I have to say I watch a lot of your videos and they are the best on RUclips so straight forward and most of them work for me beech fishing in Ireland thank you so much keep them coming
This is exactly the kind of fishing I do here on the west coast of Norway. I came from a coarse fishing background in the UK but found the freshwater fishing in my area a bit lacking. I started using dropshot, Texas and cheb rigs in the fjords and instantly started catching wrasse, pollock, cod and even hake. I've slowly beefed up my rigs to the level you're showing here and it's so much fun! Nothing beats sight-fishing cod in crystal clear water with a Texas rig and watching that big beast make that final turn for the lure...
Really good info also I've been using a rubber bead between the swivel and lead... in the USA they use a glass bead to attract the fish..... And how many of the watchers are online looking for a weight called an Arf... You can take the man out of yorkshire......😂😂
Nice video John.. I also find with texas rigging. As you slide the worm on the angle by the eye.. Slide the lure over the eyelet as it will. Protect the knot and also the lure won't slip off as easy when using and getting takes etc.. Hto and gamakatsu 1/0 and 2/0 worm hooks are fab for senkos and alike.. Smaller gape and lots more landed fish I find.. Loverly explanation on the video bud.. Love to the family 🙏🏻
Absolutely spot on ..no messing and concise .....so much into so little time but leaving enough time to absorb....don’t want to take up politics do you ....it’s what the masses crave 🤪🤪. Hopefully I will be bringing my little smoker craft down to Devon and Cornwall this year ..I need to get out desperately ....if I see you around I’ll buy you a pint ....thanks for all your time and efforts ...be good andy Thomas 👍🇬🇧
Been waiting for you to do something on this line been fishing for years but going to concentrate on lrf this year as my specialist fish hunt cheers again john 👍
Thanks John, just been making some Texas, Carolina & drop shot rigs ready for my holiday in Cornwall in August🐟 Great video with lots of helpful tips, I think I've finally got the hang of tying the Palomar & uni knots 😄🎣🥽👍
I've learned more off you and your videos team than I've learned in 40 odd years of fishing. John...why aren't you on mainstream TV fella? Series on Discovery with the fishing and foraging and cooking. It's John Wilson, Ray Mears and Rick Stein rolled into one. ❤
Absolutely brilliant vid, well explained and a pleasure to watch. Going to give this a go this year. Watched it twice as I could listen to you for hours. Cheers John
Great video John. I live in the upper Midwest in the states and use a drop shot rig a lot for Smallmouth bass it’s a great rig but it is truly deadly when used for Walleye when they are in the weeds.
Great tutorial video thanks John. I'd heard of these rigs apart from the Carolina, but never looked into them. Clear concise very helpful instructions. Thanks again for the info about your Check fleecy hoodie - mine arrived and I was very pleased with it, but the sizes are a bit tight, so Mrs T has nicked mine and I've had to order another one! 😁😁 Stay safe & well. 👍👍
another well explained video from john the mighty .... thanks for ya time and teaching mate never fail to learn summit new from u :) hope you and the family is well tight lines
been watching for a while now and enjoying the content. using all you are showing in this video except the lunker city sandeel.But just ordered them! 😊👍🏼
Hey ;) nice video this is my favorite rig setups i use every season, I will recommend you to put some type of glowing pearl on the line between the knot and the bullet to protect the knot.
8 9nce got told u can't catch small fish 9n big hooks I immediately changed my carp setups from size 6 to size 4 or even 2 the result I caught way less bream same amount of carp but way less bream win and proof that this is true 👍👍
Hi John - many thanks for your very informative videos which I do enjoy watching vwry much with my grandson when he is with me - QUESTION - what is the knot in this lure? I am a very experienced fly fisherman now learning in my 80s to fish from the sea Andrew
Great vlog we've All gone American style with the soft plastic baits 😉👍 They bloody work thats why! I made a killing on a bumper bargain offer on Gulp alive shads, rag worms, minnows etc, etc that was a long time before the technique caught on here in Denmark seems everyone is in on it now 🙄😅 Great vlog 👍
Thanks John,this has really given me food for thought,esp. re. the dropshot,bright colours for Wrasse and the palomar knot. One small thing,would have been nice to hear about the advantages/disadvantages of each rig and why you might use one as opposed to the other.. 🎣🦖
Hello John Why you didn’t tell me you have this channel? I was looking for clips like this. Just see now, I’m so glad you have this channel. Next time say on your clips you have this channel, some one like me maybe doesn’t know say it. Thank you mate thank you 😊 Love you from Iran 🇮🇷
iv known about 2 of those for a while but not Carolina rigging, think I'll give that a go for Pollock when i can get out on the boat again, if also seen Americans go super heavy on drop shotting gear for massive cod but in seriously deep water
Great tips, caught two nice Cod today. Biggest around 6 kg, filled with roue. Good stuff. I ordered a 15 foot (30-100g) rod. Will it do the trick for surfcasting? Cheers
Great video - really useful, but 1 question, why don’t you use beads between the know and the weight? Have seen elsewhere that this protects the knot from wear. Is this not an issue, in your opinion?
