I have watched your wonderful videos for q u i t e some time now and, here is a video that - for me - epitomises and encapsulates your expertise as a fisherman. There are SO many small - but oh! so important - moments where you demonstrate what a 'Master' you are at your craft. Little 'snippets' that almost 'throwaway' remarks that - if the viewer REALLY wants to learn from you - are so full of absolute nuggets of information about the craft you are so adept in demonstrating. A cracker of a video John. Thank you.
I have said from the very start Mike that all we try to do is share what we know and love doing in the hope that it helps folks. Wether that be with education or simply escapism. Take care and have a great day. 😊💙🦈
You've only just got the bait in water and ALREADY my adrenalin is spiking!!! I can't even begin to fathom what it's like, out there, solo, ready to hook a shark!!!! Superb content, as always, John. LOVE IT!
Well, you could not say you did not have a good day John. You went out looking for sharks & you got them. I lost count after 8 I think it was, but to watch you out there, anyone would think you were having fun & enjoying yourself. It's nice when things occasionally 'work to plan'. Well done, great video (but I must say that I would never go fishing for sharks, (too big for me to handle) as always with great, helpful commentary. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
One of the best fishing experiences I've ever had was the shark I never caught on Luce Bay, south-west Scotland. We'd had some tope and small shark when my rod tip nodded, sprung back straight as the line headed back to the boat. The rod pulled straight down at the side of the boat the tip in the water, the line snapped and I almost fell back into the boat. Almost immediately, the shark surfaced on the other side of the boat and fell back with a mighty splash. Two days later I made a personal best with a 290lb Porbeagle which almost made up for that, "we need a bigger boat moment"!
That was super, exiting, educational, and hard work for you, but for us sitting at home, a brilliantly produced and edited post, I will say this is one of your best. Worth watching again and again.
I must be thick because I didn't realise that there were many sharks in British waters. Just watching you catch these sharks just highlights that there is more beneath the waters than what I thought. An interesting and entertaining video. Thank you for sharing.
Great video, when I started fishing in 1972, I went out on my first ever boat trip from Blackpool we launched just North of the North Pier, the boat or dinghy was a 12 footer with a Seagull engine there were 3 of us. During the trip my friends rod started literally banging on the side of the boat the rod was made of bamboo as thick as a broom handle the hook reminded me of a meat hook used in a butcher shop, anyhow while he was playing the fish I commented to him and asked him why was the anchor rope at the back of the boat, he replied don't be daft it's always at the front don't forget I'd never boat fished before a few minutes went by and I said the ropes still at the back of the boat and were moving my mate just held the rod which was bent way over and looked around, kind of in shock and he said "it's bloody towing us" over ten minutes later the fish came off we never got to see it however when he retrieved his tackle the hook was nearly straight it was the most exciting time on a boat I've ever had. Watching you fish is amazing I actually feel as if I'm there with you so, many many thanks for taking us on your adventures and sharing your experiences with us, I loved every minute of the video. 👍👍👍
I live close to chatsworth house about as far as you can get in the Uk from the sea. I have been a subscriber since your very early days and would just like to say thank you john for taking me with you.
Hi John, lucky for me I started watching your videos just after getting hold of my first small boat. I've spent the last couple of years exploring the inshore waters of the north east coast line and have found that by using Fish Locker tactics I've been able to winkle out far more fish than I would have under my own steam (I even won a few quid in a boat fishing comp so 🍻). Your channel has been a great resource in learning about seamanship and I've been modifying my boat setup along the way ready for some solo offshore wreck fishing trips. These last couple of weeks though the pollock fishing over the rough ground has been excellent and I've been having great sport using lures and light tackle. Whilst out the other evening, as I was playing a fish, a right lump of a creature completely breached and made a horizontal splash in the water less than half a mile off the shore. I only registered the shape and colour of the fish and couldn't be 100% but I reckon it was probably a porbeagle and I would say it was at least 6 feet long and well in excess of 250lb. Since that evening I have had that fish stuck in my head and I am putting together a rig to have a go for it. So far I have picked up a penn senator 6/0, a 50/80lb rod, and some 50lb mono. I will make up some shark traces as per your shark trace video and was planning on using a rubbing leader of 200lb mono (as i have some from making FL wrecking rigs!). Does this sound reasonable and could I ask what knot you would recommend for attaching the rubbing leader to the mainline? There is a lot of conflicting opinions out there regarding shark tackle it seems and it can get bewildering. -It was good to see you putting Slippy Limpets onto some proper fish the other day. As you will know the fishing up in this part of the world can require a good amount of determination and I've watched Nathan putting in a lot of hours to get the best out of the fishing that's available. Blue sharks on light gear makes me think that trailing my boat 450 miles next year might be a good way to spend a summer holiday! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, the channel is a brilliant resource. Rob
I've just come back from Antigua. We were diving and shooting lion fish to feed the sharks. They definitely feed from scent, not sight. The fish is in front of them and they're spinning on the spot to find them. Great video, it's nice to have the privilege of them in British waters!
