Just watching the latest Cypography and theres a shot of a chap's rod setup that must be as Carpy as you can get, I mean I've seen rod setups with folded handles before but this must be the ultimate. I know I would get in a right 2 and 8 if I had my rods like this

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Hmmm it's definitely some way to being carpy. However from this picture we can't see if he is wearing a chunky knit, has a small dog with him or a very stained tea spoon.

Without this crucial evidence we I will have to reserve judgement

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I can tell you from watching it, yes, he ticks nearly all of those boxes but just lets himself down by the distinct lack of Dog, though maybe the beard makes up for it



must try harder

Now I'm not a carp angler but ,I do catch a lot of carp by mistake and I have a small dog with me, does this make me a carp angler? ...awaiting to be destroyed!!!

In reply to Post #4
Is any of the clothing you wear chunky knit?

Do you have any of those hipster earing things that open your lughole up large enough to pass a decent sized marker pen through it?

Have you ever washed your tea cup in lake water?

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Nope, nope, and nope, but I've had a poo down a rabbit hole, does that count?

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That's ultra Carpy. If you'd put it on social media then you'd already bet stratospherically famous.

In reply to Post #7
Should have added. Do you carry your gear on the tube/bus/taxi/push it on a barrow up Walthamstow high street ?

Do you only photograph yourself at night fishing urban environments?

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Nope, I live in the ****ree, but I do admit to having fibreglass rods, it's my downfall I'm afraid..

I've got big hands and wouldn't be able to get to the middle rod. It's not carpy, it very, very posy.

Mugs posting pics eating their food on bucket lids ala Scott Lloyd pathetic

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No snag ears tut tut

As the rods are in two inches of water you'd need to wear Vass waders in your sleeping bag and ensure that one of the braces was off your shoulder for the “in the water in waders” pic.

Added kudos for your chunky knit jumper cuffs to be in the water or even better just dipped in so the water trickles back off them into the water.

Wrong alarms, nevs would get the rods closer and slack lining without bobbins so a clued up wiley old carp will have wrapped him around a snag and thrown the hook before noddy got any indication.

In reply to Post #13
See here's a man who understands the finer points of carpyness.

If you could combine all those elements with a shot of a Kelly kettle then you'd be in carpy nirvana

In reply to Post #14
I'm ashamed to admit I'd not even considered the bobbins. Surely there should be a stone on the spool or homemade monkey climbers.

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It's got bobbins by the looks of the angles the line runs at,they are probably in the water

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Laying on the lake bed, how much slack before they move and put enough pressure for the roller to move?

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Good spot on bobbins 😀 but does he wear his man/stash bag in the supermarket on the way to the lake 😀

Still waiting for a toilet roll pyramid picture next to the teabag mountain 🙀

In reply to Post #18
You just said he didn't have any and he has so he's not a total noddy

In reply to Post #20
All three rods that close together I would beg to differ but I'm not a crp hipster.

In reply to Post #21
You're missing out. Haven't you got any piercings? Please for the love of god tell me you've got at least one tribal tattoo.

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No piercings, no tattoos so not carpy even though I've fished for them for near on fifty years but been riding bikes for near on the same but no tatts so not really a biker either.

In reply to Post #23
Double noddy

Carp fishing is rapidly morphing into celebrity love island ffs 😂

In reply to Post #24
Definitely but noddy rode his bike unlike the modern breed the go to the local meet via the straightest route and sit there all day talking bullshine about how powerful and fast their bike is.

In reply to Post #26
Oh no not another hobby that does not live up to the good old days

Unless it's absolutely essential(I'd need a very good explanation as to why it's essential). Then it's just a posers paradise or more likely a fools paradise. Certainly not something i would ever do. My rods and set up were being insulted 40 years ago and i still don't care.

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I'd love to see a vicious take on that and the whole lot go in the drink , 'carpy' ? No , stupid ..Yes

In reply to Post #28
I remember fishing a big pit (sounds carpy already doesn't it) about 20 years ago before it hit the press....I think the phrase now is ‘off the radar'.

Anyway nobody was carping this place, despite the monster myths.

Only one guy even seemed to fish there and he was there a LOT. He had a shocking set up....single sticks and clearly pike fishing, judging by his drop-off indicators and reams of forceps.