Excellent video after 40 years of fishing thought it was time to try lure fishing What would be an ideal rod for lure and float fishing )up to an ounce float say ) should I be looking at a 60 gram rod to cover both
fishy 0000 the trick with drop shotting is to fish to features such as locks and overhanging trees etc anywhere that may hold fish. It is not the ideal method for searching the canal for fish which can be quite localised particularly in winter. I tend to fish small jigs etc to search for the fish then switch to dropshotting once I have located the fish. Hope this helps.
Great video i hope to do a bit of this type of fishing off the boat if we ever get back out this year i got the nomoura spinning rod last year ready but not been able to get out since
Really helpful and well presented videos, for which congrats and many thanks. Quick question about Carolina rig- you mentioned casting out and different retrieve methods, but would you try that with beachcaster and long retrieve back to the beach or were you thinking only bass/spinning rod type casts? Never quite sure how lure fishing sits with bait casting idea that lead should not be moved about too much by tide/current. Thx
I am currently restoring a vintage aluminum fishing tackle box from the 1960's. The drawers were lined in plastic, but over time the lures that were in place, the plastic oiled lures literally ate through the plastic. I wonder what they are constructed of and if we could create a more environment friendly biodegradable alternative.
Brilliant videos and good useful content, I love making my own rigs and watched you catching the flounder from the beach, my question is if you make a flounder rig and use a series of beads on the hook length owe do you keep them in place. Thanks
Great video John, wacky rigging (side hooking) can also be deadly on Carolina rigs even though it looks daft. Also have you ever used Z man lures? They are not the cheapest but very durable and can withstand being ripped up by wrasse and most importantly are very buoyant which can make them deadly on Carolina rigs where they can be fished suspended off the bottom. Thanks for the content mate.
Brilliant mate I've never had a go at targeting rass before and wasn't sure what rigs I need to use ect but now I do 😁😁 thanks very much. Would you say the lures do better then Say using live rag worms? Could you use thees rigs with rag or would you need a diftent rigs?
@@thefishlockerworkshop must give it a try the next time I'm out, cheers for replying John! Was just curious, my father dropped in a box of smallish lures (heaviest I found is barely over an ounce). The lightest rod I have is a carp rod I use for mackerel so was thinking having two or three on at once would have enough weight on it to get a good flick out with it. I suppose trial and error is how you learn...
Nice one. Don't get many days to use these from shore on the East Yorks coast and have yet to snag a fish texas style... this year!! Question... what do you use to store yr rigs and hooklengths? I'm sick of my lure boxes being a mess of taffled line
Cheap (well, mine were, Wifey got them from work!) 10cm square self seal bags. I can use a marker pen to write the contents on them, and they store in the mesh pocket of my tackle bag!
Hello John, Once you have made up your rigs how do you store them, do you use the round foam winders like for bait rigs or do you have a different method?
Hi fishlocker. Great videos mate, I find them very helpful The float rig that you use for livebaiting, would you be able to tell me what float you use ( and where to buy ) and also how you set the depth please? Regards, Josh.
Thanks John, I’m from South Africa and can mainly only fish for bass, so use a lot of plastics with finesse style. But I’m having problems getting bites on a few local ponds. Bank fishing mainly but the bigger ones seem to be beyond cast length in the middle. Any advice on what to use? Thanks
Drilled ball would probably be fine provided there's no rough edges catching the line. I've often used spark plugs and bolts for weights, the fish didn't seem to mind
Does the locked in lead have to be the type with the hole through the middle or can it be the type with the loop on as I can not find any 2 ounce versions anywhere?
Awesome video John . What are the chances of snap being broken or snapped by heavy fish. Are there any guides to lead , or is 3/8 ounces the standard for most scenario. Love your workshop videos
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- I have included links to the items of tackle and lures I use in this video in the description. I hope it helps. 😊👍🏻🎣
Hi John. What are the rag worm soft plastics ? Don’t think you ever mentioned ?
