Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast

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, h…

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 b…

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 t…

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…

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 do…

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 c…

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 Yatele…

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, h…

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 fish…

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…

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…

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 insi…

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 venu…

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 …

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 …

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 th…

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …