How I Got Banned from Fishing.. 

I find that a lot private syndicate waters are very hypocritical about the way they're run. I can't speak about the one you talk about in the video, but almost all of the private syndicats local to me are involved in illegal fish theft and transfers, but have strict rules for members to protect their "stolen" speciemen fish. I was even told as a young angler that id be paid for any large pike i could catch from public waters. Its even common knowlage locally that all the big canal carp dissapearing was down to members of private waters taking them. Its a very toxic scene where you're expected to abide by their strict rules, but they can break every rule and law going to aquire their prize stock.

You're gunna get banned from making fishing videos soon if they keep being this good... ;)

Hi Tom, you obviously ruffled a few feathers when you caught that great looking common! There's probably members who have been wanting to catch it for years and it's made them so jealous. I can guarantee if their lake did a UK record the publicity ban would be out of the window.. You should of stuck at it and just fished the place, no work parties or anything. Catch loads of fish to piss them off more then leave! Then publicise everything you caught... Fishing is to be enjoyed, keep at it!!

Jealousy plays a big part in club 'rules', especially when you catch a big fish. It won't be that you broke the publicity rule that they shunned you after being reinstated... it'll just be the fact they didn't like you catching one of the big prizes, and since you told them you were new to fishing, it probably didn't help your case with the others. Onwards and upwards mate. Carl will tell you the same after their big res campaign...its the same story all over.

What an unbelievably disproportionate response! Especially them not replying to your email, and making you feel unwelcome when you wanted to help out. That club is far better off in the rear view mirror for sure 👍🎣 Onwards and upwards!

the hurt in your voice still plays on you, sucks when you are a genuine, nice guy.

Great video mate, I've been carp fishing over 30 years and it still amazes me how many places and anglers get so secretive and arsey about the sport. Keep your head up and enjoy your fishing, your better of away from that "club".

I love the edits & your amazing story telling! Club waters are often run by people with a power trip, they are like a life guard at a quiet pool praying for something to happen so they can eventually use their "training/ authority"

Great story. We all get there from different paths. A beautiful 42 lb. Carp. Well this has taken an unexpected turn. Thank goodness you were able to overcome the slighting that you received, Keep Fishing and tight lines,

I feel for you Tom. Carp fishing is much more than fishing. It’s many things, including escapism, finding peace, and occasionally catching one! I’ve learnt that there are some crazy rules on syndicates, and have experienced similar things to the no publicity ruling. Great video. Your camera and editing skills are superb. My UK pb is 42lb also 😊

A true heart-on-sleeve video. Huge respect and very much looking forward to seeing as you say "the best to come".

Great video. FroM a long-time angler, don’t let them grind you down. You go for your enjoyment and benefit, not others’. I’m glad you have found your fishing mojo again. Enjoy your fishing and keep posting these videos…you have something good to offer!

Mega watch mate really enjoyed it, love the way in which you can tell a story and the way in which your videos flow. Some things don't always seem right but everything happens for a reason and now your on to bigger and better things. Big ups 🔥

fishings new to me, only a recent youtube rabbit hole. sounds fascinating, never knew there was so much to it. you seem like a really genuine person I'm glad your back fishing, hope you've managed to leave this saga behind you mentally i could tell the pain in your voice.

Another outstanding video Tom. Was a joy watching it, and I have no doubt you will do great on the new water. Such a stark difference in what carp fishing is in North America, and how we perhaps take for granted the great fishery we have. Thanks for everything you do, your videos are an inspiration to me and transport me into another world, and can't wait for your adventures to come.

quality vid, keep running with this traction this video has made, looking forward to seeing what you produce in the future!

I love when Carl and Tom post on the same day it fills me with joy especially after a day of fishing

Thanks for sharing this story Tom, I'm glad by getting the video out it's put the harsh actions and story to bed... You're a fantastic angler and all the work you do is appreciated by all your subscribers. Keep up the good work dude! 👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you for sharing your, beautifully told story. I am gutted for you that you were treated in such a manor and I'm aslo delighted to see you not being ashamed to say you cried, its completely understandable given the time, effort and love you put into it. Thanks again for a cracking video.

Really loved the video! Great story line and title! Keep bringing over your passion for angling and humor in your vids!

Great video as always Tom. Really sorry to hear that happened to you. It's absolutely ridiculous. I'm a member of two clubs in Sussex and I have to be honest, I'm always a bit nervous about some of the rules!

An amazing story mate. I learned a new thing today. I am into carp fishing, but I did not even know that a publicity ban exits. :) Thank you and all the best!

