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  • A Professional Angler | Martin Bowler | S1: Ep.2

    This film's headliner comes in the form of the inimitable Martin Bowler, as we go behind the scenes of his everyday life as a professional angler. Martin talks frankly about being able to fish whenever he wants, in search of bigger and better content for his sponsors, as well as the legacy of his...

  • Oxford Carp Baits | Joe Forrester | S1: Ep.4

    Oxford Carp Baits’ Joe Forrester would easily warrant inclusion for his angling exploits over the last 15 years alone, despite many of them being off the beaten track… but, that’s not the film we wanted from him. We wanted to bring to light the realities of running a small bait firm in one of the...

  • Adam Penning | For The Record | S1: Ep.5

    We delve into the ins and outs of the man himself; Adam Penning speaks like few men can and his For the Record interview is a perfect example of this. He gives a detailed account of his life both in and out of the fishing industry.

  • Urban Carp Collective | John Lam | S1: Ep.6

    Incase you haven't have heard of John Lam, he is the creator of Urban Carp Collective. Starting off from just his Instagram page he's grown his company into a well known name among the urban carp fishing scene. We travelled to Sheffield to find out what a day is like for him.

  • King Kent | Oz Holness, Simon Bater & John Bird | S1: Ep.2

    Get three British Record holders in a pub garden and you get some seriously compelling viewing! Between them, Oz Holness, Simon Bater and ‘Little’ John Bird have caught some of the very finest fish to have swum in these Isles, so to get them chatting freely for our viewing pleasure was a real pri...

  • Yateley's Golden Era | Terry Hearn, Nigel Sharp & Lewis Read | S1: Ep.1

    Get three fishing mates together and talk soon switches to the good old days, and for Terry Hearn, Nigel Sharp and Lewis Read those days were spent at the historic Yateley complex, fishing for carp every bit as famous and prestigious. Between them, they caught what were the most famous carp in th...

  • Danny Fairbrass | For The Record | S1: Ep.1

    Danny Fairbrass is without doubt, one of the most talked-about personalities in modern carp fishing? Few from this world of carp have been as successful, influential or as driven as this man and he will go down in history as one of the true legends of angling. We were so lucky to get a no-holds-b...

  • Terry Dempsey | For The Record | S1: Ep.4

    Terry Dempsey has lived and breathed carp fishing since he was a boy, experiencing great hardship and great glory in the decades that followed him opting out of a normal life. Our For The Record interview charts one man's rise from rolling bait by the ton on the bank, to owning a big bait company...

  • Nigel Sharp | For The Record | S1: Ep.6

    Nigel Sharp needs no introduction, but if you were to give him one, “This man has been catching the very best of big British carp for more than a millennials lifetime!”, would do nicely. Widely acclaimed as one of our best interviews yet, and to no surprise, as this man speaks from the heart, wit...

  • Simon Hartop | For The Record | S1: Ep.10

    From chasing myths to battling the relentless river thames we sit down with Simon Hartop to discus his life in angling. Our big interview takes us into suburban London, to Simon Hartop’s house not far from the concrete banks of the mighty Thames. His fascinating interview covers his capture of a ...

  • Kevin Nash | For The Record | S1: Ep.11

    You might not know just how much this man has brought to carp fishing, though. For instance, did you know we have him to thank for lead clips, and even the ultra-cult SS3000 reel and formidable Amorphous rods? Perhaps you’re wondering how it all unfolded? Well check out our meaty interview with t...

  • Mark Wilcocks | For The Record | S1: Ep.12

    For The Record led us into the company of Mark Willcocks, an Essex angler who has been fishing for big carp for an awfully long time! Now, his longevity alone wouldn’t be so impressive, unless you knew just how many big carp this man has caught, while quietly going about his business since the 19...

  • Lee Petty | For The Record | S2: Ep.2

    Join us as we delve into Lee Petty’s awesome big carp record. The travelling man’s big carp angler, Lee Petty, gets the For The Record treatment. We get a privileged look at his brimming big-carp albums, and try to get to the source of his success, achieved while holding down a job in his native ...

  • John Bird | For The Record | S2: Ep.3

    John Bird is part of the smallest, most prestigious club in carp fishing. He’s one of just twenty men to have caught a record carp, and standing alongside the likes of Walker, Yates, Hearn and his close mate Oz Holness, he is in esteemed company. But this man is far more than an entry in a record...

  • Gaz Fareham | For The Record | S2: Ep.5

    We’d wanted to interview Gaz Fareham for along time and it's great to say we have now done so; as you can imagine, there was plenty to talk about! We discussed Subsurface, teaching, working in angling and whether his newfound obsession with the wide blue yonder on The Continent could ever kill hi...

  • Ian Russell | For The Record | S2: Ep.6

    If you had a gun to your head and needed to put your trust in someone to catch a carp, in order to save your life, it should be this man, Ian Russell. When it comes to catching under pressure, Ian's the undisputed champion, that many have tried and failed to beat. Years ago he founded Heathrow Ba...

  • Sam Toro | For The Record | S2: Ep.7

    Sam Toro is the definition of a passionate big carp man from the North. In this interview, you’ll hear a selection of carpy tales and gain an insight into his documentation of stories for The Northern Chapters book. Like many of us, there’s more to Sam’s life than sitting behind rods, he’s also a...

  • Paul Forward | For The Record | S2: Ep.8

    It takes a certain kind of person to become an influence on others; Paul Forward was one of those characters. With decades of carp angling experience under his belt, a warm heart and an assertive personality, you can’t help but listen to this man when he speaks. You might not agree with every sta...

  • Zennon Bojko | For The Record | S2: Ep.9

    Zenon Bojko is a name that will remain etched into the history books of carp fishing, and despite his absence from the scene for a number of years, his impact during his time as an obsessive carp angler will never be forgotten. Zen was the first man to catch a 40lb common and mirror carp from two...

  • Oz Holness | For The Record | S2: Ep.10

    Gentleman of the big-carp scene, Oz Holness, is the subject of this For The Record interview, and boy he didn’t disappoint. We cover a range of subjects, from his secret bait edges to etiquette, motivation and even Far Eastern philosophies and how they all mesh together to keep Oz catching! Oz is...

  • Simon Crow | For The Record | S2: Ep.11

    Simon Crow has been an obsessive angler for as long as he can remember, and for many years his life he’s been emersed in just about everything carp fishing has to offer. Si has caught big carp from all around the globe, he’s worked in the industry as a magazine editor, bait-maker and a profession...

  • Lee Jackson | For The Record | S2: Ep.4

    Lee Jackson is one of carp fishing's great characters and for many years was at the very forefront of the big carp scene here in the UK. His pursuit of Two-Tone, the British record carp, was documented in ACF magazine and captured the hearts of thousands of anglers as step-by-step he penned his j...

  • Kev Wilson | For The Record | S3: Ep.10

    Gone too soon. This film details the incredible story of how Kev Wilson, a young man dubbed for greatness, gave up carp fishing in what felt like the blink of an eye. Growing up in Leicester, his aspirations were never to chase the UK’s biggest and best carp, but his carp-catching ability and lov...

  • Ritchie McDonald | For The Record | S2: Ep.12

    In a modest, ground-floor flat in suburban West London, lives a man who, single-handedly, changed the face of big-carp fishing. In fact, it could be argued that he invented the single-minded pursuit of target carp by any means necessary. So, it was with nerves jangling that we visited that same f...