Tench Fishing - Out at last! (Video 108)
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- You join me on the banks for my first fishing trip since March and it certainly has been a while! I am out ledgering for tench on a rather pretty lake which you will have seen me fish on my previous videos.
My apologies for the rather loud road noise as that is unfortunately beyond my control.
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I happen to enjoy it when you ramble as you call it Mark. Its a part of what makes your video's so great so keep doing it mate. Lovely Tench by the way. Tight lines.
Thank you, to be fair I like a bit of a ramble in videos as I feel it's nice to involve and mull things over indirectly with you guys throughout them.
This is exactly the reason I click with your videos as your angling is very reminiscent of my own. You summed up at the video and I couldn’t help but say “awww” when you described the tench as having teddy bear eyes. She was a beauty! ❤️
Thank you, I love such venues and I would rather have hard fishing on a venue with atmosphere than somewhere that is rammed to the gills with anglers if honest.
Great watch once again 👍
I really enjoy the your channel. I can watch your videos all the way through and not get anoyed with the music and you have a great personalty. Keep it up.
Hey Caleb! Thank you so much. I love implementing music in my videos, I know it isn't to everyones taste always but I feel it lends an atmosphere.
Hi Mark, great to see you back for a new season. Cracking tench and also really good of you to take the time to show your rigs. Always look forward to new videos
Thanks
Gavin..
Thanks Gavin and you're welcome regarding the rigs.
Cracking video as always , lovely tench Mark , hope your well mate , be lucky 👍🏻
Thanks Nobby not bad been a bit busy and isp change that took ages has finally happened!
Nice to see you on the bank again with a handsome tench to keep you company.
A wonderful location to inspire a few worldly thoughts.
Cheers Celt, it is indeed a nice location, forget the background noise and just let the atmosphere of the stillwater absorb you.
There's always ups and downs in angling that's why we keep going, well done Mark.
That is very true Graham and it is along with many other aspects what lures us back to this wonderful hobby.
Hey Mark,
People always think that we on the water side sit to catch a lot of fish.
But It's the rest, the preparation, excitement and moment for yourself.
Just shut your selves off from the Hectic life.
But of course I wish you more than one fish in this season.
And welcome back.
Precisely Jan, I don't think I could sum it up any better than you have just done, it is all those ingredients
which make for what draws us back and why we enjoy it so much, the preparation and excitement if it could be bottled would make a wonderful medicine.
thorally enjoyed this video the peace of the lake the sounds of the birds chirping the white blanket on the lake the solitude the teddy bears eyes of the tench and a no blank 👍
Hey Rafa, thank you and greetings from across the big pond, it is very peaceful, although some might not think so with the traffic noise, I generally ignore the white noise and listen to the wildlife, which is very abundant.
There's a water I fish about 3 miles from me which is an urban water, used to be a marina and its connected to the river, its right next to McDonalds, handy if you are hungry or for a call of nature!
You can hear cars pulling in to the drive in, ordering their food and there's a big traffic island close by so we also get the delightful sounds of impatient drivers blaring their car horns..
Apart from that its a lovely place to fish with mixed species including perch. roach. tench, crucians gudgeon chublets, carp up to 20lb and pike up to 17lb.
As you say, ignore the noise and concentrate on fishing.
Very nice! Trying to catch myself a Tench, this has gave me some ideas and inspiration! Thanks Mark.
Thanks Snagged, glad you found it useful and best luck this Spring for a tinca or two.
Another great watch Mark, what a lovely Tinca, I too prefer the harder venues & waters, makes the fish more rewarding when you catch them.. Looking forward to your next video , tight lines mate 👍🎣
Cheers mate, yes that is how I generally look at it and why I enjoy the more challenging places, either that or some of us have a sadomasochistic tendency haha. Best of luck for this coming weekend and I'm really looking forward to seeing some more of those chub and river perch videos from yourself.
Love watching your videos!The fish are an added bonus 👌
Why thank you very much Martyn that is really kind of you.
