I remember watching you when you were a student fishing. I started fishing in the 60s so I followed you since you’ve started and I wondered if you were still fishing ,and I’ve just come across your TH-cam channel I still have a book of yours which my wife bought me one Christmas years ago the only problem now is I’ve got a back log of you TH-cam to watch tight lines, Henry George, the old man in Stoke 👍😂🎣🎣
In the naming convention of bass fisherman that’s a CHONK! Lovely fishing Henry. You deserve it! All the fishing, the time spent at the waters edge and timeless hours in the winter months it was bound to happen. 😊 top work bud. Keep slaying
Henry great to see you looking so well! Good to see you back out and about catching some awesome fish. That will give the ticker a good run :) take care!
Henry, thanks for yet another amazing video. I took up bass fishing in Jan ‘24 - probably the worst time of the year for bass fishing! I’ve fished all my life, and caught carp to 60lb+, but I’ve been totally inspired by your videos and fishing for bass. I love fishing with minimal gear and not sitting in a bivvy waiting for the fish to come and find me! I’m fishing on the South Coast of England, and I’ve now had 2 bites in 21 sessions, but I did manage to land one off the shore at the end of January on a SG sand eel weedless lure. It went absolutely nuts - like a trout on steroids (!) - and that’s encouraged me to continue bass fishing despite repeated blanks. I live in hope that the fishing will improve as the weather gets warmer……….!
Outstanding, so cool to read stuff like this!!!! You have done well to land bass, it's not a great time of year and we have months of the best fishing to come. This lure fishing for bass is SO addictive, welcome to the sickness!!!!
such a fish!! i dont know if its the same for you but ive noticed the water as far back as feb seems way warmer than it normally is, my seatrout are about in way better numbers than normal
Hoping there I’ll be many more like it this year. It’s a good start at least. It’s nice to read about your catch in your blog, and then come her to get a video too. The video gives me a better idea of the fishes size.
A real lunker! Rich reward for your time & effort over winter.....temps are up around 10°c on the north coast so better give it a crack after seeing this.
Crackin fish And on lure well done , great start to your season , big Bass must been feeding this week in uk Also seen a 16lb 04. Photo caught on bait ,great fishing ,tightlines 😎🐟🇪🇸
Nice fish Henry plenty of bass being caught here in guernsey I was spearfishing on 26th March saw a bass well in to double figures, hopefully a good year ahead tight lines.
Never knew you had a youtube channel, ive been following ur adventure on fb but came across this video on my yt home page. Fantastic bass for the time of the year, ive had my pb bass last march from an open ocean but that was on lug worm, nowhere near the size of that beauty but always welcome fish so early in the year. Look forward to future uploads, tight lines mate 👍 🎣
Beautiful fish. I remember watching your videos as a kid fishing Ireland for bass with peelers. I fish Sussex coast for bass, I actually always think the big girls are book ends eg beginning of season and end. Stunning fish
Nice one Henry 👍 I'm almost your age and experience, things have dramatically changed up here in north wales over the years, pollack , mackerel and bass are 12 months now. Bass would traditionally only take a lure from may after the algae bloom, who knows now, I'll give it a try, had 20 mackerel and a launce last week so the food is there.
Fantastic fish Henry. Absolute corker. I always remember you saying "your mother was a man!!" on one of your shows😂. I sometimes use it when I lose a Salmon! Always good to see you catching.
Excellent silver bar Henry remember we have to go to that spot I was telling you about but we need weather to settle down hopefully nxt month I’ll be in touch when time is right 😎👍
thanks Larks...............yep, big time, plus it's been far too long since we fished together. I am so interested to talk to you more about what you see bass wise when you are out and about, I have got SO much to learn...........
Superb Henry. It was nice bumping into you at the Glasgow Angling Centre the other week - asked you if you ever fished the bombarda for bass and now I can see why you said NO 😂
I caught a 12lb Bass in March while flattie bashing on the Lougher estuary here in Carmarthenshire. We’re loaded with Schoolies during the summer, but the specimen fish show early and late in the year.
What a great fish, congratulations. I wish that you'd weighed it though, the modern trend to measure a fish doesn't convey much to me. Just think what John Locker's record shore caught 20lb one must have looked like?
I didn't have any scales with me and my mate had a measure, I am not really bothered about how much it weighed but I do tend to agree that weights mean more to me than lengths
Con-Grats Henry what an amazing fish, hope you have more like her this year. . . . Just a question I've used a couple of bleaks 10cm on unweighted 2/0 hooks, what size n weight do you prefer. . ? Thanks for any info. . . Tight Lines 🎣
Many thanks, most kind! I am early days with these Craft Bleak lures, but for bass fishing I am thinking around 4/0 for the 10cm and 6/0 for the 12cm, both with belly-weights preferably. I need to play around with cheb-rigging them as well
Hi Henry, am I correct in thinking that kayaking dry trousers will last longer for saltwater wading than waders? I’ve heard that the typical goretex waders ie Simms break down in saltwater after a while and seem poor value. Can you recommend a more durable alternative?
Amazing! Congrats and hopefully they will get bigger as the season progresses. Would you share the model of your shoes pls? Are they wading or just waterproof ? They look like Adidas but I can't find such model online...
Mint fish! I used to watch you on the fishing channels years ago class you used to fish for pollack I’ve subscribed to your channel look forward to future content I have my own channel too 🎣
Is march for you very early or late in the season? Is every place different. In northern spain march is more the end of the highseason. And in yoir place?
For us it's early in the season, I tend to get going around here into April...........hope you have had a good season in Spain, I love your country, it's awesome!!!!
The lure is what I caught the bass on............ Nope, the rod is a sample I have been working on with Savage Gear. I love a Shimano reel, there is nothing like them in many respects. But for a lot of the bass fishing I do? I'll take a Slammer or an Authority from Penn with how they stand up to saltwater ingress. I don't obsess about the lightest spinning reel possible in a lot of situations.
Well done Henry,that fish is well deserved after your recent trials and tribulations. lovely fish that would have been a proper beast in autumn pre spawning condition.
You will have those lures sold out all over the uk and ireland now😂. Fair play for releasing. Absolute Lump of a fish. Some people will fish their life without seeing a 70+cm bass
@Henry Gilbey - YOUR MOTHER WAS MAN !! ive contacting you many times to no avail for a guided tour!!!is there any vest you can recommend thats still online!!!
Great bass there mate ,great to see your ok ,i use to follow you many years ago ,big shock to read your health scare ,so glad your all good now .👍🏻🎣
Lovely Bass Henry. Perfect catch and release, what a start to the year. Well Done.
Many thanks!
Wow what a cracking fish Henry👏🎣😀
welcome back to youtube. looking forward to many more videos.
will give it a go, thank you!
well done & brilliant to see it go back
Congratulations and well deserved Henry! Hopefully she is on her way to me down in Cornwall now!
Many thanks, 'twas a Cornish fish already!
😅
Well done, nice to see you are still fishing and filming, used to enjoy your shows on the Discovery channel back in the day, tight lines.
More addicted to fishing than ever!
I remember watching you when you were a student fishing. I started fishing in the 60s so I followed you since you’ve started and I wondered if you were still fishing ,and I’ve just come across your TH-cam channel I still have a book of yours which my wife bought me one Christmas years ago the only problem now is I’ve got a back log of you TH-cam to watch tight lines, Henry George, the old man in Stoke 👍😂🎣🎣
Love watching you fish mate. All the best from Torbay.
Fantastic fish Henry ,very well done, very encouraging.
thank you
In the naming convention of bass fisherman that’s a CHONK! Lovely fishing Henry. You deserve it! All the fishing, the time spent at the waters edge and timeless hours in the winter months it was bound to happen. 😊 top work bud. Keep slaying
Nice 🎣 well done👏
Thank you so much, most kind! Loving seeing your reports, you are doing great.........
What a beautiful fish! Most fish I see caught over there are Skates, Rays and Congers!
Henry great to see you looking so well! Good to see you back out and about catching some awesome fish. That will give the ticker a good run :) take care!
It's so cool you are posting videos Henry. Your enthusiasm for fishing just shines through as usual. What a fish! Subbed! Thanks again, Ringo.
Big thanks!
Spectacular mate! Nice to see some content from you again, and I hope all is well at your end.
Henry, thanks for yet another amazing video. I took up bass fishing in Jan ‘24 - probably the worst time of the year for bass fishing! I’ve fished all my life, and caught carp to 60lb+, but I’ve been totally inspired by your videos and fishing for bass. I love fishing with minimal gear and not sitting in a bivvy waiting for the fish to come and find me! I’m fishing on the South Coast of England, and I’ve now had 2 bites in 21 sessions, but I did manage to land one off the shore at the end of January on a SG sand eel weedless lure. It went absolutely nuts - like a trout on steroids (!) - and that’s encouraged me to continue bass fishing despite repeated blanks. I live in hope that the fishing will improve as the weather gets warmer……….!
Outstanding, so cool to read stuff like this!!!! You have done well to land bass, it's not a great time of year and we have months of the best fishing to come. This lure fishing for bass is SO addictive, welcome to the sickness!!!!
Nice catch and release Henry
Awesome seabass
Enjoy that feeling
Glad to see you at 100%
big thanks, most kind............loving being healthy and fit!
Hey Henry. Nice to see a video from you. Cracking bass congrats on that 😊 Hope to see more from you. Tight lines 😊😊😊
such a fish!! i dont know if its the same for you but ive noticed the water as far back as feb seems way warmer than it normally is, my seatrout are about in way better numbers than normal
Yep, water does feel noticeably warmer this year
Congratulations, nice Fish , I wish you a nice time by the water.
Thank you!
Cracking fish mate, love fishing in those conditions
Well done Henry lovely early Bass 👏👏👏🎣
Well done mate. Absolutely cracking fish and well deserved. Nothing better than a new lure or tactic paying off, especially on the first chuck. 👍
thank you!
Hi Henry miss seeing regular vids hope your well please keep em coming 👍
Hoping there I’ll be many more like it this year. It’s a good start at least. It’s nice to read about your catch in your blog, and then come her to get a video too. The video gives me a better idea of the fishes size.
thank you!
Amazing, bass are such a unique fish for anglers… congrats Henry
thank you!
A real lunker!
Rich reward for your time & effort over winter.....temps are up around 10°c on the north coast so better give it a crack after seeing this.
many thanks..........I don't pay much attention to actual water temps, I just go when it feels right I guess
What a cracking bass Henry, love the look of the new lures too 🐟🎣
There is 1000s of lures the same
Thanks 👍
of course there are, but you can only catch on what you are fishing with..........and if it works like that for me I'm going to like the lure a lot!
Very nice sample well done
Glad you like it!
Funny thing is I had some of those lures before your video come on .
Look forward to try them now .
Absolute belta, well done bud 👍
Thanks 👍
Inspired to get out this morning great fish pal 😁
Wrote to you as a kid Henry glad you are still angling
Stunning fish buddy!
Thank you kindly
Go Henry.
Effort reward, well done that man! 👏
Thanks!
Nice1 Henry, I've been thinking do I or don't I give it a go this weekend as temps still down but that's the incentive I needed 👍
Go for it, you will never know if you don't go!
Cracking fish Henry and well deserved 🐟🎣👍
Thanks 👍
Crackin fish And on lure well done , great start to your season , big Bass must been feeding this week in uk Also seen a 16lb 04. Photo caught on bait ,great fishing ,tightlines 😎🐟🇪🇸
many thanks, I saw a photo of that bass, wow!!!!!
@@henrygilbey302 Really nice fish forsure ,I fish down that way myself when back home,Best of luck for your season Tightlines 😎🐟
Nice fish Henry plenty of bass being caught here in guernsey I was spearfishing on 26th March saw a bass well in to double figures, hopefully a good year ahead tight lines.
many thanks
Never knew you had a youtube channel, ive been following ur adventure on fb but came across this video on my yt home page. Fantastic bass for the time of the year, ive had my pb bass last march from an open ocean but that was on lug worm, nowhere near the size of that beauty but always welcome fish so early in the year. Look forward to future uploads, tight lines mate 👍 🎣
many thanks, welcome to the channel!
