Nice vlog as always really good to see an in sight into the world of owning a lake and the care you have put into it looking after the fish well done ! Very good to see
Another great watch and lovely to get a very rounded view of a successful Carp Angler - seems to me a lot of that success comes from hard work as well as ability!
hats off to you mark Love what your doing with your lake the passion you have and attention to detail is second to none Love it Great to see hopefully see you on the bank on the lake some day
Loving the work as usual. Great to see your lake looking back towards its former glory. In pursuit of carpiness 2 and a Christmas Challenge oh the wait is already killing me.
Oops...lame comment below is on the wrong vid! Love your work though Mark. Passion, reverence and wit is a great combo. Wishing you and yours all the best from Melbourne, Australia.
Hey Mark it was cool to see how you prep for a session and your food prep. Would be a entertaining and interesting idea for you to do a meal prep episode :)
Hi Mike. Yeah nice idea.. As well as fishing I love the gym, usually managing 3 or 4 sessions per week, although this can mean me training at silly hours, usually 5am before heading off for tutorials or filming etc.
At 23:17 I was just like wowww lmao you could open a tackle shop with all that gear lol I have the eos 12ft 3.5tc rods x2, the 10000 eos reels x3, eos spod and marker rod and the eos compact 42inch landing net 2pc handle. I’m after a black label rod pod but a little steep at the minute not gonna lie so forked out for the saber supra compact pod which is pretty similar, but yeah my fox gear is coming along nicely, great vids Mark and hopefully 1 day I can fish your lake. Going to continue watching these carp life episodes so I’m upto date with everything. Tight lines mate 👍🏼 eos all the way lol
Fascinating as always Mark, like your aspirations for you lake hope you achieve them, every anglers dream! Children dont you just love em, giggling when being told off but did you manage to keep a straight face?
32:46 Now that’s Carpy ivy growing up a rod lol , what did you do , rob the Fox factory?? I’d like half that stuff in my tackle box let alone a spares bag
Top off, no homo. Well, maybe a bit.... But anyway maybe a tip for you, I use Sansai Biorex for my koi pond. I mix it in with the pellets and it helps them lots, it is full of good bacteria and helps them build up their resistance. (edit) Nice vid btw, enjoyed it as usual.
can you tell me what vitamines etc you feedin your lake and where to buy? i put in 1000kg boilies a year in my lake.i wanna soak them in vitamins etc also,but never heard about that. nice movie again mark.
Mark don’t apologise for anything. It’s not showing off. You work bloody hard to get what you have and spend lots of time away from friends and family which is a tough job in itself. Tight lines. May book a tutorial if I can save enough cash!!
Hiya Lee. Thanks mate. Yeah it is really tough being away from home as much as I am, I miss the kids like crazy (the missus not so much 😄) and it's hard not being there while they are growing up so fast! That would be cool, hope to see you on the bank in the future 🎣 😊👍
Mark Pitchers yeah man. Know the feeling. If it weren’t for my son I’d stay down the bank then go to work!! Kids grow up too damn quick. My Missus is ok I suppose. Better when she’s asleep!! Fingers crossed man 😁
Bang on point video yet again, good work. That lodge of yours is going to be unreal mate, them fish get treated better than my missus hahahaha, I joke. Happy fish = happy angler. I always look forward to watching these updates, currently out on a local lake as we speak for a quick over-nighter, so fingers crossed ill be busy tonight. Take it easy lads and keep the blogs comings. P.S you've got more "spare" stuff than ive got actually tackle you fucker hahahaha.
Hi Mark, the lake you were floater fishing in between sections. Carpvale Pool. The water looked physically 'blue'. Was this lake suffering blue/green algae at the time of filming or was the water just genuinely that colour. I know sections of the Grantham Canal near to me (where you filmed one of the Challenges) have added a dye to the water to combat excessive weed growth. Could it have been something like that? Thanks
Mark Pitchers thank for the info. Incidentally, the Grantham Canal where you filmed one of the challenges has recently produced a 15 and a 20. I have fishing it recently for bream and tench and I was informed of the carp captures. Not a huge fish in your world, but when you consider the size of the water, it’s a nice one.
Hi Mark, I bought one of the fox spombs the other day and while I much prefer the loading process I really struggled to retrieve the thing once cast. I've tried every rod angle and retrieve speed I can think of but it still returns like a foul hooked duck, am I missing a trick here? Any advice would be appreciated and I hope all is well with you and the family
I enjoy your vids but we don't all have thousands of pounds to spend on gear and bait. I'd like yo see you do a seasons fishing on one set of gear and the amount of bait most people can afford to buy. How much do fox pay towards your travellng expenses?
