Perch Fishing On Bobbers (Video 105)
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- Опубліковано 5 бер 2017
- You find me heading out on a short trip to a rather overlooked waterway with the pin, compact float rod and homemade Perch "bobber" style floats, hoping to connect with a sergeant or two. On reaching the river I'm met with less than ideal conditions as it becomes apparent that it is still dropping from the recent heavy rainfall and is quite coloured, making for challenging conditions where to begin with it seemed that everything apart from my target species was in a feeding mood.
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Just watched the perch video and really enjoyed it, I've been fishing almost every weekend for the last 40 years and it's nice to see a chap just enjoying it and that is exactly what it's all about, well done Mark
Thank you so much for taking the time to post a comment Wayne. I could not agree with you more, just to be out wetting a line is very special, as you rightly say that is what it should be about first and foremost.
You know what i love... How much this guy loves all fish
Thanks ZL4CK :D
No worries brother
...and his Mom.
@@23rdjune I absolutely adore my mum mate, she really is one in a million!
@@francolinobasco Good for you.
Lovely session, joyful way of fishing in a river that takes me back to my youth.
Wonderful fish also
Thank you Jimmy!
What a cracking video. Love the simplicity. Great float christening. Thank you for sharing it
Glad you enjoyed it Paul and they make a lovely little bobber :)
I love perch!! Giving this a rewatch
I’ve been fishing for more than 50 years,still get the same buzz as i did all those years ago especially roaming small rivers and catching exceptional fish. Keep it going Mark your a very good none complicated angler catching some cracking fish.
Thank you Mark for sharing a great day out and thanks to your Mum for making it all possible! Some lovely fish in beautiful surroundings, keep those videos coming!
Thank you Mart and you're welcome. If I'm honest she is one in a million to put up with ferrying me around and that is a fact.
You are a true Gentleman Mark and a credit to your Mum.
Inspirational Mark. Thank you.
Cheers Sir!
Totally awesome dude, you showed us once again the enjoyment of fishing that so many of us lost along the way, cuz we’re too busy fishing. Rock on bro!
Thank you so much Jack Son!
Yr a nice guy... I enjoy yr fishing videos. Good on ya for looking after yr mum. 👍
Thanks Nick, she deserves it as she really is the best.
Lovely perch Mark
It's the people that make the fishing programs not just the fishing nice to see a real person fishing
Very glad i found this channel. Heart warming stuff, and that 1st stripey in particular was a real stunner.
Thank you Dan!
Beautiful Perch!
Thank you!
First of these I have watched, very enjoyable bud👍
Glad you enjoyed
Great video...
First time I have seen your videos, your enthusiasm is clear to see. Keep up the good work
Thank you Andrew and sorry for my delayed reply, been a bit busy with health side.
What a lovely clip. Scenery even lovlier. Cracking great fishes with that clonker of a Perch to top it off! Keep these vids comin mate.
Thank you Rensvind, glad you enjoyed the video, I must say I do love a nice perch and it is not long till the rivers close, we have perhaps 3 weeks left.
Really enjoyed that. BBC needs to scout this and even just have ten minute segments every now and then. I'm sure non-fishing folk would find calmness in this too.
Cheers mate, one day maybe, if only :)
Brilliant Perch {sergeant} fish Mark keep it going . Tight lines fella.
Thanks David, it was a tubby one (the perch not me lol)
Need to learn to drive imagen the more places you could fish 🎣 cracking video nice fish
Aborre (pearch) taste really nice but nice to see swimming away again
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Really inspiring to watch !! Your right too many people get carried away with size of fish instead of Enjoying the moment of fishing and nature . Keep up the great videos tight lines.
Great session again mark, all of the fish were in very fine fettle and beautifully marked.
love to mum she does a great job for you .A mother's love is a wonderful thing .
Regards Gerald..
Thanks Gerald, they were in good condition, I will pass your kind words on to her, she really puts herself out to help me.
