Campaign

Campaign

Nothing gets the fire burning better than a good old fashioned campaign story. This series documents the peak of big carp fishing in the UK.

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  • Lord Of The Manor | Nicky Mills | S1: Ep.7

    Deep in the Hampshire countryside lies a small pool, not much larger than a farm pond, but monsters live here! The Lord of the Manor fishery is a giant full scaled, the biggest of its kind in the UK, and a fish that many tip to be the next British Record. After seeing his mate Lee Morris catch th...

  • King Wraysbury | Jim Shelley | S2: Ep.1

    Back in the Golden Era of UK big carp fishing, a young Jim Shelley collided with the King of UK carp waters, the awe-inspiring Wraysbury No1. Not only did the 120-acre Mecca hold the British record fish, Mary, but it also held a back-up stock that many rank among the most prestigious that these i...

  • The Dorchester Linear | Tom Stokes | S2: Ep.5

    Tom Stokes ends his campaign for one the best mirror carp ever to have lived in the UK. He’s seen, fished and heard of a number of incredible lakes since, but few compare to this place. This was the first time Tom had ever set out to catch an individual carp and he’s not looked back since this ca...

  • Forties Fest | Neil Spooner | S1: Ep.5

    We join Spooner in full flow amidst his Northwyke campaign, and are lucky enough to witness him capture a brace of forties for the Cypography cameras.
    We’re all rooting for him in his pursuit of James’s fish and with a spring capture well on the cards, Neil is well in the running to be the lucky ...

  • Home Ground | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.2

    After such a mega response to part one of his diary, Nige Sharp is back with the follow-up, and it contains exclusive footage of some more of the A-Team that his Berkshire target water holds (think a 40lb mirror, a stunning big common and several thirties to boot), as well as a privileged look at...

  • The Burghfield Chapter | Tom Stokes | S1: Ep.8

    Tom Stokes is one of best story tellers in carp fishing and we’re bringing his Burghfield campaign to life. This is the first of two parts that see us visit the mighty Burghfield for a tour of the lake, and as best an insight into his journey towards capturing the common as we could muster. In Pt...

  • The Pristine Common | Jake Gallagher | S2: Ep.6

    We get the inside track on how Jake Gallagher had the weekend that we all dream of, banking an ancient Leney, followed by his target PB common and, finally, topped it all with the elusive Pristine Common at 54lb, one of the UK’s most sought-after carp.

  • The Black Mirror | Jon McAllister | S1: Ep.2

    Jon McAllister invites you to travel with him to the Mere, at the heart of the Colne Valley, to hear exactly how his pursuit of the Black Mirror played out. SPOILER: It’s spine tingling, and there’s FOOTAGE!

  • Catching Cluster | Jim Shelley | S3: Ep.3

    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...

  • 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...

  • Red Letter Daze | Nigel Sharp | S1: Ep.5

    Nigel Sharp takes us to the heart of his life in big carp fishing with this instalment of his Sharp End series. Documenting his angling via “Nige Cam” ensures we never miss a moment, and never have we been happier about that. This film is stacked with big carp, and whether it’s 50lb commons, lake...

  • Stoneacres | Gaz Fareham | S1: Ep.7

    Join Gaz Fareham as he pits his wits against the stunning carp in Linch Hill’s Stoneacres lake for the first time. Part one of this in-depth campaign film documents Gaz’s first trips on the legendary Oxfordshire pit and he quickly comes to terms with the 50-acre mecca. As spring 2022 marches on, ...

  • Fine Lines | Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.6

    Elliott reaches the peak of his campaign in pursuit of a monster club lake common. Picking the lakes crown jewels off one by one, surely it was only a matter of time? Carp fishing can play havoc with your emotions as your obsession tightens it’s grasp around you. Sometimes It can feel like nothin...

  • The 200-Acre Headache | Connor Hatton | S2: Ep.7

    Armed with nothing more than rumours of uncaught giants and the odd catch picture, scavenged from the depths of the internet, Connor Hatton and his Dad set about discovering the truth of the 200-acre headache – a brutal Northwest lake, which only gives up its secrets to the most dedicated anglers...

  • Big Carp Massacre | Luke Stevenson | S3: Ep.1

    Big carp fishing runs in Luke Stevenson’s veins, so it was no surprise that he managed to capture a string of Essex’s finest big fish for our cameras, when we followed his campaign at Northwyke Lake for End Game. One by one the big targets fell to Luke, all pumped up and in prime condition and wh...

  • Time | Jake Hughes | S2: Ep.9

    Time; is this the most critical aspect of carp fishing? Have you considered the reality of it being the most important aspect of your entire existence? Jake Hughes documents a pivotal period of his life in this most unique documentation of his journey as a hard-working family man with a love for ...

  • Woolpack Wonders | Jim Shelley | S1: Ep.4

    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...

  • The Daddy | Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.5

    Elliott continues his quest for a monster club lake common, only this time around it’s under very different circumstances. Becoming a first-time father is sure to rock to the boat but by adapting his approach to suit the limited time, Elliott was able to not only catch plenty of carp but started ...

  • The Miracle Baby | Neil Spooner | S1: Ep.1

    Neil takes us deep into the heart of his latest big-fish obsession, as he zeroes in on James, 'The Miracle Baby’, one of the most sought-after carp in Essex. We're live on the banks of James' intimate, rural home, as Spoons walks us through his campaign to date and even catches one for the cameras.

  • The Dorchester Dream | Tom Stokes | S2: Ep.4

    Tom Stokes relives a campaign spent in pursuit of what he describes as the best carp he’s ever fished for. Residing in a seemingly forgotten, intimate, weed-choked and snag-ridden lake were a small number of incredible fish, and he just had to catch. This was his first ever big carp campaign and ...

  • Time For Change | Neil Spooner | S1: Ep.3

    Catching big carp isn't easy and although Neil Spooner has caught just about every resident of Northwyke Lake, the ultimate prize still eludes him. We join him on three separate occasions to document his pursuit of the huge mirror carp. You can expect plenty of excitement, and variety in this fil...

  • Reap What You Sow | Neil Spooner | S1: Ep.2

    Another guy bringing us along on his latest campaign is Monster Carp’s Neil Spooner, who has his heart set on a monster much closer to home than those he pursues for ITV. In fact, this remarkable carp, James’ Fish, lives in a tiny Essex pool, and its prodigious growth rate earned it the moniker, ...

  • Dawn To Dusk | Neil Spooner | S1: Ep.4

    Immerse yourself in this feature-length insight into Neil Spooner’s hunt for monster carp, while balancing a family life and busy job! A busy home life and demanding filming schedule mean that Spoons has to cram his personal fishing into relatively limited slots, but that doesn’t stop him from ta...

  • The Burghfield Common | Tom Stokes | S1: Ep.9

    Tom Stokes realises a dream with the capture of the best big carp in the land, The Burghfield Common. In the second of this two-part film, we look in-depth at how his campaign culminated in a string of captures that would eventually see his name etched into the carp fishing history books. Many ha...