I have to say you bring the game to the next level. There are many channels around but yours stands out in a magnificent way. The respect and thoughtfulness is a great part to your approach to fishing and the fact that you share and spread this information is also fantastic. Great job Billy, i cant wait to finish watching all you videos and waiting for that Co.Cork episode :D. All the best, see you on the beach!
Another informative video. Definitely will be using this method. Much more humane, and if the fish tastes better it’s “win win”. Congratulations on being brave enough to show this on your channel. All the others I’ve seen shy away from this emotive side of fishing. Thanks, Keep them coming
Every one is afraid of losing views or sub's, it's a fishing channel!!, No names,but one of the big channels, the guy showed how to kill a fish , using a a fish he killed off camera, how stupid is that 🤔 thanks Brother 👍😁
To clarify Billy refers to the wire as "titanium" but actual titanium wire would not serve at all -- what he is using is Nitinol, a titanium/nickel alloy. If you're going to buy some you want the "superelastic" variety with minimal memory. Also, great videos Billy, some of the best fishing content on the Tube...
New subscriber, just going through your previous stuff, this one is a gem. Very informative and interesting, thanks Billy keep up the great posts. All the best Chris.
Well ya learn sometime new everyday... Never heard about this with fish in all my years.. but it makes complete sense... Great info.. Well done ... Keep it up
I will indeed do this in future.... I've only stopped watching some of your great videos etc... For the last 4 hours... Had to stop you have my home in bits... dragged out some rod and gear I haven't seen for 3/4 years .. Do still love my 525 mags ... Will try and improve my casting always put off by pendulum, but definitely going for it this time, only seen your videos by change... No choice... Hooked now.. Tight lines and thank you so much... Absolutely brilliant stuff
I did Billy, currently binge watching your vids, learning plenty, laughing plenty too. Top man. Gonna get some mussels, try the frozen lug tactic and see how that goes. Peace out brother. ✌
I have aiways been a avid believer of dispatching fish to be taken home as soon as possible. Im glad you've done a video for it and i hope anyone that wasnt doing that they will. I find people after mackerel are the worst just throwing them on the beach behind them to bake and ruin in the sun just a waste they aren't real anglers Thanks Billy your a star.
The problem is, most people don't even know why they fish! It is genetic memory. Just like a dog chase's a stick, we fish instead. And if you are in tune with nature. Respect and nurture it, then you will be rewarded, thanks Brother 👍😁
Who could argue with what you say and demonstrated Billy, It's as humane as you'll ever get. Far better than leaving the fish to eventually suffocate or bash it senseless with an iron bar or rock. Great Information which I know I'll adopt in future if by chance I catch anything that is.😒 Loving the Vids and thanks for sharing them.
@@Billyfishing_watch Thanks Billy. I've just ordered 5mts of 0.8 mm of Titanium wire from ebay for £4.99. Well worth the few quid to do the right thing by the fish. I'll keep plugging away, one day I'll get that monster. 😁
Up the Dubs . Hi Billy watched the Hook light house video last night really enjoyed it , have been down to Slade Habour thats beside the Hook twice but cought nothing yea all about timing . keep up the good work . Have a moblie home outside Arklow so blessed with so great areas to go fishing . regards Pat
brother billy thats good information mate and your right the fish taste so much cleaner after b.l.e.e.d.ing out , take care on them rocks tight lines billy
Thanks Billy respect for using this method and also putting it on the channel. I'm quite inexperienced and wasn't sure the best way to kill the fish quick so this is very useful.
@@Billyfishing_watch Much appreciated! Do you ever get back to Ireland to go fishing? I'm a North Dubliner myself, currently living in London so would like to fish a bit more when I get home and have easy access to the coast.
Great video Brother Billy! I got the idea of what you were on about in your other recent video, but it doesn't hurt to watch it again. Wasn't that the spot where your mate Mr Mink lives? !! Stay safe & well mate. 👍👍
Muchas gracias! Estaba buscando como hacer el priceso detalladamente, y como hacerlo sin un kit de ikejime caro y tu video ke resolvió las dos cosas, muchas gracias
Great video! Been looking into this method and this was the best how-to. Glad to see it also works on flounder. Do you have to change the entry angle of the brain spike with different sized fish?
