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Lee Petty
Lee Petty
Age: 36 Address: Leicester Occupation:
Tackle used Jel-e-wyre, Haula and Claw hooks, most of the terminal bits and Dung Leads.
Dave Magalhaes
Dave Magalhaes
Age: 28 Address: Kingston-upon-thames Occupation: Gerrys of Wimbledon Employee
I've been with Atomic Tackle since day one really, and its been awesome to watch them consistently releasing products that the other companies wish they could have. You only have to look at the jel-e-wyre hooklink. The original version was good, but its been fine tuned and improved upon still to create possibly the best hooklink available at the moment, and its got tongues wagging all over the carp angling fraternity. The leads obviously need no introduction, and it still amazes me that anybody would use anything other than a dung or gravel lead. Many companies have tried to copy them, and there are a few poor, cheap imitations out there, but as the saying goes 'the original and still the best' springs to mind! Without going on too much, I’ll finish up with a little pointer. If your a fan of the 'Chod' rig, then have a look at the Grabba hooks. Some the finest anglers in the country have been using the Grabbas on there chods for a while now, catching some of the countries hardest carp. You would never know it as the hooks are spoken about with hushed voices, but I'll tell you now that as a result of the sheer success these hooks have had, a new one is evolving as I write...
Jamie Penfold
Jamie Penfold
Age:31 Address: Occupation:
UK PB Common: 47lb UK PB Mirror: 45lb 2oz Overseas PB: 59lb 20z
Iv'e fished waters such as Silvermere, Swan Valley, Welly, Wynersh and the River Thames were I’ve caught carp to 42lb.
Iv'e got 14 UK forties under my belt so far also well over 100 different 30s.
Im a great lover of all Atomics gear i especially like the new Jel-e-wyre hook link material which I use for 90% of my fishing.
Matt Eaton
Matt Eaton
Age: 40 Address: Portsmouth UK PB - Common 45lb 4oz - Mirror 43lb 12oz (x2) Current Venue: Dinton Pastures.
Choppa-Droppa: Perfect for the weedy venue I am fishing.All the presentation benefitsof a helicopter rig but releases the lead. Bottle Bombs: Shape ensures whole weight of lead comes into play whilst sittingwell on the lake bed. Well camouflaged coatings.
Leadcore: Easy to splice and subtle colour. New Jel-E-Wyre: What a hooklink! Thin, supple, easy to strip and an unobtrusive matt colour yet tough and strong.
I have been with Atomic for nearly 3 years now and use a large number of their products as the quality is superb, there are always new items in the pipeline and the gear has never let me down.
Perry Harris
Perry Harris
Age: 34 Address: Occupation:
U.K P.B 57lb 4oz uk common 40lb 8oz. French 50+.
Claw hooks (simply the best), Jel-e-wyre 25lb, All the lead range. Leadcore where excepted.
All the Atomic range including grabba and claw hooks and Jel-e-wyre hooklink.
Nathan Bailey
Nathan Bailey
Age: 25 Address: Reading, Berkshire Occupation: IT Support
UK PB Mirror: 55lb 15oz Blackeye, 51lb 12oz Jockey UK PB Common: 44lb 1oz Charlie’s Mate
I’ve been very fortunate so far in my fishing to have fished such a varied amount of top quality venues and these include Pingewood, Swan Valley, Tol Pit, Frimley 3, Silvermere, Chad’s Home Pool to name a few. This has led me to some great achievements including two 50lbers and Commons to 44lb in the UK by the age of 25.
Sam (Healy) introduced me to atomic products some years ago now and have ever since been impressed with many of their products. In my mind the end tackle is one of the most important aspects in fishing so I will use whatever product\company to ensure that I get the best out of my fishing and have full confidence in my approach and this is why the majority of my tackle box will be atomic based products. In particular I use rock bottom leadcore, the new Jel-e-wyre, rock bottom putty and various other bits and pieces. I also use atomic leads and it goes without saying that they are the best leads on the market; you don’t need to look no further than the dung and gravel leads.
Use most of the Atomic Range I.E. Jel-E-Wyre 25lb, Stinga Hooks, Leadcore, mainly Dung Leads and Terminal Bits.
Dave Ayres
Dave Ayres
Age: 54 Address: Occupation: Owner of Chad Pool Carp Fishery
UK PB: 54.12 Black Eye. Foreign PB: 58.14.
Atomic bits used include Fuzewyre, Claw Hooks, Rockbottom Leadcore, plus the Leads.