Another great 'virtual' day out on the water in the company of the consumate angler! John just takes it in his stride; no fuss, no panic, no rush and all the while giving a great commentary! John for the salt water and 'The Ginger Fisherman' for the fresh water - sorted! What a great channel and thank you, John, for all the effort and professionalism you put into your vids - kudos! Ps. How about a Porbeagle and a Short-fin Mako by the boat? ;-)
Currently certain factions of the snowflake brigade are trying to have Porbeagle fishing banned. So it’s not a good idea to publicise anything about it.
@@TheFishLocker Fair enough 👍 There's always those who don't do, but think they know best and somehow always get heard :-( One of the best days fishing I had was years ago in the Hebrides catching mackerel on single lures on a little Abu spinning rod. The big ones would bend it double under the inflatable 😁 I should have tried them on wet flies too!
Seasick; I fished with dad, he and I had no problem, some riding in cars do, did you ever and suggestions that help those that do. I don’t miss your videos, rather take a beating. Great information, no sharks in Montana.
@@TheFishLocker yes it is!a much better quality of life than I would've got if I'd have stayed in Birmingham in my opinion,been here since 95 and class cornwall as my home and myself cornish plus my son is called piran,can't get more cornish than that
another great vidio for us to watch, the information you give out is fabulous and in most cases its about your surroundings to, I can remember OUT of TOWN with jack Hargreaves he was a super guy to not only watch but listen , you remind me so much of him and his conversational skills
I & wife’s’ ex-brother in law we’re fishing off Point Cartwright, a few miles or so & had some reef fish & mackrel in a net bag over side of the boat. We had sat for some time when I stood up & just ‘happened’ to see this bloody submarine cruising through a wave, a damn big tiger shark. The boat is a 15ft 6in Stacer aluminium & I swear the head😊 was almost at the transom & it’s tail was virtually at the bow. He was after our fish in the fish bag & we just got that bag of fish out of the water just in time. 😮😂🛥️🎣🐟🦈🇦🇺
Hi John, thanks for the great video, just in hospital having my stoma reversed following a bowel cancer operation last September loved the visa in Florida mate, Nik Grimmett, Portland, Dorset...
Not a sea fisherman, not ever found the temptation for some reason..... Doesn't stop me from spending countless hours on the bank trying to catch carp though 🤷♂️😂 always enjoy the videos bud, keep up the good work
I just want to say. I've been watching your channel for years now and I had my second baby (5mo ago now) and she's been screaming at me all day bc she's teething but I turn on your videos and she's fine 😂 same with my first. So I don't know what it is but my kids love you!
Haha. Well congratulations and I hope the teething isn't causing too much upset. Have you ever heard of a "Sophie Giraffe" doll. Worked great for our son when he was teething. 😊🦈
That was a crazy session, those blue sharks have to be one of our most beautiful species we get in UK waters, great fishing there John, that was enjoyable to watch
Fantastic video! I'm impressed with how steady on your feet you are with the boat rocking that way. When I was a kid I cured myself of sea sickness by swinging on a swing at the play ground. It got my brain used to that up and down motion.
Was so worried you would get spooled if the other rod went off whilst u fought on the other, good trip and as always thank you. The only negative of the video is that it ends I feel like you could do a 5hr video and I would still feel the same (i bet Iam not the only one ) brilliant John i honestly cant thank you enough.
Nice one John. Great to see the sharks making a come back after the massive numbers slaughtered in the 60s and 70s. . So you could have a picture taken with one on shore. Thanks again great 👍 quality fishing.
Another brilliant video awesome fishing very well done and those sharks were well handled at the side of the boat with no drama's had to chuckle with the out of shape part.
@@TheFishLocker ha ha ha, bet you felt it the next day never thaught I'll see you say yourself being the week point but still amazing to see those fish especially that Gurnard stunning colours.
