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?

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...

Jim Shelley visits Kevin Nash's Church Lake and the action is non-stop! Catching 11 thirties and a 40-pounder in a weeks fishing is unimaginable for most carp anglers but Jim makes it look easy. This film is full of big carp, and proves that his tactics work wherever he goes. We've documented the...

Elliott joins Myles Gibson at the magnificent Dinton Pastures complex, live and in the thick of his campaign on Black Swan lake. What he's achieved at the venue so far is incredible and the same applies for his results during the film. We witnessed some truly fine angling during the 48-hours we s...

It’s chods vs spinners as the Korda Mindset duo Tom Stokes and Luke Stevenson go head-to-head in a light-hearted match! The venue is the famous Horseshoe Lake and the lads choose very different tactics to trip up a load of carp in what turned out to be a classic Session carve up! Would Luke’s boi...

Elliott join’s Oscar Thornton at his local syndicate lake for a thirties fest. Oscar’s a young angler, renowned for catching big carp, and these maggot-munching monsters are a prime example. With plenty of laughs and a shed load of bites, if there’s ever a film to fire you up then this is it!

We met Walthamstow veteran, John Barnes, on the gate as London woke around us. While commuters swigged flat whites and rubbed sleep from their eyes, we charged off to find fish on the reservoirs that John has called home for the last 15 years. Nobody knows these waters like John, and we hoped tha...

Elliott joins long-time mate, Dovey, for The Session film at Sandhurst Lake and my god did it kick off! With the Sandy fish in fine summer fettle and on the munch, the action came thick and fast, culminating in the biggest carp we’ve managed to document for Cyp so far! There’s no smoke and mirror...

Linear Fisheries and its impressive carp provide the drama as we go under the surface of Hardwick Smiths with Gaz Fareham once more! With fish under his belt already, Gaz continues to learn loads about his own angling approach in the Submerge tent. We’re along for the ride with him too as pressur...

Elliott tackles 600 acres of water in his pursuit of big carp! France has some incredible fishing to offer; it doesn’t always come easy and you’ll find yourself out of your comfort zone in no time when fishing these wild waters, but that’s what makes it so much fun. The challenge, pushing yoursel...

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...

Gaz Fareham’s back in the campervan and heading off on an adventure, we’re joining him, and so is his friend Elmo. This marathon session sees the duo tackle several venues and catch a lot of big carp along the way. The first in this two-part film is set in a snag-infested carp fishing paradise, a...

Every now and again an angler is lucky enough to experience a trip that leaves their mind-blown. Jim Wilson is one of those anglers, but we’re in luck too as that crazy session was caught on film for all to enjoy. We tagged along for a visit to a rather special syndicate venue, in the hope of Jim...

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...

Who's up for an adventure? Elliott & Mitch travel into France to find themselves faced with 350 acres of paradise. He's there to catch carp but also to improve his boat fishing skills, and what better way to do so than with a monster lake, that's home to monster carp!? This film is absolute carna...

After suffering a devastating loss, Jim & Elliott turn to the pub, which brings a change of fortune. With thousands of acres of water surrounding them, things liven up to an extent they could only have dreamed of, as the monster lake starts to give up its jewels. Big pit carp fishing can either m...

Tom Stokes is regarded as one of the nicest guys in carp fishing and it was a pleasure to join him for our Session film. We visited an old haunt with a fresh face, in the shape of Embryo Angling's Stanton Harcourt, formally known as Vauxhall Lake. The fishery is one of Oxford's finest and oldest ...

If Carlsberg did carp lakes, they’d do this one! Crystal clear, choked with weed, snag ridden and home to some truly breath-taking fish! The bigger the challenge the greater the reward and this lake has it all, it might not be the biggest water in France but it boasts its own set of challenges an...

We are live, on-the-bank taking a look at an angler with a thirst for big carp, and lots of them (although we didn’t know it, Ian was shortly to catch two UK sixties shortly after we filmed the shoot!). After completely changing his outlook on big-carp fishing, Ian now targets the UK’s superwater...

Just when they thought things couldn’t get any better, this session of a lifetime takes another turn, resulting in what could easily become the most incredible hauls of carp we’re ever lucky enough to document on Cypography. A lake of truly enormous proportions, with carp to match, that leaves a ...

fter what seemed like an eternity, Gaz was finally loading the van for his first post-covid adventure into Europe. The Barrages of France provide fishing with a totally unique feel and in this case, produced a quite incredible trip. The action was non-stop as carp after carp caught were for the ...

Jake Wildbore returns to a water that holds a special place in not only his fishing, but the hearts of carp anglers across the Uk; Horseshoe Lake. The resulting Session film is our most action-packed to date, with surface sport, some sneaky marginal manoeuvres and out-in-the-pond action too!

In this action-packed Session film special, you'll see carp caught from right under their feet as the duo make the very most of the clear, weedy water and intimate nature of the venue. Deploying a variety of tactics, such as stalking and the washing line method, whilst keeping mobile and in tune ...