I love Marks answers while he is fishing.... "Yep" .... "Yep" .... hahaaa, that means:- Im concentrating shut up ! I like the chest cam too, nicely lets you see how they retrieve.
Always like watching your videos and this mini-series on perch is something right up my street. It's good to know that even the "names" find it hard going at times. Maybe you could do something similar on zander?
I fished with Mark a few weeks back definitely a man who knows his way around a big Perch or 2. A great dedicatated Lure Angler and like you said he puts in a lot of effort and sure gets rewarded. We fished in nearly 30mph winds with rain and sleet no monsters but we both got onto some fish and had a great day.
Superb second episode in the series...... Warts and all showing the sessions we've all had when nothings interested. Well deserved little chunk at the end for all the effort put in. Top vid again Nick, looking forward to the next 👌🏽
Next one is already in the edit. The struggle is real, trust me. I want to show that this is the case and also share how these anglers overcome the odds that often seem stacked against them! Thanks for checking out the series. 🙏👍👍👍
Well took the advice on today pal, walked miles and moved all the gear and kids several times and ended up with a River Crossens beauty that Gordy the piking pirate Burton himself would be proud of as it was from his local stretch. Had your latest vid in the back of my mind, when it wasnt happening get on the move 👍🏼
One thing I got out of this one was the fact that high pressure/ low pressure can affect your fishing. Another great video Nick....so glad I'm a subscriber I learn from your channel, there's always something I hadn't thought of!
Yeah, pressure was a interesting chat. Not something I often look at but will from now on. It did seem to make our session really hard! Thanks for subscribing, more to come!! 😉👍
Brilliant video, awesome series!!! Learning a lot from these videos! Still after that 2lb lure caught perch and I'm taking these little gems you dig out from your constant questioning. I absolutely love it!! Never heard of a jika set up in your last video and low pressure from this video are things I'm going to implement and use in my fishing. A question I have that I wouldn't mind getting answered in your next video is how long on a newish venue will you guys spend in a swim whether that's time or casts before you think of changing lures and also moving on. I love learning more about lure fishing and wouldn't mind hearing more details!!! Awesome video as always👌🏻
Thank you. Don’t be too quick to move swims. Make sure you spend a reasonable amount of time in each. In Winter, you’ll need to fish slower and you’ll spend longer in each swim. Maybe 20-30mins, maybe longer. Don’t assume they’re not there. Try a few different lures. Mark switched lures quite a few times here before moving swims. I would maybe watch this vid again and keep an eye out for this in the future ones too! 👍👍👍👍
Being new to predator fishing, I've been struggling for bites. Having come across your channel, I now know why - my retrieve is far too quick for these winter months. Also, the lures I'm using aren't really moving across the bottom. The insight from these guys is invaluable, look forward to trying to replicate it on the bank of my local canal soon! Great channel 👏🏻
Depending where you are fishing. Its highly recommended that you use thick florocarbon or a thin wire trace just in case of pike and zander. Drennan soft trace or 7 strand is recommended. I personally use 7 strand. You might catch less fish as the perch could get spooked but on the other hand its much safer for the fish and you wont lose a lure unless you hook into a snag. If you havent already found out. You do catch a fair few pike when targeting perch. Thats just how it goes.
Great content and production as always .Think it highlights watercraft and learning a venue well ,is sometimes more important than lure choice . Finding a couple of lures that work well then concentrating on features depths and habitat the fish seek out at different periods through the year . Happy Christmas Nic look forward to more of this type of content really intresting.,👍👍
I totally agree. Great comment. Location, watercraft and getting to know your river will nearly always trump lure choice imo. No substitute for time in the bank! Have a fantastic Christmas and thanks for the great feedback! 👍👍👍
Yeah intelligent perseverance..came good in the end....the fish in the river were paler...was a bit too coloured in first venues for me during winter months. for my experience...Skee Tex boots....is that thee place in battlesbridge Essex? ..great to see a master fisher in action....thanks for tips...
