Documenting the anglers on the edge of the scene has always been part of Cypography’s DNA, so we’re delighted to bring you into the heart of a session with top big-carp man, Garry Atkin. As well as following Garry on a two-nighter deep in Cambridgeshire, we also sat down with the man himself to d...

Dive into the extraordinary world of Jefferey, an underwater cameraman whose lens captures more than just imagery – it reveals the hidden lives of fish and the fragile ecosystems they inhabit.
What began as a personal passion has evolved into a mission with real impact: helping safeguard the futu...

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...

Myles Gibson is without doubt one of the most driven, obsessive and successful carp anglers of the last decade. You’d think that living in the North might hold you back in terms of racking up big carp, but he’s proven time and time again that with the will to travel and dedicate his time to carp ...

John Bird is part of the smallest, most prestigious club in carp fishing. He’s one of just twenty men to have caught a record carp, and standing alongside the likes of Walker, Yates, Hearn and his close mate Oz Holness, he is in esteemed company. But this man is far more than an entry in a record...

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...

We dive deep into the world of Mark Bryant. You’ll know him as the carp angler and bait-maker behind the Baitworks brand but there’s more to his life that you probably didn’t know. His story is one of success, but also hardship. Mark has been through experiences no man would ever want to face, an...

The most important part of any boilie is the base mix, it's the foundation that you build upon when trying to create something irresistible for the carp to dine on. In this video, John Baker explains the fundamentals of a decent base mix. He covers subjects such as where our base mixes come from,...

Fishing makes Finn happy, and in this film, we look back at his ‘end of season’ exploits. There’s mixed emotions as it’s almost time to hang up the rods, but at the same time, it’s a period in which Finn goes all guns blazing, full of excitement, in his attempt to catch as many fish as possible, ...

Elliott reveals all on his ultimate hookbaits. We look at where his obsession came from, what he’s seen and learned along the way, and why they’ve become his go-to choice for big carp fishing. We also dive deep into the process you’ll need to follow should you want to create a pot of these pink w...

We delve into the ins and outs of the man himself; Adam Penning speaks like few men can and his For the Record interview is a perfect example of this. He gives a detailed account of his life both in and out of the fishing industry.

It’s always a pleasure to see Joe Morgan, especially when he’s cradling a UK fifty for the cameras. Here’s how it went down; just before we were locked down, Joe managed to bank the biggest resident of the pond he’s fishing, and called Elliott for help with pictures and footage. What follows is t...

Lethargic carp and dog days of summer shouldn’t mean that your fishing goes on hold, as Scotty explains. In what we think might be his most fascinating interview to date, our carp expert reveals what the carp in your lake are up to during the hottest part of the year, and how you can use their ph...

We grabbed the cameras and headed to the wilds of Lincolnshire (ok, it wasn’t that wild) to film a gripping interview with Jason Hayward, a true big-carp man who’s perhaps best known as the first man to bank the Black Mirror. Now, while our chunky interview concentrated on many aspects of Jason’s...

Nigel Sharp needs no introduction, but if you were to give him one, “This man has been catching the very best of big British carp for more than a millennials lifetime!”, would do nicely. Widely acclaimed as one of our best interviews yet, and to no surprise, as this man speaks from the heart, wit...

We sit down with Oscar to discuss what he's taken from his underwater experience. Is he going to change his approach? Having spent hours observing his best rigs in front of camera and watching the carp around them, we dig deep!

We’d wanted to interview Gaz Fareham for along time and it's great to say we have now done so; as you can imagine, there was plenty to talk about! We discussed Subsurface, teaching, working in angling and whether his newfound obsession with the wide blue yonder on The Continent could ever kill hi...

A true superstar headliner, Ali Hamidi, kicks us off with a fascinating insight into his world, which gets to the heart of what makes one of angling’s most recognised figures tick. We cover his life, work and angling, focusing on the part he’s played in driving the Korda machine to greater and gr...

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...

We sit down with Tom Stokes and Nigel Sharp to discuss their insights and observations from watching their favourite pop-up rigs in weed and silt during this eye-opening underwater series.

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...

Sam Toro is the definition of a passionate big carp man from the North. In this interview, you’ll hear a selection of carpy tales and gain an insight into his documentation of stories for The Northern Chapters book. Like many of us, there’s more to Sam’s life than sitting behind rods, he’s also a...

Jim Shelley makes his Cypography debut, kicking off his new Hunter series in fine style! We are going to be joining him regularly for an in-depth look at his fishing life, and hopefully we will extract a few gems along the way, from the mind of one of the most deadly anglers in the game!

You’re going to love the spring instalment of this feature. Simon and Elliott discuss carp behaviour and the baiting and tactics needed to catch them during what can be the very best time of year. Simon gives us the truth about clay, salt, parasites, rolling carp and hatching insects, all of whic...