Hi bud, and thank you. Yes you do, the bigger fish I have extremely hard skills so you have to go in at a steep angle, and then change to a more shallow angle and then move spike around to disperse the brain. See you on the beach 👍😁
Interesting video Billy. I've brain-spiked my fish for ages, usually on a piece of foam so they don't damage themselves and spike them using the tip of my knife. I cut their throat, break their necks and pop them straight into ice water. Never directly onto ice. I do have a spike like yours for bigger fish. I have never seen the wire technique before - but it makes sense. I'll try it and see if it makes a difference to the flavour.
Hi Gav. Where's the pic's bud, love to see some OZ fish. The spikes are easy to mack out of a screwdriver, using a Grindr. What ever size you like. As for the taste, some people say it doesn't change. But I think they're not doing it properly. For me it makes all the difference in the world, give it a go. If you need a link for the wire I'll send it to you. Thanks Brother 👍😁
@@Billyfishing_watch - I wish you were with me last night mate. You'd have loved it. I was chasing mulloway off my local beach & instead scored a stack of little bronze whalers. Kept one to eat (provided eight delicious meals). They fight like a demon right to the sand. Never get tired of the first run - the line makes a roosters tail as they tear off towards NZ. Have to take a camera next trip. The little sharks make the drag on my Shimano Big Baitrunner really sing.
You can also pass the wire through the small hole on top of the vertebrae where you cut the tail if you are having a hard time getting the wire through the head.
@@Billyfishing_watch Ahhhh now I get it. You really need to try keeping an angle as parallel as possible to the spine when braining the fish. Makes sense I was having a hard time since I was spiking the fish at an almost 90° angle on top of the eyes lol. Couldn't figure out why it was so hard to curve my wire after inserting it looool. Thanks man
hi billy, might sound like a dumb question but do you recon this would be possible with a thin baiting needle only? going fishing today and dont have the tools at this time,cheers bud
never done it. but hope to try it out. But I did learn from another video that the wire part has a separate name, shinke jime. I do not even know if that is actually true because I do not know anything about inke jime beyond trying to learn what it is here and in other videos. But I still commented it anyways.😅
Hi Nozrep. I'm sure the Japanese have a separate name for it, but it's not necessary to know the name to learn the process. And too much information is the same as too little. Thanks buddy 👍😁👌
Technically yes it is possible, but I haven't tried it. Before you attempt it do some research into shark and ray anatomy, so you can pinpoint the position of the brain. Otherwise you might cause the fish unnecessary distress when killing it. Make sure it is dead before you try to bleed it or pass the wire 👍
When I cut the tail the fish is bleeding, but the wire is the first. If you want for the fish to finish bleeding, it's too late. Thanks Paul, fish on 👍😁
hope ya "enjoyed" it ..... :) wasnt really enjoyable, but very informative :) Thanks for the video, i might try this, but i'll probably shit out hahaha, hitting em on the head is a lot less dramatic :P
I would much rather see a fish killed quickly and humanely than see someone fillet one when it is obviously still alive. And I've just ordered a nice ice pick to use myself.
It wont make you're fish taste better it will preserve the fish for longer and taste better in the long run but if you are eating the fish in the first few days of catching it this will have no effect on the taste of the fish.
Nope it makes it taste better. I’ve been on a boat were I’ve do this and also been given fish by people who have let the fish flap about on the deck. Mine taste and look better
@@Billyfishing_watch I'll buy that. But I'll also go on to say that the time and effort needed to process fish this way is greater than the subjective improvement in taste. But good demo anyway!
@@Billyfishing_watch Well, natch. All I'm pointing out is that I don't think the extra effort is equal to the relative improvement in taste. I'll keep it efficient, as Lord knows there's already a lot in fishing to pay attention to.
As it goes it's not just the taste that improves. It will make the flesh last longer as well. It is a technique the Japanese used to prolong the shelf life of food. Is retards the growth of bacteria and other harmful mechanisms. And honestly it doesn't take very long. It only takes me about 10 seconds to complete the process. When I'm not making a video!
I have to say you bring the game to the next level.
There are many channels around but yours stands out in a magnificent way. The respect and thoughtfulness is a great part to your approach to fishing and the fact that you share and spread this information is also fantastic.
