That battle with the Barbel was epic, had my heart in my mouth when you noticed the line getting shredded, Had to fistpump the air when you finally had it on the bank, was well happy for you. Just to say my 14 year old son also is a big fan. Your videos help teach its skill and perseverance that catch fish, not exspensive tackle and overpriced baits. We have both emulated your tactics on the local streams , keeps mobile, uses tiny spinners and drop shooting to catch anything that swims. So much more fun than sitting behind bite alarms in a man made pond
Your smile says it all. Fishing need not be expensive or complicated. My wife has just bought me one of these rods and cant wait to use it. Have used a whip bought from Aliexpress for £6 and caught Rudd to 2 pounds as well as big perch and even a small Carp. I sit around a club water with blokes with thousands of pounds of gear and they don't seem to catch as much. Thank you for posting its a smashing video and nice to see the joy of Angling
I binge watch this channel for month now , and this is BY FAR the most exciting video I see on TH-cam , when you manage to catch this badass barbel with the shitest set ever and worm you dig barehand like a savage , I scream like I won the lottery. You are on another level , congrats.
Been stuck at the house this past month or so.(back pain issues) Been watching and living through your vids, thanks for doing what you do. You TH-cam guys are stopping me from going too mental on pain meds! lol
I am not sure how i missed watching this totally brilliant video until now! I do feel like an even worse angler than before Chris so thanks for that because if you can catch Chub & Barbel on gear and bait like that jesus mate! What an amazing effort ...that's a Drennan Weekly Cup winner for me!!
Love it! Forget about spending thousands on over priced super tackle, forget about over stocked commercial ponds and lakes,..keep it simple and have fun! Love the forgotten streams,rivers and canals! Subscribed!👍
Brilliant Chris. I was cringing for most of it but glad that barbel got landed. Why not (with normal rod set up) just turn up on the bank and forage for baits and do a show! That would be brilliant!😉👍
Superb session Chris ! I wish things went like that for me when I have a day filled with mishaps !! Love it ! 'Things work out for the best for those who make the best of the way things work out!'
It's a good job you filmed this. Cos if anyone tried to tell me the story of this fishing session I'd laugh them out of the room. 🤣 Brilliant, thank you for sharing mate. 👍
I love you caught those fish using natural bait, i.e. things that fall in the water regularly so the fish are used to eating them. Love your vids, pls keep it up!
The ginger fisherman shows you ways of fishing you’ve never seen before, I can’t even catch a barbel on pro setups, this guy has weak split line a weak ass pen rod the fkin reel is falling off 😂 and he catches a barbel 😂 the content in this video is just immense
Actually not that hard to get barbel on lures in such waters. Around April to May I get them regularly on small hardbaits and softplastics in my river. Sometimes even sight casting.
Cracking session given the Heath Robinson kit!, the boy done good!!!, quick cheap fix Chris get an old inner tube cut two pieces off that will go around reel seat and rod get two small jubilee clips put them over tighten em up don't go mad, snip off any excess couple of turns of electricians tape, job done rod and reel ready and together. Really enjoyed this one buddy. Any loose fixings on rod drop of superglue. Take care. Tony
Great video Chris and the fish were awesome, the sound was awful half way through , dump the Crocs .😂😂😂😂😂😂. Stay safe mate all the best from Downunder 👍
Cool video even though I could only understand half the audio. Was fun watching the fish being caught. I bought a few higher end pen rods to work into my camping packs. Been fishing for almost 30 years and the potential of those pen rods, with the right line, and a couple upgraded reels on two of them, is absolutely astounding. I'm impressed every time I use them. Biggest I cought on a pen rod so far is a Striper Bass about 7.3lbs. so much fun.
Just bought one of these,at a carboot sale,along with two other mini rods for £6. Thanks for the inspiration and finding out on my behalf that the reel seat doesnt fit a regular reel. I think the two other rods are for Ice fishing but no idea what they would be doing at Lebberston carboot.
