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 approach. What he’s planned as a winter campaign quickly looked like an autumn assault as he zeroed in on that last big mirror. He couldn’t catch them all though, could he?
Up Next in Season 3
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Catching Cluster | Jim Shelley | S3: ...
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...
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The Mighty Paddle | Jim Shelley | S3:...
Part Two of Jim Shelley’s Woolpack campaign focuses on his relentless quest for the Queen of the Fens, the mighty Paddle. This unique carp was attracting more attention as it crept towards the 50lb mark, so it was now or never for Jim, as he closed in on the ultimate prize. He relives the final d...
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The Italian | Nick Helleur | S3: Ep.5
Nick Helleur recounts a fascinating tale full of secrecy and intrigue. Like carp fishing’s answer to Indiana Jones, Nick sets his sights on uncovering one of the rarest antiquities of the Colne Valley, a giant old ex-Savay Italian. Having located its quiet home, Nick sets about laying a trap for ...
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