Great job Billy, i cant wait to finish watching all you videos and waiting for that Co.Cork episode :D.
All the best, see you on the beach!
Hi Andrei, Glad you like it. What else can I say, but thanks Brother. Here's a link to that Cork video. Hope you like it, fish on 👍😁👌
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Another informative video. Definitely will be using this method. Much more humane, and if the fish tastes better it’s “win win”.
Congratulations on being brave enough to show this on your channel. All the others I’ve seen shy away from this emotive side of fishing.
Thanks, Keep them coming
Every one is afraid of losing views or sub's, it's a fishing channel!!, No names,but one of the big channels, the guy showed how to kill a fish , using a a fish he killed off camera, how stupid is that 🤔 thanks Brother 👍😁
Thanks for the tutorial! Great presentation especially the way you presented it for round and flat fish, great work.
Thanks Alfredo, glad you like it Brother, hope you can use it 👍😁👌
Damn Billy! This is probably the most useful and informative video I’ve seen this year. Definitely going to try this. Thanks!
Thanks brother, it really makes a difference to the taste and it's shelf life. 👍😁👌
To clarify Billy refers to the wire as "titanium" but actual titanium wire would not serve at all -- what he is using is Nitinol, a titanium/nickel alloy. If you're going to buy some you want the "superelastic" variety with minimal memory. Also, great videos Billy, some of the best fishing content on the Tube...
Hi. Glad you like it. Thanks Brother 👍😁
New subscriber, just going through your previous stuff, this one is a gem. Very informative and interesting, thanks Billy keep up the great posts. All the best Chris.
Hi Chris, glad you like it Brother and I hope you can use it. See you on the beach 👍😁👌
Well ya learn sometime new everyday... Never heard about this with fish in all my years.. but it makes complete sense... Great info.. Well done ... Keep it up
Thanks Wolfie, I will , gave it ago ,it makes fish ,so much better 👍😁👌
I will indeed do this in future.... I've only stopped watching some of your great videos etc... For the last 4 hours... Had to stop you have my home in bits... dragged out some rod and gear I haven't seen for 3/4 years .. Do still love my 525 mags ... Will try and improve my casting always put off by pendulum, but definitely going for it this time, only seen your videos by change... No choice... Hooked now.. Tight lines and thank you so much... Absolutely brilliant stuff
Knock the dust off them bad boy's ,and get them fish Brother 👍😁
Excellent vid Billy very informative and hands up for showing it. Going to get the right tools and give it a go 😎
Take your time, once the fish is dead you are in no hurry.👍👌
Been fishing for years, never heard of this until I clicked on your vid. Very informative and interesting. Nice one bud. Subbed.
Hi bud, and thank you. It is a Japanese method of processing fish. Hope you find it useful. Fish on Brother 👍😁
I did Billy, currently binge watching your vids, learning plenty, laughing plenty too. Top man. Gonna get some mussels, try the frozen lug tactic and see how that goes. Peace out brother. ✌
@@CIC-qm9zt thanks, good luck bud👍
I have never considered doing this with small fish. You hear about doing this with tuna but now I am doing this with everything I catch and keep.
Hi. As well as making the fish taste better, if you enjoy sushi or sashimi this will make your food safer to eat as well. Thanks Brother 😁👌
Well you learn something every day. Thank You Billy
Any time Brother 👍😁
I have aiways been a avid believer of dispatching fish to be taken home as soon as possible. Im glad you've done a video for it and i hope anyone that wasnt doing that they will. I find people after mackerel are the worst just throwing them on the beach behind them to bake and ruin in the sun just a waste they aren't real anglers
Thanks Billy your a star.
The problem is, most people don't even know why they fish! It is genetic memory. Just like a dog chase's a stick, we fish instead. And if you are in tune with nature. Respect and nurture it, then you will be rewarded, thanks Brother 👍😁
Thanks for another good video Billy.
Using Ikijime, it not only tastes better, it also keeps better.
Thanks Brother. Yes, it keeps alot longer. I have had fish in the fridge for over 10 days, and still no smell of it.👍👌
@@Billyfishing_watch - You know the beer-bug interferes with your sense of smell Billy ! LOL ! ! ! !
