We don’t watch your channel for what you catch John, we watch to see your enjoyment with what you catch, silvers or specimen , pure angling happy in your pursuit to net a fish 👍👍😀😀
🥰 Thanks so much, Karl ☺️🙏👍✊ It’s what I HOPE, of course, as there are plenty of TH-camrs who DO catch plenty of big fish for the cameras, and they deserve a lot of respect and views for doing so, but that’s never going to be my speciality when I usually get to fish once a week at best. Still, it needn’t stop me having the occasional go, or trying new places and ways to fish 😀 🎣🐟 It’s just great to get comments like this and know that when I do have a go for a biggie and it doesn’t happen, it can still make for a nice watch. Cheers for now and tight lines 🎣🐟
Another enjoyable video John. A long day trying for a specimen sized fish but your enthusiasm and confidence never waivered. With perseverance you will hopefully be successful soon!
John, I admire your enthusiasm and tenacity, your video’s are enlightening and most enjoyable. I admire the way you handle and release the fish no matter how small, some fishing bloggers could take a lesson from that! Keep them coming Oh! And don’t get too comfortable in that new chair 😜👍 regards Jim
Jim, I will do my best 💤😂 Thanks for the kind words 🙏😌 I’m about to TRY and sleep before a day’s fishing on the Trent 🎣🐟 Early start! ⏰ Cheers for now.
Thanks again for sharing, love your passion and love of the river tight lines john, you will get them crumpers its just getting out there and having a go ❤
Love the channel, I'm not a major coarse angler, preferring more Salmon, Sea trout and game but your channel takes me back to my school boy days, fishing for roach and rudd on my local waters dreaming of monsters. Thank you
And thank YOU! Love these kind of comments, as I set out to remind people about all the magical aspects of fishing - which don’t always entail catching biggies 😄 Really appreciate your kind words 🙏🎣🐟
I love your variety of fishing, be it sml stuff on the float, or trying to get a big un on the rivers, stunning locations, you fish where and how you want to fish, your channel, such a refreshing change from everyone doing fishing all the time on the carp puddles on the pole, natural venues all the way 👌, tight lines, good health and safe travels, cheers craig
Craig, that is rocket fuel 🚀 to this channel. I don’t always catch the most, or the biggest, but I try and convey the little things in fishing that makes it so magical and you seem to get it. Many thanks 🙏🤗
Haha, thanks John. Yeah, it really tipped it down for a while and you saw how the river reacted, but as long as I’ve got a brolly I don’t mind too much ☔️ Having said that, I’m off to fish the Trent early next week and the forecast is NOT good at the moment… 🌧️💧⛈️😬 I will have to hope it’s good for the fishing 🤞😄🐟
Hi John, I've fished this stretch a few times and enjoyed watching your outings here. On my last visit I fished the swim you were in , with Carp rods, trying for specimen fish but without any success. I managed to take a few small Perch out using small rubber lures on dropshot and watched a large Pike cruise past in front of me! I usually see the Kingfisher and Herons at this venue and always Parakeets and on my last visit a Cormorant came and sat on the beach nearby to dry off its wings after fishing, My most successful visit here was to a spot about three swims downstream of where you were fishing where I caught a Bream and a Chub on ledgered pellet and a decent sized Perch on dropshot. Haven't really worked out what works where yet, but I do enjoy fishing the venue.
Cheers Kevin - really good to hear from a fellow member and someone else who has a bit more experience of the place. Good to know I’m not the only one still trying to work it out, too ☺️ I’ve seen a friendly lure angler there, just for the first hour of the morning, twice, and he had a pike the first time and a perch the second. There are so many places to try just on that stretch aren’t there? And this the only ‘problem’ with doing a TH-cam channel - I’m often trying new places and new things, rather than really sinking my teeth into one place (not that I mind!). I also fancy trying right up at the weir, maybe with rolling meat. Good to hear you’ve had some success there and I’d love to try a more traditional feeder and float approach again - perhaps a little further down as you say 👍
Hi John, another great video. I love your enthusiasm for all types of fishing. I’m not into sitting watching a tip myself but I love the rivers you fish and definitely love the trotting and especially catching quality roach, chub, dace etc on lighter tackle. Don’t give up though, you are definitely putting the hours in and it’s just a matter of time until you catch one of the big ones you’re after.