Click here to find out more information about fishing at Atomic Chad Pool.
Dave Moncaster
Dave Moncaster
Age: 41 Address: Stamford, Lincs. Occupation:
Materials used for the 44 lb Mirror (Photo Above)
1oz Bottle Bomb. Jel-e-wyre hooklink set up on a grabba snowman rig.
After finding an area of weed covered in what i believed to be bream eggs i used a light lead and a balanced snow man set up to fish on top of the weed.
Had 2 fish then then big girl .
Les Marsh
Les Marsh
Age: 50 Address: North East of England Occupation: Process Technician
The fish were caught using size 6 Haula hooks, 3oz dung leads, rock bottom swivel clips and Atomic leadcore leaders.
Fish I’ve caught in the past are Benson at 58lbs, the Creature at 59lb 4ozs, 45lb mirror from a publicity shy cambridgeshire syndicate, catfish to 64lbs [UK]. Loads of other fish including 10 40lb plus, numerous 30s from loads of different lakes plus stacks of other fish.
Rig wise at the moment I’m using size 6 Haula’s line aligned with silicone, snowman style, Jel-e-wyre 25 lb, 3.5 oz Atomic pear lead attached to 3 foot Atomic leadcore leader.
James Mann (Lockie)
James Mann (Lockie)
Age: 32 Address: Essex Occupation: Locksmith
Interests: Fishing, Weight Training, Music.
Most memorable capture was my 1st 30lb common from Averly lakes Essex when I was 17 fifteen years ago that was a good fish.
Personal best 58lb 04oz the Annie and also I had Black Eye at 54lb this year also I have had a 58lb 02oz common from France and 54lb 08 oz mirror.
Sponsors are Atomic Tackle and Tails up Baits.
Despite working 50 hrs a week and having 3 kids under 10 and a wife its proof that the average man can still catch large English carp on limited time if you use the rite tools for the job!
Stuart Wilson
Stuart Wilson
Age: 30 Address: Essex Occupation: Electrician
Moonscale 32lb 8oz
I run a busy electrical company and just started a family so my angling time is limited. I tend to walk round my chosen venues as much as posible even if only for 30 mins to keep in touch with where the fish are, see what they’re doing so when i can get out i have a few pieces of the puzzle already in place, like fishing for them in the edge, watching the carps behaviour to baits/rigs been using the grabba hooks which stay really sharp, the new jel-e-wyre, choppa droppa and most of the other terminal bits.
Wayne Painter
Wayne Painter
Age: 31 Address: Occupation: Atomic Employee
The English fish were caught using a simple snowman rig with 2" hair incorperating a size 8 Stinga hook a 6" 25lb Jel-e-wyre hooklink and 3oz Dung bomb in conjuction with an Atomic lead clip and a 3ft Rockbottom leadcore leader.
French fish were caught using a greedy pig rig with 4" hair incorperating a size 6 Stinga hook an 8" 25lb Fuzewyre hook link and 4oz Dung bomb in conjuction with an Atomic lead clip and a 1 meter length of Mega heavy tungsten rig tubing.
English PB's Common 34lb 13oz's, Mirror 38lb 5oz's, Leather 30lb 3oz's. French PB's Common 44lb 7oz's, Mirror 42lb 3oz's.
Alex Osborn
Alex Osborn
Age: 17 Address: Occupation: Mistral Baits
UK PB: 40lb 2oz.
I have been fishing with Atomic now for about 2 yrs and have been and still are amazed at how good there tackle is! The gear has helped me catch a lot of fish from pressured venues and runs waters making Atomic a brilliant all round company. My new quest is to catch the Fat lady from st Ives next year, and knowing all of the carp I have banked on Atomics stuff it makes me all the more confident that she may hopefully trip up on her ways . Good fishing.
Fished - Dinton Pastures, Welly, and local club lakes.
Use mainly Bottle Bombs, Jel-e-wyre, Claw and Grabba Hooks and most of the Atomic bits.
Gary Green
Gary Green
Age: Address: Occupation: Painter and Decorator
Orange spot 37lb 2oz road lake and 42lb 12oz Surrey Syndicate.
Use tackle as follows use 3oz dung bombs, Jel-E-wire in 25lb, size 6/8 Grabba hooks, tied blow back style.
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
Age: 21 Address: Shepperton Occupation: Davis Angling Employee
P.B 38lb 15oz
Having been with atomic since day one when the Bottle Bomb was first formed over the years pretty much everything i use terminal has been another Atomic product. Since the revolution of the 'Dung lead' my rigs are never put out without one on no matter what the bottom. These last few seasons ive only needed to use one hook pattern, this being the Grabba. They're ultra sharp and strong which is everything i want from a hook. Jel-e-wyre has hit the carp world by storm and after banking a pb on the first cutting's of a sample when it arrived i knew they were onto another winner. Even down to the innotive thinking of the Quad lock boxes of p.v.a which once run out I keep my tea bags and sugar dry,also my hooks are another favourite product.
Wayne Green
Wayne Green
Age: 34 Address: Milton Keynes Occupation: UK PB: 41lb mirror - 39lb common. Foreign PB: 56lb 02oz. Started carp fishing 20 years ago @ Diana Pond, Bushy Park Surrey. At present fishing a very difficult bedfordshire clay pit.
I'm using 4oz inline dung pears (line traveling on outside of lead so ejects on takes) 4 or 5 big blobs of rockbottom putty up the mainline some time even put a whizzer on with a slugz up the line to set distance it flies back.
I’ve been using Fuzewyre and Jel-e-wyre mainly in 25lb this covers most bottoms combi or chod style. Hook wise i use the claw or stinga in size 8 or 6 depending whats in front of me finished of with a small piece of matt green shrink tube.
Scott Sullivan
Scott Sullivan
Age: 25 Address: Surrey Occupation: Multitrader
I have been carp fishing for around 12 years and fished lots of lakes around my area, my most recent haunts have been wellington country park, swan valley and silvermere to which i have had some great success recently and have thoroughly enjoyed my fishing this year. My favourite and most used products this year have been the choppa droppa system with 5ft rockbottom leadcore leader to which i rate highly.
My preffered hooklink choice is without doubt the new improved jel-elwyre in 15lb,and 25lb. My most used style lead has to be the dung bottle leads in 2 and 3 ozs.My favourite hook pattern at the moment is the claw in size 6, 7 and 8 to which i have had exellent hook holds and have never lost a fish on them to date.
40lb 12oz Common and 38lb 12oz Mirror.
Ben Owen
Ben Owen
Age: 23 Address: Hounslow Occupation: Electrician
Fishing since age 12. I have fished places such as Bushey Park, Richmond Park, Dark Park, Kingsmead 1, Horton, Yateley the Thames, Swan Valley, Frimley.
My PB is currently Shoulders from Horton at 44.8lb, my floater PB is 40.5lb.
Atomic Tackle products used include jel-e-wyre, leadcore, all the leads.
Wesley Coggeshell
Wesley Coggeshell
Age: 29 Address: Bromey, Kent Occupation:
Been carp fishing now for 17 years, I've fished lakes like keston ponds, larkfield and the railway, three masons, alders lakes, cemex sutton, essex manor etc, my pb is 41lb 14oz.
Over the past couple of years my terminal tackle has comprised of a number of components from atomic tackle products, I am currently using the stinger hooks for my pop up rigs and the claw hooks for my bottom bait rigs, I tie most of my rigs with the Fuzewyre hook link material, these are fished with my favourite bottle bombs leads.
Mark Hogg
Mark Hogg
Age: Address: Sheffield Occupation:
UK PB: 58lb 2oz (the creature). Foreign PB: 63lb (luke moffatts the graviers).
Rig bits i use are, the haula hooks (long shanks) fished blow back style, tied with jel-e-wyre, atomic leadcore to make leaders, the dark brown colour fits the bill for most bottom situations, the clam lock swivels and of course the leads, dung and brown in distance patterns.
Michael Krassos
Michael Krassos
Age: 25 Address: London Occupation: Sales Rep
UK PB: 43lb 8oz Mirror Foreign PB: 64lb 6oz Mirror
Waters Fished: Linch Hill complex, Horton church lake, Frimley pit 3, Swan valley, Yateley Complex to name but a few.
Have caught well over 70 30's, and 3 uk 40's. caught numerous big fish across the channel including a 64lb 06oz Mirror.
have stopped fishing overseas these days as concentrating all my efforts on British carp. Also have written articles in Advance carp, Carp talk, Carpology and Big Carp.
