The Complete Carp Wars

Carp Wars, the ultimate fishing challenge. We've assembled five of the UK's top carp anglers - Jerry Hammond, Ian Russell, Dave Lane, Mark Bryant and Ian Chillcott - plus one rookie - Harry Pratt - and we've pitted them against one another in a series of fifteen head-to-head matches. The top two on the leaderboard after 15 rounds go through to the grand final.

The popular competitive carp fishing show returns for a second season, with 16 new episodes featuring a few familiar faces and a few new ones. Lining up in the race for the Carp Wars 2 title are: Ian Russell, Dave Lane, Lee Morris, Iain Macmillan, Dave Levy and this year's rookie, Steven 'The Preparator' Coe who qualified by winning a special Eliminator episode. The rules are the same, 15  x 24 hour head to head matches with 2 points for a win and 3 special lifelines to help them in their bid to reach the 48 hour final match in France. Narrated by boxing commentator, Steve Bunce, Carp Was 2 is a rollercoaster ride of commitment and emotion, where only the toughest anglers will survive.

A One-off Carp Wars Live Special Edition in which 4 top carp anglers from Series 1 and 2 go head-to-head. This feature-length episode (1hr 45 min) was filmed live on World Fishing Day and not only sees the long awaited return of Harry Pratt, series 1 champion, but also Series 2 runner-up Lee 'Mozza' Morris, Dave Levy and Iain Macmillan. With Harry the man to beat, can one of the others steal his thunder? Created from the live-reports on WFD and unseen footage also shot on the day, this is Carp Wars at its most raw! One hour and 45 minutes of live Carp Wars action - what more could you want!

In this extra length one off special, two titans collide in a winner takes all showdown on Loggies Lake in Kent. Champions of series 1 and 2, Harry Pratt and Ian Russell will need to pull out all the stops to become the Carp Wars Champion of Champions. With Harry getting the better of Ian in series 1, will he have the psycological edge or will Ian's confidence be too high after his masterful performances in Series 2?

Carp Wars returns with a special show to select the next Harry Pratt - four young hopefuls go head-to-head, but there's only one place available in the main series. Join us as amateur anglers Luke Gilvrey, Steven Coe, Cafer Gunay and Mitchell Massey slug it out in an epic 8 hour carp fishing battle.  

Relive the Carp Wars 2016 experience as freelance carp fishing journalist Hassan Khan meets up with Carp Wars 2016 champion Harry Pratt. Harry talks us through his time on the show, from how he ended up taking part to an in-depth analysis of each match up.    

Your prayers have been answered! All through series one we heard the same thing: "We love Carp Wars but wish that there was more of it!" Never ones to disappoint, we have created some extra-special, bonus content that only FishingTV members get to see. Featuring post-match analysis and more!

All good things must come to an end but there's always room for a little more bankside humour from the finalists Ian Russell and Lee Morris.

This one tiny thing is something that Ian picked up from some serious match fishing masters, and he reckons it gives him the tiny edge that can be oh so important. Try it yourself next time you're out fishing!

Lee Mozza Morris talks us through the intricacies of his preferred maggot rig, involving PVA mesh, plastic corn, a couple of hooks of different sizes, and, naturally, a few handfuls of maggots - sounds complex, but there is logic behind it all.

Two of the UK's finest carp anglers... apparently. Why does Ian always insist on taking his trousers down? Very odd, if you ask us!

Who would have thought that the most serious carp anglers in the land were capable of such larks. Check out the outtakes from Carp Wars 2 Episode 11 - Ian Russell vs Dave Levy.

The pressure of a must-win match-up and a chance of a place in the final seems to have sent Iain 'Ting Tong' Macmillan and Lee 'Mozza' Morris loopy even before the starting hooter has gone. Contains foul language, rain dances and even more inexplicable behaviour from two of the UK's finest carpers.

Does anyone else think that the pressure of the competition might be taking its toll on our anglers at this late stage in the competition? That's the only explanation that we can think of for some of this behaviour...

Dave Lane shares his simple 360 rig that he employed in his Carp Wars match against his nemesis Ian Russell in Season 2 of Carp Wars.

Ever the efficient angler, Dave Levy shares a top tip for making your bait go that little bit further and making sure that your hookbait is always the most attractive proposition on your baited area.

Top carp angler and Carp Wars veteran Ian Russell shows you how he likes to set up his corn rig when fishing on relatively weed-free waters - watch the video and give it a try next time you're on the bank.

Top tips from Carp Wars star Ian Russell, who talks us through the rigs and baiting tactics he uses in his match against Dave Lane, on Honeypots Lake, a water known to hold several catfish: how will he avoid getting bites from those slippery customers and land the carp?

Both anglers identified this match as the one they most wanted to win for the whole series, but which of them comes away feeling good about the result - the two giants reflect on one of the more unusual matches.

After yet another gruelling Carp Wars head-to-head has come to an end, Dave 'The General' Levy and Ian Russell let bygones be bygones (perhaps!) and discuss what might have gone differently on another day.

Iain and Lee put the previous twenty-four hours behind them - all the insults, mind-games and dirty tricks - and let bygones be bygones. Or do they? It can be a bit hard to tell whether either of them is sincere in what they say...

Every angler has his or her preferred bait mix, and when it comes to Steven Coe's preferred recipe - The Preparator - the mixture is not just slapped together, but... well... carefully prepared. Steven explains what goes in, and why in this week's Carp Wars Extra.

In this episode of Carp Wars Extra Iain Macmillan and Steven Coe take the weight off after another gruelling round of Carp Wars to mull over the previous 24 hours of fishing at Stanwick Lakes Fisheries. Would either of them have done anything any differently?

This installment of Carp Wars Extra sees the two anglers, Ian Russell and Lee 'Mozza' Morris pick over the previous nailbiting 24 hours. Will Lee ever recover from the ordeal? What did Ian think of the whole thing? Who will get the last word on the subject?

In this Carp Wars Extra Ian Russell shows us the two rigs he's using in his match against Lee Morris, one for the gravelly margins, and one for the softer lake bed when fishing further out.

In an exclusive extra clip from the new Carp Wars 2 series, Iain Macmillan talks us through the finer points of his favourite Ronnie Rig: why he likes it and how he likes to fish it, including some sneaky tips on how to use it most effectively.

Want to fish like the Carp Wars pro anglers? Look know further Iain 'Ting Tong' Macmillan, of The Tuition fame, shares the secrets of setting up a perfect surface rig, another Carp Wars Extra Top-tip!