Monster Carp returns to ITV4 with bumper rankings

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MONSTER Carp has returned to ITV4 with bumper rankings for its seventh sequence.

Nearly 250,000 viewers tuned into the second episode of the hit angling present.

Angling numbers are booming because the UK rekindles its love of fishing within the wake of the pandemic.

Multiple million licences had been issued final yr as figures proceed to rise as Brits received hooked on the game following lockdowns.

Main angler Neil Spooner predicts figures will rise even larger throughout the summer season and believes the wave of curiosity will assist the nation’s psychological well being.

“Numbers had been dwindling for years however angling is having fun with a resurgence and it’s the youthful technology which can be coming into it now,” he says. “The wonder is that it’s low-cost to get began with a rod, reel and a few basix sort out and the pure excessive you get from being out in nature is uplifting.”

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Spooner and fellow angler Tom Dove now have their very own hit prime-time TV present referred to as Monster Carp that follows their escapades as they observe throughout Europe in pursuit of big carp that may weigh greater than 100lbs.

The pair, each skilled carp fisherman, function in a enjoyable ‘Tour of the World’ battling the weather at a sequence of lakes to land the largest carp.

“It’s extra in regards to the enjoyable now we have, the folks we meet and the way we get on than something technical,” provides Monster Carp presenter Spooner, 40, who has been fishing since he was ten-years-old. “We wish it to attraction to a broader viewers than simply anglers.”

His Monster Carp co- presenter Dove, 33, a former British Junior Champion, provides: “We wish to present and share our ardour for outside sports activities particularly after how tough it has been for everyone throughout COVID.

“It’s about being outdoors and having fun with the recent air and listening to the birds sing quite than being glued to a display or scrolling by way of social media.

“There may be a variety of stress round and fishing alleviates that fully. The game is nice and addictive however you may get a lot out of it by simply being out in nature.”

Anglers Neil Spooner and Tom Dove are seen travelling throughout Europe within the model new sequence as they try and snare big carp, some which may weigh greater than 100lbs.

“Fishing has been an enormous winner from the pandemic as a result of it was one of many first sports activities folks might do,” provides Dove. “Participation has grown massively over the past couple of years with numerous folks attempting it for the primary time.

The sequence’ reputation isn’t a surprise after angling numbers boomed within the wake of the pandemic.

Final yr a couple of million fishing licences had been issued and Neil believes that these numbers will solely improve.

Spooner, from Colchester, Essex, provides: “You will get began with a rod that prices £14.99 and a handful of maggots so it’s not that costly. Know-how is all the time going to be there for children however the extra kids can do outdoors the higher, and fishing is a enjoyable factor to do.”

Fishing licences value from £6 per day to £82 a yr relying on what sort of fish you angle for.