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Nothing gets the fire burning better than a good old fashioned campaign story. This series documents the peak of big carp fishing in the UK.

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  • The Italian | Nick Helleur | S3: Ep.5

    Nick Helleur recounts a fascinating tale full of secrecy and intrigue. Like carp fishing’s answer to Indiana Jones, Nick sets his sights on uncovering one of the rarest antiquities of the Colne Valley, a giant old ex-Savay Italian. Having located its quiet home, Nick sets about laying a trap for ...

  • Oxford Gold | Gaz Fareham | S1: Ep.8

    Part Two of Gaz Fareham’s Stoneacres odyssey kicks off with carp and keeps up the pace throughout, as Gaz and friends bank a succession of the finest carp ever to have swum in UK waters. We take you to the heart of Gaz’s first full year on the Oxfordshire Mecca, documenting the watercraft and tac...

  • First Contact | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.1

    Nigel took us to a quiet estate not too far from what many consider to be the centre of carp universe, Yateley. With an album that contains many of the finest carp that swam during a period that is considered to have been a golden age for big-fish hunting, Nigel Sharp is one angler that we were r...

  • Covid Blues | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.3

    Part three of Nigel Sharp’s exclusive Sharp End features footage of a brace of January thirties (among other winter conquests) as well as the post-Covid resumption of his club-water campaign and an encounter with one of the best forties around (we filmed it and it blew us away)!

  • Big Carp Season | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.4

    There's 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60lb carp in this hour long epic. It's Big Carp Season and Nigel Sharp's diary returns with a BANG! The film covers every aspect of carp fishing, from the nitty gritty of his latest campaign at the heart of the big carp scene, to the fun side of angling and socialising ...

  • Gap Year | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.7

    We look back at the last year in Sharpy’s carp fishing life; a period in which he’s stepped back from the grind of the big carp scene to enjoy the subtleties of catching carp for fun, away from the madding crowds. For decades Nige has spent his time battling it out on the most demanding of circui...

  • The Quest Continues | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.8

    Nigel Sharp’s hunt for a PB common is back on, with a vengeance! We caught up with him, mid-session, down at the gnarly home of his current target; the huge and elusive Pristine Common. Not only has Nige got a lot to talk us through, but he catches live for the cameras too! Compulsive viewing for...

  • The Big Common | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.9

    We’re back in the epicentre of Sharpy’s quest for the monumental Pristine Common as he describes the capture of a lesser monster and gets a bite for the cameras from his tough Reading pit at the same time!

  • A Perfect Start | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.1

    Elliott Gray’s diary returns, in the form of The Cypographer. This is Cypography, a feast for the senses! If you loved the old Korda diaries then boy are you going to enjoy this; it's full of awesome carp and is topped by a LIVE 40-pounder!

  • The Big Brake | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.2

    Elliott continues his Cypographer diary, charting the fishing, and filming exploits of him and his friends. We met him live on the bank to film part of the diary, and he only went and produced a run of mega carp for the cameras. So, if you ever did wonder what it’s like to fish and film at the he...

  • Autumn Harvest | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.3

    Part three of Elliott’s Cypographer diary really is a bit of a big-carp fest. We’ve got a veritable parade of carp to just shy of 40lb on film, as our man documents the big-carp scene during the autumn feed-up. Elliott even managed to catch live for the camera again, keeping up his recent excelle...

  • Like Buses | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.4

    Elliott kickstarts his winter campaign in fine style; the chosen venue is a small club, with a relatively low stock and straight away he gets stuck into them. This contains lots carp, and some serious weather!

  • Laid Bare | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.5

    Elliott’s Cypographer diary series takes on a new, in-depth format, as we join him live and in action at his winter water. The tactics, strategy and technology that have combined to give our man one of his best-ever winters are laid bare and he even managed to get a bite for the cameras, on a met...

  • Eye Candy | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.6

    There's more to fishing than just catching fish yourself, and in this film you'll see Elliott join in on the celebrations as his mates catch some lovely carp. Not wanting to miss out on a few bites himself, he ventures off in search of some cold-water action, and succeeds!

  • Sprung | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.7

    Elliott heads back to an intimate little venue he spent the winter fishing, only this time around it's a little warmer and the and a change of tactics is needed! Spring fishing at it's best, and some lovely carp caught for the cameras!

  • Effort Equals Reward | Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.1

    Elliott kicks off a new campaign in style with some up close and personal fishing and a trio of old mirrors, nothing good last forever though s the going soon gets tough! Whilst out in the filming with Dave Levy he's fortunate enough witness one of Wraysbury's biggest residents at over 40 pounds ...

  • An Old Friend | Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.2

    Elliott has an encounter with an old friend, whilst we catch up with his efforts to catch from a range of waters! It’s a warts-and-all account of a period that’s seen some low periods, as well as some nice carp on the bank!

  • Essex Maffia | Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.3

    This is about as action-packed a diary as you could hope for, with epic carp from start to finish! Elliott's kicks his spring campaign on with a brace of wonderful mirrors, Jonny Mac lands the Coconut Common at a MASSIVE 54-pounds, and Elliott's fishing bud, Gav, is on fire at his syndicate water...

  • Crème De La Crème | Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.4

    For years Elliott's been documenting his angling and in this episode there’s a bit of a twist, it’s all about his friends (and the incredible carp they’ve been catching). There’s something special about shooting down to the lake to share a moment with your mate, as he holds a great carp aloft, an...

  • Falling Leaves | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.1

    If you’re going to do a winter campaign and film it, then starting it off with mirrors of 42lb, 39lb and 35lb is probably about how you’d script it, right? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Elliott, when he began his love affair with a quiet Cotswold pit, about 1000 miles from home! You get e...

  • Shutdown | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.2

    Elliott’s Cold-Water Campaign rumbles on, as he tries everything he knows to find a chink in the scaly armour of those cunning Cotswold whackers, and with the lake seemingly on shutdown, our man sticks to his guns, and… well… catches!

  • Last Chance Saloon | Elliott Gray | S1:Ep.3

    With the spring sunshine finally arriving it's time to get excited, the carp are going to be waking up, getting caught, and Elliott's tough winter campaign could end with massive carp he's been searching for... Or it could all go wrong, as the threat of Coronavirus puts everything in doubt! This ...

  • New Beginnings | Jim Shelley | S2: Ep.3

    Jim Shelley is a carp-catching phenomenon and in this episode of the Hunter series we dig deep into his Ibiza Beach campaign, the highs and the lows. With the addition of some epic ‘Shelley Cam’ diary footage, we get an exclusive, in the moment, insight into his pursuit of an ancient 45lb common....

  • Close Encounters | Jim Shelley | S2: Ep.2

    Holiday restrictions have been lifted across the UK and we’re heading back to Ibiza Beach as Jim Shelley continues his pursuit of an ancient common carp. This fish in question, first breached the 40lb barrier in the year 2000 and is the epitome of an old English carp. The lake holds just 17 carp,...