Great video as always jon and congratulations on the section win in extremely tough conditions. Your an inspiration to us all with your dedication to fishing no matter what the conditions are
You are always so calm and classy..a great angler of all venues,,,and also very informative..You actually made very tough conditions ,,!!! Look interesting..
Hi John, you must be a real nut cace to go fishing in this weather. You are nearly as bad as me. I went pike Fishing,two years ago. With the temperature at minus 6 degrees cel. I caught 6 pike, between 6 and 15 lb Ann ended up in hospital with pneumonia. It was still a great day out.
Hi Jon enjoyed the blog great example of how to keep focused even in extreme conditions. Is there any chance you could do a small vid on how you identified possible pockets of fish in swim when you are prepping please
Hi Jeff, it's a simple case of carefully dragging the plummet (I use a 20g) to the left and right just off the bottom. You will see the line hit obstacles/fish and if it judders and even moves then that is often a tight ball of fish. However, I have found these balls in the past with a plummet and they have been 100% a tightly packed shoal of fish with the line clearly twitching, only for them to swim off before the start of a match never to be located again! It tends to work best with carp and F1s on snake lakes, which I have seen gang up like sardines in extreme cold. I'm sure in big open water lakes they do the same thing but way out of pole range.
That looks like tough going mate, i've been fishing today in a blizzard here in Lithuania in the only section of ice thats thawed since December I have to admit it wasn't much fun. One question is that Drennan jacket waterproof ? or could you recommend one that is i'm struggling to find something decent. Another great video fella just found your channel and subbed.
Thats a common Carp at 26:23? i cannot for the life of me tell the difference in appearance from Commons and F1's, tbh i thought that was an F1 from its colour...is it just the barbs how you tell the difference? F1's have less barbs than Commons? nice video anyway winter is now upon us even though its still mild weather for now so good to watch these videos. Did you catch any fish on dobbing bread? was it all just on maggots, feeding 3 or 4 maggots in a pot at a time?
Common carp are a little leaner and a slightly different shape, but the telltale sign is they have barbules, whereas F1s have none or just tiny nodules.
I just stop the video to tell you that you are crazy, I know we are all have the same fishing illness but man this far beyond stuff I have done when I was young. For sure I will not do it today at my age. At this stage I don't know the result but I hope you won after suffering that weather!!
Hi Jon im having trouble with my top kit sticking to my next section due to moisture then I’m unable to break down do you have a solution to stop this happening gets so frustrating when I’m in a match thanks mate any suggestions
Great video as always jon and congratulations on the section win in extremely tough conditions. Your an inspiration to us all with your dedication to fishing no matter what the conditions are
Thanks so much
You are always so calm and classy..a great angler of all venues,,,and also very informative..You actually made very tough conditions ,,!!! Look interesting..
Many thanks Giovanni! :-)
Hardcore winter fishing, well done, not seen this vid before.
Glad you enjoyed me suffering ha ha
Inspired me to get out soon as lady from Birch House Lakes told me half pond free from ice and had a cracking day of silvers
Great video John .....nice presentation of a difficult and cold day......nothing worse than cold hands......enjoyed it. Thanks
What a fantastic matchman he’s one of the best
Inspirational ,I only started fishing twelve months ago and learning a lot from your videos regards Geoffrey hall
Jon you must be crazy my hands are freezing just watching this.
Ha ha, the foolishness of the winter matchman! :-)
Well done John, I was nice and warm until I watched that, freezing now LOL!
Enjoyed it, John, but I would liked to have seen your float too, (especially going under!).
Great Video Jon, brave man fishing in those conditions, all credit too you
Great video John 👍
Absolutely brill Jon . spot on
Well done Jon, snow fishing for me ended years ago, but it was a real good watch for me to see how you approached your peg, your a star mate.
Unreal Jon, well done! Hope they liven up a bit more this week!
Well done John and great video.
Great video Jon Boy , i could feel the cold !!!
awesome fishing it the crap weather..well done pal
Great video,really enjoyed it, thanks
Nice day at the office that Jon, you worked hard for them well done
Love your vids John; really good and well done....roll on the summer !!
Great video felt sorry for you in the cold but well done
Thanks, it was worth it :-) 👍
Cant believe that you didn't put a brolly up Jon but well done on sticking it out and catching a few!