Greetings from Scotland!......lovely, one of your best ever videos Mark, I really enjoyed it. Keep well, Ian
Hello there Ian! Hope all is good with yourself, thank you so much, it was nice to get one finally uploaded.
Great to see you out of hibernation Mark - wishing you an excellent angling season.
Thanks Tim and the same to yourself and your son if and when you are out on the rivers.
Nice to see you back Mark. Have a good season & keep the videos coming.
Cheers Barry, good to be back too, you too during this season mate, have a good one.
Very good. Full of useful info too.
Thank you Brian.
I really enjoyed this video Mark, very nicely presented. Lovely dark Tench, and some good tips. I have liked and subscribed, and look forward to watching your previous backlog of videos, as well as new ones to come. Thanks again for a great vid, all the best to you.
Thanks John, they are such beautiful fish, full of character and at times a little too smart, but all the more enjoyable for the challenge. Thank you for subscribing too John that is very good of you.
Nice venue Mark, nice Tench 🎣
Many thanks Gary, it was good to be out fishing, even nicer to be greeted by an olive green.
Great video Mark & a smashing fish ti start the new season ..... Looking forward to seeing you dangle again soon
Hello there John and thank you, it was good to christen this rather pollinated trip with that tench.
Lovely ramble at the end, Mark, especially with whats gone on these past few weeks. Lovely tench too, cant be disappointed with a result like that :)
Cheers Vinnie I was most happy to be rewarded with that Tinca.I'm glad to know you enjoyed my ramble, I do have a tendency to do that, but it is how I generally feel and on a whole apart from a couple of angling related friendships where parties didn't share the same ethos, the majority of the time most of us wish to help each other out with suggestions, ideas via a vested interest and enjoyable pastime that this is, sometimes friendships spring from it and I can say clearly that without some of the friendships that have grown from being an angler, I would have been more of a lost soul in some ways, especially when trying to find your way through what can be a very deep forest (life) at times. Tight lines to you if you are out this opening weekend and all the very best to yourself and your father mate.
You too, Mark. :)
Nice to see you back again, lovely Tench most certainly makes the trip extra special, yeah I hate that white fluff too I remember fishing in it years ago and all went in my eyes, smothered my line and covered my baits lol, river season opens soon so cant wait, but I need to decide which river I'm joining to go for barbell this season, I'm moving to Sandy so I walked the biggleswade stretch of the Ivel first, still yet to do the actual Sandy stretch but hopefully this season I do it and catch a Barbell over 2lb lol tight lines and wet knees
Thanks Grayham, the white fluff is a nightmare, somehow got it in my eyes too, hence the rapid eye rubbing as I was chatting throughout the video lol, can cost you fish if it chokes the eyes up and you should happen to be playing one at the time. Oh so you've moved then, Biggleswade isn't a bad call in that case, although like much of the country they have seen their share of otters. I hope you have a good season mate and get a barbel or two.
always look forward to your videos chap. another enjoyable one to watch.
havent been out at all myself since march so am chomping at the bit now. cant wait till friday to wet a line. bring it on 🐟🐟
Thank you Dave, that is really good to know that you enjoyed the video, I do have another tench related video which should be uploaded next Friday (23rd). As I said on the video, on a whole the angling community,viewership and subscribers on youtube are what I look forward to uploading videos for and also interacting and replying to you chaps comments, it makes for a melting pot of ideas. You managed better than what I did with abstaining from fishing for the whole duration since March, I am not surprised that you are really looking forward to getting out on the 16th, the very best of luck to you this Friday and I hope you have an enjoyable time back on flowing water.
Hi Mark,another enjoyable video,really nice tench and the underwater video of the release was fantastic,looking forward to your next video,tight lines mate.
Hello there Gary and thank you, glad that you enjoyed it, I was really happy with the underwater release too, it came out well as it can be a bit tricky knowing where to position the camera as the fish usually have different ideas about which direction they will swim off.