Another good session, bet your glad you didn't give up at the first hurdle Chris, your perseverance paid off in the end. Good video, shame the sound quality wasn't up to your usual, loves the foraging for baits near the end, that would make a great session in itself for another time. P.s. when the next forgotten pond session???
I was splitting my sides laughing. Brilliant improvisation to catch some stunning fish. I hope you do your own washing though because blackberries and worms straight in the pocket sound like a recipe for divorce!! I had fun with one of those things too. I was actually trying to catch carp on one. You do need a tiny reel stem to fit inside the collars on the reel set. I think I hand to secure my reel with masking tape. But yeah the eyes are unlined, just chromed metal and you can’t get much use before they act like line cutters. Shame because the actual glass fibre in the rod is quite tough and you can apply some force with it as you found out with the barbel. Not much point in a dirt cheap rod if it trashes metres of line every time you use it. I somehow managed to land a carp on mine before one of the reel collars split, I could hardly land it for laughing so much. You should have tried the original reel. It’s like it’s made from jelly, everything bends, the reel stem, the body. At any second the bail arm could jump pop off. That adds to the excitement. But it is kinda a single use thing. You will have to show us how you tie those little jig lures, they worked great. With all the Otters about it’s nice to see you can still rove, fish light and catch from open waters and hidden unfenced ponds. Love it.
If I saw a man with crocs, wet shorts with broken zipper, digging holes to catch worms and then stick them into his pockets, with cheap pen rod with "modified" reel to fit... I would have questions.
I have one of these myself and I was thinking how the hell did he get his reel to fit the rod? I cut the sides down.. it fell off, I Cable tied it on, the cable ties slipped.. it fell off. After loosing my patience with it I went back to the original crappy reel. I used a tiny ledger setup. I caught perch, bream and a jack pike. Anything on these rods feels like a monster. Great fun!
I Got Two Of Those Rods For The Grand Kids And I Had To Use Zip Ties For The Rods They Are Good Fun To Kill A Couple Of Hours When I'm Board Don't Pull them Too Far Out And You're Fine LOL We Are Like Big Kids Sometimes
Used them pen rods meself, they're funny. The second you said "I've decided to bring a different reel" I knew it wouldn't fit. The pen rod reels are shit but if you just swap out the line you can make do.
Love the dedicated butchery on the poor abu. Quality mate Keep it up, my heart was in my throat when you hooked that barble! Edit... I always carry a small roll of gorilla tape with me. Believe it or not, once my penn 525 multi came off my kompressor beach caster cos the coasters snapped. Bit G tape, boom landing double figure rays and the reel was more solid than before. Sorry had to share that useless bit of info 😅
That battle with the Barbel was epic, had my heart in my mouth when you noticed the line getting shredded,
Had to fistpump the air when you finally had it on the bank, was well happy for you.
Just to say my 14 year old son also is a big fan. Your videos help teach its skill and perseverance that catch fish, not exspensive tackle and overpriced baits.
We have both emulated your tactics on the local streams , keeps mobile, uses tiny spinners and drop shooting to catch anything that swims.
So much more fun than sitting behind bite alarms in a man made pond
Your smile says it all. Fishing need not be expensive or complicated. My wife has just bought me one of these rods and cant wait to use it. Have used a whip bought from Aliexpress for £6 and caught Rudd to 2 pounds as well as big perch and even a small Carp. I sit around a club water with blokes with thousands of pounds of gear and they don't seem to catch as much. Thank you for posting its a smashing video and nice to see the joy of Angling
I binge watch this channel for month now , and this is BY FAR the most exciting video I see on TH-cam , when you manage to catch this badass barbel with the shitest set ever and worm you dig barehand like a savage , I scream like I won the lottery. You are on another level , congrats.
Been stuck at the house this past month or so.(back pain issues) Been watching and living through your vids, thanks for doing what you do. You TH-cam guys are stopping me from going too mental on pain meds! lol
Amazing👏👏👏
I really did think the line or the rod would snap before you landed that barble.