Thanks for this video billy ,you learn something everyday 👌🏻
Thanks buddy 👍😁
Who could argue with what you say and demonstrated Billy, It's as humane as you'll ever get. Far better than leaving the fish to eventually suffocate or bash it senseless with an iron bar or rock. Great Information which I know I'll adopt in future if by chance I catch anything that is.😒 Loving the Vids and thanks for sharing them.
Hi Graham, and thank you Brother, just keep on fishing, and sooner or later, you'll get lucky 😁👍
@@Billyfishing_watch Thanks Billy. I've just ordered 5mts of 0.8 mm of Titanium wire from ebay for £4.99. Well worth the few quid to do the right thing by the fish. I'll keep plugging away, one day I'll get that monster. 😁
@@geef9027 that right Brother 👍😁
Top info Billy, loving the channel👍
Thanks Brother 😁👍
You are a good man thank you again for passing on your know how.
You are welcome Kenneth. Thanks brother, see you on the beach 😁👌
Up the Dubs . Hi Billy watched the Hook light house video last night really enjoyed it , have been down to Slade Habour thats beside the Hook twice but cought nothing yea all about timing . keep up the good work . Have a moblie home outside Arklow so blessed with so great areas to go fishing . regards Pat
Thanks Pat, nice part of the world. Enjoy the summer Brother 😁👌
Thank you, very educational, very clear.
Thanks Patch, give it a go brother, it fantastic 😁👍
@@Billyfishing_watch I plan to but first I have to catch the fish!
Brilliant vid. Will be trying this soon on some Bristol Channel codling 🤞🏼
Loving your channel
Tight lines
Let’s go!
Hi George, any questions just ask, merry Christmas, and thank you Brother 👍😁
brother billy thats good information mate and your right the fish taste so much cleaner after b.l.e.e.d.ing out , take care on them rocks tight lines billy
Thanks Tony, you brother 👍😁
VERY informative! THANKS!!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks Lou, fish on 👍😁
Thank you so much for the video Billy
Anytime bud, thanks 😁👌
thanks Billy, great video of hows it is done correctly. ✔️
Thanks Riggz, fish on Brother 👍😁
Thanks Billy respect for using this method and also putting it on the channel. I'm quite inexperienced and wasn't sure the best way to kill the fish quick so this is very useful.
Thanks Kevin, that was the point of the vid all along, I am so glad you're getting the info you need. Fish on Brother 👍😁
@@Billyfishing_watch Much appreciated! Do you ever get back to Ireland to go fishing? I'm a North Dubliner myself, currently living in London so would like to fish a bit more when I get home and have easy access to the coast.
@@kevinhzi1478 Hi, have not fished in Ireland since this covid-19 started. Maybe this summer if I am lucky 👍
Thanks for the tips
Anytime Brother 😁👌
brilliant info billy and vid thank u
Any time Dave, thanks brother 👍😁👌
Great video Brother Billy! I got the idea of what you were on about in your other recent video, but it doesn't hurt to watch it again. Wasn't that the spot where your mate Mr Mink lives? !! Stay safe & well mate. 👍👍
Hi Trampster, yes it's the same pier, no weasel this time. He's just a part time tuber 🤣😂 thanks buddy 👍😁
All the best from Dublin, a chara!
Hi Sean, thanks brother. See you on the beach 👍😁👌
Muchas gracias! Estaba buscando como hacer el priceso detalladamente, y como hacerlo sin un kit de ikejime caro y tu video ke resolvió las dos cosas, muchas gracias
Thanks buddy. Glad to help out! 😁👌
@@Billyfishing_watch escribí súper mal pero me alegra que el traductor funcione igual jajaja
No problems, thanks Brother 😁👌
Great video! Been looking into this method and this was the best how-to. Glad to see it also works on flounder. Do you have to change the entry angle of the brain spike with different sized fish?