@@adamleseelleur5377 - I cannot remember where I got them from but cannot find them again. I suspect they were a bargain bin purchase.
have a look at the floating carolina. you might have a use for it. I've just made a few to give it a go.👍🏼
I've learned more here in 20 mins, than 20 years listening to everybody down the pub. Loving this channel.
Go the pub more often lol...(joking) great video x
I have to say I watch a lot of your videos and they are the best on RUclips so straight forward and most of them work for me beech fishing in Ireland thank you so much keep them coming
I know right, simple explained but also highly informative. 😊
These types of videos help no end. It's always helpful to see new types of setups.
- I hope they do mate. 😊
Very true!
Great video. Learning techniques to teach my young grand-kids fishing basics. We're on a fresh water lake in Maine, US.
more lure videos please John. many thanks for sharing
This is exactly the kind of fishing I do here on the west coast of Norway. I came from a coarse fishing background in the UK but found the freshwater fishing in my area a bit lacking. I started using dropshot, Texas and cheb rigs in the fjords and instantly started catching wrasse, pollock, cod and even hake. I've slowly beefed up my rigs to the level you're showing here and it's so much fun! Nothing beats sight-fishing cod in crystal clear water with a Texas rig and watching that big beast make that final turn for the lure...
Really good info also I've been using a rubber bead between the swivel and lead...
in the USA they use a glass bead to attract the fish.....
And how many of the watchers are online looking for a weight called an Arf...
You can take the man out of yorkshire......😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely quality. Simple no nonsense instruction. Great stuff thanks.
Thanks John. All safely strored away for those magic days to come...
Love watching your videos as a beginner, very good explained well thankyou
Nice video John.. I also find with texas rigging. As you slide the worm on the angle by the eye.. Slide the lure over the eyelet as it will. Protect the knot and also the lure won't slip off as easy when using and getting takes etc..
Hto and gamakatsu 1/0 and 2/0 worm hooks are fab for senkos and alike.. Smaller gape and lots more landed fish I find..
Loverly explanation on the video bud..
Love to the family 🙏🏻
Absolutely spot on ..no messing and concise .....so much into so little time but leaving enough time to absorb....don’t want to take up politics do you ....it’s what the masses crave 🤪🤪. Hopefully I will be bringing my little smoker craft down to Devon and Cornwall this year ..I need to get out desperately ....if I see you around I’ll buy you a pint ....thanks for all your time and efforts ...be good andy Thomas 👍🇬🇧
These workshop / rig videos are going to help no end come spring summer time! Keep them coming thanks..... 👍
We catch sea bass in Holland with those finesse techniques too.
Such a simple yet extremely informative explanation of the 3 rigs 😁😁😁
Thanks John, very helpful, I might need to watch this again a few times.
Brilliant vid John. Have seen many vids but often confusing. Yours deffo not! Thank you. 👍🍻
love your video, very informative , not been coastal fishing for over 30 years and you have given me a heads up 🎣
Been waiting for you to do something on this line been fishing for years but going to concentrate on lrf this year as my specialist fish hunt cheers again john 👍
Nicely explained as always John tight lines
Thanks John, just been making some Texas, Carolina & drop shot rigs ready for my holiday in Cornwall in August🐟 Great video with lots of helpful tips, I think I've finally got the hang of tying the Palomar & uni knots 😄🎣🥽👍
silver hooks catch more in my view too.. they must look like small eels or fry fish.. happens with freshwater fish too.
Simply brilliant, very informative and easy to follow. All my questions answered in one video, well done 👍
Very good video, just what I've been looking for 👍
I've learned more off you and your videos team than I've learned in 40 odd years of fishing. John...why aren't you on mainstream TV fella? Series on Discovery with the fishing and foraging and cooking. It's John Wilson, Ray Mears and Rick Stein rolled into one. ❤
Saving this a my "FishingTips" playlist 👏
Thanks John. Great presentation, again.
Absolutely brilliant vid, well explained and a pleasure to watch. Going to give this a go this year.
Watched it twice as I could listen to you for hours. Cheers John
Great video John. I live in the upper Midwest in the states and use a drop shot rig a lot for Smallmouth bass it’s a great rig but it is truly deadly when used for Walleye when they are in the weeds.
very well explained john and easy to follow
Great tutorial video thanks John. I'd heard of these rigs apart from the Carolina, but never looked into them. Clear concise very helpful instructions. Thanks again for the info about your Check fleecy hoodie - mine arrived and I was very pleased with it, but the sizes are a bit tight, so Mrs T has nicked mine and I've had to order another one! 😁😁 Stay safe & well. 👍👍
Brilliant video John,I’m starting lure fishing this year and need all the advice I can get. Cheers mate
another well explained video from john the mighty .... thanks for ya time and teaching mate never fail to learn summit new from u :) hope you and the family is well tight lines
Thumbs Up John.... Del..