Alright mark mate must admit I love this videos,and have learnt a number of positive tips that have resulted in my tip flying round and my Mrs loves the videos which makes it easier to drag her out for the weekend ;) keep them coming tight lines!!
Hello there Jordan, that is brilliant to hear and even to know that your wife enjoys them as that means a lot to be able to engage the non anglers as well as avid anglers like yourself.
Mark Erdwin your telling me lol she's the driver for the days out..and it certainly helps when things are explained easily and as effectively as you do..any tips on a good bream rig would be much appreciated? Hope to see you on the bank again soon with another quality video.
Only found your channel a couple of days ago and have been binge watching. You've had some cracking fish mate, keep em coming.
Hey there Sully, thank you, it is a pleasure to be able to share the videos with you and also thanks for subscribing too.
Mark Erdwin you're welcome, I enjoy your videos and find them really relaxing to watch
Your a good man with a lovely heart. And your also a very good angler don't ever dought yourself and don't change coz you pretty much got it going on.
Thank you Lee, it is very kind of you to say that and it helps as I think we should always tell someone how we feel about them and if it helps them when the chips are down and makes them a stronger person why not indeed.
Lee Surman ‘this is how doubt is spelt. Go back to school, if you ever did
Greetings fella. Good to see your back out there angling. Have a great season ahead
Hello there Barry, thanks mate, wishing the same to yourself for the coming season.
Nice vid Pal Im looking forward to a bit of Tenching Myself now the Rivers have closed,. Youve given Me a few ideas about Groundbait too. Thanks for sharing, Graham.
Thanks Graham, glad you enjoyed the video, they are such a pretty species to fish for and quite canny at times. you're very welcome regarding the groundbait ideas, thank you for watching too.
A lovely tench to start your new campaign mark,well done mate
Thanks Del, It was just nice to be out, although all that fluffy pollen made things interesting when it came to playing the tench.
stunning little lake.well done lovley tinca
Thank you it is a rather pretty lake.
Hi Mark, am watching this in 2020 as lockdown and a brain surgery is going to keep me from the bank for a while!
Am looking forward to a session or two on the drains of the somerset levels for tench at some point although they seem fairly sparse these days and not the easiest to target due to hoards of small silvers!
Hello there Simon and I do hope your surgery if you have already had has gone well and if you are yet to have it then I wish you the very best. The Somerset levels look beautiful although I have never fished them, only looked at videos of them and read the stories of the carp that also inhabit them.
fantastic video, really enjoyed it, thank you for uploading.
lovely tench too, well done
Cheers Lee and thank you for stopping by to watch it and post a comment too.
Lee Spain ii
Good luck for the new season mark! A jolly old tench there, mate.
Cheers Tom and the same to yourself, looking forward to seeing you and Dave on Bury hill in a punt :D.
Hehe, yeah. If he catches more than me, he might 'lose his balance', so to speak. Can't have him showing me up! :P
haha Tom :D.
Gardener reat vid as usual Mark very nice Tench. Larry
Many thanks Larry :D.
Great video as always Mark. 3 days to go and we will be back on flowing water. 😊👍
Thanks Ady, yes three days to go, the countdown is on :D.
I have just started watching your videos mark they are brilliant mate
Thanks Peter I am glad you are enjoying them so much too.
Hi Mark, love your videos and your passion for fishing. I am looking to do some Tench fishing and wondered what Vitalin you use, there are so many different types. I realise the video is quite old but hopefully you see this and are able to answer. Keep up the good work.
MArc i use Vitalin original (yellow sack with red writing)
@@francolinobasco Thanks Mark I appreciate the answer. I am actually going to the same venue, first time for Tench. I have had a few pike out of it but never fished this time of year. Thanks again
excellent video quality , its better than the so called pros
Thank you so much Bob, it is a bit of a juggling act when filming and fishing but I enjoy making the videos, especially when knowing that someone such as yourself has enjoyed watching them and also appreciated the video quality.