Hi bud, and thank you. Yes you do, the bigger fish I have extremely hard skills so you have to go in at a steep angle, and then change to a more shallow angle and then move spike around to disperse the brain. See you on the beach 👍😁
GREAT STUFF I THINK IM GONNA START DOING THIS THANKS
sorry for the caps I had the lock on
Once you traded you'll never look back! Thanks Brother 😁👌
@@Billyfishing_watch sold mate. Gonna give it a go 👍
Like youre video’s Billy🐟🐟
Thanks so much buddy, see on the beach 👍😁
Good video,very interesting
Thanks Buddy 👍😁
Thanks bro 🙏
Anytime Ron, thanks Brother 👍😁
Thank you for sharing
Any time Brother 👍😁👌
Awesome will be trying this thank you
If you need any advice just ask, thanks Brother 👍😁
Much appreciated
@@fishingandforagingwithtank7598 no probs Brother 👍
Interesting video Billy. I've brain-spiked my fish for ages, usually on a piece of foam so they don't damage themselves and spike them using the tip of my knife. I cut their throat, break their necks and pop them straight into ice water. Never directly onto ice. I do have a spike like yours for bigger fish. I have never seen the wire technique before - but it makes sense. I'll try it and see if it makes a difference to the flavour.
Hi Gav. Where's the pic's bud, love to see some OZ fish. The spikes are easy to mack out of a screwdriver, using a Grindr. What ever size you like. As for the taste, some people say it doesn't change. But I think they're not doing it properly. For me it makes all the difference in the world, give it a go. If you need a link for the wire I'll send it to you. Thanks Brother 👍😁
@@Billyfishing_watch - I wish you were with me last night mate. You'd have loved it. I was chasing mulloway off my local beach & instead scored a stack of little bronze whalers. Kept one to eat (provided eight delicious meals). They fight like a demon right to the sand. Never get tired of the first run - the line makes a roosters tail as they tear off towards NZ. Have to take a camera next trip. The little sharks make the drag on my Shimano Big Baitrunner really sing.
Sounds fantastic 😁👌what a night
I think me and Josh need to order the big spikes, where can we get them from lol!!! Billy awesome buddy!!
I will make you one out of a truck axle 😂🤣👍👌 thanks boy's
@@Billyfishing_watch ha ha sorted, ill pay delivery lol!!!
Hey Billy thanks for sharing your knowledge. When do you gut the fish?
Thanks Robert, just the same as usual.glad you like it Brother 👍😁👌
You can also pass the wire through the small hole on top of the vertebrae where you cut the tail if you are having a hard time getting the wire through the head.
Hi Yanphuc, I have no trouble with it, but thanks for the tip anyway 👍😁
@@Billyfishing_watch Ahhhh now I get it.
You really need to try keeping an angle as parallel as possible to the spine when braining the fish.
Makes sense I was having a hard time since I was spiking the fish at an almost 90° angle on top of the eyes lol.
Couldn't figure out why it was so hard to curve my wire after inserting it looool.
Thanks man
Any time Brother 👍😁
Hi mate, good video.
Thanks Brother, glad you liked it 😁👌
hi billy, might sound like a dumb question but do you recon this would be possible with a thin baiting needle only? going fishing today and dont have the tools at this time,cheers bud
Hi, I think it will. But if the needle is not long enough, then just pass it from both ends. Thanks Brother 😁👍
Great job Billy I do it also.
Great minds, and all that stuff. Thanks Brendan, fish on Brother 👍😁
Good man billy
Thanks Brother 👍😁
Teknik yang baik dari sahabat surfcasting..👍 awesome.. 💪
Hello Brother, thank you 😁👍👌
Great video Billy,where did you get the ti wire from,bought some off fleabay but its a bit soft and bendy
Hi, do you mean springy, or like string ?