Hi Mark, thats a bit of a personal question mate.. You have to realise that fishing is my job. You wouldn't expect an electrician to go to work with only one screwdriver, a joiner with only one saw, or a golf player to turn up to a tournament with only one club ;)
Hi Foxy, yes there will be one swim with good disabled access. My only concern is that is is weedy, and some fish may need to be landed from the boat, but if you have a friend that can help then it will be no probs at all :)
Perhaps when I get a spare 10k I can get all that kit. Come on mark, relate to us normal hard working people. A bit ott really. Stay with us and don’t go down the Korda hard sell mug us off route. Ive got a lot of respect for you, don’t jump on the money wagon mate.
You have to realise mate it's my job and I cant do my job without the tackle. Part of my job involves testing products through all their development stages before general release, so as you can imagine this results in me accumulating lots of spares.
Don't think getting the top off is a good idear mark not got over the time you were down to your pants retrieving a boat in a previous vid shame on harry for suggesting it love your vids best of look on the next big project
Very few people get anything for free in the angling trade. Sponsored tends to mean that you might get to keep some pre-production stuff that you've been testing (if you're lucky) but more likely you're going to buy it from them at production cost, the sponsor sells it to you for what it cost (generally between 1/4 and 1/2 rrp) them rather than the full retail price.
Hi Luke, sorry if it came across like I was showing off.. At the end of the day this is my job, a job I'm very fortunate to have. Part of my job involves testing and developing new tackle and products through various stages before their final release, which means I do have lots of spares.
Another fantastic video! Love the progression of the lake, what an inspiration!
Wondered why my local tackle shop had no Fox zig gear in, because it's all in Marks spares bags 😂
I thought I had some spare end tackle till I saw your spares.... the joys of working for Fox Tackle!!
Nice vlog as always really good to see an in sight into the world of owning a lake and the care you have put into it looking after the fish well done ! Very good to see
Another great watch and lovely to get a very rounded view of a successful Carp Angler - seems to me a lot of that success comes from hard work as well as ability!
hats off to you mark Love what your doing with your lake the passion you have and attention to detail is second to none Love it
Great to see hopefully see you on the bank on the lake some day
Thank god, May is up. Thanks, I'll relax now.
Great watch Mark nice in sight into your preparation for filming. Lake looks great.
Loving the work as usual. Great to see your lake looking back towards its former glory. In pursuit of carpiness 2 and a Christmas Challenge oh the wait is already killing me.
another cracking video mark love watching these just a down to earth guy keeping it real such a pleasure to watch
Great stuff Mark/Harry, Safe journeys. Looking forward to the next.
Look at all the gear awsome!! HARD WORK PAYS OFF
Damn it must be so sweet having a van full of 10k worth of free gear! 😍
Well in Mark another great instalment
Always nice footage 👍 best thing for lazy Sundays 👌
Another great video mark, can’t wait to see ipoc2
Cannot wait for in pursuit of carpiness 2 first 1 was awesome another great month of carp life roll on June
Awesome video, can't wait for the next one 👌
great stuff again mark keep up the good work
Oops...lame comment below is on the wrong vid! Love your work though Mark. Passion, reverence and wit is a great combo. Wishing you and yours all the best from Melbourne, Australia.
Awesome buddy .. let’s take the tackle shop with me lol .. great vid cheers Chris & Sam
Well done Mark another excellent video i like the way you mix it up 👍👍🎣🎣🎣😊
Have a banana. Lol. I do like the fox camo luggage. Great content again Mark.
Another great diary piece mark. Can't wait to get a copy of ipoc2, and get it signed like my 1st one.
Love this series ❤️
Thanks Snowyy!! :)
Loving the meal prep... Looks keto carpy!
Kitchen sink comes to mind! You’ve got more tackle than I’ve had fish
Out standing vlog mark lovely fish. keep the top on.ha/ha.
Either ways puka I’ve never been that good at taking off the top but I’m inspired now to have a go, cheers
I ❤️ the Movie, What a work your owne pond. But fantastic to see. 👍🏻
Another awesome vid mate
Great video. I'm off now to pack my 327 alarms!
(BTW, take your top off!).
HAHA! :D Thanks Mark. Glad you liked the vid..
Glad to see your lake is back on track. Kids will be kids mate. Great angling too.
Thanks Graham!
Hey Mark it was cool to see how you prep for a session and your food prep. Would be a entertaining and interesting idea for you to do a meal prep episode :)
Hi Mike. Yeah nice idea.. As well as fishing I love the gym, usually managing 3 or 4 sessions per week, although this can mean me training at silly hours, usually 5am before heading off for tutorials or filming etc.
Mark Pitchers thanks for the reply Mark, it's made my day!!
Any time Mike!! :)
Top job!
we love your videos...