@@ch0cchip704 - It’s a lot to do and think about doing it all solo. And filming it on top of that you’re constantly busy. So yeah, for the first trip I wasn’t yet into the groove. 🤣
@@TheFishLocker you still done it very well, very much on the ball keep everything in check if you didn't say would not have realised. Very true it's a lot to do and think about what you did there takes a lot of experience to do what you done that day that well and that's your off day 👍
Hello my friend. We too have been running shark trips everyday. I'm wore out ! We have been catching and releasing Hammerheads both the Scalloped and Greater...Blacknose...Blacktip and Atlantic Sharpnose. Stay safe my friend.CHEERS !
@@TheFishLocker No...On a boat that I worked on for years we took the Florida Fish and Wildlife Scientist out once a week for 4 years catching tagging and also collecting Red Snapper after it was shut down on the East Coast of Florida in 2009 in an attempt to get REAL DATA to correct the false and fabricated data used to close down the fishery of this species.With data in hand we took it to and presented it to the Under Committee in Washington DC in hopes of getting it reopened. They give us 2 or 3 days a year to keep one Red Snapper per person due to all our hard work. As much as I hate to admit it but I am against any program that helps NOAA and here's why. For the last 40 years they have used the data we gave them and in turn have used it to almost completely shut down entire fisheries. I will be the first to agree that 50 years ago Red Snapper was overfished.But in 1991 when they implemented a 2 fish per person at a 20 inch minimum size limit.....that's all that was needed. There was actually a plan in place by the NMFS and NOAA to attempt to close down a large part of the South Atlantic Ocean to any fishing from 3 to 200 miles out in order to create a 'Fish Sanctuary '. Thank the good Lord this was never implemented. The shark populations have come back in Biblical proportions when they banned that awful practice of shark finning. However that was 30 years ago.Many species of sharks are now becoming overpopulated.They need to reevaluate there laws and open up some type of harvest on certain shark species. Same goes for the Goliath groupers. They once were brought to almost extinction back in the 70's from spearfishing.But with a closure of them 40 years ago the stocks have rebuilt to a nuisance level. Well I could keep going but I think you understand my point. Cheers my friend
Ah, this might be a silly comment, but the ocean and sky is so blue. I can't imagine how topsy the waves are! Stay safe Uncle John! I'm glad you are smiling with tight lines.
Yet another outstanding video John. Love all your videos, but like several other people, I particularly enjoy the Shark and Tuna videos. Would love to see you catch a Mako or Thresher.
As always enjoyable, great start to your shark season and makes me envious when you loose count of how many fish you have caught, here's to a great summer 👍
Shows how many are around now. French boats from Bell Isle used to fish them west of Guernsey years ago, blues wernt worth much but porgies made good money. We had a mako about two foot long on the pollack gear a few years back, he should be a big boy by now.
What an action packed episode, loved it. Last timed I was up close with a shark was many years ago, strung up in Looe harbour. Greatly appreciated tips & tactics throughout.👏👏
The lads over in Tassie sometimes use a milk crate with floats on it to hold the berley bag. If they have to drive off on a big Mako, they can unhitch the crate, and so the berley slick stays constant. Once the shark is in, they will they drive back over to the crate and hitch it back on a cleat. Worth a thought for ya.
Fantastic film, great content scenery and seascapes stunning. Really enjoyed yet another Master class from your good self. WHO taught YOU to fish! Nice one John keep them coming please. Regards to all the Fish Locker family. 🦈⚓️🎣🏴☠️🐟
@@TheFishLocker just plain old moist .On another note all this lighter tackle sharking has driven the price up on the bigger 2nd hand reels ,prices have shot up for new reels ,if you can source them
Just excellent John. Love how you show the proper way to catch and release. Great to see all your catches, absolutely amazing mate. Great video dear friend. Thank you so much. Graham🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
I have watched your wonderful videos for q u i t e some time now and, here is a video that - for me - epitomises and encapsulates your expertise as a fisherman.
There are SO many small - but oh! so important - moments where you demonstrate what a 'Master' you are at your craft. Little 'snippets' that almost 'throwaway' remarks that - if the viewer REALLY wants to learn from you - are so full of absolute nuggets of information about the craft you are so adept in demonstrating. A cracker of a video John. Thank you.
I have said from the very start Mike that all we try to do is share what we know and love doing in the hope that it helps folks. Wether that be with education or simply escapism. Take care and have a great day. 😊💙🦈
Very well said Sir.
Thankyou for this amazing video.
The way John gets the hook out of the first shark is a lesson in itself👍
Thank you. 😊
deserve your own show on discovery, fantastic watch and educational.