A fine bit of fishing, credit to you!!!🎣😎
Rod is good
I am not sure how i missed watching this totally brilliant video until now! I do feel like an even worse angler than before Chris so thanks for that because if you can catch Chub & Barbel on gear and bait like that jesus mate! What an amazing effort ...that's a Drennan Weekly Cup winner for me!!
That's what I like you use your experiance and knowledge and catch great fish without all the mod cons, keep up the good work.
Brilliant vid as always. Join us next week, when Chris catches a Sturgeon using a crab line 😄
I caught a 12lb Conger on a Crab line, off Weston Super Mare Pier when I was a kid.
@@nodiggity9472 that's so cool!!
Mate. Not all Superheroes wear capes. You sir are frickin awesome 👏
This lake is incredible, your fishing was very good, with beautiful fish, CONGRATULATIONS you are a great fisherman.
Hug!!!👍🎣😉
Love it! Forget about spending thousands on over priced super tackle, forget about over stocked commercial ponds and lakes,..keep it simple and have fun! Love the forgotten streams,rivers and canals! Subscribed!👍
Holy ..., Awesome video. Enjoyed every moment
Thanks for sharing
Brilliant Chris. I was cringing for most of it but glad that barbel got landed.
Why not (with normal rod set up) just turn up on the bank and forage for baits and do a show! That would be brilliant!😉👍
Agree with that 100%
Crackin video.... even our lass laughed when ya reel fell off 😂😂... well done yet again buddy 🎣🎣👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Superb session Chris ! I wish things went like that for me when I have a day filled with mishaps !! Love it !
'Things work out for the best for those who make the best of the way things work out!'
A most extraordinary fishing video. Blackberry bait catching chunky chub and that barble at the end as the rod was falling apart was epic.
It's a good job you filmed this.
Cos if anyone tried to tell me the story of this fishing session I'd laugh them out of the room. 🤣
Brilliant, thank you for sharing mate. 👍
Wow increcible, fantastic job mate, well done loved this, hey nearly spilt my coffee, tight lines.
I think I actually stopped breathing while you were playing that barbel. 😂
Lol you make me laugh , you,ll catch fish in a bucket lol😅😅😅 great stuff keep it coming 😅😅😅😅
I love you caught those fish using natural bait, i.e. things that fall in the water regularly so the fish are used to eating them. Love your vids, pls keep it up!
Possibly the funniest fishing video I have ever watched 😂😂😂
Brilliant, I don’t know how you do it but you do, well done and great video 👏👏👏👏👍👍
The reel flying off killed me! Deffo had this happen far too many times! Thanks for making lockdown bearable!
I love your video's 👍🏻👍🏻
Very nice👍🏻👍🏻
My wife has just said you are flying low
The ginger fisherman shows you ways of fishing you’ve never seen before, I can’t even catch a barbel on pro setups, this guy has weak split line a weak ass pen rod the fkin reel is falling off 😂 and he catches a barbel 😂 the content in this video is just immense
Dito yo
The waters you fish ain’t no good then bruva
Reel is to big. There'll foot broken.
Actually not that hard to get barbel on lures in such waters. Around April to May I get them regularly on small hardbaits and softplastics in my river. Sometimes even sight casting.
It’s definitely all about the waters you have near you
Fking hilarious when that reel went straight in, great video as usual though 😊.
Cracking session given the Heath Robinson kit!, the boy done good!!!, quick cheap fix Chris get an old inner tube cut two pieces off that will go around reel seat and rod get two small jubilee clips put them over tighten em up don't go mad, snip off any excess couple of turns of electricians tape, job done rod and reel ready and together. Really enjoyed this one buddy. Any loose fixings on rod drop of superglue. Take care. Tony
I doubt he packed inner tube, electrical tape and jubilee clips mate lol
@@dannyboy7386 lol for when he gets home!
That was a great session! Let's see... what ELSE can go wrong! Way to persevere!!