At 23:17 I was just like wowww lmao you could open a tackle shop with all that gear lol I have the eos 12ft 3.5tc rods x2, the 10000 eos reels x3, eos spod and marker rod and the eos compact 42inch landing net 2pc handle. I’m after a black label rod pod but a little steep at the minute not gonna lie so forked out for the saber supra compact pod which is pretty similar, but yeah my fox gear is coming along nicely, great vids Mark and hopefully 1 day I can fish your lake. Going to continue watching these carp life episodes so I’m upto date with everything. Tight lines mate 👍🏼 eos all the way lol
Fascinating as always Mark, like your aspirations for you lake hope you achieve them, every anglers dream! Children dont you just love em, giggling when being told off but did you manage to keep a straight face?
Haha! No, I dont think I did :)
yesss mateee!! the best thing i wanted to see
Hahahaha cheeky little bandits... Same cheeky smile like their dad. Pukka vid Mark. Greetings from @Carpyordy666 😉
Love you mark 😂 down to earth normal bloke
Thanks Reece, luv you back lol.. ;)
Top vid mate
I was waiting for Harry to step in with a challenge
Don't worry I was at a public lake for 4 days I came back today. I blanked to hehe. It has to happen sometime
Hi Mark, great video as always! What about the weekends at your lake? Just out of curiosity. Take it off! Cheers Paul :)
Hi mate. I'll be resting the lake over the weekends. It's good for both the carp and the anglers :)
Please leave it on!
Haha!
nice tackle when its given to you....more importantly all the bait.....
Greet vid mark some good tips
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed watching :)
Yes take your top off
Nice mark I’m sunbathing in lanzarote watching this that’s me sorted, tight lines mate JC {
😂🤣😂🤣that's some spares he's acquired
Mad how much gear u actually have then there's me saving up to get 2 fox reels an u have 25 haha crazy what a sponsor dose for it's team members
32:46 Now that’s Carpy ivy growing up a rod lol , what did you do , rob the Fox factory?? I’d like half that stuff in my tackle box let alone a spares bag
Them fish at 30.25. Mega colouring. Well ib
Eyup mark this is 1 of my regulars, some reason i thought u was from down south lol, wheres your lake at? and is it fishable yet? Cheers pal
Mark could you use your stock pond with smaller fish in to teach kids or small matches etc
Top off, no homo. Well, maybe a bit.... But anyway maybe a tip for you, I use Sansai Biorex for my koi pond. I mix it in with the pellets and it helps them lots, it is full of good bacteria and helps them build up their resistance.
(edit)
Nice vid btw, enjoyed it as usual.
Glad you enjoyed the vid mate.. Oh right, sounds interesting, I will look in to that, thanks!
can you tell me what vitamines etc you feedin your lake and where to buy? i put in 1000kg boilies a year in my lake.i wanna soak them in vitamins etc also,but never heard about that. nice movie again mark.
Mark don’t apologise for anything. It’s not showing off. You work bloody hard to get what you have and spend lots of time away from friends and family which is a tough job in itself. Tight lines. May book a tutorial if I can save enough cash!!
Hiya Lee. Thanks mate. Yeah it is really tough being away from home as much as I am, I miss the kids like crazy (the missus not so much 😄) and it's hard not being there while they are growing up so fast! That would be cool, hope to see you on the bank in the future 🎣 😊👍
Mark Pitchers yeah man. Know the feeling. If it weren’t for my son I’d stay down the bank then go to work!! Kids grow up too damn quick. My Missus is ok I suppose. Better when she’s asleep!! Fingers crossed man 😁
Bang on point video yet again, good work. That lodge of yours is going to be unreal mate, them fish get treated better than my missus hahahaha, I joke. Happy fish = happy angler. I always look forward to watching these updates, currently out on a local lake as we speak for a quick over-nighter, so fingers crossed ill be busy tonight. Take it easy lads and keep the blogs comings.
P.S you've got more "spare" stuff than ive got actually tackle you fucker hahahaha.
What’s it called that you filmed please. Great vid 👍🏻😂
Hi Mark, the lake you were floater fishing in between sections. Carpvale Pool. The water looked physically 'blue'. Was this lake suffering blue/green algae at the time of filming or was the water just genuinely that colour. I know sections of the Grantham Canal near to me (where you filmed one of the Challenges) have added a dye to the water to combat excessive weed growth. Could it have been something like that? Thanks
Hi Mark. Yeah they added blue dye to help control the weed.
Mark Pitchers thank for the info. Incidentally, the Grantham Canal where you filmed one of the challenges has recently produced a 15 and a 20. I have fishing it recently for bream and tench and I was informed of the carp captures. Not a huge fish in your world, but when you consider the size of the water, it’s a nice one.