Dean Richardson
Dean Richardson
Age: 34 Address: London Occupation: Heating Engineer
UK PB: Heather the Leather at 44lb 4oz
Venues Fished: Bushy & Richmond park lakes, Yateley Car Park lake, Swan valley, Kingsmead 1 and Sandhurst. I try to get out 1, sometimes 2 nights a week during the spring, summer and autumn but come November my time gets very limited due to work. I caught my 1st carp 21 years ago and have been a keen carper ever since. This season after fishing it on a spring day permit for a couple of years I was fortunate enough to get a syndicate ticket for Frimley Pit 3 and I'm really enjoying it doing the nights and catching a few along the way! I have been using Atomic tackle products since they started with the original bottle bomb and have caught so many fish now using their end tackle components that I have the ultimate confidence in a result when I cast out into the lake!
My first 30 plus carp capture was a 32 lb Mirror from a council park lake in the middle of a residential housing estate.
Despite fishing at least four times a week I get hardly any time to fish for myself whilst I am coaching, so my own fishing is limited my current personal best 38 lb 11oz Niges Fish from Cemex Sandhurst lake.
Sponsors are Chub & Greys, Mistral baits & Atomic Tackle.
Fishing is about hard work, if you work hard and drive for success using a top quality bait and effective rigs as well as a huge amount of water craft you will reap the rewards.
PB Common: 44lb 8oz PB Mirror: 59lb 12oz (The Annie)
My favourite Atomic End Tackle products are: Jel-e Wyre hook link in 25lb, I use the choice of colour to match the hook link to the lake bed and also use the rig putty to pin everything down. Stingers in size 6 or 8 for pop up presentations. Grabbers again in size 6 or 8 for bottom bait / snowman presentation. Switching to claws if fishing over hard gravel in order to protect the hook point, as they have beaked point. Leads, I use all various shapes and sizes - but my most preferred ones are flat pears and again I use a lead to best match the lake bed.
Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith
Age: 36 Address: Hampshire Occupation: Fishing Film Maker
Uk Common: 41lb 4oz Uk Mirror: 40lb 8oz
Came up with the idea of the loop on the BAG BOMBS to attach mesh bags to for accurate casting.
Use most of Atomic’s terminal bits, love the CLAW and GRABBA hooks and the JEL-E-WYRE.
Jack Pegrum
Jack Pegrum
Age: 19 Address: Frimley Occupation:
Uk Common: 43lb 8oz Uk Mirror: 44lb 8oz
I have been big carp angling since the age of 15 and have been fortunate enough to fish some of the best waters in my area including all the Frimley pits mainly pit 3 whilst it was days only,a tricky club water in Yateley with an awesome stock,as well as a rather special stretch of the Basingstoke canal and a few others.
Im currently fishing in reading at Pingewood lagoon and cant wait for the following spring to come round. since Sam started sorting me out with atomic products cheers mate,
I haven't looked back and wouldn't feel confident without a dung bomb completing my set-up, apart from leads the rockbottom leadcore is a favourite of mine its colour and the fact that its sutler than other leadcores makes it my number one choice, also the new jel-e-wyre hooklink and the stinga hooks are always with me when angling.
Martin Ford
Martin Ford
Age: 50 Address: Sheffield Occupation: Media & Sales
Uk Common: 36lb 4oz Uk Mirror: 42lb 12oz
Age: 50
Address: Sheffield
Occupation: Media & Sales
Uk Common: 36lb 4oz
Uk Mirror: 42lb 12oz
The former editor of Carpworld and Advanced Carp magazines who now runs his own sales and media company Trading Connexion. Based in Sheffield, has fished all over the world and is very active on the international circuit especially the American carp match circuit. Has caught carp from over 200 plus day ticket waters in the UK and started carp fishing in the eighties at Rackerhayes in South Devon where he caught his first 20! “I particularly like the Claw pattern of hooks and also recently started to use The Haulers in the latter part of 2009. Jel-E-Wire is simply the best hook link out there at the moment and I wouldn’t cast out without a Dung Lead on… the range of Atomic catapults are quite simply second to none.
Now fishing a 38 acre syndicate lake in Nottingham and also a tough one hundred acre water in the north. I’m also the current sales agent for Atomic Tackle in the North and North East of the country, so if any retailers are reading this and want to see the range in more detail, you can contact me through the office number on this web site.
The former editor of Carpworld and Advanced Carp magazines who now runs his own sales and media company Trading Connexion. Based in Sheffield, has fished all over the world and is very active on the international circuit especially the American carp match circuit. Has caught carp from over 200 plus day ticket waters in the UK and started carp fishing in the eighties at Rackerhayes in South Devon where he caught his first 20! “I particularly like the Claw pattern of hooks and also recently started to use The Haulers in the latter part of 2009. Jel-E-Wire is simply the best hook link out there at the moment and I wouldn’t cast out without a Dung Lead on… the range of Atomic catapults are quite simply second to none.
