Wicked Winter | Tom Stokes | Chapter 3

Wicked Winter | Tom Stokes | Chapter 3

Nobody had ever made an underwater film during the winter before, but we weren’t about to let that stop us from trying! We took Tom Stokes to the famous Orchid Lakes in Oxfordshire and later to Advanced Angling's Gold Lake in Reading; Tom tested his favourite rigs, lead arrangements, his spombing technique and even the use of a bait boat in front of our underwater camera, before eventually striking gold.

Wicked Winter | Tom Stokes | Chapter 3
  • The Curse | Tom Stokes | C3: Ep.1

    Nobody has ever made an underwater film in open water during the winter before, but we weren’t about to let that stop us from trying! We took the Submerge kit to the famous Orchid Lakes in Oxfordshire and managed to talk our people’s favourite, Tom Stokes, into testing his favourite rig and leade...

  • Cursed | Tom Stokes | C3: Ep.2

    We said we’re going to catch a winter carp in front of our underwater cameras, and we weren’t stopping until we did. Tom Stokes returns to Orchid Lake for his second attempt, armed with a bait boat (which we couldn’t wait to see drop rigs) his favourite rigs and classic cold-water baits. Would th...

  • Gold Rush | Tom Stokes | C3: Ep.3

    With temperatures set to plummet, and what was left of the autumn leaves doing the same, things were looking tough for this Bushwhacker shoot. Tom Stokes’ underwater curse is finally broken as he banks carp on camera for the Submerge series! Determined to capture footage of winter carp feeding, t...

  • Celebrations | Tom Stokes | C3: Ep.4

    We’re back in search of winter carp with Tom Stokes and the Submerge cameras! Part Two of our Gold Lake epic kicks off with big carp on screen from the off, and the action continuing to hot up, as the team gets more and more desperate for Stokesy to crack the code and finally put the curse to res...