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  • Surface Monster | Jack Thomson | S1: Ep.7

    Jack kicks off this episode with some early season success before the weather turns and he bags himself a huge surface-caught carp from a somewhat public park lake.

  • Dirty Ground | Tom Stokes & Nigel Sharp | Chapter 11

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    Tom Stokes and Nigel Sharp expose the realities of pop-up fishing among weed and silt. As they fish different venues, we move between anglers and locations, watching them do their utmost to catch carp over ‘Dirty Ground.’ This series offers a fascinating glimpse into an underwater world yet to be...

  • Positive Energy | Joe Morgan | S2: Ep.7

    It’s always a pleasure to see Joe Morgan, especially when he’s cradling a UK fifty for the cameras. Here’s how it went down; just before we were locked down, Joe managed to bank the biggest resident of the pond he’s fishing, and called Elliott for help with pictures and footage. What follows is t...

  • Time's Up | Jack Thomson | S2: Ep.5

    Jack returned a few days later to see if he could carry on the way he finished. He had fish feeding so made the effort to get back sharpish to see if he could get one step closer to catching the mirror he was after.

  • Monster Missions | Samir & Jody | S2: Ep.1

    In this episode Samir heads to a beautiful Spanish river with a rather interesting guest, before heading back to home turf; the mighty Orellana. Battling against a whole host of tricky situations, some epic carp are caught and there’s smiles all round.

  • Heartbreak Hill | Samir & Claire | S1: Ep.7

    Having spent Christmas with their son, the first thing on Samir and Claire’s minds once the festive celebrations were over, was to catch carp! Lake Orellana is the scene of their latest adventure and it’s a venue renowned for being a tough nut to crack. However, the Carplifer duo don’t lay down e...

  • Ibiza Beach | Jim Shelly | S2: Ep.1

    Jim is no stranger to catching big fish from demanding venues and we’re delighted to join him in his pursuit of just 15 wily old carp. Location and prep work are key to success and even the smallest of signs are worth logging when the stakes are high. Jim’s use of salt has become somewhat of a ph...

  • The Shepherd | Jim Shelley | S1: Ep.4

    Jim’s managed to secure a whopping 8 night stay over in Europe and he’s not messing about, with lakes and canals baited, he’s off in search of Belgian gold! He somehow manages to get “sheeped up” on a 7 mile canal, but as always he takes it as a sign from the carp gods to get out of there and is ...

  • 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 Black Eyed Beast | Oscar Thornton | C9: Ep.2

    Oscar Thornton's on the move and in pursuit of Colne Valley carp. Throwing a variety of tactics into the mix; solid bag fishing, hinge rigs over a spread of boilies and his favourite blow-back presentation are all things he plays with as he's given the run around by nomadic, spring carp. After a ...

  • Old Friends | James Armstrong | S1: Ep.3

    This film contains one the UK' biggest and best commons! Jimmy tackles a notoriously difficult park lake, taking us on every step of the journey. Mixed amongst his campaign fishing is some family time at a local caravan site with his son, Huxley, catching some lovely carp. Before long it was back...

  • A New Chapter | Jim Shelley | S1: Ep.1

    This film is the first in Jim Shelley’s new vlog series, and although the first instalment is far from action-packed, it documents the reality of what it takes to succeed during one of the most difficult times of the year. You’ll see first-hand how hard Jim works, what he’s looking for during his...

  • Waterways | James Armstrong & Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.5

    We've got a huge slice of the juiciest live action, brought to you from the banks of a forbidden paradise, in a sleepy Cambridgeshire village. James Armstrong managed to get permission to film on this exclusive lake, and he and Elliott enjoy some action from the gnarliest carp around!

  • The First Dance | Dovey & Spooner | S1: Ep.1

    With close to a week booked at the home of one of the UK’s biggest carp, there were only two anglers we were going to draft in, Monster Carp duo Tom Dove and Neil Spooner. Waterside Fishery holds a common that smashed through the 60lb mark in 2022 and looks like it isn’t stopping there, so the la...

  • Off The Track | John Timmermans | S1: Ep.8

    In April 2017, John decided to make a road trip into central France to explore some lakes and canal’s which fall off the beaten track. The element of mystery is magic and something he couldn’t wait to immerse himself in.

  • Hook Lake | Tom Stokes | S2: Ep.9

    The picturesque Hook Lake nestled in a fold in the Hertfordshire countryside is a throwback to a distant time when carp fish was very different. When we managed to secure a few days fishing for Tom Stokes, on his own at the little estate lake, we couldn’t have quite foreseen just how dramatically...

  • Stalking Season | James Armstrong | S2: Ep.4

    Back on home turf, Jimmy’s creeping about the Stanwick complex in an attempt to outwit one of its wily old residents. With a result under his belt, he’s then off to Monks Pit for some surface fishing and a meeting with one of the weirdest carp we’ve ever seen.

  • The Art Of Stalking | Oscar Thornton | S3: Ep.8

    Without doubt one of the most exhilarating ways to catch carp. We join Oscar Thornton at his local syndicate venue for a slice of the special fishing it has to offer, and a little more than a slice came our way! The relentless hunt for carp paid off in fine style, as once located, a trio of monst...

  • Find 'em, Catch 'em | Scott Lloyd | S2: Ep.8

    Could you keep up with Scott Lloyd as he manoeuvres around the lake in search of carp!? This film is all about location, Scott Lloyd style; why he does it, how he does it, the highs, the lows and a bundle of little tricks you may never have thought of that might just catch you the carp of your dr...

  • Spotlight | Henry Lennon | C10: Ep.4

    Underwater after dark, anyone? We finally made a longtime dream come true: capturing fish feeding by torchlight! The results were fascinating. After making countless technical tweaks, Henry dialed in on a rig he could rely on - though even then, catching smaller fish proved surprisingly challengi...

  • Belgian Bums | Elliott, Dave & Ben | S1: Ep.2

    After so many of you liked BrexCyp part one, the lads decided to immediately follow up with a jaunt to one of the infamous Belgian canals, in search of a gnarly and particularly huge common; or anything they could catch, to be fair… As is our rapidly becoming CYP style, the nights were late, the ...

  • U-Turn | Elliott & Mike | S2: Ep.1

    The BrexCYP series takes us to some wonderful places and in the first of this two-part film, Elliott visits a variety of park lakes in the south of France, joined by our very own, Mike (Dog Rat). Having endured a gruelling 17-hour drive, the boys couldn’t wait to get fishing, and that would prove...

  • Thorpe Lea | Nick Helleur | S1: Ep.3

    Nick Helleur returns to Cypography with his return to Thorpe Lea, a venue that has undergone huge changes in recent years and is most certainly back on the map in terms of day ticket fishing. Battling against the clock, Nick has just 24 hours to get a result and applying his famous stick method, ...

  • Detox | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.6

    Nige’s Sharp End diary returns! We’ve longed to bring you this film, but with covid restrictions holding us back, we now have a bumper episode, comprising of six months of footage!
    A return to the busy big pit saw him in action, banking a 35-pounder that has featured on Sharp End before, but in S...