Ah, thanks a lot, Graham! Comments like that keep me going (in terms of making videos AND trying to catch different fish in different ways). As I said, it’s not something I’ve done much of or intend to do loads of, but it’s nice to try different things and WOULD love to catch a real bruiser or two from the Thames or Trent (for example) one day… In fact I’m off to the Trent again soon and hear it’s fishing hard but will definitely give all approaches a go and if I can get plenty of silvers going on the float then I’ll be happy even if the tip, or tips, aren’t going anywhere at other times! 😄 Thanks as always for your kind words 🙏🎣🐟
Beautiful. The weir pool, the siren of the river. It tempts, lures, rewards and denies your plans and efforts, your hopes yet you have go back for more. Wonderful wierpools Stay safe and thanks
Thanks Pat ☺️🤗 I’m glad I could manage a few on an otherwise slow day - even with the river rising they were on the munch! I do love my roach, too 🐟 Keep the comments coming and I’ll keep the vids coming 🤝
Hi John, lovely vid again bud and some great insights. I love the smell of the air after heavy rain on a river. The rain was well needed..👍Thanks again for the shout out my friend..😊😊 Third and final part of my Chertsey escapades tomorrow, could of done with those conditions that day.🥴 Have to catch up soon co's i would like to thank you in person over a Pint..🍻 Keep it up bud. Five⭐'s
Thanks 🙏☺️ That’s a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ comment my friend. Look forward to the Guinness, which will hopefully happen before too long. Off to the Trent tomorrow but will check out the third instalment as soon as I can as I love watching your escapades! 🎣🐟😎✊
@@themagicoffishing 🍻🍻😊👍P.s just cancelled next week's Camping at AppsCourt co's of the weather. Can't get my secret "ish" spot around Shepperton out my head. Gagging to go back, it felt like Swallows And Amazon's last time. Be up your way to correct that situation 2nd or 3rd week in October.🤞Chat before that hopefully. Take care bud.😊
Gotta say think thames roach r some of the best looking in the country . Had most of my big fish on the thames doing exactly what u were doing trotting . Love ether vids keep me coming my friend
I enjoy everything from beach casting to gently swinging a tiny arseley bomb under a floating raft, but i always come back to my "addiction" of fishing weirs ! Fishing videos shouldn't just be about editing and fish, personally i enjoyed the scene of you sitting under a brolly in the rain as i have some great memories of the cosy "isolation" it can bring as it cuts out your peripheral vision ! A thoroughly enjoyable video. (Absolutely loved the shimano aero reels, i had a pair for years)
That is so good to hear, Matt! Really do appreciate it 🤗🙏 And it sounds like we both have a similar addiction to almost all forms of angling 🎣🐟 Really good to hear that at least someone can enjoy a video where the main target didn’t materialise (which can so often happen when trying for bigger fish on natural venues of course). Cheers for now 🍻
Lovely weren’t they?! I’m still to manage a full day trying to catch a big fish without having a go on the float, but with fish like that around who can blame me? 🤷🏻🎣☺️ Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏
I’ve had my original Korum chair 20 years plus still going strong same with their day shelter I have a phase one 11ft float rod of theirs which was fantastic value and has landed carp to 15lbs on it all excellent gear
You and me both! It felt so right for that to happen, too, but it just goes to show how unpredictable and wild the big rivers can be. Still, it was enjoyable and every failure makes success all the sweeter… 🎣🐟 I’m off to the Trent later and will have another shot, although I will definitely be fishing for bites as much as I hope for a biggie 😀🤞
Still an enjoyable video John, despite the big fish not showing up. Some of my most memorable days fishing were when I didn't catch the intended species, I think the anticipation of not knowing what's down there is equal to catching, so I'm sure you will get a big one this autumn, tight lines, and what a lovely place to see some quality roach caught trotting with the centrepin again!!Cheers Peter.
Thanks as always, Peter - really do appreciate your ongoing support and I couldn’t agree more that anticipation is what drives us. I think good anglers generally have a great imagination, in addition to an appreciation for nature, and it’s all about picturing what MIGHT be about to happen! Even when it doesn’t, that just makes us want it more! 🎣👍
JGreat blog thanks for sharing, very likeable chap👍ps the trouble is once you've had a big barbel you will end up addicted, dont loose confidence and give up you doing nothing wrong you got good angling skills, you must have bean very unluky not to catch at gunthorpe lock.
Thanks Gavin, a very likeable comment 😎🙏 Yes, I can well imagine that once you’ve experienced what I imagined happening for real, the need to feel it again becomes very moreish! I’ve had quite a few around 5-7lb from my local River Wey and my pb of a little under 11lb blew my mind… I can only imagine what a real biggie feel like to hold 🤯 Thanks again for the comment and the encouragement 🙏🎣🐟
Unlucky John! But, id be very happy bagging those roach all day. Mucker did a video on Penton island near Staines & I've heard its also a hotspot for barbel & chub. This winter is out for me on the river, but should have a date for surgery soon. Lakes & canal will do till then. All the best, keep that camera rolling, loving the content. 🐟🪱🎣👍
The trouble with Mucker’s content and tips is I’d need a whole season just to try each stretch once or twice, never mind get familiar with them all, but that’s the beauty of the big river isn’t it? You ain’t gonna get bored! Glad to hear you’re hopeful of a surgery date 🤞 I once had two slipped discs at the same time and couldn’t walk beyond the house for several months, never mind go fishing, so I know the mental and physical pain of being restricted like that. As you say, appreciate what you CAN do for now 🎣🐟👍 Cheers for now mate🍻
@themagicoffishing Cheers John, I'm not complaining just yearning! 2 slipped discs, don't want to think about that pain. You're right, only so much river you can cover. Pagey just txt, do I fancy marsh farm tomorrow 🤔😍🐟🪱🎣👍Away from fishing, Owls v Baggies next week. ⚽️
@themagicoffishing from what I hear you played well, took the lead, had a man sent off & hit the self destruct button. For as long as it lasts mind, I do like us top of the league, but vertigo will set in. Anyway, Marsh farm today, bagged up on roach, 35 on the lift in total, feeder rod zero. Pagey had 3 lovely Tinca's. All the best John. You deserve a TV deal. The magic of fishing on Quest👌👍
Nice video again John. The Thames is not fishing well at the moment anywhere. I fished a spot the other day where I usually bag up on Dace, Perch. I only had 5 in a 5 hr session.
