Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast

Youtubers Carl and Alex, bait expert John Baker and Monster Carp co-host and Korda's Tom Dove all joined Simon Pitt on this episode of The Thinking Tackle Podcast. Due to the lockdown regulations, the podcast is continuing its series of Lockdown Listens with guests from the world of carp fishing. Carl and Alex discussed their recent lockdown videos, John Baker lifts the lid on the bait industry an...

Damian Clarke, Iain Macmillan and Julian Cundiff join us on our first Lockdown Listens Thinking Tackle Podcast. Due to the recent nationwide lockdown, we have temporarily changed from our regular in-studio episodes to a series of remote interviews with a variety of guests. Damian discusses some recent big fish success; Iain tells us about last October's trip to Pascals Lake in France and Julian jo...

Danny Fairbrass has played an integral role in the development of modern carp fishing, which has made him into one of the sports most respected individuals. However, despite his high media profile, he has very seldomly shared intimate details of his life before Korda. In this episode of the podcast, Danny takes a trip down memory lane to reflect on his early angling life, to his first-ever night f...

Ian Russell is a three-time British Carp Angling Championship finalist and former winner of Total Carp's Battlecarp and Fishing TV's Carp Wars. As one of carp fishing's best-loved personalities, he became prominent in the UK carp fishing scene as the proprietor of bait rolling company, Heathrow Baits Services. During this episode of the podcast, he discusses many of his fondest angling memories, a...

In 2019, Ian Bailey achieved the rare accolade of catching the UK's largest carp, which came from Grenville Lake in Cambridgeshire and weighed a colossal 65lb 12oz. In the same year, he became only the third person to catch two different carp over 60lb from the UK. In this episode, Ian shares his undeniable passion for carp fishing, numerous inspiring anecdotes and abundance of advice that shows w...

Nick Helleur is by his own admission, the Peter Pan of carp fishing, indulging in a hedonistic lifestyle of worldwide angling adventures and carp fishing discoveries. He pioneered some of the sport's most used methods, such as PVA stick fishing, and was a consultant for some of the industry's biggest companies, including Shimano, Aqua and Korda. While recording a film for Sticky Baits' Reflections...

David Seaman is a former professional goalkeeper who enjoyed a long and successful playing career spanning over 20 years. He enjoyed most of his club success at Arsenal, where he won a total of 11 domestic honours, including 3 league titles. David has been an angler from an early age and has fished for many different species during his life. Recently, he's focused his angling on the River Thames a...

Adrian Smith is the lead guitarist with the heavy metal band, Iron Maiden. The group has sold over 100 million albums and played over 2000 live shows. Away from the high octane demands of his music career, he is a compulsive angler and enjoys targeting fish of all species. He has recently released his book titled "Monsters of River and Rock". The book gives a delightful insight into the world of h...

Micky Gray is an angler with an unwavering appetite for pursuing some of this country's most exclusive carp. One of his most notable captures includes the exceptionally exquisite 'Bazil', from Yateley's North Lake. The proceeding years have seen him write two acclaimed books, A Merry Olde Dance and most recently, How's Your Luck? In this exclusive podcast, Micky joins Simon to discuss all aspects...

Following a string of high-profile captures, Tom Stokes has been steadily building a reputation as one of the finest big carp anglers currently around today. Continuing with that run of great form, his most recent capture was Farnham Flint's largest resident at 52lbs 4oz, The Pristine Common.  During this episode of the podcast, Tom exclusively tells us the epic story behind his most recent high-p...

Frank Warwick is one of carp fishing's most acknowledged individuals. He has enjoyed a tremendous share of angling success from numerous waters, both at home and abroad. Frank has also lived and fished through the most formative years of the sport and has contributed tremendously to the development of traditional carp-catching methods, most notably the Chod rig. He currently works as a fishing con...

Oz Holness is one of the U.K's most respected and successful big fish anglers. He has previously held the British record, after capturing Conningbrook's Two-Tone at 67lbs 14oz in 2007. Following this, he has gone on to land some of the trickiest and most sought after carp around, including the Burghfield Common, the Baby Black, and many more. During this episode of the podcast, he also discusses l...