Cracking video as always and love them stripeys. What rod was that being used please and some cracking lures too …. Can’t wait to get back out fishing. Too much work and family ties but hopefully get a day or two over Xmas. All the best and have a good un 👍🏽😀🎄🎣
Quite interesting that many get into light lure fishing due to the light and minimal gear you need, no smelly baits etc. I got into fly fishing for the same reason, very enjoyable not carting barrows of stuff around you hardly use.. May explain why this style has taken off in the last decade or so. I came back to fishing after a long break and no one did this before, we specimen 'Perchfishers' were very few, now its got to be one of the most popular styles after carping. Great to see that Perch are getting the fame they didn't used to have, but a lot of competition on the 'special' waters now for us oldy traditional perchers. :) its all good though. Also there some scientific debate about atmospheric pressure affecting fish, its proven they cannot sense the change as they are below water basically separated from atmosphere, the swim bladder is not affected, yet many anglers swear by it. Interesting debate still ongoing out here, science versus belief. And besides .. he caught plenty on that 'high pressure' day, its venue and finding fish.
Thanks for your thoughts on this 👍 Yes he caught fish but he knows these waters really well. He knows what a decent day looks like and relatively speaking it was fishing poorly. High / low pressure isn’t a debate I’ve ever taken much notice of myself. I go fishing whenever there’s an opportunity to go! But it is an interesting debate. Love fishing light for perch and I do a little fly fishing too. A style of fishing I love. Thanks again for your insightful comments 🙏👍👍
@@Lifeonthebank you're welcome mate. If you have ever waded out into deep water with chest waders on. You will notice the tightness at your lower legs and ankles in just a few feet of water. Thats the water pressure, that's what the fish live in. its the perfect test. Your upper body feels the atmospheric pressure, thats what we live in, you yourself can sense the massive difference. They are separate pressured 'environments' and very different. The only link to fish behaviour studies note is likely weather which is influenced by atmospheric pressure as we know. But expecting a fish, 4 feet down to sense the difference between 998 and say 996 and change behaviour just doesn't stack up. I wouldn't use it as a guide but I wouldn't suggest others shouldn't, its up top them, just research it first.
It's an old video and I enjoyed it but I think a problem with it was the sound. At times you were talking at the same time or he was looking away from the mike and so some words he said were missing.
Thanks for the feedback 🙏 If you follow my videos then you’ll know that having another person in the videos is something new for me. I think I was keen to keep them ‘conversational’ but the problem with natural, unscripted conversation is that we (as humans) do sometimes speak at the same time, rather than taking it in turns to talk. However, I do see that sounding quite clumsy in the final edit. Another issue here is the shotgun mic. I’m often standing just off screen (as I wanted the guest to be the star of the show), however, this means that I’m closer to the mic than the guest. Maybe gives the impression that I’m raising my voice over the top of theirs. Two lapel mics might be better, or I just need to stand same distance from the mic or spend longer in the edit tweaking the levels to quieten my voice (easier to do IF we’re not speaking at the same time!) I think, whilst, I want to keep it conversational I will just need to be mindful of some of the issues above. Again, I appreciate your feedback. I’m very focused on trying to create the best content possible for you guys and comments like this really help with that 👍
Do you find that the guys catching big perch always live near waters with the stamp of fish in there or ate these guys travelling to catch monsters like these ?
@@Lifeonthebank This fashion also repels joung people from fishing! How many ponds and rivers with a hard bottom in England for the jig to be successful!
Hopefully some constructive criticism on your interview style for these episodes; you interupt a lot when he is trying to answer your questions. Can even see him getting agitated by it at times. Was the same in episode 1 too. Not having a dig, just an observation
No Nick was absolutely perfect asking questions. Nick had to probe him because that angler wasn't letting on too much, he looked very sneaky to me. So you ask more questions to get a clearer understanding, surely! Spot on Nick, but not a great angler to choose for a video in my opinion. He looked very uncomfortable and clearly didn't want to let out too much info.
@@fizzyfozbuzz874 thanks. I appreciate your support but don’t actually think that’s fair on Mark. He wasn’t uncomfortable about sharing his knowledge. I was sticking a camera in his face and firing questions at him 😂 He’s a true gent, honestly. 👍
@@Lifeonthebank Nice one mate, glad offence wasn't taken as it wasn't intended. Also appreciate its probably dificult if someone isn't readily opening up on camera due to nerves and what have you, makes your job a lot harder. Nice series either way👍
Low pressure helps, a good presentation helps, knowing good spots help: but the ultimate secret for catching big fish is time on the bank. There’s no substitute for that. An average angler who fishes every day catches more than a top rod with few hours/week to spare.
