Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast

David Moore is a highly respected Yorkshire-based carp angler, who has an uncanny knack for catching some of the biggest and most prized carp around. One of Dave's career highlights was capturing the Caravan Park's Linear not just once but on three separate occasions. During the Podcast, Dave delved into depths about his fascinating angling life. He shared information and knowledge not commonly ta...

In 2000, Martin Clarke famously caught the second biggest brace in UK carp fishing in history. The fish weighed 45.08 and 46.02 respectively and were captured from Summerleaze in Berkshire. During this podcast, Martin shared his extensive carp fishing knowledge and his meticulous approach towards his angling. We also go in-depth about rigs, where he explained the concept behind some of his most su...

In this one-off episode of Korda's Thinking Tackle Podcast, Simon Pitt is joined by podcast producer, Toby Clarke. Simon and Toby looked back at over 55 episodes from the show, and they discussed many of the podcast's biggest moments. After much deliberation between the two of them, they dug out some old clips and came up with their top 5 unmissable podcast moments!

On this episode of Korda's Thinking Tackle Podcast is big carp angler, Darrell Peck and Korda sponsored angler, Oscar Thornton. The brand-new Thinking Tackle OD series 4 has recently kicked off. Darrell and Oscar paired up in episode 3 to tackle Embryo's Cables Lake, and their efforts were rewarded with an epic surprise! Oscar reflected on his Thinking Tackle debut with Darrell, and the challenges...

On this episode of Korda's, The Thinking Tackle Podcast is Korda's sponsored angler coordinator, Tom Rossiter and Korda sponsored angler, Tom Stokes. Over the last few years, Tom Stokes has caught some of the country's biggest carp including, The Burghfield Common and Wasing's Big Common from Oxlease Lake. Tom Rossiter is Korda's sponsored angler coordinator. He works directly with all Korda's spo...

Dave Levy has had extensive successes from a magnitude of different waters. Staring from his early angling experiences fishing, Gloucester Park in Basildon, right up to fishing some of the country's best-known waters such as Horton, Sutton, and the Essex Manor. Furthermore, while filming The Great Escape for RidgeMonkey, Dave landed an enormous 88lb mirror carp live on film from Jezero Sumbar in C...

James Armstrong has been a passionate angler since his early childhood. Because of his fishing obsession, he has built a highly successful career centred around his fishing media background. James's has caught an impressive array of carp over the years, including the Park Lake Common, at over 53 pounds, and the stunning linear from Eggets Lake. On this episode of the podcast, Jimmie shares his mos...

Brett White has fished extensively both in the UK and in Europe. In 2002 he narrowly lost out on breaking the British carp record following the capture of Two Tone from Mid Kent Fisheries, Conningbrook Lake. The fished weighed in at 60lb 9oz, missing out on the record by just 7 ounces! He also has a house in Mequinenza, on the banks of the River Ebro in Spain. His knowledge of this river stretch h...

On this episode of Korda's, The Thinking Tackle Podcast is Danny Fairbrass and The Thrive Programme coach, Rob Kelly. In this podcast, the pair discuss the importance of mental health awareness and how to cure PTSD. PTSD, or Post-traumatic stress disorder, is an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events. Danny and Rob wanted to produce this podcast to share vital...

John Baker is one of the most respected and highly influential bait specialists around today. Since the 1970s, John's baits and ingredients have accounted for numerous specimen-sized carp, substantiating his reputation as one of the most informed and knowledgeable people on the subject today. John's fishing experience is vast and varied, having fished for carp on some of the country's most influen...

Dave Finn is a Korda sponsored angler who in 2019, landed a fish known as Scruffy Bob at a lake record weight of 61lb 12oz from Wellington Country Park. As well as the lake record, he has caught many of the lake's impressive stock, including a fish known as Willow. Dave used his natural entertaining abilities to full effect during the covid lockdown of 2020, by hosting the Dave Finn Carp Quiz. The...

Ash Bradbury is the owner of Tails Up Baits and runs Ashbury Fisheries in Hatfield Peverel, Essex. He also played an integral part in introducing adjustable zigs into carp fishing, an ingenious and highly efficient method that has proved successful for many anglers. Ash has caught many notable carp including, Dippy from Snake Pit, Plodder from Tolpits and Annie, from the Essex Manor. In this podca...