Are you using the coppens intensiv pellets for your feed
Do you have a list of the equipment you use?
The lake is coming on well, can't wait for you to start selling tickets. Put my name down I want to come say I fished a redmire in the making
Top off
Keep the top on mate but I wouldn't mind a rummage in your spare tackle bags 😁😜
leave it on
Alex caught six fish, two of which were absolute stonkers. I may have that wrong.
Hi Mark, I bought one of the fox spombs the other day and while I much prefer the loading process I really struggled to retrieve the thing once cast. I've tried every rod angle and retrieve speed I can think of but it still returns like a foul hooked duck, am I missing a trick here? Any advice would be appreciated and I hope all is well with you and the family
Hey mate. They retrieve well when the rod is low and pointed at the spod :)
Thank you, I'll give that a try
Great vog/diary..your lake is looking stunning now too..just one question mark...are you getting anymore stickers in ? And if so when thanks :)
Hi Dave! Thanks mate. Oh yes, they are back in stock again now :)
Take it off mark 😝
Mark's kids literally look like a female miniature version of mark xD. Awesome kids mate!
Ha! Thanks mate :)
Take it off 😂
Susan Hill not me
Howe
Top off mate 😂
I enjoy your vids but we don't all have thousands of pounds to spend on gear and bait. I'd like yo see you do a seasons fishing on one set of gear and the amount of bait most people can afford to buy. How much do fox pay towards your travellng expenses?
Mark Hammond watch me then 😂 I buy minimum tackle that I need and drive a S4 fishing 😂
Hi Mark, thats a bit of a personal question mate.. You have to realise that fishing is my job. You wouldn't expect an electrician to go to work with only one screwdriver, a joiner with only one saw, or a golf player to turn up to a tournament with only one club ;)
If you feel like you have to much spare tackle I’ll have some of you happily 😉
Is the lake dissable friendly ?
Hi Foxy, yes there will be one swim with good disabled access. My only concern is that is is weedy, and some fish may need to be landed from the boat, but if you have a friend that can help then it will be no probs at all :)
Take it off
Spears it’s a shop he was only going for a week
Go on John Wilson.
Haha! You got the reference then... ;)
Mark Pitchers absolutely
😀 🤘
Take the top offff😂
Take this top off :D #carplife
Do you find it weird mark that you encourage people to fish just like the people you watched growing up.
Hi Carl. I guess I've never really thought of it like that before mate!
Mark Pitchers sorry if it freaked you out making you think of it that way 😂😂
21:16 yin and yang pattern on it's side
take it offffff!!!! xd
Take ya top off
Fucking hell mark you doing no carbs?? You’ll not know what’s happening on the Challenge! 😂
Get your top off mark, let's see how bankside nutrition has affected you 😊😎
take it off.... will look proper carpy then 😂
Take your top off
take that top off haha
Perhaps when I get a spare 10k I can get all that kit. Come on mark, relate to us normal hard working people. A bit ott really. Stay with us and don’t go down the Korda hard sell mug us off route. Ive got a lot of respect for you, don’t jump on the money wagon mate.
You have to realise mate it's my job and I cant do my job without the tackle. Part of my job involves testing products through all their development stages before general release, so as you can imagine this results in me accumulating lots of spares.
Jesus Christ your spare equipment tho mini tackle shope.. even the black bird knew you had a spare rod holdal when it shit on it ha
Don't think getting the top off is a good idear mark not got over the time you were down to your pants retrieving a boat in a previous vid shame on harry for suggesting it love your vids best of look on the next big project
Haha! I've not got over that too lol..
Top off but less showing off with all your free tackle
Technically I wouldn't even call it 'free' tackle - It's more like wages/commission.
Very few people get anything for free in the angling trade. Sponsored tends to mean that you might get to keep some pre-production stuff that you've been testing (if you're lucky) but more likely you're going to buy it from them at production cost, the sponsor sells it to you for what it cost (generally between 1/4 and 1/2 rrp) them rather than the full retail price.
Hi Luke, sorry if it came across like I was showing off.. At the end of the day this is my job, a job I'm very fortunate to have. Part of my job involves testing and developing new tackle and products through various stages before their final release, which means I do have lots of spares.
Good on you mate! It was nice to see your tackle. Nice armory!
Thanks for taking the time to reply mark I love all of your vids think am just jealous keep up the good work
yes take your top off buddy, just to make you uncomfortable. 5-0 so far!!
basically if u can have a lap around a lake u should not call it a lake but a pond..
That makes no sense what so ever.
get ya top off boi i want to see the gainsssssss, rather see pursuit of carpiness first though
Haha! Thanks Kieran :)