@@Billyfishing_watch the wire didn`t straighten out very well,it felt a bit flimsy
@@carlmurphy7190 find me on massenger and I will send you a link. But it's what I use, and every one else, so it should work 👍
@@Billyfishing_watch many thanks
Hi Billy,I left you a message on messenger,I`ve been having issues with messenger so I`m not sure if you received it
never done it. but hope to try it out. But I did learn from another video that the wire part has a separate name, shinke jime. I do not even know if that is actually true because I do not know anything about inke jime beyond trying to learn what it is here and in other videos. But I still commented it anyways.😅
Hi Nozrep. I'm sure the Japanese have a separate name for it, but it's not necessary to know the name to learn the process. And too much information is the same as too little. Thanks buddy 👍😁👌
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Is 1mm 316 stainless wire (solid not braided) suitable for this? Got an endless supply of it at work lol
Not to kill the fish, but to siver the spinal cord, but fish no smaller than a medium mackerel, and your good, thanks Brother 👍😊
Hi Billy First thing first I've got to catch one. 😂😂😂
Get a line in the water Brother, it's the only way 👍😊
AWSOME MATE AM GONNA GET THAT STUFF AND DISPATCH MY FISH SAME WAY. LOT CLEANER THAN SMASHIN ITS SKULL WITH SOMETHING LIKE WE DO HERE IN THE UK :)
Tight lines, Brother thanks 👍😁
Guitar string works well for the wire.....
Thanks Brother 😁👌
Can you do this to say a thorn back Ray
Technically yes it is possible, but I haven't tried it. Before you attempt it do some research into shark and ray anatomy, so you can pinpoint the position of the brain. Otherwise you might cause the fish unnecessary distress when killing it. Make sure it is dead before you try to bleed it or pass the wire 👍
Why it doesn't take out the heart at first so it doesn't pump the blood in the rest of the body?
It is not necessary. Thanks brother.
PS i am catch and return guy .Regards Pat
Don't do what's in the video then! 🤣 thanks Brother 👍😁
I thought your supposed to bleed first before wire. any way well done
When I cut the tail the fish is bleeding, but the wire is the first. If you want for the fish to finish bleeding, it's too late. Thanks Paul, fish on 👍😁
@@Billyfishing_watch cool and thank you for the info
No probs Brother 👍😁
Use a wood working tool called a Bradowl
Thanks for the tip Bob👍
To he sure Billy boy. Maybe catch a bigger one next time
Will do, thanks Brother 👍😁
hope ya "enjoyed" it ..... :) wasnt really enjoyable, but very informative :) Thanks for the video, i might try this, but i'll probably shit out hahaha, hitting em on the head is a lot less dramatic :P
What can I say Chris, if it's not your thing then it isn't your thing. but if you try it I promise you, it will definitely taste better👍😁
@@Billyfishing_watch I'll give it a go on my first macky this year... Hoping to get out as soon as the strong winds and rain eases off 😒
Good luck👍
Tried it and tasted the same
Practice makes perfect, keep on going you'll get it right. Thanks Brother 👍
I would much rather see a fish killed quickly and humanely than see someone fillet one when it is obviously still alive. And I've just ordered a nice ice pick to use myself.
Nice, they make great killing tools. If you find my on Instagram or Facebook, I will send you a link for the wire. Thanks Brother 👍😁
It wont make you're fish taste better it will preserve the fish for longer and taste better in the long run but if you are eating the fish in the first few days of catching it this will have no effect on the taste of the fish.
I disagree, thanks for the input Matthew.
Nope it makes it taste better. I’ve been on a boat were I’ve do this and also been given fish by people who have let the fish flap about on the deck. Mine taste and look better
Bro the round fished wasn't died when you inserted screw driver in the head
It was the screwdriver that killed the fish! Thanks Brother
I guess fish NOT processed this way have always tasted like sheet, but we just didn't know it. Good grief.
I would not as far as to, say that! But they definitely taste better 👌 thanks Brother 😁👌
@@Billyfishing_watch I'll buy that. But I'll also go on to say that the time and effort needed to process fish this way is greater than the subjective improvement in taste. But good demo anyway!
@livenhfree less good food, is better than more bad food 👌
@@Billyfishing_watch Well, natch. All I'm pointing out is that I don't think the extra effort is equal to the relative improvement in taste. I'll keep it efficient, as Lord knows there's already a lot in fishing to pay attention to.
As it goes it's not just the taste that improves. It will make the flesh last longer as well. It is a technique the Japanese used to prolong the shelf life of food. Is retards the growth of bacteria and other harmful mechanisms. And honestly it doesn't take very long. It only takes me about 10 seconds to complete the process. When I'm not making a video!
Were you supposed to cut the artery to the gill before passing the wire through the spinal chord to bleed it?
Hi. Either there or the base of the tail, like I did in the video. Thanks Brother 👌
bless the irish
That's very annoying 🤣👌