Great fishing mate
Thanks Adis.
Great fishing trip well done
Thanks Louis, it was just nice to be out again fishing.
nice one mark, good to see you out again mate..and just in time for Friday 👍
Hello there Mark and thank you mate, this opening weekend is going to be hectic on the rivers, especially with opening day falling on a Friday.
you're not wrong mark, I couldn't get any time off, one of my work colleagues is flying out to Canada for 2 weeks tomorrow so i'm needed in the office, the earliest I could get off is the first week of july and the best I can do is brave the crowds this Saturday so i'm a bit disappointed.
Yes I suspect this weekend will be a bit busy, maybe try and find a quieter river venue for opening weekend Mark.
I might have to do a bit of walking mark, my club has opened up some swims but I reckon they'll be busy, the biggest problem with the middle severn is access due to it being completely overgrown, if it's busy I might just leave it a week or two until i'm off 😃
Great video mark I prefer the moodier venues myself and not long now m8 season opens 👍
Hey Anthony! I agree on that mate and not long to go at all, best of luck to you with what you have planned, I am sure you will get amongst them again.
Mark, that's obviously a still water ( or it looks like one ) and therefore it's presumably open all year round.
So why did you wait until the start of the river season to fish it, or are you just a traditionalist?
You're more patient than me, I couldn't sit behind 2 feeder rods, if I have 2 rods out I have 1 float/waggler and 1 feeder. Then I can be ( hopefully ) catching on the float whilst waiting for the feeder tip to pull round.
Some people might say, what happens if you get a fish on both rods at the same time?
But that's also possible if you fish 2 feeder rods.
Anyway, lovely Tench you caught, my PB is 5lb so hoping to beat that soon, probably not this year though as its now October!
I'll be after big perch instead.
Cheers Clive, the only reason I fished from that part of the season was just purely based on what I fancied fishing for, you know how it is with us anglers, if you have an itch sometimes you want to scratch it as such. I have to admit I agree with you regarding the feeder rod/ straight running ledger front. I do actually prefer fishing for them on the pin and float really, but depends on range I wish to fish too. Thank you for the kind words and well done on your pb Tinca, I am sure you'll beat it next spring and that is a good call, Autumn and a lovely sergeant or two would be simply perfect.
Another great vid ! Thanks for sharing rigs too! Only a few more days and the glorious 16th is upon us!!
Cheers Mainstream and always happy to show the rigs that were/are used. Yes not long at all, I'm sure there will be plenty out fishing the rivers this opening weekend.
Great upload! Tight lines lad!
Thank you John and tight lines to yourself.
Great video mate. Really enjoyed this. I'm out tomorrow for my first trip👍
Thanks Lewis, I hope your first trip was an enjoyable and productive one.
thanks again mark - you're a great inspiration for younger novice anglers like me. I've got a small deep weedy pit near me that looks similar to this so will be attempting to replicate your success when it warms up!
A couple of questions from a novice tench fisherman:
Do you fish tight lines to the feeder or lead? Would they spook feeding fish?
and with your vitalin, do you add water on the bank or the night before?
Cheers, Will
Hello there Will and thanks for the comment and query. When possible I try to fish my lines a little slack, obviously not near snags, but open areas yes I prefer a less tight line approach, at least on a lead set up, obviously it can be swings and roundabouts on a weedy venue, especially once the weed starts really putting a summer growth spurt on. Regarding the vitalin you can use lake water or make it the night before by scalding it with boiling water, I prefer to use a kettle of hot water the night before as this aids in it swelling and being able to absorb and mix together, just remember to not burn your hands when mixing as it holds the heat.
Hi Mark, where on earth have you been,when the coarse season finishes ,I thought we would see you on the Salmon and trout!!!.Anyway,still great to see you again.
Hello Gerald. Yes it has been a while and March seems a long long time ago. Me fly fishing! Oh you jest surely.
