This trip covers a family holiday to the South West France, with a 60lb target fish in mind. Across a three-week period I explore several lakes, ranging from 30 to 2000 acres. As you can imagine, bouncing a family holiday with the fishing, this trip has tales of both success and failure.

There are big carp in this episode, from a very special park Jack was lucky enough to fish. Back in lockdown when restrictions where in force, Jack used this place to fish as it was close by- remember the days when we were only allowed to do day sessions!! But that didn’t stop Jack from landing s...

Jim Shelley is back with his exclusive vlog, bringing us to the heart of his big-carp obsession! This time he’s on the fascinating clear-water canals of France and has some amazing up-close-and-personal encounters with the big carp that these neglected waterways contain!

James Armstrong’s documenting his angling life exclusively for Cypography. Armed with his camera, a drone and a GoPro we’re getting a raw but real insight into what it's like in the life of Jimmy. He's got some amazing fishing at his disposal and we can't wait to see what this year brings. This f...

Jack's offered a place on a small syndicate but is immediately hit with some bad news. With the lease expiring he had limited time to hunt down and catch both of the lakes biggest carp.

This film contains one the UK' biggest and best commons! Jimmy tackles a notoriously difficult park lake, taking us on every step of the journey. Mixed amongst his campaign fishing is some family time at a local caravan site with his son, Huxley, catching some lovely carp. Before long it was back...

When it comes to searching out special carp in every type of venue imaginable, nothing fazes Jack Thomson. However, this short campaign documents not the search for a target carp, but instead the perfect carp shot, bluebells and all!

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.

After pranging the hire van to get his latest odyssey off to the worst start possible, the OG vlogger John Timmermans heads deep into the French countryside to catch a load of carp from some pretty cool venues, culminating in one of the funniest fish playing sequences we’ve ever seen captured on ...

In November 2013, John returned to the Alps area to fish the small lakes of the lower valleys.

Jim Shelley’s mammoth Euro adventure continues in this, the second part of his latest ‘Operation Freedom’ road trip. First stop is the canal, but after getting some serious ‘therapy’ from floating weed and the carp refusing to play ball, he heads to a huge French river system to test his mettle! ...

Finn puts the fun right back into fishing as he sets off on one hell of an adventure with his friends. Embarking on a mission to catch carp from the vast canals of Europe, this is far from what he's used to but working as a team, they grind it out, and it pays!

With eight nights in France ahead of him, John Timmermans is absolutely in his element! Targeting huge carp from a massive public water, he soon finds big carp, and lots of them! In typical JT fashion, moving is soon on the agenda as he tries to stay on fish during his long session. Everything th...

With summer in full swing, our Wildman turns his van south and heads for the unique Ashmead fishery and what’s more he nearly stalks a 40lb common before the kit’s even out of the van! With a week in Somerset under his belt, he’s soon on the road again, this time heading north to the mighty River...

In late October 2021, John ventured South in search of huge barrage carp. These had seen some serious angling pressure throughout the autumn, but were at their highest weights, so there was a decent chance of a few big fish, if he could track them down.

It’s been a while since Jim was back in Europe on the hunt. He starts off at a poach lake dressed as a walker with a rucksack with the essentials and hidden in the bushes away from prying eyes, but are the carp playing ball? Sleeping on the canal at night and hiding in the bushes during the day s...

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.

Jim set his sights on catching carp from the mighty River Lot and banked a string of fish, topped by a true river giant. With a mission accomplished, Jim rounds off his trip with a session at the atmospheric Lac Soupir!

Finn's up to his usual tricks; fishing is all about adventure and you can expect a variety of different venues and species in this film. Joined by friends, the summer is taken full advantage of and there's plenty of smiles on faces.

Jimmy travels to the majestic Lake Bled, to fish with the restrictions of a days-only rule on his shoulders. Adopting a super-mobile approach and fishing off a bicycle, James was rewarded handsomely for his efforts, before moving onto the famous Bear Lake at the end of his Slovenian adventure.

In this Cypography V-log you’ll see Elliott tormented by the sound of a large tree and gang of crows. Yes, you read that right! We’ve got the behind the scenes footage of a visit A1 Pits with Byron Etwell, where we made about long-range fishing, there’s our version of MTV Cribs, aboard the cooles...

Jack heads off on a ghost recon mission to catch some untouched carp!