I worked 6 months for the biggest fish farmer in northern France. We generally netted 2 lakes a day separating carp from the Cats, Zander, Pike, silver a nuisance fish back at the fishery upon arrival, then carrying them in crates into 9 small retaining pond for later sale. Sometimes they would go same day into one of the fisheries own lakes. Up at 7, done by 2pm. It was exhausting. Proper mud walking waist deep running the nets, ferrying fish up uneven Ricky banks to the waiting tanks. Each day I would slip and fall onto my knees, sometimes I would get stuck in mud and wait to be popped out. You could carry 2 x15kg carp a time in bin plastic bins for hours. Finishing covered in mud, that cold you couldn't feel your feet or hands. So take this work and multiply it by 2. At first there was interest, then it became a drudge, then hell to be honest. Most people commandeered to do it once, after wising up they don't want to volunteer again. It is the hardest, coldest, most uncomfortable work there is, bar none. Hats off to those who do it for a living. There's a technique to mud walking I never mastered and the loose easy on anglers fishing waders are useless for mud work. You need a wet suit or at least tight fitting neoprene waders. Never again. Respect!

15 years ago, I both 10 karps from 10kg each to my small lake of 800M5 , and 3 months later the where getted smaler they where about 6 kg annymore.a piece. The food the dealer is giving is verry proteine rich. so they grow like crazy. So if you want them to keep so big, you have to feed them every dag extra food. And only then they will grow bigger and bigger.. Th belgium record is now 37 kilo for 1 carp. my personel record is 16 kilo . And this was a verry nice mirror;. This vid was verry enjoyable, thank you

Great video a few laughs and carp what could be better

Always love watching your videos, insightful, enjoyable and honest.

Cracking video.

i know they know what they're doing but after being taught to be very mindful of how you handle carp my heart kinda sank seeing them more or less chuck the carp into the sling like that XD. Great video btw, amazing to see the behind the scenes of fish farming

great stuff, what mega fish ... brings back memory's when we could sleep in the polly tunnel at Horton Church lake (back in the day) when Viv used to live there and breed fish ... great film!!

Kid in a sweet shop comes to mind , what a great video chaps 👌🏻😊

What an awesome slice of life. Thanks for sharing with us

Brilliant as always

That is a wonderful video and has a real happy feeling about it.Those fish are absolutely immaculate.

Great video and a great insight in to what goes on behind the scenes would love to do something like this and pick my own fish for a fishery but need a fishery first lol thanks guys for this one

Great video gents, onwards and upwards for a bright future 👏👌

🎣briefly met the legend that is Simon Scott at Tees Valley Lakes a couple weeks ago. Seeing some beauts going into the new Yarm Lakes. Its great to see all this work 😁

Sleeping with all the waders 😂 at least you could drop one 💨 unnoticed

Lovely looking 🐟

Awesome video guys! There is always something so magical about releasing fish into their new home. Love it!

Really enjoyed that!

Great stuff guys! I have fond memories of my sparsholt days where Viv, Simon and Sue were my lecturers :) Great future for those carp thats for sure!

Nice , love it !!

Great vid again, Mike. I helped with some nettings the last few years and it’s proper graft, yet thoroughly enjoyable! 👍🏽🔥⚙️

some of them mirrors where just stunning

Great video, I used to love helping my brother netting lakes when he had MKF in kent, not knowing what was in the net, as you said though it is bloody hard work

To actually see one of the carp in harvest to then see it go into the old Potomac aka gunsbury park bpmas lakes was amazing

Not a carp guy myself, but loved this vid. Like most anglers, I’d love my own fishery 1 day.

Great video, big fan here! But am I the only one who is missing sound (for example when Mark talks about his plan to net them all in one go: no voice)?

Brilliant guys, and a fantastic insight into Mark’s stocking policy. Some stunning carp and I’m certainly hoping a few of them grace my net in the coming months 👍🏻🙏🏻🎣🐳 Ps Did all 20 go in BW or did some go next door ?

I wish someone who help out the old boy who owns the lake I go to he dug it all out in the 60s he is in his late 80s its amazing place in Lincolnshire

I used a translator so it may not be accurate. The carp shown in this video is a different size from the Korean variety. Is there a difference in the breeding period? In Korea, they are raised for two years.

Called on a couple of times to help in netting, big buzz to start, then 30’s become the norm then you realise that it is f*kin hard work & you finish off with a sore back!!

Didn’t like how the fella was just chucking them in the slings about 3mins 40secs!

330 the way he dropped it in the sling mad

ARE YOU GUYS STOCKING COATES WATER?

Why vs fish and not Simmo or leaney? Any reason?

Does this not stress the fish out netting them

Guys you need to sort the sound out on your Baitworks videos! Its splitting the narrator and the sound between left and right speakers, and throughout the video switches them back and forth. Its infuriating, which is a shame as I do enjoy your subject matter in your films.

Is illegal to breed Carp in Australia,, is an illegal offence to do so. So even though this is in another country why do you breed them?