Starting to add soft plastics into my perch fishing rather than spinners/cranks. This was just the video I was looking for. Everything else on the Internet seems to be about Bass. 👍🏻
@@Thomhuntfishing love videos on single hook setups. I just think they are so much better than trebles. For ease of release and the safety of the fish.
@@Thomhuntfishing all my rapala lures are rigged with inline singles most takes are on the back hook so fish nearly unhook themselves once I've landed them. Have two bully bites also, both rigged on singles, never lost a fish on either of them plus unhooking is so much easier.
Gonna watch this vid now... but if you see this.. if I'm fishing a 2.7in floating bait on a neko rig, will my thin size 1 wacky hooks be ok? Do you think it won't be too big? I'm after bigger stamp of fish. Oh thanks for tips in past caught ny pb perch from canal 2 days ago.. 2lb7oz .. was over the moon .. Still am 🤣thanks again.
This might not be your remit, but I'm finding lots of lakes don't allow you to fish with lures for Perch. Any tips on the best way to catch them without lures?
Ha ha yeah not exactly in my remit, but you can’t go wrong with worms. 👍🏻 Either coarse fishing style on a pole/float or feeder or some people mix lure rigs like dropshot and put worms on the hook…… Drop-lobbing I think they call it 😂
Hi George. Yes there’s plenty of canals that are open still so I fish for Pike Perch abs Zander up to May/early June then Perch and Chub through the summer mostly 👍🏻 The only time I am very wary for perch is over 20°C (and for pike I tend to avoid them over 16°c) and I always take a thermometer to measure it 👍🏻
Thank you for another excellent video. I've only been lure fishing a couple of years (from many years of flyfishing) and I find the information (in the videos) invaluable. The length of the videos is just right. Any longer and I would have information overload. Thanks once again.
Hi Ernest, thanks for the comment I really appreciate the feedback. Glad you’re enjoying them! If there’s any topics you’d like covered I’d be more than happy to make a video on it 👍🏻
Sorry for the delay in replying! It changes the action a little bit but certainly doesn’t ruin it. It swims almost the same in an upright position but then turns sideways on the pause and flutters much more than normal 👍🏻
Size 1 is larger than size 2. For number above zero, the bigger the number, the smaller the hook so size 10 is smaller than size 2. When you get to size 1, it then goes to size 1/0 and the hook size gets bigger so 2/0 then next size up is 3/0 and so on. The biggest offset hook you will come across is probably a 6/0 or 8/0 but these are for big pike baits. For perch fishing a 4/0 is about the biggest you’ll need
Thanks Thom great content as always and plenty of useful information. If you had to choose one lure for any given day any condition what would it be ??? I am a fan of the slim teez 7.5 in headlight always gives me confidence 👍👍
Hi Dom, so yeah the key is confidence, but the main principle I’d try to get across is that there is no ‘one lure for any condition’, it is more about ‘one lure for the specific conditions’. What I mean by that is my confidence bait for eg perch in warm dirty water will be a crankbait, but my confidence bait for Zander in warm dirty water will be a Shad. There is no single lure that performs well in all conditions. It’s much more about matching the bait to the specific conditions you have 👍🏻
@@Thomhuntfishing Thanks Thom .I really need to try and put time in with crankbaits its an area I havnt really explored probably due to confidence and obviously time on the bank .think I'll give it go cheers for that 👍
A group here in the Nordic countries ( called Kanalgratis ) are looking for fishers and I think u with ur knowledge and passion for fishing it would be great to see in one of their tournaments.
@@Thomhuntfishing I don’t personally know them but I am sure they will take u on in one of their tournaments they do yearly. They have a TH-cam Channel called Kanalgratis. U should definitely contact them !!!
Hi there, I don’t tend to specifically target species other than pike, perch, Zander or chub but we are coming up to Spring which is when many species turn predatory... have caught bream, Rudd, roach, gudgeon all on lures in the spring 👍🏻
@@Thomhuntfishing there are a lot of vids to do with fishing on reservoirs, explaining rigs and such, how about adapting techniques and and targeting fish on shallow waters like canals and small rivers. Approaching new waters.
Starting to add soft plastics into my perch fishing rather than spinners/cranks. This was just the video I was looking for. Everything else on the Internet seems to be about Bass. 👍🏻
Sorry to bother you, what size of Offset hook for use with a Westin 6.5cm CreCraw please?
Very helpful video.
Sorry for the delay Phil, it depends slightly on the brand and exact hook model but I use Gamakatsu EWG hooks and a 4 is good 👍
This video is really helpful Thom, Thanks.
Hi there, glad you liked it and found it useful! Tight lines and be sure to check out some of my other videos
This is becoming my favourite channel.
Awesome thanks for the positive comment 👌👌👌 If there’s ever a topic you want me to make a video on just shout 👍🏻
@@Thomhuntfishing love videos on single hook setups. I just think they are so much better than trebles. For ease of release and the safety of the fish.
Do you use singles on crank baits as well? Yeah I could deffo do a video on when to use singles vs trebles. 👍🏻
@@Thomhuntfishing all my rapala lures are rigged with inline singles most takes are on the back hook so fish nearly unhook themselves once I've landed them. Have two bully bites also, both rigged on singles, never lost a fish on either of them plus unhooking is so much easier.
is there any new episodes of extraordinary human ....because that is my favorite show
No more EH I’m afraid! Had great fun making those series though 👌
Gonna watch this vid now... but if you see this.. if I'm fishing a 2.7in floating bait on a neko rig, will my thin size 1 wacky hooks be ok? Do you think it won't be too big? I'm after bigger stamp of fish. Oh thanks for tips in past caught ny pb perch from canal 2 days ago.. 2lb7oz .. was over the moon .. Still am 🤣thanks again.