A really nice watch, what a fast paced journey you’re on! Well done 👍🎣

It’s amazing what you managed to do with old vertical (I presume phone) footage! Love the edits with the cute text bits appearing all over. So much personality, keep it up!

pure jelousy of the good angling, you put the effort in and brought out the haters!! sod em keep on doing what you do and enjoy it!!

Wow. Brilliant video mate. It popped up as a random suggestion and I’m glad I watched it!

Glad to hear your sicking at it and hopefully the club get to see this video and how they made you feel.

What a brilliantly put together vlog. I too experienced carping after locodown. And i too had my fair share of bailiff isdues due to rooky mistakes. But now all is ok. This vlog jas seriously opened my eyes to be more weary of the clubs rules. Thank you soo much for this share. Tight lines bent rods and wet nets brother

Nice story Tom, cheers for sharing, a good warning to make sure we all read our club rules 👍🏻

Hey man, i'm a Belgian citizen that used to fish carps in my childhood from my 14 to like 20's and then i suddently lost that passion for personnal reasons. You'r video is amazin, it made so much good memories come back for me and even made me want to go the the fishing shop and try to get back in. You are an amazing fisher and i hope you will continue fishing. My english is not so good so i didn't understand the exact reason why they blamed you, but we can feel how of a nice and passionate person you are. Thanks for this video

great watch! Feel sorry for you about the ban i was like bless him however could you do a separate video about your bait making i would be interested in that!

Aye keep your head up!! There’s always a beautiful body of water somewhere waiting!!! Great video!!!

The production quality dude! Mega!! Top bloody notch. Love watching your videos mate. Keep them coming.

I have instantly subscribed mate your story telling / editing is brilliant

Easy come easy go,,this is what syndicates are all about I just do day tickets cause I don't want the hassle,,your doing well bro glad you've made a channel I have definitely subscribed keep up the good work ❤

Such a shame you had such a bad experience mate. Can’t believe people manage to take the fun out such a special moment, you are definitely better off away from that kind of environment. On to bigger and better things. Tight lines 👍

Great video Tom. Although im not a freshwater angler anymore im glad you still go fishing.

what a great story and amazing progress in such a small space of time with the boat fishing and fishing harder club waters , keep enjoying you're fishing and look forward to more videos 😎👌

Great vid mate 👍🏻 it's hard not to take it to heart, glad you kept it going though 👏👏

Keep up the hard work man love the videos. And hope to see u in Bodles again 👍

So sorry to hear that mate for someone who not fished before and was just excited about it a little chat saying not allowed to post was enough but basically they all seen it and no doubt moaned how they haven’t caught in years a fish like that and got jealous a lad catching a big fish would make them look small in there eyes especially as you not fished. A lot before. I felt your story mate and look forward to future videos mate where you can post your catches tight lines buddy 🎣🎣

Think most of the older carpers have forgotten these experiences throughout the decades…always been a clicky sport..it taught me an my brother to keep quiet about our captures until off the lake…bigger the carp the more arsey the club and anglers can be…on the plus side always another lake to enjoy 🎣👍

Impressive video and I felt your pain. Glad it came good in the end :)

All I'm going to say is, I'm glad you are still fishing lad as it's one of my 2 getaway from life hacks, carp fishing can be very clicky just keep your head up and catch more carp ❤🎏

Fantastic video buddy. Thanks 👍🏻

Another mega video Tom. Production value is immense but on top of that the story is heart breaking and I felt right there with you. God it's one of the few things I really detest about fishing that is the clique-ness at some places. I really wish people would leave their egos at home. Having read through some of the other comments it's quite shocking apparently just how much illegal fish moving is still going on these days too 😞

Another cracking video. Fishing’s a life of adventures 🎣

Great video, great angler… you are better off out of any toxic syndicate scenario. Keep doing these videos and being brave in showing your passion and emotion. 👍

This was an incredibly well told story with heart put into. Thanks for sharing with us and man what a beaut of a common

Keep your head held high mate things happen for a reason… one of the best videos I’ve watched for a while

good video bro, glad you have a new lake gl

I really like this video! Truly honest and you can see the emotions 👌💪🙌

Really enjoyed that mate, green eyed monster is certainly the issue here mate. That common was beautiful too! cracking vid 👌🎣

Hi mate just come across this video really enjoyed it. Nightmare on getting band glad you’re keeping the fishing up tho

This is why I love America. We aren't told where and when we can fish. Most of our waters are open to the public, you can fish anywhere you want any time you want.