Absolutely brilliant Chris.
Goes to show you don't need to be a tackle tart to have fun and catch fish.
Whatever next ?
Tackle tart! 🤣🤣
Mate them rods are brilliant me and my dad take them everywhere even caught barbel on it
We’re do u buy them
@@fraserwood8327 eBay or amazon
Now is the best time to catch sea trout and salmon. The season is not long over, and you are fishing for barbel and chub.
Nice film.
Fantastic video natural baits are my favourite and hand dig those worms awesome 👌
Chris totally unreal bud, just goes to show it's the angler and his skills that catch the fish and not ££££ of gear he uses.
Keep em coming 👍🎣
Spot on Adrian. I can’t do that little jig flicking technique, that’s what gets so many bites, not the gear!!
Never thought berries were so irrisistable to the chub. Then a great barbel on the pen rod testing you to the limits. I was buzzing watching this lol
That is an awesome spot. The waters here are similar to where you are. I think I may try a fly and see how it does.
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Great video and great drill of the barbel!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carry on fishing 😂
Top class video
Great catch, and what a awesome drill, good job mate 👍👍
Great video,love this sort of fishing on streams and small rivers.
Great video Chris and the fish were awesome, the sound was awful half way through , dump the Crocs .😂😂😂😂😂😂. Stay safe mate all the best from Downunder 👍
Cool video even though I could only understand half the audio. Was fun watching the fish being caught. I bought a few higher end pen rods to work into my camping packs. Been fishing for almost 30 years and the potential of those pen rods, with the right line, and a couple upgraded reels on two of them, is absolutely astounding. I'm impressed every time I use them. Biggest I cought on a pen rod so far is a Striper Bass about 7.3lbs. so much fun.
Wow, wonderful fish complimnts from Italy!
That chalk stream looks amazing
Very enjoyable, proper fishing
Great Catch !
Literally SCREAMING at you to tie that reel on all video
Cool river Bro!))))
I have 2 pen rods, I've caught pike to 4 - 6lb on them, some perch as well using small lime green lures.
Just bought one of these,at a carboot sale,along with two other mini rods for £6. Thanks for the inspiration and finding out on my behalf that the reel seat doesnt fit a regular reel.
I think the two other rods are for Ice fishing but no idea what they would be doing at Lebberston carboot.
An essential piece of kit for those emergency repairs and lash ups - a roll of PVC adhesive tape. Weighs nothing and takes up no space.
What a legend ...... proper bear grills fishing awesome 👏
From the reviews of these I thought even a neon tetra could break the rod but if you could pick up the fish that you did then they can’t be bad
That was well and truelly amazing !! Awesome barbel on such a joke of a rod , Who says you need top tackle to catch big fish .
Note to Chris, Pack some cable ties, they fix anything. Fantastic result tho' top marks
Impressive stuff mate
This place looks so refreshing and those water soo clear.
Well done lovely Barble
Chris, have you already done a video of the jigfly
Also, what kind of line is that? is it mono below 10LB?? or was it braid line?
Another good session, bet your glad you didn't give up at the first hurdle Chris, your perseverance paid off in the end. Good video, shame the sound quality wasn't up to your usual, loves the foraging for baits near the end, that would make a great session in itself for another time.
P.s. when the next forgotten pond session???
I from poland and i dont understand anything bat i like your chanel
All credit to you for experimenting Chris. Well done mate.
I was splitting my sides laughing. Brilliant improvisation to catch some stunning fish. I hope you do your own washing though because blackberries and worms straight in the pocket sound like a recipe for divorce!! I had fun with one of those things too. I was actually trying to catch carp on one. You do need a tiny reel stem to fit inside the collars on the reel set. I think I hand to secure my reel with masking tape. But yeah the eyes are unlined, just chromed metal and you can’t get much use before they act like line cutters. Shame because the actual glass fibre in the rod is quite tough and you can apply some force with it as you found out with the barbel.