Great video for us beginners 👍
been watching for a while now and enjoying the content. using all you are showing in this video except the lunker city sandeel.But just ordered them! 😊👍🏼
Brilliant video. Love your rigs mate and learnt a lot from that. Tight Lines Bud 👍👍
Hey ;) nice video this is my favorite rig setups i use every season, I will recommend you to put some type of glowing pearl on the line between the knot and the bullet to protect the knot.
8 9nce got told u can't catch small fish 9n big hooks I immediately changed my carp setups from size 6 to size 4 or even 2 the result I caught way less bream same amount of carp but way less bream win and proof that this is true 👍👍
Hi John - many thanks for your very informative videos which I do enjoy watching vwry much with my grandson when he is with me - QUESTION - what is the knot in this lure? I am a very experienced fly fisherman now learning in my 80s to fish from the sea Andrew
Great vlog we've All gone American style with the soft plastic baits 😉👍
They bloody work thats why!
I made a killing on a bumper bargain offer on Gulp alive shads, rag worms, minnows etc, etc that was a long time before the technique caught on here in Denmark seems everyone is in on it now 🙄😅
Great vlog 👍
Thanks John,this has really given me food for thought,esp. re. the dropshot,bright colours for Wrasse and the palomar knot.
One small thing,would have been nice to hear about the advantages/disadvantages of each rig and why you might use one as opposed to the other.. 🎣🦖
Hello John
Why you didn’t tell me you have this channel? I was looking for clips like this. Just see now, I’m so glad you have this channel. Next time say on your clips you have this channel, some one like me maybe doesn’t know say it. Thank you mate thank you 😊
Love you from Iran 🇮🇷
He brings it up all the time in the main channel 😃 And now you have allot of vids to watch 👍 😬
@@The1Norseman hello mate, yes you right but I haven’t see
@@dariushjokar 😲 Well, on the positive side, you now have a brand new channel to watch 😬
@@The1Norseman yes mate and thank you 😊
Do love a good Fish Locker Vid 😃👍
Mr Locker I'm waiting your's Videos from years and them all Marveles
iv known about 2 of those for a while but not Carolina rigging, think I'll give that a go for Pollock when i can get out on the boat again, if also seen Americans go super heavy on drop shotting gear for massive cod but in seriously deep water
This is excellent! Thank you.
Incredible knowledge, I'm getting back into sea fishing, prefer the light lure fishing method. Many thanks.
Happy days thanks
I have had pollack whiting and pout on the drop shot rig 👍🎣
Great tips, caught two nice Cod today. Biggest around 6 kg, filled with roue. Good stuff. I ordered a 15 foot (30-100g) rod. Will it do the trick for surfcasting? Cheers
Great video - really useful, but 1 question, why don’t you use beads between the know and the weight? Have seen elsewhere that this protects the knot from wear. Is this not an issue, in your opinion?
Ofcourse it's been interesting 😊
Like all of your videos 👍💪🏼👊
Excellent video after 40 years of fishing thought it was time to try lure fishing
What would be an ideal rod for lure and float fishing )up to an ounce float say ) should I be looking at a 60 gram rod to cover both
iv not long started dropshot fishing in the local canals, lures look great in the water but no bloody fish yet
fishy 0000 the trick with drop shotting is to fish to features such as locks and overhanging trees etc anywhere that may hold fish. It is not the ideal method for searching the canal for fish which can be quite localised particularly in winter. I tend to fish small jigs etc to search for the fish then switch to dropshotting once I have located the fish. Hope this helps.
Great video i hope to do a bit of this type of fishing off the boat if we ever get back out this year i got the nomoura spinning rod last year ready but not been able to get out since
Really helpful and well presented videos, for which congrats and many thanks. Quick question about Carolina rig- you mentioned casting out and different retrieve methods, but would you try that with beachcaster and long retrieve back to the beach or were you thinking only bass/spinning rod type casts? Never quite sure how lure fishing sits with bait casting idea that lead should not be moved about too much by tide/current. Thx
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I am currently restoring a vintage aluminum fishing tackle box from the 1960's. The drawers were lined in plastic, but over time the lures that were in place, the plastic oiled lures literally ate through the plastic. I wonder what they are constructed of and if we could create a more environment friendly biodegradable alternative.