You hadn't caught on to the paranoia that carp anglers have yet. That was the problem, bro. Lovely video, and that common from the club lake was awesome. I've subscribed. Good for you, Tom. Kudos. Pete 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Awesome Video mate 🎣🐟

just been stoped from fishing from my small van on a club lake i loved and fished for years im disabled mobility hurts me im gutted i know how u felt buddy .

Great video, loads to learn from this, especially when one reads the comments, subscribed :)

yeah ... the best is yet to come mate. cheers and don't let some guys making you feel bad ...

An excellent all round honest production - well done. I know & have fished with Hugh - top, kind man with a big heart. Been banned myself in my early years for merely visiting a water in the closed season of 1990 - similar to yourself I immersed myself, started catching & the next season was going to be a blinder. The olde style committee black balled me without much sympathy for a simple young anglers keenness mistake. Totally over the top but they would not be budged. There was a bit of green eye envy of what a fresh approach could & did do. Thing is & has reaffirmed numerous times these usually work out for the better. The following year I found a stretch on the River Nene that no one fished - had the place to myself & the results far exceeded anything gone before & as far as a uk river, probably wont happen for me again. Later on I managed a lake in France, fishing spectacular waters that far, far eclipse those days. I will have fond memories of that lake as that's where I learned to fish & catch for myself by myself - so always look back fondly with a mixture of emotions. But it was a stepping stone to something greater... So yes it's a set back, certainly raw for a good time after. You've spreading your wings & from my perspective you've got huge potential; from a 50+ year old, I envy the stage in life your at, especially your obvious talents being part of a great family too. I will watch out for your future ventures with keen interest. The take away is to follow rules to the letter or choose your stealthier moments wisely... 🎉😊🎉

Man being able to have footage of ur first catches is such a phenomenal experience. You should truly consider relocating countries if fishing is such a passion for you. I know that seems extreme but here in Canada the idea of a club taking ownership of public waters is absurd. I’d love to have a fisherman as passionate as you living around me and fishing my waters with me! There are also a few European countries that are better for fisherman like Iceland. Not mention ur passion for carp will soon grow into a passion for every species out there and other countries have lots more opportunities for fisherman that way. Amazing video man you earned yourself a subscriber!

Awesome Film!!! In your Position, i would have cried until present day! So dont worry- keep it up!

To quality video Tom, good luck to you 👌🏼

extremely well-made video bro, well done on a superb capture! what a story

I was a member of my local syndicate lake for a couple of years and it was made very clear that there was a no publicity rule and any transgression meant instant ejection. To be honest, I like that rule. I go fishing to escape the world, clear my head and find solitude for a few precious hours. Each to their own though. I enjoyed your video 👍

Great story m8, and you're video touch me, I'm also a very keen fisherman😊. Keep wetting a line. Everytime you go out its a new adventure👍

Great to see an honest you tube fishing person m8 keep your chin up bro it's there loss buddy 👍👍👍👍👍👍

What a great video , chin up mate a lot of carp waters have publicity bans , trouble is people want to keep there lakes a secret because in the last 10 years carp fishing has just gone through the roof ,just put it behind you ,good luck with your chanel and all the best 👍

You are heading to 1 mil subs if you keep producing such beautifully made videos. 👍👍

First off some amazing catches... I love the afford you put in to learn on yr own and boy did pay off. As a Canadian who only has wild Carp here. its so odd watching about these pay lakes. You should come to Canada mate and fishing our wild Carp. I would be happy to take you to some hot spots, some of the best Carpin in Canada is right here where I live in Ontario. Keep up the content coming, I'll be watching.

Head high bro keep fishing 🤍💪🏾

Superb, subbed. Very impressive all round!!

Brilliant...really enjoyed watching

Wow I’ve always fished but not particularly into carp fishing but what a great video and story, fishing can be a bit cruel sometimes but hope you have many more adventures, I never comment but had to on this occasion all the best for the future

Feeling with you! Had a similar story when I was way younger ... as so many comments already said: Jealousy is a big thing among anglers :(

Great video , something similar happened to me ( not ban ) but the negativity because I was catching was unreal absolutely loved the lake , but constantly being stopped and checked , watched , folk nice to your face then back stabbing eventually damaged the engery I had for the place left me not fishing for 8 months even thow there was still a few fish I really wanted in my album , now moved on to a new syndicate that starts next month so fresh start you have to let go and move on , well done with the video it will definitely correspond with a lot of anglers.

Very good video, nice build up. But so sad at the end, really feel bad for you. Hope you can get your motivation back and starts fishing in a other lake.