I enjoyed watching that Mark it was nice to see You christen the Bobber & Reel with such a nice collection of Fish. Thanks for sharing, Graham.
Thanks Graham, it was nice to christen them, although I do remember someone saying to me over social media "they are a nice gimmick" . However they certainly have no air of gimmick about them, very functional and rather useful and more to the point you appreciate something you have taken time to make, especially when you catch on it.
well done four cracking fish nice one
Cheers, it was a very good little trip.
Enjoyable video, love all the old school names you use sergeant, stripey, chevon. Great little session , thank you for sharing.
Thank you Richard and more so very glad that you enjoyed the video, I do like using the old school names as they have a certain charm about them in my opinion.
Mark Erdwin I have to agree, nice to here the names they where called when I was a child.
That perch with a belly was gorgeous! Nice vid, thanks. Good old mum......
chuffed for you mate , nice fish , always good to catch on homemade floats, use to love fishing with perch bobbers back in my younger years, on the river Stortford and lea, in the little backwaters etc, lobworm or sml gudgeon, got some lovely perch out, pre mobile phone days lol, you've stirred up the memory banks , out comes my old fishing books and photo albums, think I might have to get some bobbers, there's a nice backwater off the trent near me, will take my youngest son out and teach him the ways of the perch bobber/lobworm, as my uncle did with me, cheers mark , you are a true gent for not only doing the video but you truly care about the art of fishing and what it's all about , thank you..
Craig thank you kindly for you warm words, that is what fishing is to me, not just the catching, but all the components that knit it together and make it what it is. I think when you look at it we are very lucky, we see many different faces of nature, be that the wildlife or weather, head scratching days and other trips where things fall into place, be that with rhyme and reason and application of watercraft or sheer good fortune. I must admit it was nice to put the bobbers through their paces and actually see them in action. It is funny that you should mention the Stortford as I have friends that fish there and they enjoy fishing that river a lot for perch and chub. I think you're doing the right thing and I would expect a day out on the bobbers for yourself and your son would be a very pleasant way to spend a fishing trip together.
Fantastic .. great vid. Thanks!
Thank you Jemima, you're very welcome.
Love to watch your videos Mark, not only do I learn something, they always make me feel better - nice one!
Thanks Stu, that is honestly brilliant to hear, much like how I feel when reading and replying to the comments as it is nice to find that yourself and others find the videos engaging and enjoyable, so thank you too.
I also think that's a hybrid roach/bream the eyes and mouth convince me but a nice fish none the less
Thanks Dodge and I agree with you, I think it is a hybrid.
Lovely film Mark. Very enjoyable. Beautiful colours on those river Perch too. All the best.
Hey Chris, been a long time, hope you and family are keeping well and thank you this was a wonderful little trip and it was good to put those boddington bobbers to use.
Mark Erdwin hi mate , yes they look just the job. All good here thanks. Good to see you enjoying yourself. Always enjoy your videos. Best of luck to you bud 👍
Always pleasurable on the pin, it just adds a certain something to the enjoyment Mark.
Always Andrew and it was nice to christen the home made bobbers too.
Well done mark!! so much for just catching chub from the same river ;-) fantastic video and great to see the boddington bobber finally sink with a brace of nice billys on the end. thumbs up
Haha thanks Danny, shame about Colin and his attitude on Instagram, but as you said yourself there is always one idiot, thankfully there is plenty of other more sensible people about like yourself.
Lovley perch buddy .. cheers Chris & Sam
Thanks mate it was good to catch on the boobers although i had to go through a few other species till the perch showed lol.
Another great video and a cracking Perch to finish with!
Cheers JW, it was nice to nab a couple as I was wondering if I might have to go through the complete coarse species alphabet to get to P for perch during this trip. That said it was nice to catch the other species too and made for a most enjoyable little trip.