Beautiful fish. I remember watching your videos as a kid fishing Ireland for bass with peelers. I fish Sussex coast for bass, I actually always think the big girls are book ends eg beginning of season and end. Stunning fish
Thank you!
Nice fish!! I caught my first bass of the old railway bridge in Padstow 😆
lovely part of the world, well done
Brilliant, chuffed for you.
thank you!
Beautiful fish,you da man!!
Nice one Henry 👍 I'm almost your age and experience, things have dramatically changed up here in north wales over the years, pollack , mackerel and bass are 12 months now. Bass would traditionally only take a lure from may after the algae bloom, who knows now, I'll give it a try, had 20 mackerel and a launce last week so the food is there.
it's so interesting how things are changing, many thanks
Fantastic fish Henry. Absolute corker. I always remember you saying "your mother was a man!!" on one of your shows😂. I sometimes use it when I lose a Salmon! Always good to see you catching.
Excellent silver bar Henry remember we have to go to that spot I was telling you about but we need weather to settle down hopefully nxt month I’ll be in touch when time is right 😎👍
thanks Larks...............yep, big time, plus it's been far too long since we fished together. I am so interested to talk to you more about what you see bass wise when you are out and about, I have got SO much to learn...........
Amazing great stuff lovely fish ..
Thank you! Cheers!
Great fish you didn't mention what rod you were using? Major Craft no doubt.
What a beautiful fish well done matey
thank you
Well done Henry. Quality.🎣🎣🎣
Thanks 👍
Superb Henry. It was nice bumping into you at the Glasgow Angling Centre the other week - asked you if you ever fished the bombarda for bass and now I can see why you said NO 😂
I loved meeting so many anglers up there, I am very open to different tactics if that is any help...........
Nice one henry, off the mark in a great way.
Thanks 👍
Fantastic bass there mate well done sir 👍👍🎣
many thanks
That's an amazing bass Henry nice one.
Thanks!
@@henrygilbey302 I bet mark would have loved that one
Awesome Well done Henry 👍🖖
thank you!
Beautiful sea bass. congratulations
Thank you very much!
cracking bass henry well done chap
thank you
Nice one Henry..see what hapens when you keep at it you forget about all the Blanks ..what a fish for March!.
Dave k
Exactly! All those blanks have been forgotten!
I caught a 12lb Bass in March while flattie bashing on the Lougher estuary here in Carmarthenshire. We’re loaded with Schoolies during the summer, but the specimen fish show early and late in the year.
that is a lump, well done!
Lovely early spring fish Henry
thank you
Hi congratulations absolutely cracking fish
thank you
nice! my friend caught a 101 cm 12 kg sea bass
Wow!
12 kg ..or...12 lb?
@@tadhghayden7601 12 kg
Was that a Bass guitar?
Special fish indeed, congratulations
Thanks 👍
Congratulations 👏👏 stunning fish !
Savage gear they never fail ,my go to lures ( im more of a pike /perch fisherman
Same here!
What a great fish, congratulations. I wish that you'd weighed it though, the modern trend to measure a fish doesn't convey much to me. Just think what John Locker's record shore caught 20lb one must have looked like?
I didn't have any scales with me and my mate had a measure, I am not really bothered about how much it weighed but I do tend to agree that weights mean more to me than lengths
@@henrygilbey302 Thanks for replying.
Nicefish. What casting weight is the rod? Thanks
Nice fish 👍🏻
Hmmm I might try a few weeks earlier this coming season.
Good luck!
Hard to find a weather window well done 👏
Yes, thanks
Con-Grats Henry what an amazing fish, hope you have more like her this year. . . . Just a question I've used a couple of bleaks 10cm on unweighted 2/0 hooks, what size n weight do you prefer. . ? Thanks for any info. . . Tight Lines 🎣
Many thanks, most kind! I am early days with these Craft Bleak lures, but for bass fishing I am thinking around 4/0 for the 10cm and 6/0 for the 12cm, both with belly-weights preferably. I need to play around with cheb-rigging them as well
Thanks V Much for your advice and time. . Tight Lines
Such a stunning fit fish. Top angling 🎉
A lot of luck involved, but thank you!
