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...

We catch up with Jim’s exclusive vlog in the mountains of wild France, where he banks carp to over 60lb before catching a mega 40lb mirror on a pitstop in Belgium on the way home and everything in between!

The river Ebro is a famous Spanish river, world renowned for its huge catfish, but also home to lots of large carp, and it’s these they’re after! Meeting up with friends, the Carplifer duo are on a mission to catch themselves a wild river carp, which is no mean feat on such a large expanse of wat...

We’re heading to Germany with Alan Blair, on a mission to catch carp in true underwater style! The first venue is a special one and holds some monster commons, but it’s vast, snag-ridden, and deep. Every tactical decision has to be spot on, and Alan breaks down exactly how to fish effectively in ...

In the early spring of 2016, John spent a few days exploring some of the canals in Eastern France. During his travels, he also stopped in on a large, nearby reservoir, in search of some wild carp.

Jim’s back with his exclusive vlog, reporting in from what can only be described as a stunning mountain location, packed with hard-fighting carp. This is what his operation freedom is all about! Follow him as he targets wild commons and scaley mirrors way out of his comfort zone, deep in the Sout...

This film contains the best carp we’ve ever featured in a Cypography film. It also documents the second half of a quite incredible road trip through Spain, and highlights the wonderful friendship shared by Gaz & Samir. With a cultural twist, it has everything from the intensity of snag fishing on...

When Canadian angler Paul Cioca first met Rene, a passionate German carp angler, on the banks of Lake Bled, the two hit it off instantly. A year later, Rene travelled all the way to Canada to return the favour — and after that trip, he made Paul a bold promise: “If you ever come to Germany, I’ll ...

With the glorious weather in abundance, Jimmy's off in search of surface action, which results in non-stop carp-catching! We also join him in France for a group social, during which, the lads not only have a great time but several PB's are landed.

You might remember Lac Soupir from Elliott’s early BrexCYP adventure, but since then the lakes undergone some huge changes including a lodge and now even actual swims! Jane, Jim’s wife wanted to catch a PB and she likes her creature comforts so the van was loaded and away the headed for a nice we...

French holiday destination, Etang Des Berniere hosts the big man this time around, as he seeks yet more action on the Continent for his exclusive vlog. It really doesn’t matter where Jim ends up, the result is pretty much always the same… big carp on the bank! With that trip ticked off, he return...

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.

With just 4 days at their disposal, Elliott and Mike head to France for another adventure. They visit several venues, ranging from 30-150 acres and every lake requires a different approach. Catching carp in early spring can be a tall order, especially on limited time, but with a will to succeed, ...

After so many of you liked BrexCyp part one, the lads decided to immediately follow up with a jaunt to one of the infamous Belgian canals, in search of a gnarly and particularly huge common; or anything they could catch, to be fair… As is our rapidly becoming CYP style, the nights were late, the ...

The BrexCYP series takes us to some wonderful places and in the first of this two-part film, Elliott visits a variety of park lakes in the south of France, joined by our very own, Mike (Dog Rat). Having endured a gruelling 17-hour drive, the boys couldn’t wait to get fishing, and that would prove...

Intent on completing their mission of catching a big carp from the Alps, the ferry crossing goes out the window and the boys stay put! This trip threw just about everything it could at them but failure simply wasn’t an option. Things were on the up in terms of the fishing, but on the decline in e...

Mark starts baiting swims in the hope that he'll reap the rewards in the coming days. Whilst the bait does its work, Mark and his girlfriend Danielle visit the beach before heading to another lake for some hardcore carp fishing. Several stunning carp find their way into Mark’s landing net so enjo...

Samir and Claire Arebi are on the road in Spain, looking out for unfished gravel pits to pioneer! It’s fair to say that their findings are mixed, as you might expect when targeting lakes that have never seen a bait before. Join them every step of the way as they plunder these fascinating river-va...

Diversity is what the Wildman is all about, and this episode covers fishing on Finn’s intimate local river, as well as an Alpine French lake for crusty old monsters, the renowned Sandhurst Lake on a day ticket and the urban Mecca, Walthamstow Reservoirs! It’s fair to say that things don’t go to p...

Mixing fun, friends and adventure, the Carplifer duo set off in search of huge unknown carp! Fishing a variety of epic venues, Samir & Claire have plenty of hurdles to jump if they’re going to achieve their goal of catching a monster before their time runs out. It takes a lot to stop these two, a...

Jim’s on a canal mission and wastes no time before getting in the mix with some giant carp! Not long after his arrival, he’s wrestling with a beast of a mirror and his fine form of continues over the coming days. In true Jim Shelley style, he hunts them down and catches big!

The Carplifer duo take on giant lakes, extreme weather and enormous carp as the XL Road Trip reaches its thrilling climax, deep in France. Samir and Claire can’t resist taking on the massive Salagou once more and with huge winds forecast, things quickly get messy! Battered, but not broken, the pa...

Samir gives you the lowdown on purchasing a French fishing licence. Travelling into Europe is greta fun, but going prepared with the correct licences can be confusing, until now!

With the prospect of becoming a father on the near horizon, Elliott was keen to keep our BrexCyp series rolling, while he still had the chance. So, with a few meagre crumbs of information and buckets of optimism, Ell and Dave Robinson set off for an isolated pin dropped in the middle of France......