Great video Mark, I really enjoyed it. I like the way you get your enthusiasm and love of fishing across, and I make you absolutely right, it's not always about size, but the beauty of the fish itself, and the sheer joy of catching them. On a personal note, I personally don't weigh my fish these days, like you, I simply enjoy and appreciate every fish I catch, and love nothing better than simply being out in nature. I'm so pleased you had two nice stripey's, very well done. All the best to you.
Thank you John and I actually can understand where you are coming from regarding not weighing the fish, I have come close a few times and I can very much see why you wouldn't, a good days fishing is simply that, a few fish a bonus and you don't necessarily have to put a weight to them to enjoy it.
well well mark as always brilliant video as always 🖒 . not going to go on about the hybrid as I've seen others have , what I am going to say is well done for showing your mum appreciation and mentioning her ! . for her to drive you and pick you up is great if have a mum who does anything she can for me . so this one goes to your mum and fantastic lady and a wonderful mum 🖒 . take care Andy watts
Cheers Andy, and that is honestly fine, I really was not sure myself and did mention to a couple of the chaps on instagram messaging what they thought about it perhaps being a hybrid, that is a first for me from this river and in general as I have not previously ever had a hybrid, silver and bronze bream yes, but never a hybrid. You are totally right, the support that she gives is very special and at 38 I suppose I should be driving really or at the very least attempting some lessons.
Mark when you are ready start your lessons, if you put half the effort of your angling and you're vlogs you're on a winner pal . Keep the fantastic videos coming pal 🖒🖒🖒
Thanks Andrew I appreciate your confidence in me.
Another fine instalment of your fishing adventures... 👍
Thanks Barry, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for following on instagram.
Love your videos mate. Keep up the good work.........fishing.
Cracking video, Mark. I envy you that river!
Hello there Barry and thank you, it is a bit of a hidden gem.
Another great video, you seem to find them nice sections of rivers which are hidden gems 🎣
Thanks Gary,I must that I am one for enjoying doing some looking about on google maps and a bit of groundwork during the close season, I actually find that part as enjoyable as the fishing, but it is a bit of a tease when you can't wet a line and have found some nice bits of river, but have to wait till June.
Great wee video as per usual Mark, well done and a beautiful perch as well. Hutch.
Thanks Hutch, glad you enjoyed it, I'm going to miss the rivers during the close season, pity I don't fly fish.
you have a great mum for taking you to your swims ...be sure to tell her thanks from a wannabe English bloke
She is honestly brilliant Rafa, don't know what I would do without her. I will be sure to pass on your thanks to her. She knows you by the way, as we have spoken a fair bit about your Carp fishing in Los Angeles and our chats.
Cracking video Mark thanks for taking the time to share
Cheers Peter. glad that you enjoyed this particular outing.
Enjoyable video mate, thank you for your efforts. Keep 'em coming please!
Thank you John,I'm glad you enjoyed it, you chaps are always welcome, I never cease to enjoy sharing these videos with you all.
Nice as ever Mark - please give my best to your Mum, a fine and incredibly generous lady.
Thanks Ian, I have been meaning to get back to you, but feeling a bit unwell currently with a touch of cold or flu it seems. Dosed up with paracetamol and nasal decongestant, hoping it will have peaked and pass by soon.
Take care of that cold Mark - don't let it get the upper-hand, I did……three weeks ago!! All best, Ian
another great video Mark..we share your obvious enjoyment..and top angling skills too ..tight lines
Thanks Andrew, it is also nice to be able to share it with like minded chaps too.
Another great video Mark. Keep em coming !
