Bigcarpmagazine: 18 books

Lee Jackson Lee was delighted to be chosen for the series and actually took the time to rewrite his whole book so it depicted perfectly his amazing carp fishing career. Starting in the 70’s, Lee fished locally on the famous Kent waters of the day – Dartford, Horton Kirby and Sutton,...

Bruce Ashby was the 'Original' carp super star, although he would have not appreciated the title! His longevity stretching beyond our previous legends Springate, McDonald and Maylin by another decade because it was in the sixties that Bruce began his reign at the very top of his game. No...

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Big Carp magazine, this series of books entitled ‘Big Carp Legends’ will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history over the past two decades. The content of the books in this series will be a mixture of articles from the archives of Big Carp, life...

Craig wrote this book while I was midway through the Big Carp Legends series, and I thought he fitted the bill, so I asked him if he would like to be part of the Legends series or wait for the next series Big Carp Hunters. He thought that title was more suitable, and to be honest I couldn't agree...

Ritchie McDonaldThere is no doubt that Ritchie McDonald is a carp fishing legend. He dominated the headlines in the eighties when he caught the Yateley North Lake Forty (later to be christened Bazil) at a weight two pounds above the official British record held by Richard Walker. By refusing...

Nick is another carp angling phenomena. His carp fishing life is unlike anyone I have ever known and although I have known Nick for almost thirty years I have very rarely fished with him!.... why? , because he doesn't fish my sort of carp water. The concept of sitting on a lake fishing for a...

Rob Maylin To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Big Carp magazine, this series of books entitled ‘Big Carp Legends’ will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history over the past two decades. The content of the books in this series will be a mixture of articles from the archives...

Martin Clarke is one of the most successful carp anglers England has ever known. His outstanding list of specimen fish include over fifty thirty pound plus English carp and seven true English forties.He has fished most of the well known circuit waters and has also been successful in Romania,...

The new big carp hunters series kicks off this autumn with the first in a new series dedicated to a very special group of anglers. Anglers who over the years have quietly gone about their angling with relentless dedication. Not seeking fame or fortune, rarely publicising their catches. Targeting the...

Peter SpringateTo celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Big Carp magazine, this series of books entitled ‘Big Carp Legends’ will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history over the past two decades.The content of the books in this series will be a mixture of articles from the...

One of carp angling’s characters and founder member of the Savay Syndicate – the ‘Looney Rota’ was named so because of him. Sally the carp was named by him when he landed the country’s biggest ever winter caught common, many moons ago, and for a while ‘Sally’ was the world’s best known...

Derrick Rance's name will not be familiar to most of you but throughout the eighties and nineties he caught more big carp than almost any carp angler in the UK. His accolades include a trio of upper forties from Vinnetrow, a huge list of Yateley fish including big ones from the Copse, Match,...

One Last Cast is Rob's long awaited follow up to the 1993 classic 'Bazil's Bush'.The book tracks his angling exploits over the last 16 years and as you'd expect from a Rob Maylin book, there's a mixture of carpy tails, humour and a bit of technical advice.

Dave LaneTo celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Big Carp magazine, this series of books entitled ‘Big Carp Legends’ will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history over the past two decades. The content of the books in this series will be a mixture of articles from the archives...