Mike Spug Redfern carping mad5!
Carping Mad! Books explained.
(Links to read the first book online below)
​​In a world that has seemingly gone mad with all this politically correct bollocks and people that identify as lampshades etc, we give you the Carping Mad! books.
The Carping Mad! books are the most unique books (based around carp fishing) that you can buy, please, let me explain!
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They are a unique combination of some of the finest carp in the land and some of the most bat-shit crazy stories (all true) you'll ever read in any book, let alone a book which is fundamentally a carp fishing book, all written in a way to make you laugh.
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For some reason, everything seems to happen to me. The good, the bad and the indifferent! A lot of stuff has happened over the years and people kept saying, "you've got to write this stuff down" so I did! Before I tell you some of those things here's some of the great fish that have come my way, including Two Tone, which at the time of capture was the second biggest carp ever landed in England. The books also include a successful campaign on Frimley Pit3 (Big Fully pictured below). There are 6 Norfolk 40's and a total of 100 UK thirties across a variety of waters, but that's only half the story.
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So, we have enough carp for the books to be classed as carp fishing books, but what about the other stuff? Well across the three books all sorts of things have happened! A car crash where I ended up being cut out of the car and ultimately got my butt fingered by a doctor. The drug dealer who was murdered behind us at Walthamstow reservoir. Setting fire to Chillham Mill (yep the actual lake!) Plenty of dating disasters! The BBQ incident where someone fell onto the hot ashes and needed 7 weeks in hospital after. A near drowning incident and (some say) The greatest ever wind up in Carp fishing where I announced my engagement to Ruth Lockwood (of Yateley angling fame) in Carpworld. The list is almost endless of funny tales. However, the books also have some dark moments and the odd sad tale that has happened along the way. They are a story of lifes' ups and downs and are the tale of just an average working man who never gave up on his dreams, no matter what shit came his way. So by no stretch of the imagination are they just another carp fishing book.
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The books also follow my passion for travelling and the worlds greatest band, Iron Maiden! So, we have tales from all over America, Europe and Asia. Luckily, somewhere along the way, I ended up having some fishing trips with Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden. People often ask me how it came about that we met and started going fishing together, Well HERE'S the story on the Mainline baits website. There's also a trip to France with Eastenders star Scott Maslen AKA Jack Brannen and finally we catch plenty of other species too including a 300lb UK caught Tuna, a 150lb UK caught Sturgeon, double figure barbel, 350lb Arapaima, 120lb Siamese carp, so again, more than just books on carp fishing.
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Finally, all the books are 350 pages or more and offer great value for money as I've held the price as low as possible as they never were designed to make money, just to make people have a laugh. You need to read them, to believe them!
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The first book is sold out and is now collectable. We've even seen them go for over £75 on Ebay.​
The first book, "Carping Mad!" has been sold out for a long time. There's some classic stuff in there including my Conningbrook and Frimley campaigns (full video of the Conningbrook story is available on the HOME page)
However the first book is available online! There is a Kindle version on Amazon, which (if you have "prime") can be downloaded for free. Click HERE to find out more, you can even read the reviews!
The book is also available for free through online magazine "Talking carp" In some ways it's better than Amazon because you get too see all the pictures in the book, which you don't on the Kindle version. Click HERE to go to to chapter 1 in issue number 27
The second book, "Carping Mad3!" has just about sold out too now there is literally only a few copies left. They can be bought through Ebay HERE We are currently doing a deal for Carping Mad3 and Carping Mad5 for just £40 plus postage, details of that are on the HOME page.