I love Marks answers while he is fishing.... "Yep" .... "Yep" .... hahaaa, that means:- Im concentrating shut up !
I like the chest cam too, nicely lets you see how they retrieve.
😂😂 definitely … hard to get answers when they’re ‘in the zone’ 😂😂
The detail, enthusiasm, passion - the perfect perch inspirational cocktail. As before, loving this Master's series. My thanks 🙏
I didn't know mark you will be on TH-cam my friend 😅great video 👍
This had to be some of the best fishing content on TH-cam!!
Thank you mate! Another perch masters episode on Wednesday. Got some fantastic anglers line up for this series!! 👍👍👍
Always like watching your videos and this mini-series on perch is something right up my street. It's good to know that even the "names" find it hard going at times. Maybe you could do something similar on zander?
Catching perch on lures can be hard going. I think we all struggle at times. Would love to do something similar for Zander! 😉👍👍👍
I fished with Mark a few weeks back definitely a man who knows his way around a big Perch or 2.
A great dedicatated Lure Angler and like you said he puts in a lot of effort and sure gets rewarded. We fished in nearly 30mph winds with rain and sleet no monsters but we both got onto some fish and had a great day.
100%. Very much enjoyed my day with Mark. Very focused and determined to keep pushing to make it happen 👌
I work with him😅 I'm bodybuilder and angler too love big perch too
Superb second episode in the series...... Warts and all showing the sessions we've all had when nothings interested. Well deserved little chunk at the end for all the effort put in. Top vid again Nick, looking forward to the next 👌🏽
Next one is already in the edit. The struggle is real, trust me. I want to show that this is the case and also share how these anglers overcome the odds that often seem stacked against them! Thanks for checking out the series. 🙏👍👍👍
Well took the advice on today pal, walked miles and moved all the gear and kids several times and ended up with a River Crossens beauty that Gordy the piking pirate Burton himself would be proud of as it was from his local stretch. Had your latest vid in the back of my mind, when it wasnt happening get on the move 👍🏼
One thing I got out of this one was the fact that high pressure/ low pressure can affect your fishing. Another great video Nick....so glad I'm a subscriber I learn from your channel, there's always something I hadn't thought of!
Yeh it’s crazy, I don’t even perch fish in high pressure anymore haah
Yeah, pressure was a interesting chat. Not something I often look at but will from now on. It did seem to make our session really hard! Thanks for subscribing, more to come!! 😉👍
Great watch,Love a bit of perch fishing.nice one 👍
Cheers mate. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍👍👍
My favorite fish!!! But here in Italy, there are not big like this....great!!!!👍👍👍
Incredible fish arn’t they. The big ones really take some searching.
Really loving these Perch Fishing Masters vids. The probing questions on every detail of the anglers approach is great!!
Hopefully I’m not asking too many questions 😂 I’m just really enjoying drilling into the detail! 👍👍
Love perch fishing they r my favorite fish
💯 mine too 👍👏👏👏🎣
Brilliant video, awesome series!!! Learning a lot from these videos! Still after that 2lb lure caught perch and I'm taking these little gems you dig out from your constant questioning. I absolutely love it!! Never heard of a jika set up in your last video and low pressure from this video are things I'm going to implement and use in my fishing. A question I have that I wouldn't mind getting answered in your next video is how long on a newish venue will you guys spend in a swim whether that's time or casts before you think of changing lures and also moving on. I love learning more about lure fishing and wouldn't mind hearing more details!!!
Awesome video as always👌🏻
Thank you. Don’t be too quick to move swims. Make sure you spend a reasonable amount of time in each. In Winter, you’ll need to fish slower and you’ll spend longer in each swim. Maybe 20-30mins, maybe longer. Don’t assume they’re not there. Try a few different lures. Mark switched lures quite a few times here before moving swims. I would maybe watch this vid again and keep an eye out for this in the future ones too! 👍👍👍👍
Cracking mate. Caught a few of these things the other day on fake maggots. Keep it up!
Cheers for checking it out! 🙏👍 Fake maggots! That’s interesting. If I was to bait fish I think I’d use lobworms all day long!
