What's in the issue

Adventure Awaits. This month’s headline interview sees Mike Holly in reflective—and revealing—form, tackling everything from bait truths and rig myths to sponsorship, changing motivations and the adventures still driving him forward. It’s honest and extremely insightful.

Elsewhere, we continue our deep dive into carp fishing’s past with Carp Fishing Through The Decades: The Noughties. Tim Paisley breaks down the era with revealing stats on the biggest carp of the time—charting the captures, the trends and the moments that helped shape the modern scene. Adam Penning continues his exclusive diary series, revealing how he goes about unlocking the trickiest of lakes. Meanwhile, Luke Stevenson strips things right back with a minimalist approach to spring, proving that less really can be more when it matters. There’s nostalgia too in Tales From Inside The Scene, revisiting life on Horton during the ’90s, while Bait According To… Dave Moore delivers typically sharp thinking—including the one edge he believes still makes all the difference.