Thank you very much. 😊👍🏻🦈
Your knowledge is second to none atb john
Just sharing what I love doing mate. 😊👍🏻
What boat is that your using John it looks a good one atb👍
Great work as always John. Sunday evenings wouldn’t be the same without your videos.
Thank you. 😊🦈
Excellent presentation. It is very obvious this guy knows his marbles! It is always wonderful to see an expert at work.
Simply sharing what I love doing Brad. 😊
"Out on a glorious morning on the boooooaaaaaat!" Yeh John!! BEAUTIFUL MORNING!!! Dig, DmGrk
No better place to be. 🦈
There is nowhere on earth as nice as the uk coastline when the weathers right!!
I agree. On a good day there is nowhere better.
Your sharking videos are definitely my favourite. Other boat videos are nice too but sharking videos are the best.
I do love my shark fishing. 🦈
You've only just got the bait in water and ALREADY my adrenalin is spiking!!!
I can't even begin to fathom what it's like, out there, solo, ready to hook a shark!!!!
Superb content, as always, John. LOVE IT!
I LOVE IT!!!
Love to see the JOY on your face!!!! 😂😄👏👍🫶🦈🦈🎣🎣
I love my shark fishing. 😊👍🏻
Well, you could not say you did not have a good day John. You went out looking for sharks & you got them. I lost count after 8 I think it was, but to watch you out there, anyone would think you were having fun & enjoying yourself. It's nice when things occasionally 'work to plan'. Well done, great video (but I must say that I would never go fishing for sharks, (too big for me to handle) as always with great, helpful commentary. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
I had a belter of a day mate. 😊👍🏻🦈
One of the best fishing experiences I've ever had was the shark I never caught on Luce Bay, south-west Scotland. We'd had some tope and small shark when my rod tip nodded, sprung back straight as the line headed back to the boat. The rod pulled straight down at the side of the boat the tip in the water, the line snapped and I almost fell back into the boat. Almost immediately, the shark surfaced on the other side of the boat and fell back with a mighty splash. Two days later I made a personal best with a 290lb Porbeagle which almost made up for that, "we need a bigger boat moment"!
Haha. Everyone loves a "One that got away" story. 😉🦈
Sharks and tuna are the most intriguing videos to me….but I love them all. Keep up the good work
Thank you. 😊👍🏻
I like the quick release...Keeps em in the water with those gnarley teeth .
Best way. 🦈
Wow John. You must have had five at least. I’ll bet your energy levels are tested!! Great vid.
9 was the final count. Some didn’t make the edit as it was a little repetitive. 😉🦈
Excellent video John. You are a master angler.
That big splash was a White shark breaching!
😅👍🏻🇨🇦
Definitely. 100% GW shark!! 🤣🤣
@@TheFishLocker . Do you have a video fishing porbeagles, John ?
That was super, exiting, educational, and hard work for you, but for us sitting at home, a brilliantly produced and edited post, I will say this is one of your best. Worth watching again and again.
Thank you very much. Just sharing what I love doing mate. 😊👍🏻
I must be thick because I didn't realise that there were many sharks in British waters. Just watching you catch these sharks just highlights that there is more beneath the waters than what I thought. An interesting and entertaining video. Thank you for sharing.
The UK seas are such a rich environment, we need to do our best to keep them that way. 🦈
Great video, when I started fishing in 1972, I went out on my first ever boat trip from Blackpool we launched just North of the North Pier, the boat or dinghy was a 12 footer with a Seagull engine there were 3 of us. During the trip my friends rod started literally banging on the side of the boat the rod was made of bamboo as thick as a broom handle the hook reminded me of a meat hook used in a butcher shop, anyhow while he was playing the fish I commented to him and asked him why was the anchor rope at the back of the boat, he replied don't be daft it's always at the front don't forget I'd never boat fished before a few minutes went by and I said the ropes still at the back of the boat and were moving my mate just held the rod which was bent way over and looked around, kind of in shock and he said "it's bloody towing us" over ten minutes later the fish came off we never got to see it however when he retrieved his tackle the hook was nearly straight it was the most exciting time on a boat I've ever had. Watching you fish is amazing I actually feel as if I'm there with you so, many many thanks for taking us on your adventures and sharing your experiences with us, I loved every minute of the video. 👍👍👍
It is my pleasure. Those days you describe live with you forever don’t they. 😊🦈
Great to see such a healthy population of fish.