Thanks David :D
great video amazing , wish I was there Fishing with you. I bet they taste amazing there.
how come i've not come across this before now great fishing fella
12 MONTHS OLDER THAT 2LB STRIPEY NOW MARK ! HOPE YOU GET HER AGAIN THIS YEAR ! IM TEACHING SOMEONE TO FISH THIS SUMMER,OUR FIRST TRIP IS THURSDAY,"TO BE HONEST I AINT THAT GOOD MYSELF IV JUST FISHED SINCE A KID AND 38 NOW ! BUT IM TAKING HER TO A LAKE THAT AS A KID I HAD THE ODD 2/3 POUND PERCH AND CANT WAIT ! SHES JUST ASKED ME WHAT A PERCH IS ? SO IV SHOWN HER A COUPLE OF YOUR PERCH VLOGS ! (I HOPE SHE DOESNT THINK SOME OF THEM PERCH YOU'VR HAD ARE THE NORM !!! : ) : ) : ) GREAT STUFF !!! KEEP EM COMING !? AND THE MORE TIPS ON PERCH THE BETTER PLEASE !!! YOUVE ALSO INTRODUCED ME TO A NEW BAIT ? WAX WORMS ! SO CHEERS FOR THAT FELLA ! : ) : ) : ) TIGHT LINES : ) : )
Stunning perch best one I’ve seen for a long time well done good angling Mark
Thank you Brian, it was so nice to catch her,I think I appreciated it even more so due to being on a hand made bobber and during coloured conditions.
Enjoyable video as always Mark. I'd have been happy with all of those fish but those perch were beauties!
Thanks Joe, it was just nice to put the bobbers through their paces and pick up a few of the Perca.
stunning perch best looking fish in british waters.well done mark
Thanks Cheech, they really are stunning aren't they, not to mention bold fighters.
Nice, I like it! Keep em coming, love from Sweden!
Thanks Robert and I will try too! Greetings from a rather warm UK today.
Great video again Mark.
Must be time for a couple more river sessions before the close of the season.
Many thanks for sharing
Gavin..
Thanks Gavin, that would be a nice idea and if I feel well then I may do this weekend, just got a bit of a nagging cold that I must have picked up from someone. Best of luck to yourself if you are out before the season ends.
I'm going to try to get on the Loddon this Saturday morning for a few hours.
I've not been doing too well lately so need a turn of luck.
Nice to see the very earliest starts of spring out there.
Tight lines
Gavin..
Great vid Mark.
Thanks Dietmar, only four days of the river season left though :(
Great fishing Boddington bobber
Have great end to season Mark
Thanks Graham and yourself too I hope
Another top video Mark, stunning Perch them. Looked like a nice swim that you fished , them home made Bobber floats are awesome! will have to try & make one for myself. Make sure you treat your mum for mothers day. All the best for your next session mate.
Cheers and you definitely should, not sure if your a fan of Boddingtons, but I like the odd can and to know there's a useful bit of fishing tackle inside makes it almost like an adult version of a Kinder egg lol.
Love fishing with the Centre Pin Mark, best fishing there is on small rivers/streams, even with small fish. Great Perch btw and deffo a Hybrid Bream. Great vid, keep them coming!
Thanks Martin it Does take some beating and was nice to christen it. Cheers regarding the perch I was rather glad to pick up one of the tubbier ladies.
Love watching your videos,think your first fish was a Roach/Bream hybrid.
It certainly was a hybrid Terry and thank you it is always heart warming to hear that my offerings are enjoyed.
great vid. lovely perch
Thanks Frank, it was nice to get a bit of a tubby one.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos mark and funny you`ve posted one featuring perch bob floats,as I`m currently making some at the moment. I use traditional float materials though........cane,cork and goose quill. That is the first time though,that I`ve ever seen one of those beer can widget things and a float making demonstration video would be good. There`s nothing more satisfying than catching,using tackle you`ve made youself .I`ve gotta agree with a couple of other people,that bream was definitely a bream/roach hybrid. It`s head was very roachy indeed.Keep up the good work sir.......tight lines.
Hello there Nick and thank you, the widgets are very useful and I thought that they would be such a waste if I didn't put them to some fishing related use, as given their shape they lend themselves well to a float body and would perhaps (with the right clip) make a nice light bobbin/indicator too.
that bream looked very like a hybrid
It certainly was a hybrid Cheech.
its a silver bream
Love float fishing for perch or flicking out worms or prawns free lined. Great vid anyway mark as usual.