@@henrygilbey302Ain’t fishing great
BIG time!!!! When it comes together like that I can't help but wonder why everybody doesn't do it because it's such a blast
Well deserved Henry!
Insane you put it back Henry good show my man. Bet you could about fifty if on the end of Looe pier..!
I can't see any point in taking a fish like that, I love watching them swim away
@@henrygilbey302 that'd be like bonking one of my kids on the head when it comes to a bass like that. Beauty of a fish.
exactly, good analogy!
Excellent Bass sir 🎩
Thanks ✌️
What a fabulous fish Henry, any idea what the water temp. was?
Many thanks, and no, I don't take much notice of the water temps, I just go fishing when it feels right
Hi Henry, am I correct in thinking that kayaking dry trousers will last longer for saltwater wading than waders? I’ve heard that the typical goretex waders ie Simms break down in saltwater after a while and seem poor value. Can you recommend a more durable alternative?
Superb Bass, well done! What's the record?
many thanks, I am not actually sure
Amazing! Congrats and hopefully they will get bigger as the season progresses. Would you share the model of your shoes pls? Are they wading or just waterproof ? They look like Adidas but I can't find such model online...
Many thanks..........
Adidas Terrex Hydro Lace boots
Wow what size rod and make is it?
Nice fish
Thanks 👍
nice fish, white always works well
big time, love it
What rod is that? Looks like a Shimano Exsence Infinity. But there is a Savage Gear logo on it? Is that a Infinity copy 😮
brill mate u have another sub
A good start for the new year lets start landing those heifers?
did you say the make of rod that you were using you may have but well done on that fish get in henry all the best martin ,in hull.
it's a Savage Gear, a rod we are working on...........I guess it works!
EXCELLENT
Mint fish! I used to watch you on the fishing channels years ago class you used to fish for pollack I’ve subscribed to your channel look forward to future content I have my own channel too 🎣
Awesome! Thank you!
Is march for you very early or late in the season? Is every place different. In northern spain march is more the end of the highseason. And in yoir place?
For us it's early in the season, I tend to get going around here into April...........hope you have had a good season in Spain, I love your country, it's awesome!!!!
Fine advert for savage gear, Henry. Was the rod the Shamini Genos? Regards reel, i thought i was bloody heavy.. do you really rate Penn over Shimano?
The lure is what I caught the bass on............
Nope, the rod is a sample I have been working on with Savage Gear.
I love a Shimano reel, there is nothing like them in many respects. But for a lot of the bass fishing I do? I'll take a Slammer or an Authority from Penn with how they stand up to saltwater ingress. I don't obsess about the lightest spinning reel possible in a lot of situations.
Thats my dream fish tbh
To get a fish of that quality this early what's the rest of the season going to produce
Well done 👌
Many thanks, I do wonder if that's my season right there!
Top fish Henry - another week or so on the sprats and that would go 10lb - things seem to be coming in a good six weeks earlier than usual….
thank you
Cracking fish. Open beach - surf or rocks?
As per the video - rocks
Well done Henry,that fish is well deserved after your recent trials and tribulations. lovely fish that would have been a proper beast in autumn pre spawning condition.
thank you!
Nice!water temp pls
haven't got a clue, I am not one of those anglers who subscribes to bass anglers needing specific water temperatures to come inshore etc.
Some were around babbacombe bay 😉
where is that?
@@henrygilbey302 near Torquay looks similar I could be wrong but cracking catch Henry 😎
9 lb yes no belly, 10plus with a belly... 🎣🇫🇷🐟
the fish was in good condition, I'm just happy to have caught it, whatever the weight
You will have those lures sold out all over the uk and ireland now😂. Fair play for releasing. Absolute Lump of a fish. Some people will fish their life without seeing a 70+cm bass
thank you
Lunker !!!
Ecolocy is a changen
..early fish...new fish species...these are the days.
Nice fish...
@Henry Gilbey - YOUR MOTHER WAS MAN !! ive contacting you many times to no avail for a guided tour!!!is there any vest you can recommend thats still online!!!