Brilliant to see isn’t it. 😊🦈
Fishing the east coasts of Australia and New Zealand I am astounded at the quality of fishing in the UK
Dawn n Dusk, best times of the day for fishing. I trout fish, coarse fish and sea fish. Dawn/Dusk are always the best times. Great stuff John
I agree mate. Best times of day.
that must have been a good feeling coming back at the end of a successful day, allways a buzz,
A great start to the season. 😊👍🏻🦈
Great footage John. I am glad it’s catch and release because they are such wonderful creatures that have had some unfair bad press.
I agree.
I live close to chatsworth house about as far as you can get in the Uk from the sea. I have been a subscriber since your very early days and would just like to say thank you john for taking me with you.
It is our pleasure Dave. 😊👍🏻🦈
Good to see such a healthy population of blues. Thanks for a great video.
Good sign of a healthy ecosystem. 🦈
Hi John, lucky for me I started watching your videos just after getting hold of my first small boat. I've spent the last couple of years exploring the inshore waters of the north east coast line and have found that by using Fish Locker tactics I've been able to winkle out far more fish than I would have under my own steam (I even won a few quid in a boat fishing comp so 🍻). Your channel has been a great resource in learning about seamanship and I've been modifying my boat setup along the way ready for some solo offshore wreck fishing trips.
These last couple of weeks though the pollock fishing over the rough ground has been excellent and I've been having great sport using lures and light tackle. Whilst out the other evening, as I was playing a fish, a right lump of a creature completely breached and made a horizontal splash in the water less than half a mile off the shore. I only registered the shape and colour of the fish and couldn't be 100% but I reckon it was probably a porbeagle and I would say it was at least 6 feet long and well in excess of 250lb. Since that evening I have had that fish stuck in my head and I am putting together a rig to have a go for it. So far I have picked up a penn senator 6/0, a 50/80lb rod, and some 50lb mono. I will make up some shark traces as per your shark trace video and was planning on using a rubbing leader of 200lb mono (as i have some from making FL wrecking rigs!). Does this sound reasonable and could I ask what knot you would recommend for attaching the rubbing leader to the mainline? There is a lot of conflicting opinions out there regarding shark tackle it seems and it can get bewildering.
-It was good to see you putting Slippy Limpets onto some proper fish the other day. As you will know the fishing up in this part of the world can require a good amount of determination and I've watched Nathan putting in a lot of hours to get the best out of the fishing that's available. Blue sharks on light gear makes me think that trailing my boat 450 miles next year might be a good way to spend a summer holiday!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, the channel is a brilliant resource.
Rob
I will think on this and come up with an answer. Send me a PM mate 😉
I've just come back from Antigua. We were diving and shooting lion fish to feed the sharks. They definitely feed from scent, not sight. The fish is in front of them and they're spinning on the spot to find them. Great video, it's nice to have the privilege of them in British waters!
We have some wonderful fishing in U.K. waters. 😊👍🏻🦈
Great vid! Caught a tiger shark a few years back, and never forgotten the fight and the sore shoulders afterward.
I would love to find one of them some day!!!
That is the good life john going fishing in nice weather,haven’t been fishing off the sea wall for year’s and I love it , should get back into it
Get yourself back out and some salt air in your lungs mate. 🦈
Another great 'virtual' day out on the water in the company of the consumate angler! John just takes it in his stride; no fuss, no panic, no rush and all the while giving a great commentary!
John for the salt water and 'The Ginger Fisherman' for the fresh water - sorted!
What a great channel and thank you, John, for all the effort and professionalism you put into your vids - kudos!
Ps. How about a Porbeagle and a Short-fin Mako by the boat? ;-)
Currently certain factions of the snowflake brigade are trying to have Porbeagle fishing banned. So it’s not a good idea to publicise anything about it.
@@TheFishLocker Fair enough 👍 There's always those who don't do, but think they know best and somehow always get heard :-(
One of the best days fishing I had was years ago in the Hebrides catching mackerel on single lures on a little Abu spinning rod. The big ones would bend it double under the inflatable 😁 I should have tried them on wet flies too!
Said it many times, best part of the day just as the sun comes up!! Only seemed like yesterday you was catching them cobalt blue's.
😬👍🏻🎣
A great day's fishing. Loved every minute. Thanks John.
Thanks mate. 👍🏻🦈
What a great fisherman you are John the best sea fishing UA-camr out there keep it up mate can’t wait for the next one
Thank you very much Nick, I'm not doing anything special - just sharing what I love doing. 🦈
Towards the end of the video I could see your buzzing. Great stuff mighty vid.
