On entering the competition you will have the chance to win one of our famous XL Recovery Slings every month - check out the link to see the prize on offer http://www.venturecarp.co.uk/carpsacks.html.
Please send your pictures to the following email address venturecarp@live.nl and tell your friends about it and get them to join the group!!!!
Looking forward to receiving your photos
Good Luck!
Team Venture |
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