Thanks David ☺️ I was about to say that’s great to hear - meaning that ‘it’s not just me’ - but I obviously wouldn’t mean that about your tricky session 😄 We all have them of course and you’re not the only one to say the river has been fishing hard this summer. Hopefully things will pick up now we’re getting a bit more rain and although I don’t want to go down the route of only fishing one river, or doing one kind of fishing, I’ll definitely be exploring more of the Thames and trying for a river monster from time to time. Thanks for the kind words, mate 👍🎣🐟
Yep, I left that day having thoroughly enjoyed myself but wondering what kind of bag of roach I could have managed - and whether there were even bigger fish to be caught - if I’d have done that most of the day! I will have to give it another go when chance… 🎣🐟 Cheers 🍻
It wasn't a day for the bigger fish on the bottom eh John, at least you had some sport with the float rod eh mate,some nice roach for you, the new chair looks good and comfy, ime sure you will be down there again before the winters here,tite lines mate.
Great to hear from you, Paul 😎👍 Yep, it wasn’t to be for the big ones but catching them ain’t as easy as the angling media or social media can sometimes make it appear 😄 Still enjoyed myself as you saw 👍🎣🐟 Thanks as always for watching and commenting 🙏👍🍻
Pleased for you, re-Korum. It's an exception though. Their stuff does break(landing nets and chairs being the most common), The lightness is because they use cheap aluminium that can't be repaired. Their 'customer service' is generally awful. I do think your suggestion, that it's because you are a tuber that they did what they did, is correct.
Cheers Steve, I must say I was very pleased as you saw! Can’t say I’ve experienced their customer service under ‘normal’ circumstances, as it sounds you have, but they were very helpful with me and the previous chair lasted me nearly a decade of pretty hard use, so no complaints there either. I’m not wedded to any one tackle manufacturer, although there are always a few favourites (Drennan, Preston, Matrix and Daiwa being some of mine), and a few that I’ll always have a soft spot for because they’ve been around for an age! 😀 Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🎣🐟😎
Do you know what, I would love to give that a go sometime. Haven’t done enough sea fishing… 🎣🐟 Growing up in Sheffield and then moving to Surrey didn’t help 😄 Cheers!
Thank you 🙏 I’d love to fish the Ribble one day, but I’m afraid that’s a part of the country I’m yet to sample in terms of the fishing. I’m sorry I can’t be any help with those rivers, but I’m sure the local tackle shops will be able to put you onto some free fishing around there. Hope so and tight lines 🎣🐟
Wow, I never expected to meet or hear from anyone else with those rods! I quite liked the Chub brand at the time but had never owned any other of their rods. One of the guys at the shop, ‘Sharky’, who always hailed me as ‘Sheffield John’ when I walked through the door as a young man, knew his rods and said they were great quality for the money 👍 I trusted him and they certainly landed me a few nice carp 😎👍🐟 Thanks for leaving a comment 👍
One of the top tips for big carp on the thames is prebaiting- even if its only 24 hours beforehand, they will come find it and move in - try not to do it in front of everyone or it will be noted by the more unscrupulous anglers...
Tip is duly noted and appreciated - I wish I lived a bit closer, but there are some stretches within a 30-40 minute round trip and I could consider a bit of prevailing if work and family life were both behaving… 🤔 In fact I recently got the same tip about a Thames tributary - the Loddon - where the head bailiff has had some nice barbel and carp already this season. Cheers 🍻
Thanks Chris 💙 Do you know what, I’m not much of a piker, or haven’t been, but variety is the spice of fishing so maybe I’ll have to give it another go 👍🎣
Bert, it’s one of the most satisfying things in the world! Can’t recommend it highly enough. There are a few places you can buy it from, including tackle shops, but Copdock Mill is one of the best wholesalers. A few retailers then sell it on, often via eBay if you use that - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185928460797?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mr2roCwRQt6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=VTDPJtqaT0K&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 5kg of uncooked seed will produce LOADS of pints of feed. 1kg fine if you just want to try a bit. Rinse them off in a sieve or colander. Then soak them for 12-24 hours in a big pot. Not essential, but I then add a few iron tablets (can buy online or from chemists), as they blacken off the cooked seeds nicely, plus a tablespoon of salt and the same of sugar. Then simmer for 1-2 hours until around a third of the seeds start splitting and showing the white kernel. You might need to keep adding a bit more water but make sure they are always covered. Then drain them off (but keep the liquid which is brilliant in groundbait once cooled). Use a bowl under the colander or sieve to do that, usually in the sink! Bag them up in 1-2 pint portions and freeze them with a bit of the liquid. Otherwise, if you haven’t got a freezer. the cooked hemp will last about a week in the fridge. Tight lines 🎣🐟
Hi Angie. If you don’t have a local tackle shop then you should be able to shop around online for the best price. The normal version - amzn.eu/d/cQxnAvl - and the deluxe version - amzn.eu/d/aLItQV9 - are available from Amazon, for example. Angling Direct would be another option. They aren’t cheap but sure are top of the range! The barrow kit (and lots of other accessories) are available separately.