In this exclusive episode of the podcast, Danny Fairbrass gave a vivid insight into his recent battle with melanoma skin cancer. He was also joined by his life coach, Rob Kelly, one of the founders of the revolutionary psychological training programme, The Thrive Programme. Danny arranged this impromptu podcast to raise awareness surrounding the seriousness of the sun. He hopes to encourage people...

Andrew Ellis is a Sparsholt College graduate and the owner of AE fisheries. Over several decades, he has built a reputation within the industry for his no-nonsense attitude towards fishery management. Andrew's work approach is straightforward and to the point, he relies entirely on his extensive experience rather than following the common trends. He has built up a large and varied clientele over t...

Chris Ball is renowned for being one of the most informed carp fishing historians around today. Since the late 1980s, he's written countless articles and had numerous books published on the subject. His most recent book is titled Historical Carp Waters II, detailing famous captures from historic carp waters. Along with his feverish obsession for carp fishing history, he's been catching carp from s...

Elliott Gray and Rich Stewart are the two men behind the online carp fishing channel, Cypography. They both have extensive experience working within the angling media industry and have witnessed some of the most incredible carp angling moments. This podcast discusses all of Elliott and Rich's most treasured memories and experiences while filming for Cypography. Including many inspiring moments and...

Jamie Clossick is the presenter and co-founder of the UK's first-ever carp fishing podcast, The Carp Cast. Jamie's serious carp fishing began on Bedfordshire's Elstow Pit 2. He went on to catch two of its most sought-after residents, The Mother and The Twin. His other angling accomplishments include landing Mr Angry from the Manchester Park Lake, Single Scale from the Car Park Lake and The Fat Lad...

Rob Burgess got the job as Korda Developments' first-ever professional carp angling coach in 2018. Since his appointment, Rob has helped advance the carp angling abilities of thousands of people. On this episode of the podcast, Rob reveals why he is one of carp fishing's most adaptable and prolific anglers. He also gives an abundance of essential angling advice that will prove vital to your next s...

Bev Clifford is the England Ladies Carp Team Captain. Due to her dedication, drive, and determination, she has established herself as one of the most reputable individuals in today's English carp fishing scene. As the daughter of Kevin Clifford, the co-founder of Carp-Talk Magazine, Bev has spent her entire life exposed to the eventualities of the angling industry. She also runs the Ladies Carp Ac...

Dean Fletcher caught a fish known as The Parrot at a colossal weight of 68lb 1oz from the Wasing Estate Fishery in 2016. Consequently, this tremendous capture makes Dean the current holder of the ratified accolade, the British record for a carp. Along with Wasing, he's fished other familiar venues such as Dinton Pastures and Wellington Country Park. Some of his most memorable captures from these f...

Pete Castle is one of Korda's longest-standing consultants and has helped develop various popular items of tackle. He is also a professional angling coach, who specializes in coaching anglers of all ages and abilities through his business, Pete Castle Fishing and Photography. In this episode, Pete shared a selection of intriguing and unique tales from his fishing life, as this podcast takes a fasc...

Fishery owner and dedicated big carp angler, Jerry Hammond is a man with a boundless life-long passion for carp fishing. His serious carp angling life began on Hainault Park Lake back in the late '70s. Since then, he has gone on to successfully tackle some of the country's hardest venues including, Sutton at Hone, Tolpits, Yateley Car Park and Vinnetrow. Jerry has also appeared as an extra in nume...

In this episode of the podcast, we go deep into everything rigs with Korda boss, Danny Fairbrass and two of the country's leading carp anglers and previous podcast guests, Luke Stevenson and Aaron Copp. We open their rig boxes and explore the minds of these exceptional carp anglers who openly share their advice, approaches, and attitudes on some of the most commonly used carp rigs around today.

Due to popular demand, carp fishing legend Frank Warwick has returned to the podcast for another colourful and highly informative episode. We last heard from Frank on episode #026 of the show, and since then he has recently finished a successful winter campaign on a Cheshire syndicate water. During this episode of the podcast, Simon and Frank delved into the technical aspects of his recent campaig...

On this episode of the podcast, we have one of the most celebrated and successful carp anglers today and the new face of CarpFix, Darrell Peck. Darrell has recently set up his online carp fishing channel, CarpFix, and he came on the show to talk about his new venture. We also have Joe Wright, the founder and editor of the carp fishing magazine, Carpology. Joe shared the journey behind the magazine...