Great video , found it very informative,especially about the weather pressure 👍
Yeah me too. Clearly not something I pay enough attention to! 👍
Being new to predator fishing, I've been struggling for bites. Having come across your channel, I now know why - my retrieve is far too quick for these winter months. Also, the lures I'm using aren't really moving across the bottom. The insight from these guys is invaluable, look forward to trying to replicate it on the bank of my local canal soon!
Great channel 👏🏻
Depending where you are fishing. Its highly recommended that you use thick florocarbon or a thin wire trace just in case of pike and zander. Drennan soft trace or 7 strand is recommended. I personally use 7 strand. You might catch less fish as the perch could get spooked but on the other hand its much safer for the fish and you wont lose a lure unless you hook into a snag.
If you havent already found out. You do catch a fair few pike when targeting perch. Thats just how it goes.
Luv the videos, I fish Lake Michigan for my big Perch but nothing compared to the monsters you get!
I bet that’s a stunning place to fish though! 👌👍👍
merry Christmas and happy new year enjoyed your information presentations very much thank you
Hey, that’s very kind and thank you!!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a happy new year!!!
Great content and production as always .Think it highlights watercraft and learning a venue well ,is sometimes more important than lure choice . Finding a couple of lures that work well then concentrating on features depths and habitat the fish seek out at different periods through the year .
Happy Christmas Nic look forward to more of this type of content really intresting.,👍👍
I totally agree. Great comment. Location, watercraft and getting to know your river will nearly always trump lure choice imo. No substitute for time in the bank! Have a fantastic Christmas and thanks for the great feedback! 👍👍👍
Excellent video, really enjoy watching the masters series, so informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing. Tight lines
Feels like we’re really digging into the detail now! I’m taking away a lot from it. Glad you are too 🙏 Thanks for the feedback 👍👏👏👏
You deresve to be alot higher than 9.8k next year hopefully will hit 50k can always happen once the first 10 is hit great fishing
That’s very kind mate, thank you. I hope you enjoy the vids and sometimes take something away from them. That’s what really counts. 😉👍👍👍
I too, have often wondered why this channel isn't more popular. I particularly like the no nonsense, down to earth presentation.
@@davidfinch5062 thank you. Really appreciate your support. The channels growth is fairly steady. 👍👍👍
Brilliant series 👏 effort really showing through
Thanks for the fantastic feedback. Really appreciated 👍👏👏👏
great show nick
Thank you for checking it out and for your support 🙏👍
Geweldig, ik heb genoten
Well done guys
Grafted for that one. Good angling got a result in the end! 👌🙌
Love these vids
Glad you’re watching the whole series mate. These guys were awesome. Enjoyed picking their brains! 👍
Yeah intelligent perseverance..came good in the end....the fish in the river were paler...was a bit too coloured in first venues for me during winter months. for my experience...Skee Tex boots....is that thee place in battlesbridge Essex? ..great to see a master fisher in action....thanks for tips...
Thank for the appreciation 🙏 Yeah, the river was being so moody! Mark did a great job of pulling out the bag on a very tough day!!! 👍👍👍
Cracking video as always and love them stripeys. What rod was that being used please and some cracking lures too …. Can’t wait to get back out fishing. Too much work and family ties but hopefully get a day or two over Xmas. All the best and have a good un 👍🏽😀🎄🎣
I think they are made by DAM. 6ft, 2-8g. Definitely a few lures there that I need in my box!!! Hope you and your family have an amazing Christmas! 👍👍👍
Quite interesting that many get into light lure fishing due to the light and minimal gear you need, no smelly baits etc. I got into fly fishing for the same reason, very enjoyable not carting barrows of stuff around you hardly use.. May explain why this style has taken off in the last decade or so. I came back to fishing after a long break and no one did this before, we specimen 'Perchfishers' were very few, now its got to be one of the most popular styles after carping. Great to see that Perch are getting the fame they didn't used to have, but a lot of competition on the 'special' waters now for us oldy traditional perchers. :) its all good though. Also there some scientific debate about atmospheric pressure affecting fish, its proven they cannot sense the change as they are below water basically separated from atmosphere, the swim bladder is not affected, yet many anglers swear by it. Interesting debate still ongoing out here, science versus belief. And besides .. he caught plenty on that 'high pressure' day, its venue and finding fish.