I’ve got the electric version of the korum deluxe chair it’s fantastic I think it’s the only one in the world because I made it myself 😂 I could be wrong though
You have just cracked me up, early in the morning on what promises to be one of the wettest Monday’s ever 😂 I was reading, half asleep, and thinking ‘don’t think they make an electric one…’ 🤔 Love a bit of DIY and innovation 👏🎣
It’s a dream to use can carry 40kg of gear and get over 4 miles maybe even more never ran the thing flat it’s made from the bottom of a golf trolley and some box section I welded to the trolley the same way it is on your barrow wheel and it slots in the same bracket i flipping love it but it shows how easy it would be for korum to do the same and sell as a accessory ❤
Enjoyed this, suprised you didn't land the pike though, you usually do when a roach is grabbed! (Don't know if its my phone but your replies to the comments are copies of the actual comments?)
Thanks Martyn! And, yep, I’ve had a decent track record of landing pike so far this season 🤣 I genuinely thought ‘here we go again…’ Do you know what, though, I’ve since been wondering if I actually lost a massive perch. Or rather it was a massive perch that had the roach and let go. I say massive because it certainly had the weight of a small pike. I’d be gutted if so, as you may have seen me land a PB perch of just under 4lb after it grabbed a dace while I was fishing on the Bridge Pool in Christchurch?! In other words, I’ve got form for managing to get them out, too, but we will never know… The reason I say it is that the roach had lost a lot of scales either side, like it had been gripped by a rough mouth, rather than a set of sharp teeth. When a roach is grabbed by a pike they are usually more cut up. Glad you enjoyed this video and thanks for commenting. I’m heading back to my beloved Trent today! Maybe some more pike to come… 😬😄🎣🐟 P.S. I’ve just checked and my comments or replies seem to be showing as normal to me, so it could be the app on your phone - try a restart? But thanks for letting me knows as I wouldn’t be happy if people thought I was replying to their comments with their own words back at ‘em!
You are finding out how tough the thames can be for big fish but don’t worry we will get you there. Now I’m off to do some more practicing before a weeks time. Mainly so you don’t totally humiliate me in the north v south match of the year. By the way I’ve heard a few stories about the bottom end of the section doing a bigger stamp of roach so I will check that out early next week. The former match secretary said he had a massive perch down there last week so that’s something else to have a look at
P.S. I’ve got a LOT of worms if they might be put to some use. Ordered a sack of red worms (the kind that come in manure) and was sent TWO. Two sacks of red worms… 🫨🤔🐟
You’re more than welcome to say! 😄 I fancied it, too, when the the back eddy was heading that way, but after all the rain it started ripping downstream and away from those lovely looking branches. Maybe next time. Thanks for watching and commenting - really does mean a lot 😎🎣🐟
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Nice - good to see you catching some decent roach on the 'pin. Such a rewarding style of fishing!
It really is! Hope to do more of this autumn and winter 🤞🎣🐟 Mind you, the rivers are going to be well up for a good while in these parts… Cheers
Great video's john really enjoy watching them. Your book is now on my christmas list.
Ahhhh, thanks! ☺️👍 Hope you enjoy it when the season to be jolly comes around 🤞
We don’t watch your channel for what you catch John, we watch to see your enjoyment with what you catch, silvers or specimen , pure angling happy in your pursuit to net a fish 👍👍😀😀
🥰 Thanks so much, Karl ☺️🙏👍✊
It’s what I HOPE, of course, as there are plenty of TH-camrs who DO catch plenty of big fish for the cameras, and they deserve a lot of respect and views for doing so, but that’s never going to be my speciality when I usually get to fish once a week at best. Still, it needn’t stop me having the occasional go, or trying new places and ways to fish 😀 🎣🐟
It’s just great to get comments like this and know that when I do have a go for a biggie and it doesn’t happen, it can still make for a nice watch. Cheers for now and tight lines 🎣🐟
Another enjoyable video John. A long day trying for a specimen sized fish but your enthusiasm and confidence never waivered. With perseverance you will hopefully be successful soon!
Thanks - you understood what this video was about completely 😊
The sound of that running water was lovely. An enjoyable watch and looking forward to you connecting with a Thames monster soon….!