Not much point in a dirt cheap rod if it trashes metres of line every time you use it. I somehow managed to land a carp on mine before one of the reel collars split, I could hardly land it for laughing so much. You should have tried the original reel. It’s like it’s made from jelly, everything bends, the reel stem, the body. At any second the bail arm could jump pop off. That adds to the excitement. But it is kinda a single use thing.
You will have to show us how you tie those little jig lures, they worked great. With all the Otters about it’s nice to see you can still rove, fish light and catch from open waters and hidden unfenced ponds. Love it.
How many times did you watched that broken zipper? 🤣😬
If I saw a man with crocs, wet shorts with broken zipper, digging holes to catch worms and then stick them into his pockets, with cheap pen rod with "modified" reel to fit... I would have questions.
Don't suppose you have any videos on how to make micro fly jigs?
Mate, that was mint! Take a bow Son! :)
Lol I,ve caught 9 Seabass with a broken rod handle so had too hand reel them in , the fishing went so well that I rufused too stop !!!!
Very happy with this rod. Throws a 3 or 4 ounce sinker and rig easily for my surf perch fishing
Cracking video and just a thought maybe you should of used some line to tie the reel on
I taped all my reels with electrical tape to prevent movements. Some are permanent lock with heat shrink handle
Good days fishing, I should make another fishing video on my next trip. Tight lines lol
Bravo my friend Bravo very well done
New subscriber great vid
what is this river called????????
You must go pike fishing with it! But really awesome video!
Are these the Aluminium pen rods? Also what length did you buy? Thanks for the great videos,love them!!
Pen rod manafacturers are furiously trying to fufill 30,000+ new orders! 😂😂😂
100 yards of line in your hand and you couldn't spare 3ft to lash the reel to the rod 😜
Great play
That river has to be one of the most productive in England.
What stretches of river do you fish
Man U catch more fish in 28mins than me for last 2 yrs gj mate
Haha my record in the wild is 128fishes in 6hours 🤣
"Not a bad fish for this tiny little pen rod" proceeds to land a barbel on it
I have one of these myself and I was thinking how the hell did he get his reel to fit the rod? I cut the sides down.. it fell off, I Cable tied it on, the cable ties slipped.. it fell off. After loosing my patience with it I went back to the original crappy reel. I used a tiny ledger setup. I caught perch, bream and a jack pike. Anything on these rods feels like a monster. Great fun!
Against all odds... That looked like fun, still.
I Got Two Of Those Rods For The Grand Kids And I Had To Use Zip Ties For The Rods They Are Good Fun To Kill A Couple Of Hours When I'm Board Don't Pull them Too Far Out And You're Fine LOL We Are Like Big Kids Sometimes
What can i use for a lure on the canal or river as i do t have any lures or spinners
What size reel did you use ?
Well done! Overcoming adversity. And you’ll never forget that barbel!
Great catch. Its days like this that keeps us going.
Hey! Great vídeo!! I want to try micro fishing where can I get micro lures like that
AGM
always keep gaffa tape in the truck ..
Well done!
Used them pen rods meself, they're funny. The second you said "I've decided to bring a different reel" I knew it wouldn't fit. The pen rod reels are shit but if you just swap out the line you can make do.
Yeah. No way a universal seat configuration would be used on a pen rod lol
Love the dedicated butchery on the poor abu.
Quality mate
Keep it up, my heart was in my throat when you hooked that barble!
Edit... I always carry a small roll of gorilla tape with me. Believe it or not, once my penn 525 multi came off my kompressor beach caster cos the coasters snapped. Bit G tape, boom landing double figure rays and the reel was more solid than before. Sorry had to share that useless bit of info 😅
I’ve had sessions that have started like this and without the pen rod and reel that don’t fit! So we’ll done for your patience 👍
No no give me it baaaack nooooo twaaaaat 😂👍
Should of tied the reel on with some fishing line. Still a banging vid showing all the paid anglers up. Well done pal