Loving your videos mate, just started lure fishing for pike and perch and thes have helped loads. Sub from me👍
Very Useful. I hadn't appreciated the need for the gap . I probably need to scale up.
Brilliant video - again, so helpful. Thank you Thom.
Any chance seeing full day of fishing, like a vlog style 👌👌👌great video as allways
Yes, as soon as we can get out again 👍🏻
I'd love to see that!!
Great stuff m8
This might not be your remit, but I'm finding lots of lakes don't allow you to fish with lures for Perch. Any tips on the best way to catch them without lures?
Ha ha yeah not exactly in my remit, but you can’t go wrong with worms. 👍🏻
Either coarse fishing style on a pole/float or feeder or some people mix lure rigs like dropshot and put worms on the hook…… Drop-lobbing I think they call it 😂
Perhaps they could make the shad hollow, so it can be rigged with an offset hook? Would that work?
Yes, and Westin have just done exactly that! The Shadteez will be available ASAP as a hollow version for exactly the reason you mentioned 👍🏻
Liked and shared m8 great video!
Awesome thanks 🙏 Sharing on other platform really helps the channel
Really useful, thanks Thom. Quick question, do you continue to fish for Perch past Mid March when rivers and some canals close?
Hi George. Yes there’s plenty of canals that are open still so I fish for Pike Perch abs Zander up to May/early June then Perch and Chub through the summer mostly 👍🏻
The only time I am very wary for perch is over 20°C (and for pike I tend to avoid them over 16°c) and I always take a thermometer to measure it 👍🏻
Thank you for another excellent video. I've only been lure fishing a couple of years (from many years of flyfishing) and I find the information (in the videos) invaluable. The length of the videos is just right. Any longer and I would have information overload. Thanks once again.
Hi Ernest, thanks for the comment I really appreciate the feedback. Glad you’re enjoying them! If there’s any topics you’d like covered I’d be more than happy to make a video on it 👍🏻
Great info as always. Once out of lockdown a video on retrieval techniques for different lures and water situations would be great.👍🎣
Yep going to try doing some on the water videos 👍🏻
Does rigging a shadteez in the side ruin the action?
Sorry for the delay in replying! It changes the action a little bit but certainly doesn’t ruin it. It swims almost the same in an upright position but then turns sideways on the pause and flutters much more than normal 👍🏻
So which is smaller size 1 ewg or size 2ewg ?
Size 1 is larger than size 2.
For number above zero, the bigger the number, the smaller the hook so size 10 is smaller than size 2.
When you get to size 1, it then goes to size 1/0 and the hook size gets bigger so 2/0 then next size up is 3/0 and so on. The biggest offset hook you will come across is probably a 6/0 or 8/0 but these are for big pike baits. For perch fishing a 4/0 is about the biggest you’ll need
Good stuff as always, Thom. You seem uncomfortable asking for likes :D well deserved tho. Thanks for sharing great information.
Yes it’s the ‘hard sell’ side of it. Always seems odd trying to tell people what to do. People can make their own minds up!
That's true. I think most viewers know that this is just how TH-cam works and will support you.
Thanks Thom great content as always and plenty of useful information. If you had to choose one lure for any given day any condition what would it be ??? I am a fan of the slim teez 7.5 in headlight always gives me confidence 👍👍
Hi Dom, so yeah the key is confidence, but the main principle I’d try to get across is that there is no ‘one lure for any condition’, it is more about ‘one lure for the specific conditions’. What I mean by that is my confidence bait for eg perch in warm dirty water will be a crankbait, but my confidence bait for Zander in warm dirty water will be a Shad. There is no single lure that performs well in all conditions. It’s much more about matching the bait to the specific conditions you have 👍🏻
@@Thomhuntfishing Thanks Thom .I really need to try and put time in with crankbaits its an area I havnt really explored probably due to confidence and obviously time on the bank .think I'll give it go cheers for that 👍
A group here in the Nordic countries ( called Kanalgratis ) are looking for fishers and I think u with ur knowledge and passion for fishing it would be great to see in one of their tournaments.
Yep I’d really love that! And tournaments are my first love 👌
Do you know them? Could you recommend me to them?
@@Thomhuntfishing I don’t personally know them but I am sure they will take u on in one of their tournaments they do yearly. They have a TH-cam Channel called Kanalgratis. U should definitely contact them !!!
Love the fact you answer your viewers and try help 👌
Absolutely! Just love lure fishing and enjoy passing on knowledge and helping people
@@Thomhuntfishing its appreciated 👍
How about a vid on targeting non usual species with lures.
Hi there, I don’t tend to specifically target species other than pike, perch, Zander or chub but we are coming up to Spring which is when many species turn predatory... have caught bream, Rudd, roach, gudgeon all on lures in the spring 👍🏻
@@Thomhuntfishing there are a lot of vids to do with fishing on reservoirs, explaining rigs and such, how about adapting techniques and and targeting fish on shallow waters like canals and small rivers. Approaching new waters.
Yep ok, had another request from a chap asking about how to approach small rivers so will get one done on that
@@Thomhuntfishing look forward to it. I'm on the hunt to find trout locations near me ready for the season change.