Thanks Jim! Although I MAY have chance to connect with a Trent monster before I try the Thames again… 🤞🎣🐟🤞
John, I admire your enthusiasm and tenacity, your video’s are enlightening and most enjoyable. I admire the way you handle and release the fish no matter how small, some fishing bloggers could take a lesson from that! Keep them coming Oh! And don’t get too comfortable in that new chair 😜👍 regards Jim
Jim, I will do my best 💤😂 Thanks for the kind words 🙏😌 I’m about to TRY and sleep before a day’s fishing on the Trent 🎣🐟 Early start! ⏰ Cheers for now.
Thanks again for sharing, love your passion and love of the river tight lines john, you will get them crumpers its just getting out there and having a go ❤
Hope so! Thanks mate 🙏👍
Great video trotting with a pin is my style of fishing. It’s literally all I do and never tire of it 👍🎣
I need to do more! Thanks you 🙏🤗🎣🐟
Love the channel, I'm not a major coarse angler, preferring more Salmon, Sea trout and game but your channel takes me back to my school boy days, fishing for roach and rudd on my local waters dreaming of monsters. Thank you
And thank YOU! Love these kind of comments, as I set out to remind people about all the magical aspects of fishing - which don’t always entail catching biggies 😄 Really appreciate your kind words 🙏🎣🐟
I love your variety of fishing, be it sml stuff on the float, or trying to get a big un on the rivers, stunning locations, you fish where and how you want to fish, your channel, such a refreshing change from everyone doing fishing all the time on the carp puddles on the pole, natural venues all the way 👌, tight lines, good health and safe travels, cheers craig
Craig, that is rocket fuel 🚀 to this channel. I don’t always catch the most, or the biggest, but I try and convey the little things in fishing that makes it so magical and you seem to get it. Many thanks 🙏🤗
Yet another interesting video. I admire your patience and sitting in the rain. Rain is O.K. but not when it's falling all over you. Well done.
Haha, thanks John. Yeah, it really tipped it down for a while and you saw how the river reacted, but as long as I’ve got a brolly I don’t mind too much ☔️ Having said that, I’m off to fish the Trent early next week and the forecast is NOT good at the moment… 🌧️💧⛈️😬 I will have to hope it’s good for the fishing 🤞😄🐟
Hi John, I've fished this stretch a few times and enjoyed watching your outings here.
On my last visit I fished the swim you were in , with Carp rods, trying for specimen fish but without any success. I managed to take a few small Perch out using small rubber lures on dropshot and watched a large Pike cruise past in front of me!
I usually see the Kingfisher and Herons at this venue and always Parakeets and on my last visit a Cormorant came and sat on the beach nearby to dry off its wings after fishing,
My most successful visit here was to a spot about three swims downstream of where you were fishing where I caught a Bream and a Chub on ledgered pellet and a decent sized Perch on dropshot. Haven't really worked out what works where yet, but I do enjoy fishing the venue.
Cheers Kevin - really good to hear from a fellow member and someone else who has a bit more experience of the place. Good to know I’m not the only one still trying to work it out, too ☺️ I’ve seen a friendly lure angler there, just for the first hour of the morning, twice, and he had a pike the first time and a perch the second. There are so many places to try just on that stretch aren’t there? And this the only ‘problem’ with doing a TH-cam channel - I’m often trying new places and new things, rather than really sinking my teeth into one place (not that I mind!). I also fancy trying right up at the weir, maybe with rolling meat. Good to hear you’ve had some success there and I’d love to try a more traditional feeder and float approach again - perhaps a little further down as you say 👍
Hi John, another great video. I love your enthusiasm for all types of fishing. I’m not into sitting watching a tip myself but I love the rivers you fish and definitely love the trotting and especially catching quality roach, chub, dace etc on lighter tackle. Don’t give up though, you are definitely putting the hours in and it’s just a matter of time until you catch one of the big ones you’re after.
Ah, thanks a lot, Graham! Comments like that keep me going (in terms of making videos AND trying to catch different fish in different ways). As I said, it’s not something I’ve done much of or intend to do loads of, but it’s nice to try different things and WOULD love to catch a real bruiser or two from the Thames or Trent (for example) one day… In fact I’m off to the Trent again soon and hear it’s fishing hard but will definitely give all approaches a go and if I can get plenty of silvers going on the float then I’ll be happy even if the tip, or tips, aren’t going anywhere at other times! 😄 Thanks as always for your kind words 🙏🎣🐟
Beautiful.
The weir pool, the siren of the river. It tempts, lures, rewards and denies your plans and efforts, your hopes yet you have go back for more.