Thanks mate, it is an enjoyable method and was nice to get some added value for money from the empty Boddington cans.
Great video and fish Mark well done, been videoing a few of my Chevin trips on the River Tees had some clocking fish over the past few weekends. Tight lines Paul.
Thanks Paul and that is brilliant to hear too, always a nice way to see the last few trips of the season out with a few special fish.
That looked very much like a roach/bream hybrid at the start of the vid , cracking
You are 100% correct it certainly was a hybrid! Thanks for watching too :)
@@francolinobasco always mate, love the videos
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Me and my dad loves fishing for perch breem carp and chub
That is a good selection of species to fish for!
Nice season there mark with a nice home made float . I'm glad to say the medway has picked up lately resulting in a pb roach of 2.9lb with some decent back ups and some nice pike just under 20lb. I've got two more days on the river before the end of the season hoping for a possible barbel just to finish the season. I hope you can also squeeze in a couple more sessions before the end.
Thanks Ross and wow a 2.9 roach that is a fish of dreams, you must be happy with that! Yes the seasons nearly over, banks will soon be back to being covered in foliage and June will eventually be here once more.
I didn't stop smiling for a couple of days I've had a couple around the 2lb mark on my barbel gear this session but this one fell to a single caster on a size 20 on my 1lb test quiver rod very enjoyable.
Really enjoy your videos Can tell you really enjoy your sport keep up the good work
Thanks Michael, I really do enjoy it, as well as editing and uploading these videos to share with you guys, because I always get a sense that we are a community of like minded people, I guess you could call it a brotherhood in some ways.
Nice Video!
Thank you Sebastian.
Keep up the good work mark
What stretches of the loddon do you fish?
Very local to me- i’m gonna give it a try asap
Great to get home from work on a long Monday grind t osee a video uploaded by you, perfect with my dinner! great little session you had a fair few species, bet it was a enjoyable session finally ending with your target species cracking well done Mark :)
Thanks Grayham and nice to know you are enjoying them,I just remembered I forgot to reply on instagram about the Camera lens, I use a 12 -35 which is roughly a 24 to 70 mm on micro four thirds sensor, F2.8 aperture. If you need any help with choosing a new camera please don't hesitate to message me on instagram directly and I can perhaps offer some advice mate.
Cheers for that information, I recently broke my rod as you see in my last video, so now I have a 11 metre pole with elastic on it, so ill give pole fishing ago till I can afford a new rod, 11 metre should get me out quite far!
Wish I had rivers like that near me
Cheers Wheatley, google maps and ordinance survey do help in locating places.
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Rough idea or message me 😊 cliv3@hotmail.co.uk
Very nice Mark! Nice float as well. Strangely enough, I too decided last weekend to have a go at perch on the next occasion, while I was blanking in style instead of catching river carp. Let's hope I'll catch a few. It has been ages, probably more than 5 years.
Thanks Tom, that sounds like a nice idea and they are beautiful to catch. If you ever get around to coming across the channel perhaps combine meeting up with Mr Winter and myself or something similar. Best of luck this year on your Nile Perch trip, that is going to be very special.
Lovely fish. looking forward to see how you made floats and the best way to shot them .
Thanks Sme, they are lovely floats, it seemed a waste to just put that saucer shaped widget from a Boddingtons into the bin.
been jonesing as of late glad I've just got my fix 😂 another cracking video Mark ...keep up the good work mate
It is nice to know you're finding the videos addictive Rafa, it was good to get out and put one together too as it had been a while since I last filmed, many thanks my friend.
Another great and informative video Mark. It looks like the 'Boddington Bobber is an extra large version of the original perch float i first used a boy.
Thanks Andrew and yes they do have a reasonably large surface area to them, with that particular widget. I was also thinking of using some of the guinness widgets to make a predator float from, not sure how they would sit, but that is something to perhaps experiment with during the close season.
