We set Korda’s Monster Carp hunter, Neil Spooner, a challenge – to catch a forty pounder from day-ticket Mecca Linear Fisheries! Happily for us, he accepted and we kick off the new series at Linear’s most famous lake of all, St Johns! Despite high pressure making the fishing tricky, Spoons got us...

Elliott Gray pits his wits against a moody day-ticket lake. With just 24 hours to unpick tricky Mallard Lake, Elliott resorts to his A-game, setting up in an overgrown swim that gives access (via a stealthy pole trick) to a corner that looks like it might just holds some carp!

Simon Scott is renowned for his abundance of carpy knowledge and warming character, which makes him the perfect candidate for this kind of film! Elliott and Simon join forces to tackle the Asbury Fisheries Top Lake, a venue that Elliott dabbled on as a youngster, and a venue that has come on leap...

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.

Brimming with confidence, Scott Lloyd embarks on his underwater Journey at A1 Pits. There was only one place to start and that’s with his favourite big carp rigs on screen. Watch as he observes The Hinge, and of course, The Noodle, surrounded by carp!

It’s war! With carp feeding consistently on both areas, and the fish feeding in a particular way, would a change of rig and bait change his fortunes? Or should he hold out? After a string of close encounters, it’s time for his A game and things are about to heat up with some of lakes most residen...

Carp fishing in winter can be a bit gruelling, especially when you're doing session after session with out a bite! So it can be beneficial lowering your expectations and going to easier waters for a surge in confidence. After you have gained that confidence, you can then start winter campaign for...

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...

Nick Helleur returns to Cypography with his return to Thorpe Lea, a venue that has undergone huge changes in recent years and is most certainly back on the map in terms of day ticket fishing. Battling against the clock, Nick has just 24 hours to get a result and applying his famous stick method, ...

Steve kicks off his new series in fine style, catching a remarkable haul of winter carp, with several fish over the 30lb mark, topped by a monster 41lb mirror! With 48 hours at his disposal, he visits Combley Lakes on the Isle of Wight to re-kindle an old flame. Using one bite tactics in the form...

We join Henry Lennon on a big old road trip, which takes in day-ticket fishing in the beautiful Cotswolds and Devon, as well as a very special venue right next to the sea in Cornwall! With just two nights to notch carp from each of those counties, the pressure is on to make sure that Henry comple...

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...

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...

Away from the big pits of myth and legend, the familiar surroundings of Linear were no less enthralling when we joined Tom ‘The Machine’ Maker in the middle of an incredible, 52-fish hit on Hardwick Smiths. In a film that would be tough to repeat, even for Tom, we get right to the heart of a sess...

With no swims shut off, no inside information and just 48 hours to catch from a venue that he’s fished only a handful of times, Steve Renyard is up against it at Horcott Lakes, in the Cotswolds. With the fishing proving tough after the fish spawned, Steve has to draw on all his vast experience t...

Tom Dove, Neil Spooner, Tom Stokes, Dave Robinson and Elliott are on the trail of one of the UK’s largest known common carp at Waterside Fishery.
As spring arrives, the lake comes alive, and with it, fresh opportunities to achieve the unthinkable. Using a range of seasonal tactics, each angler br...

As Dovey and Spooner’s time at Waterside draws to a close, Scott Lloyd and Oz Holness arrive to take on the challenge of catching Waterside fishery’s giant common carp. With fresh sightings of the elusive fish fuelling their drive, the pressure is on and time is against them. Every decision count...

As Stokesy’s session takes a challenging turn, Nige prepares to deploy his favourite Hinged Stiff-Rig for the first time. With both anglers relying on a pellet-and-boilie approach and putting the spinner and hinge rigs to the test, the question remains: will their tactics prevail amongst the weed...

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.

Steve Renyard runs us through his clever Hermit Rig setup. Just last winter he used it to bank 42 thirties and seven (SEVEN!) forties from seven different day-ticket waters. I mean, who doesn’t want a bit of that?

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...

Ian Russell heads off on a ferry, to a lake-exclusive booking with fish to over 50lb… but it’s not in France! Combley Main Lake on the Isle of Wight is the beautiful setting as Ian takes full advantage of the latest advances in bait boat tech to bag a string of big carp from this intimate water. ...

Up your surface game with tips and tricks from one of the very best to do it, Jim Shelley. We took Jim to mega day-ticket complex, Farlows, and he put on a floater masterclass for us all to learn from and, frankly, enjoy!

Faced with a recently defrosted day-ticket lake that he knows nothing about, Steve Renyard is truly up against it this time! This is what The 48 is about; throwing Steve back into his mettle to see what he’s made of! With storm force winds and rain forecast, we hunker down alongside Martin Bowler...