Wonderful wierpools
Stay safe and thanks
Couldn’t have put it better. The mystery… 🎣🐟
Another fantastic video, those roach were gorgeous, keep the videos coming, please
Thanks Pat ☺️🤗 I’m glad I could manage a few on an otherwise slow day - even with the river rising they were on the munch! I do love my roach, too 🐟 Keep the comments coming and I’ll keep the vids coming 🤝
Hi John, lovely vid again bud and some great insights. I love the smell of the air after heavy rain on a river. The rain was well needed..👍Thanks again for the shout out my friend..😊😊
Third and final part of my Chertsey escapades tomorrow, could of done with those conditions that day.🥴
Have to catch up soon co's i would like to thank you in person over a Pint..🍻 Keep it up bud. Five⭐'s
Thanks 🙏☺️ That’s a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ comment my friend. Look forward to the Guinness, which will hopefully happen before too long. Off to the Trent tomorrow but will check out the third instalment as soon as I can as I love watching your escapades! 🎣🐟😎✊
@@themagicoffishing 🍻🍻😊👍P.s just cancelled next week's Camping at AppsCourt co's of the weather. Can't get my secret "ish" spot around Shepperton out my head. Gagging to go back, it felt like Swallows And Amazon's last time. Be up your way to correct that situation 2nd or 3rd week in October.🤞Chat before that hopefully. Take care bud.😊
@@MUCKER671 Cheers
Gotta say think thames roach r some of the best looking in the country . Had most of my big fish on the thames doing exactly what u were doing trotting . Love ether vids keep me coming my friend
I will thanks, Gary - thanks to comments like this 🙏🤗😎
I enjoy everything from beach casting to gently swinging a tiny arseley bomb under a floating raft, but i always come back to my "addiction" of fishing weirs !
Fishing videos shouldn't just be about editing and fish, personally i enjoyed the scene of you sitting under a brolly in the rain as i have some great memories of the cosy "isolation" it can bring as it cuts out your peripheral vision !
A thoroughly enjoyable video.
(Absolutely loved the shimano aero reels, i had a pair for years)
That is so good to hear, Matt! Really do appreciate it 🤗🙏 And it sounds like we both have a similar addiction to almost all forms of angling 🎣🐟 Really good to hear that at least someone can enjoy a video where the main target didn’t materialise (which can so often happen when trying for bigger fish on natural venues of course). Cheers for now 🍻
Excellent john
Thank you 🙏
lovely totting vid superb conditioned roach
Lovely weren’t they?! I’m still to manage a full day trying to catch a big fish without having a go on the float, but with fish like that around who can blame me? 🤷🏻🎣☺️ Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏
Another great video Jon, thank you.
My pleasure, my friend! 🙏🤗🍻
I’ve had my original Korum chair 20 years plus still going strong same with their day shelter I have a phase one 11ft float rod of theirs which was fantastic value and has landed carp to 15lbs on it all excellent gear
Cheers Mark. Yeah, it was an unusual failure when my original barrow chair went after a decade - pleased with the replacement so far 👍
I was willing those rods to bend round!
Still, those roach made the trip worthwhile! Nice one John!
Tight lines...
You and me both! It felt so right for that to happen, too, but it just goes to show how unpredictable and wild the big rivers can be. Still, it was enjoyable and every failure makes success all the sweeter… 🎣🐟 I’m off to the Trent later and will have another shot, although I will definitely be fishing for bites as much as I hope for a biggie 😀🤞
Thank you again John!
Greetz! 😎 Always a pleasure 🙏👍🎣🐟
Still an enjoyable video John, despite the big fish not showing up. Some of my most memorable days fishing were when I didn't catch the intended species, I think the anticipation of not knowing what's down there is equal to catching, so I'm sure you will get a big one this autumn, tight lines, and what a lovely place to see some quality roach caught trotting with the centrepin again!!Cheers Peter.
Thanks as always, Peter - really do appreciate your ongoing support and I couldn’t agree more that anticipation is what drives us. I think good anglers generally have a great imagination, in addition to an appreciation for nature, and it’s all about picturing what MIGHT be about to happen! Even when it doesn’t, that just makes us want it more! 🎣👍
Lovely video
Appreciate you taking the time to say so 🙏
JGreat blog thanks for sharing, very likeable chap👍ps the trouble is once you've had a big barbel you will end up addicted, dont loose confidence and give up you doing nothing wrong you got good angling skills, you must have bean very unluky not to catch at gunthorpe lock.
Thanks Gavin, a very likeable comment 😎🙏 Yes, I can well imagine that once you’ve experienced what I imagined happening for real, the need to feel it again becomes very moreish! I’ve had quite a few around 5-7lb from my local River Wey and my pb of a little under 11lb blew my mind… I can only imagine what a real biggie feel like to hold 🤯 Thanks again for the comment and the encouragement 🙏🎣🐟
Good of korum to donate the chair. Looks a belter id drop off in it mate!
