It's a great technique! When I use it on rivers, I cast downstream and hold the lure against the flow. It's then being worked by the current so anything you with your rod is extra. You can literally hold it static and still catch! Good vid as always, Ginge!
Learning so much from this channel... Love this style of fishing at the moment and slots in around life haha. Don't have the time to sit in a bivvy for 2 days anymore!
Dropshot is a damn effective way of fishing! Small baits and light rods in general are the funniest way of lurefishing. Just caught a 10lbs pike with a 3g mikro jig the other day :) as allways your video is very inspiring and entertaining! would love to go fishing with you some day, especially in those nice rivers you got there
I'd love a specific stocked venue full of specimen sized perch ,our best looking fish by far in my opinion and I've caught some lovely grayling but there's just something about perch that really sets them above the rest
@@stupydcollier2637 I wish I could tell you where I fish. My wife won't let me tell anyone though. She had a 19" perch there last year as part of a huge bag. All on the dropshot. We get the place to ourselves regularly. Nobody there fishes like we do. We have had bags of multiple large perch there. And really it is our first choice to fish. Even with a long drive and expensive ticket. Dropshot heaven. I am gutted to not share but so many places I fish have been wrecked for us by the noob invasion. She literally made threats if I tell anyone.
Possibly my favorite rig for bass and panfish... Really can catch large and small species with the right bait. Its tempting to keep it static... This is fine in a current etc. but don't be afraid to drag it along rocks or near laydowns. That weight makes a lot of vibration and noise and will draw fish in. Tight lines.
Was this recent only asking because im just getting into perch fishing and want to know best time of year to catch perch and is winter anygood for them
I notice you've put the lures on the hook as you would with a jighead. Instead try putting the hook through the head of the lure so that it sits on the bend of the hook, allowing it to move around more freely. Doesn't affect the hookup rate because of how they inhale it.
I think it accually affects the hookup Rate because on My 5“ baits fish tend to attack the bait head First and That extra movement when you Head/nose Hook the bait saved me easily a few 4 pounder
That was awesome. Looking at the knot you've used you could have seen Carl and Alex's excellent tutorial video :) I gave up on dropshotting a few years back - I kept picking up Pike up to 10lbs. I never got bitten off but with no wire trace it was too risky to continue in my opinion. Same thing happened with jigging - but I can at least use wire for jigging so that's still my go to method.
Have you tryed a hook on the bottom a swivel and a ball weight sitting on swivel. The fish take the hook and can't feel the weight. We do this in the Highlands for trout with a worm salmon sea trout brown trout pike perch elks that's all you catch in the rivers. Some artic charr.
Those are the North American yellow perch that are very good, it’s mostly because they live in cold deep water, you wouldn’t eat a yellow Perch from a inner city Canl
@@brooktrout8568 European perch, which is what he was catching, are good eating as well. My question was a general inquiry about him keeping his catch. Not specifically about this video.
Use a thick fluro carbon hook length. Don't go to thick though it will impede movement of the bait .Pike anglers use fluro carbon leaders bit to thick to use for this kind of fishing though. You want it to move natural.
@@makeorwellfictionagain3553 Not always fluro carbon is strong. Many pike anglers fish with fluro carbon leaders .Thicker than what he is using though.
I know that swim! Only joking, good days perch bashing there m8, nice to leave the pike alone every now and again and refresh yourself with new knowledge.🎣
What is this thing that literally everybody says about the dropshot being a small fish method? My experience is the exact opposite. It is at the point where I think everybody is doing it wrong lol. My setup is a 25g 2.7m rod and usually a half ounce weight and three or four inch lure. Size 4 hooks are about the smallest I use. A 1/0 is not unusual for me. You say the perch you catch is a big one for the dropshot but that has become an average size for my wife and I. I do have an ultralight setup but it just doesn't get used that much. Usually now I just leave it in the car. Or use it for short range stuff. Dropshot is most definitely NOT a small fish method.
I've never met a freshwater British angler that eats his catch unless hes trout fishing. Although you are legally allowed to take from rivers daily: 1 pike (up to 65cm) 2 grayling (30cm to 38cm) 15 small fish (up to 20cm) including barbel, chub, common bream, common carp, crucian carp, dace, perch, rudd, silver bream, roach, smelt and tench
@@Dannny1067 yeah pretty much, pan fry them with a bit of butter. we got three species of perch in Australia. Redfin perch which is what you have as well, golden perch also known as yellow belly very good eating native fish must be 30cm as a minimum length to keep. And silver perch a protected species but can keep from certain lakes also 30cm minimum length.
@@mtfishingshooting4808 If everyone started eating them here in the UK, our waters be fish-less in under 5 years. It's bad enough with uninvited guests stripping the waters of anything they can eat. There are many natural waters that are now not worth fishing in my area because of it.
Try the zman baits and dont move the rig much. They seem to go for the lure more when it's hardly moving. Check out our video of some giant specimens caught last week
Good videos man but jeez your rough with some of your fish mate. The way you just lob them back from the top of the bank ?? Come on . Just remember theres novice angler watching this learning not how to catch but how to handle fish.