Nice video! Thank you! Bas from Netherlands.
Thank you Bas! Glad that you found the video enjoyable.
Beautiful Perch Mark. Very well done indeed. I'm still searching for a Perch Lake in Michigans Upper Peninsula and if I find one, I'll try to film the trip.
Hello there William and thank you, it was in perfect condition. I do hope you find the perch lake you are seeking my friend and if you do I look forward to seeing the film.
Nice brace of stripeys there Mark, the 2lb one had beautiful colours!
And the 2nd one as well as a hole in its dorsal fin looked as though it had a bite taken out of the rear fin.
I'll be perching again soon on my local quarry pit, hope to get some ( or even one ) as nice as your brace.
Thanks Clive, I was happy to see the bobbers get a work out as such, I noticed the damage on the second fish. I do like the sound of your quarry, perch fishing plan too.
HI Mark.
Yes its renowned for big perch, over the years there have been 4lb,
4lb 8oz and a 5lb 1oz which was caught by yours truly after it grabbed a gudgeon I was bringing in whilst fishing on the pole for tench in the margin!
Sadly I don't think the bigger ones are there now as it has been 6 years since I had mine.
Anyway I think they still go up about 3lb so I'll give it a go.
I'm going to feed groundbait with chopped worm/maggots/pinkies, and fish on a bomb rod with a worm on a size 14 hook...here's hoping.
Ooh heck a 5.1 that is a very nice perch Clive, well done, my best river perch is 4.2, caught a few seasons ago now off the Loddon. That is a pity if the larger ones have gone, but if there is still some threes in there it is more than worth a trip or two. Good luck to you mate.
Yes it certainly was very nice, but I can't lay claim to catching it through skill as I was not aware it was around until it grabbed the gudgeon!
I doubt I will ever better it so I'm glad I have a few photos to look at and remember the occasion.
It was actually featured in Angling Times and I still have the copy.
I'll be at the quarry after the perch on Tuesday, I will let you know how it goes.
By the way, if you make any more Boddington Bobbers and you need help emptying the cans of Boddington...let me know!
Hi Mark that bream has a whif of the hybrid about it! Top stuff hope your well.
100 percent a hybrid Mark, all good here just wish I had some time to get videos which need editing edited.
Nice fish, wish me luck for tomorrow, out on the bank doing some float fishing!
Thank you Koala, best of luck and hope you have caught a few fish!
Amazing video! Nice fish dude!
Thank you.
That's a roach/bream hybrid, good vid enjoyed it!
Thank you Mark glad you enjoyed it
Mark Erdwin I've subbed buddy,keep em comin😎
Fishing was my biggest motivator for learning to drive. I hope you get the chance too.
I would hope so too, just a bit of confidence issue, but I guess the more that I put it off the worse it will become.
try automatic - much easier. needs must and there is no more need than having your own car to go fishing. i hope it works out for you.
Thanks for the Suggestion, I guess that would give me less to think about if not having to worry about transmission.
Brilliant video as always Mark. My girlfriends dad designed the widget he will be happy it's being put to some other use than in beer cans. Keep up the good work.
Really James? Wow that is just uncanny to have someone comment about that particular item and whose relative designed the actual widget, that is quite amazing, please do let him know that he did a good job and they are being put to good use in their new life as Boddington Bobbers.
Yeah he designed the widget he always uses it as his claim to fame. I will show him the video as he is a keen fisherman/wildlife enthusiast so I would imagine he will be very happy. Keep up the good work. Tight lines
hi mark! what rucksack do u use? looks like a korum roving rucksack?
liking the scene-setters as the beginning :-) at 1040 I had to chuckle.: not many anglers can find themselves standing there with a beautiful looking chub, caught on a day of rising colored water, and with a bit of home made kit from a bear can that you'd "only previously tested in the kitchen"! lol, - you've really got the gift (thought no doubt a lot of commitment and dedications goes into these results too), and magnificent looking perch too : this vid really does the species proud and reminded me to target them next season. Did you get out again before the close ? hope so - very much looking forward to the next vid - or maybe a round up of season highlights?