You know where this is going don't you. Mr Piker was a carper. A very successful one who became a mate. The awful set up was just one of his fantastic blinds.

In reply to Post #30
Your cannot be carpy without beard, beanie hat, carp dog, manky spoon etched kettle, carpy tattoos, drinking hot drink whilst clutching it with both hands, and calling other anglers fella these are rules.

In reply to Post #31
And eating your dinner off of a bucket lid, only fishing urban venues, making sure all your photos of said urban venues are all long exposure night shots and you absolutely must either arrive at your venue on public transport and make a big deal of it, or have a fully tricked up VW T5 transporter as your fishing wagon. If at all possible, try to have matching T5s with your mates for ultracult status. I did say cult.

In reply to Post #32
That's exactly why I got a T6 and take a plate

In reply to Post #31
Nutshell moment.

In reply to Post #33
It's a slippery slope Rob, a slippery slope.

In reply to Post #30
That's the way! Love it.

Hi All,

I had no idea what you were all on about with all this "carpy" stuff. The pic looks like an accident waiting to happen.
But I did look up "carpy" on the urban dictionary, no mention of beards, tattoos or chunky underpants.
But the description is interesting....
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=Carpy&=true

Best

Jon

In reply to Post #30
That's brilliant

Go carp fishing-carpy. Catch carp-carpy. Hands and gear smell of carp-carpy. Dried slime on sweater-carpy. Everything else is just an anagram of carpy with an extra p.

In reply to Post #39
My car is a Ford focus and I can't grow a very good beard. I think it's time to pack in carp fishing for me.

I don't have any social media accounts, so it really is game over.

In reply to Post #40
No no no. You just need to go perch fishing. It's the new carp

In reply to Post #40
If you don't listen to drum and bass on way to lake its game over you might as well turn back and forget it.

My personal hate is the khaki man bag, you're wearing cargo/combat trousers with numerous pockets how much do you need about your person.

When i get to lake keys, wallet, change all go in the same place and I even throw my mobile on my bed, and step a couple of yards away from it. I know totally out there but "STEP AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA and OUTSIDE WORLD!"

I don't do drugs and I don't drink alcohol whilst fishing - can I still be carpy?

In reply to Post #43
Of course! You can be ultra carpy by drinking more tea than your bladder can possibly handle and proudly displaying a pyramid of used tea-bags

In reply to Post #44
And becoming Caffeine intolerant that's very Carpy

In reply to Post #43
That's the new carpy mate it's known as Straight Edge.

I'm sure they do a sticker with it on.

In reply to Post #1
Mark Pitchers - he's Carpy...

In reply to Post #47
Posting picture on Instagram of retainer sling floating in margin with word nailed next to it that's carpy.

In reply to Post #47

porn hub, Merino wool sock that'll stand up on its own and gear.. sweet Mary Jane... ganja man
#carpy

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The best, therefore probably most carpy anglers I've met over the years tended to have really shabby tackle and motors. Go back 30 years and they had it all, long unkempt hair, shaggy beard, roll up hanging out the corner of the mouth, beanie hat that never left their loaf, escort van with one hub cap missing, rolling baits on the bank. They were carpy before carpy was a thing - the true pioneers of carpiness.

In reply to Post #52
Essentially Pete Springate

In reply to Post #44
Thats me,I even pile the used Roche's on top too.I

In reply to Post #54
Ferrero Roche's?

That's posh

Growing face pubes getting a full sleeve of tattoos regardless of how ridiculous they look,Wearing a wooly jumper and having a blog talking absolute rubbish will catch you more carp.

Fact !!!

😉

They are tryIng to be “carpy” because they missed in in the 80's most of them are either millennials or sub 30.

In reply to Post #56
Do not offend the old gods of the ancient magic. I have hand knitted wooly jumpers older than most carp anglers. They are above the mutterings and moans of mere mortals. It takes 20 years to mature a fishing sweater. As one young believer said "cor, it smells of grandad". Tread very carefully.

In reply to Post #58
Haha so true

Very true. Maddocks army jumper and the likes exempt.

I have a stalker fleece jacket from the early nineties hanging somewhere

Still have an original pukka rags hoody.

No brand names please, thin end of the wedge. Enjoy wearing them though.

I am 43 with a beard and no tattoos.. is that ok?

EDIT... I do drive a VAG stable car mind...