Fantastic session mate. Of course I was buzzing!!
another excellent video ..thank you for the conservation and the education ..
always enjoy your content ..thank you ..
It is my pleasure. 😊🦈
Seasick; I fished with dad, he and I had no problem, some riding in cars do, did you ever and suggestions that help those that do. I don’t miss your videos, rather take a beating. Great information, no sharks in Montana.
Pool sharks, loan sharks and card sharks?
What a beautiful start to the day!! I live in bude but spent a lot of my youth on beaches like Perranporth,Portreath and gylly in falmouth
A brilliant place to grow up.
@@TheFishLocker yes it is!a much better quality of life than I would've got if I'd have stayed in Birmingham in my opinion,been here since 95 and class cornwall as my home and myself cornish plus my son is called piran,can't get more cornish than that
With weather like that I can think of few better places to be. Love these video's.
I can’t think of many.
Nice Blues 🤙, in Florida we call sharks, “The Man in the Gray Suit” 🦈
The tax man. 🤣
Eating seafood pasta with chilli and watching the Fish Locker . What could be better. Stay safe and tight lines. Mike
Sounds like a win win.
another great vidio for us to watch, the information you give out is fabulous and in most cases its about your surroundings to, I can remember OUT of TOWN with jack Hargreaves he was a super guy to not only watch but listen , you remind me so much of him and his conversational skills
Thank you June. 😊
Another cracking video John ,,brilliant fishing 👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻
Glad you enjoyed it 🦈
Thanks for the video John, the worlds all rocky (the sea too!) but a good escape into nature is what this video gave to me.
We are simply sharing what we love doing. 🦈
I & wife’s’ ex-brother in law we’re fishing off Point Cartwright, a few miles or so & had some reef fish & mackrel in a net bag over side of the boat. We had sat for some time when I stood up & just ‘happened’ to see this bloody submarine cruising through a wave, a damn big tiger shark. The boat is a 15ft 6in Stacer aluminium & I swear the head😊 was almost at the transom & it’s tail was virtually at the bow. He was after our fish in the fish bag & we just got that bag of fish out of the water just in time. 😮😂🛥️🎣🐟🦈🇦🇺
Haha. Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water. 😉🤣🦈
Hi John, thanks for the great video, just in hospital having my stoma reversed following a bowel cancer operation last September loved the visa in Florida mate, Nik Grimmett, Portland, Dorset...
I hope everything flows smoothly for you. 😉
Not a sea fisherman, not ever found the temptation for some reason..... Doesn't stop me from spending countless hours on the bank trying to catch carp though 🤷♂️😂 always enjoy the videos bud, keep up the good work
To each their own. I enjoy all fishing but I just love the sea.
@@TheFishLocker I grew up inland and the sea was something I saw on holidays, probably why lol
I want to see the look on Jim's face when you walk into spargo’s kitchen with one of them blue dogs
Haha.
Well done. The days fishing I never got to have. Thanks.
You got to join me. 🦈😊
el TIBURON!! hell yeah.. that's some good stuff there...
Haha. 🦈🦈🦈
Had so much fun watching this!!never have seen anything like it!outstanding💥
I truly love my shark fishing.💙🎣
Just sat hear eating brecfast before work loving the video. Loads of action great fun love it when you get a dubbel hook up that must be so exciting
Haha. It always happens all at once doesn't it!!! 🤣
@@TheFishLocker hahaha yea mate it so dose but makes for a fun watch 🤣🤣🤣
What a fantastic trip, great session John.
Glad you enjoyed it Lee. 🦈
Fantastic session,John. Hopefully there is a healthy population of blues in yout area. They were all stunning specimens. Thanks
Proving the Spanish long line boats don’t come and kill them all. 👍🏻🦈
I just want to say. I've been watching your channel for years now and I had my second baby (5mo ago now) and she's been screaming at me all day bc she's teething but I turn on your videos and she's fine 😂 same with my first. So I don't know what it is but my kids love you!
Haha. Well congratulations and I hope the teething isn't causing too much upset. Have you ever heard of a "Sophie Giraffe" doll. Worked great for our son when he was teething. 😊🦈
That was a crazy session, those blue sharks have to be one of our most beautiful species we get in UK waters, great fishing there John, that was enjoyable to watch
Stunning looking fish aren't they. 🦈
Another fantastic informative episode John, love the rod butt add on , makes it more comfortable. Thanks again
It’s called a “cush-it”
Thanks mate I’ll look them up 🎣🍻
Well done John, nice sharks great video as usual
Thanks Ronnie. 🦈
Great session John. Well done.
