As promised we've managed to record a Christmas special Podcast and release it a little earlier than normal to help with any long drives over the festive period. This month we have the extremely passionate Sam Toro on as our special guest. The man along with Gaz Fareham behind the excellent, new book The Northern Chapters. We also discuss hangovers post 40 and throw in a few new features to keep things fresh. Merry Christmas, Enjoy! 

This month Mark manages a rare night and even catches a new personal best. Mike rediscovers the beauty of bobbing a float down a river and our special guest is none other than the man known for his hat and carp catching abilities, Mr Ian Poole. Ian might be out of the mainstream media these days but boy this chap has a serious album of big carp and so many stories to tell. Enjoy.

This month we delve in the areas of Nutrition, Attraction and Digestibility and discuss how attractive these things are to carp and why. We also discuss a month of plenty in terms of carp captures for both of us, it's been a wonderful month, the carp gods have certainly looked after us. Lastly we couldn't end this months podcast without touching on the topic of the month, so say suspicious substances that force carp to feed.....

This month Mike manages to burn Mark's leg. They chat about fishing exploits over the last few weeks, bring back munchie of the month but most importantly we get to interview Tim "Panther" Harris about his early Leney hunting exploits around Reading in a pair of pink board shorts. A time when a few more of these incredible, old carp still swam in our waters. 

This month we caught up with Cypography's Rich Stewart. A mountain of a man who's inspired so many anglers with his videography and wonderful film making skills. Rich has been a friend of ours for years, so it was great to sit down and catch up on his work and angling journey, one that's seen him travel the world and work with just about everyone in the carp angling industry. Rich is an extremely modest man with strong values and you'll soon appreciate that Rich is a mine of carp fishing history, with an almost photographic memory! Enjoy 

This month we caught up with Dave Mag and delve into a life filled with angling. Dave spent years in the limelight of carp angling, catching some of the most prestigious carp of our generation. However life is different these days, Dave's angling is very much on his own terms, with a young family and very busy job carp fishing often consists of short sessions, fitting in around life but that's not stopped him catching more incredible carp. A naturally gifted angler with a seriously impressive album. Dave does it his own way and catches loads. We've also got Jamie Cook back on to chat about some new projects being run by the Angling Trust that are well worth getting involved in. 

We feel extremely privileged to welcome Kieran Hopkinson onto this months podcast. Kieran is a Scottish carp angler who's adventures have culminated in some of the biggest carp in Scotland. But forget size, Kieran's spirit of adventure and freedom come through by the bucketload and its infectious. Extremely low stocks, huge expanses of water, an element of the unknown, far less carp anglers, years of blanking are just a few things that we discuss. The struggle is real but the rewards are very special. Mike and Mark also discuss spawning concerns and Mark delves into some floater fishing tips. 

We're joined this month by John Beecher or "The Cabbie" as some may know him. John isn't usually one for sharing his stories so it was a pleasure to have him on the podcast. We chat about the big Chertsy carp, the Royal plus many of the old Horton Church lake jewels. John has caught loads of big carp, at times using different tactics to most. Many a time using just one rod. Plus we have the pleasure of Jamie Cook from the Angling Trust back on as we discuss the risks of Natural England's seemingly Anti Carp agenda! 

How did Linchhill get stocked? where did those special fish come from? fish like Bitemark and the late Petals? History’s important in all walks of life, having an appreciation of our carp fishing heritage always proves just how many big carp are around today in comparison. Our guests this month are two men on a mission to document the history of Oxford carp are Paul Harris and Geoff Adams. These guys have lived and breathed the Oxford scene since kids and have now started to collate it’s rich carp fishing history into a book that will document a part of the county that is now a magnet for so many carp anglers. We also have Jamie Cook from the Angling Trust, we talk about a really important campaign linked to water companies discharging raw sewage into rivers and costal waters over 400,000 last year, a 37% increase on the prior year! 

Bazil was one of the most iconic Carp to have swam in our opinion and it's no surprise that anglers would dedicate years and years of time to pursue this special carp. One such angler was Steve Fudge aka Fudgey. Steve dedicated 96 nights in pursuit of Bazil and this is his tale to tell. We also discuss pre baiting edges, sponsorships and have the pleasure to welcome Jamie Cook back on from the Angling Trust to tell us whats been happening in his world since night fishing was back on the agenda.