Craig Runham

Favourite Venue: Theale Lagoon

UK PB: 64lb 

Abroad PB: 62lb 8oz 

Favourite tactic: Small pop ups in the spring and beds of particles in the warmer months.

Favourite bait: Tigers and hemp

Favourite rig: Hinge stiff Rig

Best moment: This is easy. Catching the countries biggest carp from a stalking situation and watching it make the mistake from within a tree top. 

I have been big carp fishing since I was 14 and the fire still burns strongly. My perfect setting is a big wild over grown pit with no other anglers around. The biggest buzz i get is catching unknown big carp that may never have been held before. I have fished every type of venue from heavily stocked to extremely low stock massive inland seas.

Nothing makes me feel more alive than fishing on the end of a big Southerly on a massive pit. I have been lucky enough to catch some of the most sought after carp in the south during my time as a carp angler. I am passionate about carp fishing and to me it is a way of life rather than a hobby.