We look back at when we first got the green light from the Government to go fishing. Jack managed a few carp that had gone undisturbed for many years whilst on short day sessions roaming around equipped with his Nash scope sawn offs. At this time of year Jack really favours fishing off the surfac...

You’re going to love the spring instalment of this feature. Simon and Elliott discuss carp behaviour and the baiting and tactics needed to catch them during what can be the very best time of year. Simon gives us the truth about clay, salt, parasites, rolling carp and hatching insects, all of whic...

Who knew how crazy this session would turn out to be? With epic scenes throughout and the carp having taken the upper hand, it was on Henry to get things right and he wasn’t stopping until he had! With a multitude of hookbait and rig tweaks under his belt, things were looking up but would the car...

Armed with a handy cam and a score to settle, John Payne continues his pursuit of a big club lake common. Having already caught most of the lake’s stock, it’s a grind - but giving up isn’t an option. Balancing everyday life, self-employment, and some wild challenges away from fishing, this is big...

Back in the middle 2000s, Cambridgeshire’s famous Woolpack fishery was home to a stock of carp that have barely been bettered anywhere in the last 25 years! Chief among his targets was the unique Paddle, a huge, elusive common that topped 50lb. The back-up stock was impressive too topped by the i...

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...

Following the setting sun, Rich Stewart jumps into the van for a drive deep west into the heart of Wales, in search of a famous old park lake that was one of the very best big carp waters around in the 1960s! With just one solitary day session to play with and a long way from home - he keeps supe...

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 ...

Back on home turf, Jim visits his new venue in an attempt to get back into the swing of target fishing in the UK. With plenty of tuitions in the diary he’s too, he’s soon back at the Woolpack and finds himself doing something well out of his comfort zone, zig fishing. His clients caught, but woul...

Fishing makes Finn happy, and in this film, we look back at his ‘end of season’ exploits. There’s mixed emotions as it’s almost time to hang up the rods, but at the same time, it’s a period in which Finn goes all guns blazing, full of excitement, in his attempt to catch as many fish as possible, ...

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...

Get your brains in gear because we’re getting technical! With a few weeks to think about what he watched unfold on the Submerge shoot at Hardwick Smiths, Gaz Fareham speaks to our man Rich Stewart about the session in detail. He sets out for you guys exactly what his underwater experience taught ...

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...

Jon McAllister is highly regarded as one of most successful big fish men of his generation, and this film is a perfect example of why that is! Dinton’s White Swan Lake is a venue that far from gives up its Jewells easily, and in order to achieve, you must endure the pain that comes with it. Jon g...

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 ...

Elliott gets his first shot at the prize. It’s early March, and although conditions are far from ideal, where there’s a will, there’s a way. Joined by Dave Robinson, the pair take very different approaches in their pursuit of a true UK giant, however both adopt classic spring tactics.

After suffering a devastating loss, Jim & Elliott turn to the pub, which brings a change of fortune. With thousands of acres of water surrounding them, things liven up to an extent they could only have dreamed of, as the monster lake starts to give up its jewels. Big pit carp fishing can either m...

With carp regularly visiting both Tom and Nige’s spots, frustration sets in as their trusted pop-up rigs are ignored. With every mouthful of bait that disappears down the hatches without results, the question arises: will they need to make tactical adjustments to succeed, or should they stay the ...

We sit down with Oscar to discuss what he's taken from his underwater experience. Is he going to change his approach? Having spent hours observing his best rigs in front of camera and watching the carp around them, we dig deep!

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...

Elliott joins long-time mate, Dovey, for The Session film at Sandhurst Lake and my god did it kick off! With the Sandy fish in fine summer fettle and on the munch, the action came thick and fast, culminating in the biggest carp we’ve managed to document for Cyp so far! There’s no smoke and mirror...

Tom Stokes is regarded as one of the nicest guys in carp fishing and it was a pleasure to join him for our Session film. We visited an old haunt with a fresh face, in the shape of Embryo Angling's Stanton Harcourt, formally known as Vauxhall Lake. The fishery is one of Oxford's finest and oldest ...