Alan Blair takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of his favourite locations, and bags up in the process. We start our journey at a beautiful stretch of river for some late November bread-bomb business, before moving onto a tiny stream, and eventually a canal! From the word, the action is hectic an...

This trip covers a family holiday to the South West France, with a 60lb target fish in mind. Across a three-week period I explore several lakes, ranging from 30 to 2000 acres. As you can imagine, bouncing a family holiday with the fishing, this trip has tales of both success and failure.

With an invite to a private syndicate in the works, followed by a trip to the awe-inspiring River Lot in rural France, this episode of the Hunter Uncut vlog really hits the spot! There tonnes of classic Jim enjoying the freedom that his jaunts to Europe bring. A few glasses of wine, some big carp...

Jim’s fishing takes him here, there and everywhere in this episode. From the intimate banks of Nash Lakes Royston, to the wild expanse of a monster public water in France. This film is packed with adventure, carp and even a cameo from Henry Lennon, which makes for great viewing.

We follow Jim through a live session at the Woolpack Fishery in Cambridgeshire. Those of you looking for an insight into Jim’s tactics, as well as details of his extensive history at one of the finest fisheries in Cambs will be well catered for here. Jim and Elliott cover his Woolpack campaign, f...

With 11 days of fishing in front of him, and the only priority being big carp in off-the-radar settings, Jim Shelley is in his element! First stop is Germany, where he tackles a river and a lake, before taking Operation Freedom on tour to Belgium, in search of a canal whacker.

We’re deep in the heartlands of southern carp fishing, as Henry Lennon attempts to catch carp from Surrey, Essex and Kent in just 48 hours! First up, we visit an incredible quarry lake, with vodka-clear water and some seriously crazy topography. Henry is left speechless after heading out in the b...

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...

In 46 years of angling, Steve Renyard has never banked an estate lake carp, but in the stunning and intimate Pans Lake in Hertfordshire he has the perfect venue to change that statistic, but with just 48 hours to get the job done and temperatures dropping by the day, can he add a coveted estate l...

Elliott Gray and Tom Stokes go head to head at day-ticket Mecca, Linear Fisheries, with the winner taking the bragging rights, and £200 for the charity of their choice! The fascinating Hardwick-Smiths lake provides the challenge for two lads who don’t spend too much time on day-ticket lakes these...

The OG big-carp vlogger is back and this time he’s catching ancient carp among the rugged mountain peaks of the French Alps! Rough and ready, as it John’s style, this film is spilling over with outrageous scenery, hardcore, technical boat fishing and gnarly Alpine mirrors.

Jim Shelley’s future lies in Europe and for the first time ever, you’ll see him crossing the channel and heading into foreign lands as he chases the fishing he used to have before the rise in carp fishing’s popularity. To be a happy carp angler, he wants adventure, good food, peace and quiet and ...

The course of most big-carp campaigns doesn’t run smooth; there are setbacks, highs and lows. This one though, must have gone how Luke Stevenson dreamed it! Almost like they were following a script, the big carp of Northwyke surrendered one after the other to Luke’s classic autumn baiting approac...

Our Session film took us to Reading & District Angling Association’s unique Junction 12 lake, with another angler that dared to do what other only talked about and crossed paths with the Black Mirror… Jon McAllister. As well as being quite the character, Jon has amassed a CV of big, history carp ...

Jim Shelley is a master of many carp-fishing disciplines, including that most old school of them all, float fishing. We spent a couple of days learning exactly how Uncle Jim uses his renowned watercraft to the fullest to catch cautious carp on the float. From the right tackle to use, to setting u...

In late October 2021, John ventured South in search of huge barrage carp. These had seen some serious angling pressure throughout the autumn, but were at their highest weights, so there was a decent chance of a few big fish, if he could track them down.

We go live in session with Steve Renyard to discover why, in the words of the man himself, his carefully calibrated Withy Pool rigs are “Like scorpions ready to strike”, especially when combined with his clever solid-bag tactics. Steve’s a committed and consistent winter angler, and the ten day-t...

Oli and Nick know Waterside well. In fact, Oli caught the great fish from the lake next door some 15 years ago. Since then, both the carp and the anglers have aged well, and now it’s time to return to familiar ground as the duo do their best to cross paths with an old friend.

Samir & Hofman realise a dream as 13,000-acres of the mighty Lac Du Der Chantecoq gives up its gold. After 10 days of blood, sweat and tears, the seemingly impossible happens and big carp start to make an appearance. They came, they saw, they did everything in their power to succeed, and eventual...

Carp fishing against the clock, no privileges, no pre-baiting, just instinct to see him through! Elliott tackles Junction 12 carp lake with just 24 hours to catch a carp; no more, no less! A situation many of you will relate to, and a style of angling that the average guy must adopt for a huge pr...

In November 2013, John returned to the Alps area to fish the small lakes of the lower valleys.

With carp visiting regularly over several days, a sudden turn in the weather highlights the unforgiving power of Mother Nature. Can Luke maintain the momentum and keep the bites coming despite this unexpected challenge? What adjustments will he need to make to turn the odds back in his favour - o...

A return to a group of reservoirs in central France, which John hadn’t visited in 5 years. Jumping between too many lakes in the region and never really settled , he caught plenty of carp, but could and should have caught more.