Ok great video BUT I hate how you put your thumb down into the fishes mouth and do you really have to throw them back bit more respect for your quarry needed
Don't think I've clicked on a video so fast. Love the videos 👍🏼🐟🎣
It's a great technique! When I use it on rivers, I cast downstream and hold the lure against the flow. It's then being worked by the current so anything you with your rod is extra. You can literally hold it static and still catch! Good vid as always, Ginge!
don't you need then some heavy weights to keep everything on his place? because normally I am using 5-10 gr of dropshot weights
@@dominiquewinkens9417 Depends on the current.
Learning so much from this channel... Love this style of fishing at the moment and slots in around life haha. Don't have the time to sit in a bivvy for 2 days anymore!
Very nice. I like the dorsal fin display. I never drop shorted anything other than tequila, but I will try this. Thanks for the tips and adventure!
Brilliant as always. The quality of your footage is unbelievable. 👍
Dropshot is a damn effective way of fishing! Small baits and light rods in general are the funniest way of lurefishing. Just caught a 10lbs pike with a 3g mikro jig the other day :) as allways your video is very inspiring and entertaining! would love to go fishing with you some day, especially in those nice rivers you got there
Nothing quite like a mint big perch .... love it mate 👍
Thanks for another great video 👍🏻👍🏻. Enjoyable as usual !!
Another short n sweet and action packed video spot on mate 👍
Great video as always muka love ya content I really can not understand why peaple would dislike your videos it's always a thumbs up here keep it bud
Those micro lure vids made me buy the exact setup as in you 🤣 Totally forgot how I enjoyed perch fishing and this setup makes it even beter 💪
I'd love a specific stocked venue full of specimen sized perch ,our best looking fish by far in my opinion and I've caught some lovely grayling but there's just something about perch that really sets them above the rest
@@stupydcollier2637 I wish I could tell you where I fish. My wife won't let me tell anyone though. She had a 19" perch there last year as part of a huge bag. All on the dropshot. We get the place to ourselves regularly. Nobody there fishes like we do. We have had bags of multiple large perch there. And really it is our first choice to fish. Even with a long drive and expensive ticket. Dropshot heaven. I am gutted to not share but so many places I fish have been wrecked for us by the noob invasion. She literally made threats if I tell anyone.
Cracking clip Chris - I'm not one for dropshotting much but it's something that generally brings results - nice one - cheers
Cracking video. Lovely fish. Keep 'em coming.
New subscriber here! Been looking for this kind of content. Keep it up!
Another good vid Bud. Try using 5 or 6lb high quality fluoro as your leader and you’ll get more of a natural movement to the shad 👍
Awesome perch .. enjoyed that buddy .. cheers Chris & Sam
Superb video as always mate!
Yet another awesome video! 👍👍👍👍👍
Loved this mate! Great action, going to have to pull the drop shot gear out.
Love it mate great video! A few more drop shot videos please, let's see what you can get with this technique? 😉🎣👍
Thanks for the vid mate awesome as usual 👍👍👍👍👍
Enjoyed watching that -- thanks ... I seem to be struggling to get past the small stuff at the moment
Your perch are such good looking fish. Good fishing
Another great vid! 👍👍👌👌Have a nice one!
Possibly my favorite rig for bass and panfish... Really can catch large and small species with the right bait.
Its tempting to keep it static... This is fine in a current etc. but don't be afraid to drag it along rocks or near laydowns. That weight makes a lot of vibration and noise and will draw fish in.
Tight lines.
Nice one. That is how I fish it too. You are right this can get some very large fish.
Well done .Good dangling 🎣🐟
Nice fish caught , thanks for the upload
You are teaching me so much thank you 😊
Great video! You should try to present the lure nose-hooked, so much fun!
Cheers Chris for drop shot video.
Good Job Broooo! 🎣
Another good entertaining video, thanks.
Nice video Chris!
Lovely Perch sweet video 🤟😎🤟
I always think any fish you can land is a beautiful fish
Good lad all ways producing nice fish
Nice video great fish
Enjoyed that
Was this recent only asking because im just getting into perch fishing and want to know best time of year to catch perch and is winter anygood for them
I notice you've put the lures on the hook as you would with a jighead. Instead try putting the hook through the head of the lure so that it sits on the bend of the hook, allowing it to move around more freely. Doesn't affect the hookup rate because of how they inhale it.
I think it accually affects the hookup Rate because on My 5“ baits fish tend to attack the bait head First and That extra movement when you Head/nose Hook the bait saved me easily a few 4 pounder
Chris, great vid, but what polaroids are you using? My guess is Costa.
That was awesome. Looking at the knot you've used you could have seen Carl and Alex's excellent tutorial video :)
I gave up on dropshotting a few years back - I kept picking up Pike up to 10lbs. I never got bitten off but with no wire trace it was too risky to continue in my opinion. Same thing happened with jigging - but I can at least use wire for jigging so that's still my go to method.
Lovely water you fish looks more like Trout water than Coarse fish but hey a mixed river is always good in My opinion 😀👍🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
Great video
Good vid spot on🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
Awesome. Subscribed.