In America, I have not heard of such clubs with impossible standards for what we consider trash fish. I have found that local anglers believe RU-vid fishing in a lake that is 6 miles wide and 100 miles long is potentially harmful to their “honey holes.” Those local fishermen don’t appreciate good fishing films and wouldn’t like any revealing footage of locations or people who enjoy sharing their experience. Even with that mentality, they are perfectly happy with having a $150k prize and 300 boat walleye tournaments and kill tournaments taking two tons of fish out of the lake in two days for the sake of local revenue every year. If you ever feel like you want to fish some of the best lakes without club rules in America, you are more than welcome here. I love your style and my fishing guide best friend is gluten free, too! ;)

Great video Tom. Fishing syndicates huh?

Sour grapes my friend its ripe in carp fishing unfortunately, but sounds like you have got on a good place now. I am lucky to be on an incredibly friendly syndicate. Great story and keep going!

Great video Tom ,some clubs are just clicky and like someone else said jealous people .Keep them rods out and tightines for the future 👍🎣

Brother amazing film really enjoyed it great the way you got into fishing you learnt in a perfect way.lots of lakes have publicly bans sure you understand why but they could of used a bit of discretion not fair at all.

The carp fishing scene has transformed into cultist-esque levels here in Germany too. No publicity rules, secrecy and a long wait for memberships in order to fish at lakes are part of the scene. I imagine it's even worse in England, basically the birthplace of modern carp fishing. Grab some gear, get yourself the French Carte de Peche or the Dutch Vispas and go there, have fun and share your experiences 🔥

PS: There are absolute tons of other laces you can fish. Ocean fishing is one of the best and free things you could do.

Wow, can't believe they'd do that to you, being shunned like that is just plain nasty. Know names but I've experienced similar things at what was my favourite Club (until that day) involving a young family, no grace given at all. Very well put together video my friend and let the love affair continue for years to come..😊👍 It's the River Thames for me, can't get it out of my head..😊🎣🎣 Bring on the 16th 🤜💥🤛

Its a shame situations like these and people involved from your club can ruin your place of happiness, im amazed of how you still talk nicely about them, i for sure wouldnt, great video, hope you make some good memories on the new lake

This is really sad to hear man , some times the bigger ones are just better to just keep quiet and know and just plan forth from there I’ve done it with a few and just showed family and friends 🙏

sorry to hear mate, dont give up on fishing and find elsewhere to fish!

Great vid tom 👍 👌 👏

Glad your sorted now Tom .... Carp Fishing secret society mate,,they were outraged that you had some of the lakes biggest residents,,I know the feeling Tom, been there and also got the tea shirt,and the sweatshirt as well,, tight lines to you mate ,and plenty of big carp still to come mate,,,,just enjoy all your trips,weather you blank as we all do sometimes or have a red letter day good luck Tom

When I started carp angling, 35 years ago, there was still a lot of stuff to find out and gear to make or improve yourself. These days you can find every technique on youtube, buy everything ready made to go and catch huge fish. Some people - not even an anglers at the time - start with 40+lb fish... It's just stupid. But none the less a nicely shot and passion filled video 👍.

Thank-you for your video. Very Interesting . Tight lines

Sorry to hear that Tom. I guess that was a learning curve, but it sucks. Sounds like you are better off without them. I find carp anglers very finiky and to be honest a little strange hahaha. I stick to my bass fishing. you can't beat it on the lures. The fight is incredible and where i live (not far from you i think) its just bliss. If you ever want to try it in the summer i would love to get you hooked on it :) Keep up the great videos. They are a joy to watch.

Sounds like a lucky escape! Similar thing happened to me when I was about 15 and had to go and face a load of stuffy men at a kangaroo court. That was the time syndicates started to take hold and everything became completely controlled. My fishing has changed and is centred around my family and it’s never been so good 👍👍

I know u said u dont blame the club but i do thats absolutely ridiculous im new to fishing myself and have been doing most of my fishing in the canal or a farmers lake near me if that happened to me id be furious 1 of the best parts about fishing is sharing pictures with friends surely they should be encouraging new angler's not ruining there fishing experience i think this really does show off the toxic side of fishing and definitely discorges me to try and club lakes near me but i do really appreciate u making this video as i wasnt aware how bad it could be

Great vid 🙌 subbed

Well done for putting this content on line young man. The only thing you did wrong was catch a big one!!

Hi mate, I sea fish an not all the people you meet are great, but they is some great people as well. Never give up.. 👍💪🔥🇬🇧

Great video as always Tom. I hear most clubs are strict on rules, and i suppose there for a reason. However, everything about your video suggests it was a bigger element of jealousy that led to the ban. Both the Belgium fish and the one that got you banned were unbelievable 😍 Live and learn mate, but I'd take the ban to have landed them 🤣