Environment Agency and Post Office Ltd. Mess Up Our Rod Licenses

Still waiting for your Rod License,nearly a month ago when I applied for mine,have to fish with an email with an  order receipt number on it.Don't know how they can check this if the systems messed up,got this from the EA Website,seems like an oppurtunity for bogus receipts to me:

We are aware that some customers who have bought their licence online or over the telephone in the last couple of weeks have not yet received their licence. We are very sorry for this delay. We are working with Post Office Ltd, who operate the online application system and call centre on our behalf, to fix this problem.

You can begin to fish immediately after buying your rod licence by taking the receipt reference number with you. You do not need to wait for your licence to arrive. If you have paid for your rod licence you are covered to go fishing and we will get your licence to you as quickly as possible.

We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. 

Not very impressive is it.

Ultimate Carp Venues Luke Moffatt's The Graviers Dijon

No Carping Venue review would be complete without including the current World Record Dream Carp Venue Luke Moffatt's First Class Fishery The Graviers.Andre Kormoniki from London is the current record holder landing the world record carp(pictured below). Andre used a Greys Platinum 12.5ft 3lb Carp Rod to land the 91lb Mirror(Scar) at Luke Moffatt's Le Graviers water in Dijon France. Known as the scarred fish or the fish of two halves as it has a scar running round its body, amongst other less flattering names. The scar was apparently caused by a rope which was tied around the fishes body to retain it, this was done many years ago before people were more concerned about carp care.The Scar also follows the fate of Carp like Two-Tone as being one of the most saught after of captures being the current world record from various other record weights . The bait Andre used was the Baitcraft T1 a bait with a track record for the bigger specimens. Andre used a blowback rig tied with a Kryston Super Mantis hooklink and a Korda Longshank X Hook to catch the carp of a lifetime. Not content on catching the world record Andre also caught ten more fish including carp of 63lb, 56lb, two at 50lb, 40lb, 37lb, 33lb, 32lb, 29lb and 27lb. Apparently the next available season to book is 2011(2009/10 are now fully booked) although you maybe luck enough to get a cancellation ,contact Luke via his website linked to the title(best of luck with that).You may want to make a note that February 1st 2010 is the next available date for reservations and some notable DVD's featuring the Venue include(5 Days in France 2003,Tactical Carping 2004 and Back on The Rods 2007.

Frank Warwick Ultimate Carping Legend

Frank Warwick Age 40 lives in Wimslow, Cheshire and works as an Angling writer/consultant.Current UK Pb: 43lb 14oz from a Shropshire water European Pb: 57lb 11oz from the Graviers Dijon Favourite Bait: Spicy Shrimp & Prawn and favourite Rig: Long shank blow-back. All-Time Favourite Venue: Raduta in Romania Proudest Moment: Catching two 50lb-plus carp for the TV cameras Achievements: "Pioneering the Fluro bait phenomenon and my input into new rig designs" What’s The Next Step?: Catching a European 60lb carp.

I've sometimes followed Frank on to waters where he has cleaned up and I've tried to find out what he was doing that I wasn't.An impressive long distance caster check out the DVD An Interactive guide to Carp fishing with Pete Castle and Matt Hayes.Frank's knowledge of Carp Fishing is unsurpassed.