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

In reply to Post #1
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

In reply to Post #2
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?

In reply to Post #5
Nope, nope, and nope, but I've had a poo down a rabbit hole, does that count?

In reply to Post #6
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?

In reply to Post #8
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

In reply to Post #1
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