Thanks mate. 🦈
Another great day at sea John, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure mate. 🦈
Fantastic video! I'm impressed with how steady on your feet you are with the boat rocking that way.
When I was a kid I cured myself of sea sickness by swinging on a swing at the play ground. It got my brain used to that up and down motion.
Haha. I’ve been going to sea for a long time so I’ve just gotten used to it 😊👍🏻
Was so worried you would get spooled if the other rod went off whilst u fought on the other, good trip and as always thank you. The only negative of the video is that it ends I feel like you could do a 5hr video and I would still feel the same (i bet Iam not the only one ) brilliant John i honestly cant thank you enough.
Haha. I did have someone complain that my videos were too long ( at 26 minutes ) some folks just have a low attention span I guess. 🤣🤷🏻♂️
@@TheFishLocker hahaha unbelievable
Nice one John. Great to see the sharks making a come back after the massive numbers slaughtered in the 60s and 70s. . So you could have a picture taken with one on shore. Thanks again great 👍 quality fishing.
Thankfully things have changed since then. 😊
Another brilliant video awesome fishing very well done and those sharks were well handled at the side of the boat with no drama's had to chuckle with the out of shape part.
Haha. The first heavy session of the year always highlights the weak points. This time I was the weak point. 🤣🤣
@@TheFishLocker ha ha ha, bet you felt it the next day never thaught I'll see you say yourself being the week point but still amazing to see those fish especially that Gurnard stunning colours.
@@ch0cchip704 - It’s a lot to do and think about doing it all solo. And filming it on top of that you’re constantly busy. So yeah, for the first trip I wasn’t yet into the groove. 🤣
@@TheFishLocker you still done it very well, very much on the ball keep everything in check if you didn't say would not have realised.
Very true it's a lot to do and think about what you did there takes a lot of experience to do what you done that day that well and that's your off day 👍
Good morning John! It is beautiful there!
It sure is. 😊👍🏻🦈
Excellent video as always, wonderful channel 👌
Thank you very much 😊
Wow you are one fantastic fisherman! Great footage sure was multitasking
Simply sharing what I love doing. 😊
its a sunday afternoon i have just finished work and fish locker uploads. made my whole week! 🙂
I hope you enjoy the video 😊👍🏻🎣🦈
Either they don't come, and then they came in pairs. Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Like buses. 🤣
Almost as good as being there with you and what a day of fishing!
Almost. 😉
Hello my friend.
We too have been running shark trips everyday.
I'm wore out !
We have been catching and releasing Hammerheads both the Scalloped and Greater...Blacknose...Blacktip and Atlantic Sharpnose.
Stay safe my friend.CHEERS !
Thats exceptional my friend. Do you ever tag any of them for NOAA?
@@TheFishLocker No...On a boat that I worked on for years we took the Florida Fish and Wildlife Scientist out once a week for 4 years catching tagging and also collecting Red Snapper after it was shut down on the East Coast of Florida in 2009 in an attempt to get REAL DATA to correct the false and fabricated data used to close down the fishery of this species.With data in hand we took it to and presented it to the Under Committee in Washington DC in hopes of getting it reopened.
They give us 2 or 3 days a year to keep one Red Snapper per person due to all our hard work.
As much as I hate to admit it but I am against any program that helps NOAA and here's why.
For the last 40 years they have used the data we gave them and in turn have used it to almost completely shut down entire fisheries.
I will be the first to agree that 50 years ago Red Snapper was overfished.But in 1991 when they implemented a 2 fish per person at a 20 inch minimum size limit.....that's all that was needed.
There was actually a plan in place by the NMFS and NOAA to attempt to close down a large part of the South Atlantic Ocean to any fishing from 3 to 200 miles out in order to create a 'Fish Sanctuary '.
Thank the good Lord this was never implemented.
The shark populations have come back in Biblical proportions when they banned that awful practice of shark finning.
However that was 30 years ago.Many species of sharks are now becoming overpopulated.They need to reevaluate there laws and open up some type of harvest on certain shark species.
Same goes for the Goliath groupers.
They once were brought to almost extinction back in the 70's from spearfishing.But with a closure of them 40 years ago the stocks have rebuilt to a nuisance level.
Well I could keep going but I think you understand my point.
Cheers my friend
Brilliant vid. One of the best fishing ones with great camera work.
Thank you 🦈
Great video John great to see early season sharks
Great start to the season. 😊🦈
Ah, this might be a silly comment, but the ocean and sky is so blue. I can't imagine how topsy the waves are! Stay safe Uncle John! I'm glad you are smiling with tight lines.