Thanks Tim, haha yes at 10:40 I had to suggest to the chub that it might have a little chat with its perch friends.
I had only previously tank tested them in the kitchen sink so to actually see them in action was nice as such tests compared to flowing water is chalk and cheese, they make for a lovely cheap and cheerful perch bobber float although you either need to drink Boddingtons or know someone whom does. You should definitely target the perch next season, I don't think there is many a finer looking species that swim in our waterways, from their bold scrap, to their vivid stripes and rouge fins they are rather beautiful.
I forgot to also mention that I did get out again before the close Tim and that I have one more river fishing video that will hopefully go live this weekend, filmed a few days before the close season.
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Hi Mark, if you wouldnt mind sharing with me may you please tell me what river the perch in this video was caught kn as i want to brake my personal best.
Another inspiring video... Thankyou. I used to fish all the time when I was a kid, then got married and sold all my gear to buy a guitar. a few years ago I got the bug to go again. I moved to Suffolk and went self employed, then found little time to go. THIS year having cleared the mortgage, I have promised myself to set aside a day a week for fishing. There's a few day ticket lakes in Suffolk but I'm Struggling to find info on rivers to fish in Suffolk. Can you or anyone else recommend some nice quiet stretches to fish. Ideally free or day ticket but I think I may have to join a club, as it seems all the rivers round here are owned. Cheers Gary
Hey there Gary I can recommend the Suffolk Stour for you although whilst there are some free bits you'd be looking at buying a club membership for some bits. Well worth it though, some good roach,chub, barbel.
@@francolinobasco Ooh... Barbel in the Stour ! Didn't know that, I thought it was down to a trip to the Avon or some such for that. Never caught a Barbel before.
Brilliant video mate well done. I have only just started watching your clips they are great. Was that 1st fish a Hybrid as it looked like it had a quite a bit of roach in her?
Hello there Kem thank you so much and welcome on board to the channel. Yup you are totally correct it was indeed a hybrid with a good helping of roach in her.
Hi Mark.
Thanks for the video.
How did the float not move with the current?
Thanks
You're welcome mate, simply put because the current and main flow are nearer my side, however the side the float was cast is a slack which are areas you try to look for when fishing on rivers when they are up, especially if looking for perch as nine times out of ten they will be in the slack water where the smaller fish are, as it makes an easier dinner for them.
Mark, invite your mum to the river bank - she could crochet you a pb Perch! Also, my wife would watch the videos with me!! Wayne Pilling - aka The River Freak 😆
Thanks Wayne, although that would be a fair bit of crochet work haha.
love the float your very adaptable! Off to the river GOYT tmo still to get my first barbel! will let u know how i fair! and again what ruck sack do u use?
Thanks Lee, I thought that it would be a pleasant change to put a bobber float through its paces.The Rucksack that I use is made by a company called Mil-tec, I have placed a link to it below. You can purchase it in 20 litre or 36 litre sizes. Hope that helps mate.
www.amazon.co.uk/d/Hiking-Bags-Packs/Mil-Tec-Patrol-MOLLE-Assault-Tactical-Rucksack-Olive/B0032TE0VQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1489271388&sr=8-3&keywords=miltec+rucksack
lee knowles Stockport?
Lovely hybrid. Plenty of them out Ely way if no Barbel. I find the old hybrids fight a bit better than a Bream of the same size ( not that that's hard)
Hi Mark, what would the shotting pattern be for this float set up and would you be fishing over depth with a bow in the line or just touching bottom? Cheers
Hello there Marc, I went with a double bulk shotting pattern with these as they are a fairly heavy bobber, you're correct I was just touching bottom and fishing the slack on the opposite side of the river.