#112 - Martin Finan
Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast
Korda Developments Ltd
4.8 • 565 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 119 minutes
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Join us in the studio for an unforgettable episode of the Korda Podcast as we sit down with none other than Martin Finan – a highly respected carp angler with an incredible story to tell. From the iconic banks of Christchurch and Farriers to Pingewood Lagoon, Martin takes us on a deep dive into his epic angling journey. Hear first-hand how he targeted and caught some of the UK's most elusive carp – including the Brute, a jaw-dropping specimen weighing over 50lbs! Whether you're a seasoned carp angler or just starting out, this episode is packed full of insights, inspiration, and technical gems. Martin shares not just the highs and challenges of his angling career, but also the tactics, mindset, and dedication it takes to land such monumental fish.
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| 0:00.0 | One guy actually had his binoculars on the spawn as it was landing. |
| 0:03.6 | So yeah, no one knew what I was doing, but they knew I was doing something different. |
| 0:07.2 | At the time I was told I was the first person to catch three-fifties from one lake. |
| 0:15.5 | The Thinking Tackle Podcast. |
| 0:25.7 | Welcome to The Thinking Tackle podcast. Now Now if you haven't already, please subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Now today we are very privileged to be joined by an angler who, let's say, |
| 0:31.6 | has lived his carp fishing life very much under the radar, Martin Feinan, from the deepest |
| 0:36.6 | southwest, just about Gloucestershire, I think, isn't it? Is that right? |
| 0:39.6 | That's about right, yeah. Yeah, we're joined by Martin, who has an enviable album of Big Carp, including, now we can't really talk about it, but one of the biggest carp you're ever likely to know about, hear about, or see from the UK. but that's as much as we're able to say. |
| 0:54.3 | Martin, thank you so much for joining us. |
| 0:55.5 | I'm making the long track to Essex. |
| 0:57.2 | No, thanks, Rich. hear about or see from the UK but that's as much as we're able to say Martin |
| 0:54.5 | thank you so much for joining us and making the long track to Essex no thanks |
| 0:57.6 | rich and yeah thanks having me much appreciated no not at all not at all we're |
| 1:00.9 | going to talk about I think to start with a little bit about how carp fishing |
| 1:06.7 | progressed for you in a part of the world which has been a bit of a carp desert |
| 1:10.0 | at times yeah you know |
| 1:12.0 | yes there are notable exceptions to this but how do you even get into carp fishing um in the in the southwest |
| 1:17.5 | yeah so i guess yeah one in the clock back too many years now that um not an abundance of |
| 1:24.7 | certainly big carp in the southwest um and as those years progressed yeah things got a |
| 1:29.4 | little bit better you know a place like the water park and that came to the fore those kind of things |
| 1:32.9 | but yeah pretty thin on the ground when it came to sort of big carp fishing but i guess like most people |
| 1:38.9 | my age you sort of started with you know fishing the local medal for bits and bobs and then you |
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