Grabbing those Perch like a boss! What dorsal fin?? haha
Man I envy you. I’m really struggling to locate the perch here in London. What part of the country is this?
Can you use normal fishing line for the hook length im new to this method
Have you tryed a hook on the bottom a swivel and a ball weight sitting on swivel. The fish take the hook and can't feel the weight. We do this in the Highlands for trout with a worm salmon sea trout brown trout pike perch elks that's all you catch in the rivers. Some artic charr.
Do you get the perch on lures right through the Winter into Feb mate or do you have to move on to bait when the water gets really cold?
Great channel and content, new subscriber here.
perch and pike fly fishing?
Massive ginger beard! "Men Only" beard fertilizer?
Good job.
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Hello. What size reel and what ratio? best regards
Do you ever get out night fishing for reddies? The bigger fish seem to be quite fond of the dark hours.
love the vid❤️
btw what gopro do u use?
what weight was used?
I like how smooth you went from fuck sake to J. Christ
Superbe perche 👍🐟
Nice fishin...
Excellent and where's my rod
Great video as usual. Do you ever keep any perch? They are good eating I hear.
Those are the North American yellow perch that are very good, it’s mostly because they live in cold deep water, you wouldn’t eat a yellow Perch from a inner city Canl
@@brooktrout8568 European perch, which is what he was catching, are good eating as well. My question was a general inquiry about him keeping his catch. Not specifically about this video.
Will I catch pike whilst dropshotting and if so how do I use a wire trace
Use a thick fluro carbon hook length. Don't go to thick though it will impede movement of the bait .Pike anglers use fluro carbon leaders bit to thick to use for this kind of fishing though. You want it to move natural.
@@Northstar-Media thank you so much I had no clue
What locations do you fish in?
What river is it you fish please?
What would happen if you hooked a pike?
You get bitten off. That’s what’s had me shy away from drop shot.
@@makeorwellfictionagain3553 Not always fluro carbon is strong. Many pike anglers fish with fluro carbon leaders .Thicker than what he is using though.
can you pls make a video of catch pikeanglers
I know that swim! Only joking, good days perch bashing there m8, nice to leave the pike alone every now and again and refresh yourself with new knowledge.🎣
What is this thing that literally everybody says about the dropshot being a small fish method? My experience is the exact opposite. It is at the point where I think everybody is doing it wrong lol. My setup is a 25g 2.7m rod and usually a half ounce weight and three or four inch lure. Size 4 hooks are about the smallest I use. A 1/0 is not unusual for me. You say the perch you catch is a big one for the dropshot but that has become an average size for my wife and I. I do have an ultralight setup but it just doesn't get used that much. Usually now I just leave it in the car. Or use it for short range stuff. Dropshot is most definitely NOT a small fish method.
Wiggle wiggle that bait
I thought a dropshot was some sort of Call of Duty camper...
Do you ever keep them to eat or just catch and release?
I've never met a freshwater British angler that eats his catch unless hes trout fishing. Although you are legally allowed to take from rivers daily:
1 pike (up to 65cm)
2 grayling (30cm to 38cm)
15 small fish (up to 20cm) including barbel, chub, common bream, common carp, crucian carp, dace, perch, rudd, silver bream, roach, smelt and tench
@@Dannny1067 where I come from the perch as you call them as are one of the best table fish in my opinion.
@@mtfishingshooting4808 oh wow, I've heard of foreign guys eating pike but never perch. do you cook them whole, or descale and fillet
@@Dannny1067 yeah pretty much, pan fry them with a bit of butter. we got three species of perch in Australia. Redfin perch which is what you have as well, golden perch also known as yellow belly very good eating native fish must be 30cm as a minimum length to keep. And silver perch a protected species but can keep from certain lakes also 30cm minimum length.
@@mtfishingshooting4808 If everyone started eating them here in the UK, our waters be fish-less in under 5 years. It's bad enough with uninvited guests stripping the waters of anything they can eat. There are many natural waters that are now not worth fishing in my area because of it.
Perfect movie again! What exactly is a fishing rod?
Try using worms on the dropshot
This is just filthy. I have had zero bites for the last months plus. And all I want to do is catch Perch :'(
try again with nightcrawlers!!
Try the zman baits and dont move the rig much. They seem to go for the lure more when it's hardly moving. Check out our video of some giant specimens caught last week
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Lots of edible fish being thrown back. Wwwwwwwhhhhyyyyyyyyyy???!!!
its only a small river with few decent fish. If every fisherman thought like this then the fish stocks would be depleted within a season
@@The_ginger_fisherman ok. I get that. But what’s the point in doing it then?
@@DontStopBrent the fun of the fight mate
@@benjaminmcclure2658 thx Ben. I don’t fish. I spearfish only. I like the hunt too
Walk up stream after the release
Good videos man but jeez your rough with some of your fish mate. The way you just lob them back from the top of the bank ?? Come on . Just remember theres novice angler watching this learning not how to catch but how to handle fish.
Have you tried jobshotting a rat yet?!
Ok great video BUT I hate how you put your thumb down into the fishes mouth and do you really have to throw them back bit more respect for your quarry needed
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