Now fishing a 38 acre syndicate lake in Nottingham and also a tough one hundred acre water in the north. I’m also the current sales agent for Atomic Tackle in the North and North East of the country, so if any retailers are reading this and want to see the range in more detail, you can contact me through the office number on this web site.
Mick Brown
Mick Brown
Age: 37 Address: New Milton Occupation: Tackle Shop Employee
Uk: Common: 46lb 6oz, Mirror: 43lb 8oz
Overseas: Mirror: 57lb 8oz, Common: 53lb 4oz
Been carp angling since 1985.
Still love my UK fishing, but nowadays prefer my fishing quiet public lakes, canals and rivers in France and Belgium.
Favourite products from range, Grabba's and Jel-E-Wyre.
Mick (Atomick) Tuck
Mick (Atomick) Tuck
Age: 43 Address: Essex Occupation: IT Manager
English PB 46lb 04oz Mirror and yet to catch a 30lb Common!
First Photo: Georges Fish From The Manor 42lb
Second Photo: Last Fish From The Manor "Two Tone at 39lb 08oz"
Over 20 years experience fishing DDAPS venues, CEMEX Wharf Pool, The Warren Stanford Le Hope, BLUE CIRCLE's Blue Lake in Northfleet, Manor Farm Essex and now Cotton Farm run by Lee Jackson.
I fish one week a year in France and have PB's of 55lb 12oz both Mirror (Teillatts) and Common (Les Quis). I have also fished Maleon, Domaine Des Iles, Etang Le Fayes, Mar Peche and the River Yonne.
On average I spend one overnighter lasting upto 24 hours every week all through the year.
Favourite Products: The Dung Leads, Jel-E-Wyre and Stinga hooks. I have complete faith in these products that have never let me down!
Kelvin Mackenzie
Kelvin Mackenzie
Age: 17 Address: Occupation: Student
UK PB 46.08
Fished Bushy Park, Richmond Park Dark PArk and the Thames.
I use the Rock Bottom Leadcore, Jel-E-Wyre in all the colours, Dungs and Stone Leads, Missle Mesh PVA and mainly the Stinga Hook, very strong and sharp.
Lloyd Cotter
Lloyd Cotter
Age: 36 Address: Occupation: Farrier
UK P.B 46lbs Mirror (Stella) 32lb 8oz Common French PB 62lbs Mirror
I run a busy Farriery practice,but try to fish one night a week if time allows.I have been using Atomic products for the last 2 years and have 100% confidence that will not let me down when it matters the most.
I am a big fan of the Chod rig and use a size 6 Grabba for all of my chod rigs(some of the hook holds have to be seen to be believed).
For bottom bait fishing the new Jel-e-wyre is my favourite material along with the Claw or ever faithful Grabba.
I have been carp angling now for over 15 years, for the last 5 of those I have chosen to target the weedier lakes such as Cemex Roach pit & Rockford lake. Both lakes hold a smashing head of massive, hard fighting carp which is why I choose to use the Atomic tackle range. I find all the gear to be 100% reliable and have never been let down by a single product. My favourite bits have to be the size 6 Grabba hooks (just an amazing hook full stop.) and the 25lb jel e wyre which is, as far as im concerned, the best coated hook link on the market. Strong, carpy colours and is straight off the spool with no need to steam.
Most of my angling is done on heavily weeded venues so I need to know my end tackle is up to the job.
I have been lucky enough to catch a 50, 5x40 and over 20 x 30lbers from the uk.
Tommy De Cleen
Tommy De Cleen
Age: 40 Address: Belgium Occupation: Between Jobs
P.B. Common 49lb and Mirror 50lb+
Fishing all over Belgium, on the river, canals and lakes. Fishing alot in France the last couple of years. I am a big fan of the inline bottle bomb and the inline bumpy bomb (I use them alot of the time on a fall off system) as I like playing fish without a lead on the line!! I alway try using very good baits (baitcraft T1 and super K) and use simple but effective rigs. Location is the key and the skill is to wait untill you get the next bite... Being mobile is also quit essential in carp fishing, act on a moment and change things, try anything to catch!! One fish per trip session is my goal, try not to blank any other fish caught is bonus...