Haha! It DOES feel a bit like you should have a telly in front of you 😄😴 Cheers
Unlucky John! But, id be very happy bagging those roach all day. Mucker did a video on Penton island near Staines & I've heard its also a hotspot for barbel & chub. This winter is out for me on the river, but should have a date for surgery soon. Lakes & canal will do till then. All the best, keep that camera rolling, loving the content. 🐟🪱🎣👍
The trouble with Mucker’s content and tips is I’d need a whole season just to try each stretch once or twice, never mind get familiar with them all, but that’s the beauty of the big river isn’t it? You ain’t gonna get bored! Glad to hear you’re hopeful of a surgery date 🤞 I once had two slipped discs at the same time and couldn’t walk beyond the house for several months, never mind go fishing, so I know the mental and physical pain of being restricted like that. As you say, appreciate what you CAN do for now 🎣🐟👍 Cheers for now mate🍻
@themagicoffishing Cheers John, I'm not complaining just yearning! 2 slipped discs, don't want to think about that pain. You're right, only so much river you can cover. Pagey just txt, do I fancy marsh farm tomorrow 🤔😍🐟🪱🎣👍Away from fishing, Owls v Baggies next week. ⚽️
Oh aye! I wouldn’t be too nervous if I were you 😂 We will likely get battered again at the Hatters today… 😣 Tight lines 🎣🐟
@themagicoffishing from what I hear you played well, took the lead, had a man sent off & hit the self destruct button. For as long as it lasts mind, I do like us top of the league, but vertigo will set in. Anyway, Marsh farm today, bagged up on roach, 35 on the lift in total, feeder rod zero. Pagey had 3 lovely Tinca's. All the best John. You deserve a TV deal. The magic of fishing on Quest👌👍
Nice video again John. The Thames is not fishing well at the moment anywhere. I fished a spot the other day where I usually bag up on Dace, Perch. I only had 5 in a 5 hr session.
Thanks David ☺️ I was about to say that’s great to hear - meaning that ‘it’s not just me’ - but I obviously wouldn’t mean that about your tricky session 😄 We all have them of course and you’re not the only one to say the river has been fishing hard this summer. Hopefully things will pick up now we’re getting a bit more rain and although I don’t want to go down the route of only fishing one river, or doing one kind of fishing, I’ll definitely be exploring more of the Thames and trying for a river monster from time to time. Thanks for the kind words, mate 👍🎣🐟
another great vid,i have a farnham ticket really should get up and give that stretch a go.I could stay there all week catching roach on the stick.
Yep, I left that day having thoroughly enjoyed myself but wondering what kind of bag of roach I could have managed - and whether there were even bigger fish to be caught - if I’d have done that most of the day! I will have to give it another go when chance… 🎣🐟 Cheers 🍻
It wasn't a day for the bigger fish on the bottom eh John, at least you had some sport with the float rod eh mate,some nice roach for you, the new chair looks good and comfy, ime sure you will be down there again before the winters here,tite lines mate.
Great to hear from you, Paul 😎👍 Yep, it wasn’t to be for the big ones but catching them ain’t as easy as the angling media or social media can sometimes make it appear 😄 Still enjoyed myself as you saw 👍🎣🐟 Thanks as always for watching and commenting 🙏👍🍻
Pleased for you, re-Korum. It's an exception though. Their stuff does break(landing nets and chairs being the most common), The lightness is because they use cheap aluminium that can't be repaired. Their 'customer service' is generally awful. I do think your suggestion, that it's because you are a tuber that they did what they did, is correct.
Cheers Steve, I must say I was very pleased as you saw! Can’t say I’ve experienced their customer service under ‘normal’ circumstances, as it sounds you have, but they were very helpful with me and the previous chair lasted me nearly a decade of pretty hard use, so no complaints there either. I’m not wedded to any one tackle manufacturer, although there are always a few favourites (Drennan, Preston, Matrix and Daiwa being some of mine), and a few that I’ll always have a soft spot for because they’ve been around for an age! 😀 Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🎣🐟😎
Just found this channel, another good one to go along with Carl & The Ginger Fisherman.
Carp Rods Are excellent for Sea Fishing especialy Bass and Flatties!!
Do you know what, I would love to give that a go sometime. Haven’t done enough sea fishing… 🎣🐟 Growing up in Sheffield and then moving to Surrey didn’t help 😄 Cheers!
Shame no Barble but some cracking roach mate 👍
Cheers mate 🍻 I don’t want to give too much away, but keep an eye on the next few videos from the channel for barbel… 😁😉🎣🐟
@@themagicoffishing Ohh ideal mate 👍🎣
Good video, i have a question though, do you know any good free places to fish rivers (like the tame or ribble for example)
Thank you 🙏 I’d love to fish the Ribble one day, but I’m afraid that’s a part of the country I’m yet to sample in terms of the fishing. I’m sorry I can’t be any help with those rivers, but I’m sure the local tackle shops will be able to put you onto some free fishing around there. Hope so and tight lines 🎣🐟
I had 3 pro hunters.
And after a few years I had a guy fit cork butts on, well carpy 😂
Wow, I never expected to meet or hear from anyone else with those rods! I quite liked the Chub brand at the time but had never owned any other of their rods. One of the guys at the shop, ‘Sharky’, who always hailed me as ‘Sheffield John’ when I walked through the door as a young man, knew his rods and said they were great quality for the money 👍 I trusted him and they certainly landed me a few nice carp 😎👍🐟 Thanks for leaving a comment 👍
One of the top tips for big carp on the thames is prebaiting- even if its only 24 hours beforehand, they will come find it and move in - try not to do it in front of everyone or it will be noted by the more unscrupulous anglers...
Tip is duly noted and appreciated - I wish I lived a bit closer, but there are some stretches within a 30-40 minute round trip and I could consider a bit of prevailing if work and family life were both behaving… 🤔 In fact I recently got the same tip about a Thames tributary - the Loddon - where the head bailiff has had some nice barbel and carp already this season. Cheers 🍻
Another good vid, any plans to go piking this winter?