Thanks for your thoughts on this 👍 Yes he caught fish but he knows these waters really well. He knows what a decent day looks like and relatively speaking it was fishing poorly. High / low pressure isn’t a debate I’ve ever taken much notice of myself. I go fishing whenever there’s an opportunity to go! But it is an interesting debate. Love fishing light for perch and I do a little fly fishing too. A style of fishing I love. Thanks again for your insightful comments 🙏👍👍
@@Lifeonthebank you're welcome mate. If you have ever waded out into deep water with chest waders on. You will notice the tightness at your lower legs and ankles in just a few feet of water. Thats the water pressure, that's what the fish live in. its the perfect test. Your upper body feels the atmospheric pressure, thats what we live in, you yourself can sense the massive difference. They are separate pressured 'environments' and very different. The only link to fish behaviour studies note is likely weather which is influenced by atmospheric pressure as we know. But expecting a fish, 4 feet down to sense the difference between 998 and say 996 and change behaviour just doesn't stack up. I wouldn't use it as a guide but I wouldn't suggest others shouldn't, its up top them, just research it first.
Enjoyed that. 39cm though....is length the thing now and not weight?
Thanks! Each to there own I say. I think mark would maybe weigh it if it was over a certain length. 👍👍👍
It's an old video and I enjoyed it but I think a problem with it was the sound. At times you were talking at the same time or he was looking away from the mike and so some words he said were missing.
Thanks for the feedback 🙏 If you follow my videos then you’ll know that having another person in the videos is something new for me. I think I was keen to keep them ‘conversational’ but the problem with natural, unscripted conversation is that we (as humans) do sometimes speak at the same time, rather than taking it in turns to talk. However, I do see that sounding quite clumsy in the final edit.
Another issue here is the shotgun mic. I’m often standing just off screen (as I wanted the guest to be the star of the show), however, this means that I’m closer to the mic than the guest. Maybe gives the impression that I’m raising my voice over the top of theirs. Two lapel mics might be better, or I just need to stand same distance from the mic or spend longer in the edit tweaking the levels to quieten my voice (easier to do IF we’re not speaking at the same time!)
I think, whilst, I want to keep it conversational I will just need to be mindful of some of the issues above.
Again, I appreciate your feedback. I’m very focused on trying to create the best content possible for you guys and comments like this really help with that 👍
Do you find that the guys catching big perch always live near waters with the stamp of fish in there or ate these guys travelling to catch monsters like these ?
Personally it’s a mix for me. I catch some quite close to home but then sometimes travel up to 2hrs!
@@Lifeonthebank thanks for the reply mate 👍
Would never not rely. I try to read and respond to every comment. I really appreciate you guys 🙏🎥
Every time I hope that they will remember about grandfather Mepps😂
The mepps spinner 👌 Not as fashionable but would still catch a tonne of perch 👍
@@Lifeonthebank This fashion also repels joung people from fishing! How many ponds and rivers with a hard bottom in England for the jig to be successful!
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Thanks for checking out the video 👍👍👍
Hopefully some constructive criticism on your interview style for these episodes; you interupt a lot when he is trying to answer your questions. Can even see him getting agitated by it at times. Was the same in episode 1 too. Not having a dig, just an observation
I know you’re not having a dig mate. I guess I’m maybe too keen to ask questions. I’ll consider it going forward. 👍
No Nick was absolutely perfect asking questions. Nick had to probe him because that angler wasn't letting on too much, he looked very sneaky to me. So you ask more questions to get a clearer understanding, surely! Spot on Nick, but not a great angler to choose for a video in my opinion. He looked very uncomfortable and clearly didn't want to let out too much info.
@@fizzyfozbuzz874 thanks. I appreciate your support but don’t actually think that’s fair on Mark. He wasn’t uncomfortable about sharing his knowledge. I was sticking a camera in his face and firing questions at him 😂 He’s a true gent, honestly. 👍
@@Lifeonthebank Nice one mate, glad offence wasn't taken as it wasn't intended. Also appreciate its probably dificult if someone isn't readily opening up on camera due to nerves and what have you, makes your job a lot harder. Nice series either way👍
Low pressure helps, a good presentation helps, knowing good spots help: but the ultimate secret for catching big fish is time on the bank. There’s no substitute for that. An average angler who fishes every day catches more than a top rod with few hours/week to spare.
Won’t argue with that. Getting out for frequent but short sessions is the ultimate weapon 👌👍