Well done John a good catch in horridly freezing conditions
This is the second time I've watched this god knows how you stuck that out and fished it really well
Thanks N M!
Brilliant effort that naker.
The worst weather fishing video I’ve seen. And I keep watching it lol. Fair play Jon 💪💪
Mad aint we!? :-)
Jon, can't make my mind up if that is dedication or madness. Fair play to you, very well done!
Great camera work, and sound quality, although a spoiler in the description tells me the outcome up front.
Hah, Ha, A great end to a tough day John, well done Sir!
Great video Jon I must admit I ducked in that weather🦆
Great fishermen sir
Well done you thanks for the upload also you got a thing about ducks lol
Hi John, you must be a real nut cace to go fishing in this weather. You are nearly as bad as me. I went pike Fishing,two years ago. With the temperature at minus 6 degrees cel. I caught 6 pike, between 6 and 15 lb Ann ended up in hospital with pneumonia. It was still a great day out.
Thanks Daphne, yes us anglers have to question our sanity sometimes, ha ha!
Hi Jon enjoyed the blog great example of how to keep focused even in extreme conditions. Is there any chance you could do a small vid on how you identified possible pockets of fish in swim when you are prepping please
Hi Jeff, it's a simple case of carefully dragging the plummet (I use a 20g) to the left and right just off the bottom. You will see the line hit obstacles/fish and if it judders and even moves then that is often a tight ball of fish. However, I have found these balls in the past with a plummet and they have been 100% a tightly packed shoal of fish with the line clearly twitching, only for them to swim off before the start of a match never to be located again! It tends to work best with carp and F1s on snake lakes, which I have seen gang up like sardines in extreme cold. I'm sure in big open water lakes they do the same thing but way out of pole range.
Jon Arthur Angling many thanks for explaining so thoroughly it all makes sense to me now you run through it. Absolute Star.
That looked cold! Nice video as always though John
Glad to see you dont bite your lead shot on the line, I used to do that now got high lead levels in my blood
That looks like tough going mate, i've been fishing today in a blizzard here in Lithuania in the only section of ice thats thawed since December I have to admit it wasn't much fun. One question is that Drennan jacket waterproof ? or could you recommend one that is i'm struggling to find something decent. Another great video fella just found your channel and subbed.
I wear Matrix Hydro RS 20k now. Almost all the Drennan team anglers I know wear Halkon Hunt Gore-Tex tbh
Thanks for the reply @@JonArthur I'll check them out, tight lines Mr.
been there , its no joke
You going to the northern tackle show Jon ?
Nope sorry
Gutted would love to have met you in person Jon
Very brave however warm water proof gloves do help.
Thats a common Carp at 26:23? i cannot for the life of me tell the difference in appearance from Commons and F1's, tbh i thought that was an F1 from its colour...is it just the barbs how you tell the difference? F1's have less barbs than Commons? nice video anyway winter is now upon us even though its still mild weather for now so good to watch these videos.
Did you catch any fish on dobbing bread? was it all just on maggots, feeding 3 or 4 maggots in a pot at a time?
Common carp are a little leaner and a slightly different shape, but the telltale sign is they have barbules, whereas F1s have none or just tiny nodules.
I see, thanks.
Nice but fool hardy vid John , you master all fishing technics get used to a brolly , easy when pole fishing, or will catch up on you in later years .
oove to live near tbf. you are spoilt in the midlands
Wow, my vid's already had well over 10,000 views in less than a week. Thanks everyone, and for all the nice comments!
I just stop the video to tell you that you are crazy, I know we are all have the same fishing illness but man this far beyond stuff I have done when I was young. For sure I will not do it today at my age. At this stage I don't know the result but I hope you won after suffering that weather!!
Would it be bad form to rock up with a patio heater in such poor weather condition? 😂
Nope I’d try it!
Hi Jon
im having trouble with my top kit sticking to my next section due to moisture then I’m unable to break down do you have a solution to stop this happening gets so frustrating when I’m in a match thanks mate any suggestions
Best trick is to rub candle wax on the problem joint.
Thank you for taking the time to reply Jon defo try it. keep bagging mate respect
that suit looks soaking wet is it serpose to look like yu fell in the lake
wait till you get older,fishing in snow,you will pay for it.invest in a brolly,got to keep dry,and warm ,