Don't tell anyone but I am not exactly what one would call a competent fly angler.
Nice one!
Cheers Sam!
Greetings from France....👍Big up...
Merci Mimosa!
Very enjoyable Mark, do you find the traffic noise bothers you or like do do you become oblivious to it after a while as you relax and become one with nature?
Thanks Andrew. Regarding the noise I generally zone out and it melts (to a certain extent!) into the background although I could do without the fumes lol.
Mark Erdwin lol
Brilliant mate keep it up
Cheers Nathan :D
Oh mark your bird seed ? does it need any pre boiling or day before ? oe soaking on the bank ? or can it just go strait into your mix ? so your ground bait moisture is enough ? Thanks M8 : )
Hello there Daniel, yes you must prepare it/cook it, here is a guide to correctly preparing it.
www.haiths.com/haiths-baits/red-band-pigeon-conditioner-/
I would definitely call nabbing a 6 1/2 lb tench a 'red letter day' Mark!!
Thanks John, I was very happy with that fish as it had been a rather tricky days fishing.
Welcome back Mark. Interested to know why you chose that water and why Tench for your first trip back? Cheers
Thanks the Mansion (sorry don't know your name).
In answer to both questions, the first reason is because when I first came across it (2003) it had a certain look to it, (sadly this did also included burnt out cars and motor bikes dumped in its margins) hard for me to put into any scientific terms what I mean, but regardless of the dumping it ticked my boxes for atmosphere and general look, that combined with the fact that I do like looking into neglected places, much like why and how I select some of my river venues, admittedly it can lead to wild goose chases, but I generally find portioning a little bit of time towards studying the likes of google maps and such can be useful in finding places, much like the river I fished at the end of last season, that was found using the same idea. The rest is down to fishing places and seeing what might materialize. The reason I picked Tench is because I do love them as a species in general and throughout spring and summer (much like Crucian Carp) they are an enjoyable species to fish for as well as being hard fighting and quite pretty, their dainty rolling as they break the surface belies their powerful fighting ability, that and their beautiful eyes, orange meets red, with a touch of kindness and understanding about them.
Would be nice to get out myself. Nice old tench there though 😀👍
Thanks Ross and I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to get out fishing, it is far from the best feeling that is for sure. Thank you regarding the tench, it was certainly nice to get a bend in the rod.
Mark, what are your suggestions for fishing over light weed? You're obviously not fishing a pop up so do you just hope the tench root the worm out of the weed? I'm presuming there's light bottom weed in the venue as it looks pretty natural.
Hey there brad, I always try to go mesh bag of crumbed boilie or pellet on the hook to soften the landing and a light weight which stops bedding in to weed, the pva route helps to stop playing a game of luck as such. Yes there is plenty of weed on this venue, but I do also carry a rake too which is the best form of clearing the areas and stirring up natural food to get the tench munching about in the zone.
@@francolinobasco Thanks Mark
cracking tench and great video Mark, have you been out barbeling yet had five barbel sessions this season on the Tees very very slow although chub keeping me busy.
Thanks Paul and no I have not wet a line on a river yet this season although looking forward to doing so, I'm sure the Tees will pick up mate, although some rainfall might help a few of our waterways.
Hey big man it's good to see you out back on the bank again and catching.
Personally I wouldn't have lasted an hour with that traffic noise as it reminded me to much of one of my ex wives.
2 days to go......
Hello there Steve and thank you mate, you have just tickled me with the ex wife comment too, gave me a good chuckle there haha. Best of luck to you on the opening weekend too.
Nice start : )
Hey Hugo! It's really nice to hear from you on here and thank you my friend, I am looking forward to seeing more of those wild carp you are catching on instagram.
Great vid again, and the first i've seen of you fishing a lake, lovely Tench nice looking fish also they have a really nice feel to them too. Does that lake have anything else in it besides Tench?
