Joe Wright - Nash Off The Hook Podcast - S2 Episode 147

Send us Fan MailThis week welcomes "Mr Carpology Magazine" a man who along with his partner Rob Bell has shaped modern day carp fishing media and left a huge stamp on it, its none other then Joe Wright.Joe talks about his angling background and his astonishing early childhood dream to own, edit and publish a fishing magazine. He talks about his significant early angling adventures on Waverney Valley Lakes before he started working with Tim Paisley at Angling Publications where turning his dream into a reality started.At Angling Publications Joe was lucky enough to go out on features with the creme de la creme of carp fishing including Rod Hutchinson, Terry Hearn and Nigel Sharp, he recall loads of stories and incidents during his time in these early years.From there Joe talks about Carpology, how it started and what has lead to him being editor for 20 years. He is open about his struggles over the years as well as the future of the magazine having sold it recently. There's no doubt the magazine and its adoption of digital media future proofed the magazine and made it successful to this very day.This is a story of single minded persistence, passion and unbelievable talent. Carpology is an institution and is a back bone of the modern carp fishing media.