Thanks Chris 💙 Do you know what, I’m not much of a piker, or haven’t been, but variety is the spice of fishing so maybe I’ll have to give it another go 👍🎣
where do you get uncooked hemp in bulk please john , i want to start cooking my own ,
Bert, it’s one of the most satisfying things in the world! Can’t recommend it highly enough. There are a few places you can buy it from, including tackle shops, but Copdock Mill is one of the best wholesalers. A few retailers then sell it on, often via eBay if you use that - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185928460797?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mr2roCwRQt6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=VTDPJtqaT0K&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
5kg of uncooked seed will produce LOADS of pints of feed. 1kg fine if you just want to try a bit. Rinse them off in a sieve or colander. Then soak them for 12-24 hours in a big pot.
Not essential, but I then add a few iron tablets (can buy online or from chemists), as they blacken off the cooked seeds nicely, plus a tablespoon of salt and the same of sugar.
Then simmer for 1-2 hours until around a third of the seeds start splitting and showing the white kernel. You might need to keep adding a bit more water but make sure they are always covered.
Then drain them off (but keep the liquid which is brilliant in groundbait once cooled). Use a bowl under the colander or sieve to do that, usually in the sink!
Bag them up in 1-2 pint portions and freeze them with a bit of the liquid. Otherwise, if you haven’t got a freezer. the cooked hemp will last about a week in the fridge. Tight lines 🎣🐟
Where can I purchase the korum s23 chair barrow chair please . Thanks.
Hi Angie. If you don’t have a local tackle shop then you should be able to shop around online for the best price. The normal version - amzn.eu/d/cQxnAvl - and the deluxe version - amzn.eu/d/aLItQV9 - are available from Amazon, for example. Angling Direct would be another option. They aren’t cheap but sure are top of the range! The barrow kit (and lots of other accessories) are available separately.
Thank you John. Absolutely loving your videos.
I’ve got the electric version of the korum deluxe chair it’s fantastic I think it’s the only one in the world because I made it myself 😂 I could be wrong though
You have just cracked me up, early in the morning on what promises to be one of the wettest Monday’s ever 😂 I was reading, half asleep, and thinking ‘don’t think they make an electric one…’ 🤔 Love a bit of DIY and innovation 👏🎣
It’s a dream to use can carry 40kg of gear and get over 4 miles maybe even more never ran the thing flat it’s made from the bottom of a golf trolley and some box section I welded to the trolley the same way it is on your barrow wheel and it slots in the same bracket i flipping love it but it shows how easy it would be for korum to do the same and sell as a accessory ❤
Enjoyed this, suprised you didn't land the pike though, you usually do when a roach is grabbed!
(Don't know if its my phone but your replies to the comments are copies of the actual comments?)
Thanks Martyn! And, yep, I’ve had a decent track record of landing pike so far this season 🤣 I genuinely thought ‘here we go again…’ Do you know what, though, I’ve since been wondering if I actually lost a massive perch. Or rather it was a massive perch that had the roach and let go. I say massive because it certainly had the weight of a small pike. I’d be gutted if so, as you may have seen me land a PB perch of just under 4lb after it grabbed a dace while I was fishing on the Bridge Pool in Christchurch?! In other words, I’ve got form for managing to get them out, too, but we will never know… The reason I say it is that the roach had lost a lot of scales either side, like it had been gripped by a rough mouth, rather than a set of sharp teeth. When a roach is grabbed by a pike they are usually more cut up. Glad you enjoyed this video and thanks for commenting. I’m heading back to my beloved Trent today! Maybe some more pike to come… 😬😄🎣🐟
P.S. I’ve just checked and my comments or replies seem to be showing as normal to me, so it could be the app on your phone - try a restart? But thanks for letting me knows as I wouldn’t be happy if people thought I was replying to their comments with their own words back at ‘em!
You are finding out how tough the thames can be for big fish but don’t worry we will get you there.
Now I’m off to do some more practicing before a weeks time. Mainly so you don’t totally humiliate me in the north v south
match of the year.
By the way I’ve heard a few stories about the bottom end of the section doing a bigger stamp of roach so I will check that out early next week. The former match secretary said he had a massive perch down there last week so that’s something else to have a look at
Big roach, big perch… Dream fish for me ☺️💭 Best of luck with the trial and looking forward to a day on the river with you 🎣🐟
P.S. I’ve got a LOT of worms if they might be put to some use. Ordered a sack of red worms (the kind that come in manure) and was sent TWO. Two sacks of red worms… 🫨🤔🐟
Yeah I might be able to use them but I was going to get some dehdrabinas.
To the right of you it looks very fishy ,under them branches, just saying
You’re more than welcome to say! 😄 I fancied it, too, when the the back eddy was heading that way, but after all the rain it started ripping downstream and away from those lovely looking branches. Maybe next time. Thanks for watching and commenting - really does mean a lot 😎🎣🐟