The sharks are so blue too!
The sharks a wonderful vivid blue aren't they. 😊🦈
This guy knows his stuff about fishing 👍
Just sharing what I love doing. 😊
Wow what a superb start to the season, excellent video of these truly lovely creatures.
Amazing creatures aren’t they mate. 👍🏻🦈
Excellent show John, great camera, editing ect,class act😎
Thank you. 🦈
Yet another outstanding video John. Love all your videos, but like several other people, I particularly enjoy the Shark and Tuna videos. Would love to see you catch a Mako or Thresher.
Mate I would go crazy to catch a Mako or a Thresher. 👍🏻👍🏻🦈🦈
Thanks John, brilliant shark fishing you certainly know how to catch them . Just amazing
Just sharing what I love doing mate. 👍🏻🦈
As always enjoyable, great start to your shark season and makes me envious when you loose count of how many fish you have caught, here's to a great summer 👍
Amen to that mate. Lets hope for a great summer. 🦈
Those were some cracking sharks, I bet your arms were burning after reeling those in! thanks again for the awesome video :)
Good to find something that pulls back. 😆🦈
Thankyou John,for this amazing video.
My pleasure Stephen.
Absolutely brilliant John what a fantastic day's fishing great many thanks. 👍
My pleasure. 🦈😊
What a great way to spend a day! More please!
Doesn't get much better does it. 😉👍🏻
Great vid. as usual J. I bet your shoulders ached the next day. Thanks for the fab day out.
Haha. It was a fair workout. 😉🦈
Shows how many are around now. French boats from Bell Isle used to fish them west of Guernsey years ago, blues wernt worth much but porgies made good money. We had a mako about two foot long on the pollack gear a few years back, he should be a big boy by now.
Oh wow, I would have loved to see that!!!
Great piece of video John. What a start to your sharking season. Can’t wait to get out myself. Keep up the great work.
Do it!! 👍🏻🦈
What an action packed episode, loved it. Last timed I was up close with a shark was many years ago, strung up in Looe harbour.
Greatly appreciated tips & tactics throughout.👏👏
Thankfully those days are long gone and sharks are no longer killed for the trophy photos. 👍🏻
I’ve been looking forward to this years shark videos! Thanks John. As ever, always grateful for your content!! 👍
My pleasure mate. 😊👍🏻
excellent days fishing John and a great video to share with us, well done.
Thank you 👍🏻
Every time I see a ship or boat in the background, I think somebody is spying on you to see how you do it. Great video as usual 😆
Brilliant video my favourite kind of fishing. It gives me the urge to try it on my boat thanks
Get after it mate. 😬🦈
@@TheFishLocker yes hopefully just need a settled bit of weather it’s a 30 mile steam to the grounds
The lads over in Tassie sometimes use a milk crate with floats on it to hold the berley bag. If they have to drive off on a big Mako, they can unhitch the crate, and so the berley slick stays constant. Once the shark is in, they will they drive back over to the crate and hitch it back on a cleat. Worth a thought for ya.
That is a fair idea. 👍🏻
Love the long videos, especially when they’re this good! Top fishing John🎣
I am trying to make the Sunday ones a little longer. 😉👍🏻
FANTASTIC as always,great job John. Cannot wait for your whitby one,
We'll see what fuel prices do first. 😉
Fantastic film, great content scenery and seascapes stunning.
Really enjoyed yet another Master class from your good self.
WHO taught YOU to fish!
Nice one John keep them coming please.
Regards to all the Fish Locker family. 🦈⚓️🎣🏴☠️🐟
I am glad you enjoyed the video my friend. Who taught me? Everyone around me. I learned by being observant and asking questions. 😊🦈
Great and thanks for the knowledge your passing on.
down again for a couple of days in mid August ,cannot wait vids made me moist with anticipation.
Haha. Moist sweaty or moist crying?
@@TheFishLocker just plain old moist .On another note all this lighter tackle sharking has driven the price up on the bigger 2nd hand reels ,prices have shot up for new reels ,if you can source them
@@dereksailsbury571 - Good quality always demands a good price
Just excellent John. Love how you show the proper way to catch and release. Great to see all your catches, absolutely amazing mate. Great video dear friend. Thank you so much. Graham🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
Thank you Graham and I hope you had a great weekend. 😊👍🏻🦈
@@TheFishLocker yes thanks mate, your video made it a great one cheers!👍👍
What a trip with some great fish
Belter of a trip.