Thank you and I completely agree they have a wonderful smooth, almost soft feeling about them. The lake does contain roach, rudd, pike,bream, perch and tench, but is known to be quite challenging and at times rather moody. The following might also be of interest to you. th-cam.com/video/-_oFYfHERUE/w-d-xo.html
Great to see you back Mark - hope you're well. Where do you purchase your bran from? Been through all the pet/garden shops in my area and none of them stock it. Cheers.
Hello there Harry and thank you, I purchase my bran from www.gjwtitmuss.co.uk 20 kilo for £6.70, I then run it through a food processor if needing it fined down.
Mark Erdwin Brilliant - thank you. That's the best price I've found online too. How much are their delivery charges, do you know?
You're welcome. Under £19 you will be looking at £5 shipping Harry.
Never used that swim mark but now I maybe il try it
Nice video wel done Mark
Thank you Patrick.
Hi mate. Would your groundbait mix work on a method feeder? Great watch btw 👍🎣👍
Yes if you make it thick enough it works as a method feeder mix too :)
Worked tonight mate had 2 perfect condition tench. 5lb 4oz and a 5lb 9oz 🎣👍
@@Joshdalt1234 That is brilliant and congratulations!
Do you put the Vitalin in the blender after it's been softened by warm water, Mark, or while it's dry? many thanks.
Whilst it is dry mate.
That fish looked as though it could of been grabbed by a big pike at some point in it's life Mark, what do you think. Really enjoyed the video, lovely lake mate, have subscribed.
Hey there Chris thannk you and yes a pike is a possibility or cormorant. Also thank you for subscribing too.
Great video! What rods are you using?
These are Pelzer "contact rods" a German brand
Is it a predominantly tench water? I'm wondering how you select them over smaller fish and silvers using maggots?
No I'm afraid not, you have also got a good head of perch, so sometimes it can be very much a case of fishing through them if they are in a particulalry active and ravenous mood, however I do generally prefer a maggot and worm approach when tenching if there is a large natural food base in such waters as it can sometimes help to present something along those lines.
Great vid again .. how to do the tench get those markings genetic or mankind ?
Thanks Steven, I am not wholly sure, but I would guess much like ourselves and skin pigmentation/separations that is could well be down to genetics.
Loved the video Mark would you use the same heli rig for bream
Thanks Paul, yes you could use it for bream.
Congrats to the cracking Tench such a lovely venue,with lot`s of traffic on the far bank. What rods were you using .
Cheers Dietmar, the traffic can make for a lot of noise but it doesn't depreciate the beauty of this lake, I agree with you. The rods are made by a company called Pelzer, called "pelzer contact" very nice action to them and they are a three section rod so break down quite compact. I am not sure if they are still made, but they cost me £38 each and were very much worth that price.
Mark, what is the testcurve?
Hello Dietmar, i believe they are approx 2lb test, but very soft through action rods, certainly not a broomstick thankfully.
Another blinder sir!
Thanks mate and no I am not exchanging those Trefor West hooks (haha). Joking aside I suspect you are looking forward to the new river season a bit?
always sir, have some river carp and barbel in my sights following the purchase of a small boat to get to areas devoid of pressure.
That sounds perfect and you can't really beat a boat for getting into areas that are untapped. I hope you have a good opening weekend and be sure to use some suncream because by heck it is looking like a hot one.
I'd love to do an overnighter there... I bet those tench would come alive... 😎👍☘️
Peter I have fished the water since 2003, it was eventually opened to night fishing and I've never had a single tench at night ever, always mornings and throughout the day into evening time usually the best.
@@francolinobasco
Wow... some of my best tench fishing is nighttime... 🤫
😎👍☘
@@peterfitzpatrick7032yes some lakes feed well at night and others don't, I have another lake local to me that's sadly now closed and private which used to feed well all night and in the daytime.
nice :-)
Cheers Thomas :D
nice one chap
Thanks Rigsby, best of luck to yourself when you make your tench fishing trip.
Mark Erdwin
thanks mark I am genuinely looking forward to it :)
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