ITV4's Monster Carp is set for a remarkable return with a brand-new series on Thursday 27th August. This sees carp fishing trio Ali Hamidi, Tom Dove and Neil Spooner embark on their biggest adventure yet. On this chapter of the podcast, Ali, Tom and Neil join Simon Pitt for a Monster Carp special episode. Be sure to tune-in and don't miss the four of them review some never-before-seen footage, som...

Bobby Zamora, former Premier League striker and England international, joins Simon Pitt on the podcast to discuss all things angling and his footballing career. He even gives a behind the scenes insight to what happened when him and Ali Hamidi went fishing on the Amazon River during Korda's The Big Fish Off series. The pair also discuss in-depth Bobby's love for carp fishing, which has seen him fi...

Simon Scott and Mark Bryant join Simon in the studio to discuss the recent release of their new Thinking Tackle programme. The show follows them during an autumn session on a Cotswold Water Park venue, capturing the true essence of fishing at this magical time of year. During the podcast we delve into the pairs individual fields of expertise to understand more clearly, the many different aspects o...

On today's show, Simon talks to one of the recognisable people in carp fishing, Ali Hamidi. Ali has been an angler from an early age, and since then he has fished a variety of venues from all around the world. Furthermore, he has played an integral part in the production of Korda's "Thinking Tackle" series and subsequent mainstream fishing shows, including Monster Carp and The Big Fish Off. He has...

On this episode of the podcast we have Peter Regan and Damian Clarke. These two have been close friends for many years and have shared numerous fishing adventures together. Peter Regan has been carp fishing for over four decades and has conquered some of the country's most prolific waters, including Savay, The Hertfordshire Club Water and most recently Wasing. Pete has also developed and devised h...

Darrell Peck joins Simon in the studio for a second time as he gives us an update on his recent fishing endeavour's. We talk about his recently released "Pecky's Big Carp Buzz" series. Three films that see Darrell challenge himself on venues in France and Germany. Also, the new Thinking Tackle series is due for release very soon. Danny and Darrell decide to embark on fishing a large French lake wh...

Neil Spooner is the Korda Developments European sales manager. However, he is best known for starring alongside Tom Dove and Ali Hamidi in ITV4's popular fishing series "Monster Carp". Neil has been fortunate enough to have fished for some of the world's biggest carp. He has caught some true monster's, notably one of Lac de Saint-Cassien's largest carp, weighing in at over 70 pounds. On this episo...

Gigantica has built a reputation as being one of the world's premier big carp commercial fisheries. Since being purchased over a decade ago by Danny Fairbrass, the lake has continued to consistently produce some of the biggest carp around. Today, the lake currently holds 3 known fish exceeding 80lbs and numerous others weighing over 70lb's. On this edition of the podcast, Danny talks everything Gi...

Nigel Botherway is a Sunday Times sports journalist and host of talkSPORT's Fisherman's Blues. Plus, he has also appeared on Sky Sports' "Tight Lines" on numerous occasions, as a featured angler and as a stand-in presenter. Nigel has also fished some of Europe's top carp waters including, The Orient, Lake Der-Chantecoq and Lake Raduta in Romania. He also enjoys angling for a variety of different s...

Dr. Mark Wheeler is an award-winning psychologist and accredited therapist who dedicates much of his time towards treating military veterans who suffer with post-traumatic stress disorder. He set up iCARP after discovering that fishing could help alleviate the symptoms of PTSD. Steve "Johno" Johnston is a military veteran who served for 22 years and subsequently, he now suffers from PTSD. Since th...

Luke Stevenson is an Essex based carp angler who has an undeniable ability to catch large numbers of big carp from difficult venues. His recent successes on Carthagena has galvanised his reputation even further. Over the two winters, Luke landed many of the lakes most prized fish, including "Tango" at a lake record weight of over 53lbs. This success has been replicated on other notable venues too,...

Iain Macmillan is a highly respected carp angler who has been prominent in the modern carp fishing scene for many years. He has enjoyed considerable success on some of the country's best-known waters, including Wellington Country Park and the Essex Manor. Iain works in the angling trade, and has over the years, worked with some of the world's leading fishing companies. He has also been a regular c...

Aaron Copp is a former futures trader, who away from his previously hectic career, fishes some of the trickiest big carp lakes in the country. He has consistently caught from waters such as Walthamstowe, Sutton on Hone, Horton and Savay. In the near future, Aaron is planning to release his first book, which chronicles his angling life. This promises to be a must read for anyone wishing to know wha...