Great video John. What circumstances would you use a Texas rig or a Carolina rig?
Awesome stuff mate!
very intresting,cheers mate
Brilliant videos and good useful content, I love making my own rigs and watched you catching the flounder from the beach, my question is if you make a flounder rig and use a series of beads on the hook length owe do you keep them in place. Thanks
Great video John, wacky rigging (side hooking) can also be deadly on Carolina rigs even though it looks daft. Also have you ever used Z man lures? They are not the cheapest but very durable and can withstand being ripped up by wrasse and most importantly are very buoyant which can make them deadly on Carolina rigs where they can be fished suspended off the bottom. Thanks for the content mate.
- Never in the U.K. but have done well in the states with them.
@@thefishlockerworkshop there are UK suppliers. Good value lures as super durable. A wacky rigged TRD on a carolina is deadly for perch.
Brilliant mate I've never had a go at targeting rass before and wasn't sure what rigs I need to use ect but now I do 😁😁 thanks very much. Would you say the lures do better then Say using live rag worms? Could you use thees rigs with rag or would you need a diftent rigs?
- There is a vid going up tomoro that you should watch. 😉👍🏻
@@thefishlockerworkshop awesome ill be on the look out for that then mate 😅😅😅
Wrasse
What lure would you use for winter fishing casting from the rocks or a pier?
This might sound like a stupid question as I don't use lures but could you rig up two or three lures in a flapper style layout and fish it like that?
- Works with red gills for pollack on the wrecks but you have to go heavy and big.
@@thefishlockerworkshop must give it a try the next time I'm out, cheers for replying John! Was just curious, my father dropped in a box of smallish lures (heaviest I found is barely over an ounce). The lightest rod I have is a carp rod I use for mackerel so was thinking having two or three on at once would have enough weight on it to get a good flick out with it.
I suppose trial and error is how you learn...
i will try some of those rigs for sure ✔✔✔✔✔
Nice one. Don't get many days to use these from shore on the East Yorks coast and have yet to snag a fish texas style... this year!! Question... what do you use to store yr rigs and hooklengths? I'm sick of my lure boxes being a mess of taffled line
I personally use a cut up swimming noodle, cut into small lengths and you can wrap your rigs and hook lengths around it fine
Cheap (well, mine were, Wifey got them from work!) 10cm square self seal bags. I can use a marker pen to write the contents on them, and they store in the mesh pocket of my tackle bag!
Hello John, Once you have made up your rigs how do you store them, do you use the round foam winders like for bait rigs or do you have a different method?
Hi fishlocker. Great videos mate, I find them very helpful The float rig that you use for livebaiting, would you be able to tell me what float you use ( and where to buy ) and also how you set the depth please? Regards, Josh.
wow.....thanks pal
A very usfull vidoe thanks.
- My pleasure lads.
Thanks John, I’m from South Africa and can mainly only fish for bass, so use a lot of plastics with finesse style. But I’m having problems getting bites on a few local ponds. Bank fishing mainly but the bigger ones seem to be beyond cast length in the middle. Any advice on what to use? Thanks
Sorry if I missed it, but when would you choose the Carolina over the Texas rig and vice versa?
Are them cone weights a must ? Or would drilled ball weight do the job ... cheers
Drilled ball would probably be fine provided there's no rough edges catching the line. I've often used spark plugs and bolts for weights, the fish didn't seem to mind
@@Jason-im3pz guilty of nuts & bolts myself buddy lol
Where did you get your selection of drop weights from? What are they actually called? Cheers
Does the locked in lead have to be the type with the hole through the middle or can it be the type with the loop on as I can not find any 2 ounce versions anywhere?
Would this be effective for salt water
Hi John, great video ask always👍😀. Where do you get your in-line leads from? Many thanks.
Do have better results with soft plastics or real bait like lugworms for flounder etc.?
Great video John. Do you have the link for the weights
Rig making today...🎣
What lures work for bass? I've never caught one
John, I notice you don't pop a bead between the weight and the hook on your texas rig. An reason or just to keep it simple? Cheers.
what size chinu hook would you reccomend for lures like curly tails
Which better for saltwater
Have you any movie how to make lobster pot ?
Hello John ... do you except gifts from us your viewers and if so how do you work that out ?
Can you please do shore rods review??👍🎣
Awesome video John . What are the chances of snap being broken or snapped by heavy fish. Are there any guides to lead , or is 3/8 ounces the standard for most scenario.
Love your workshop videos
I think there is always a chance there is a fish bigger then the equipment are made for, but thats were the fun is 😃 we just have to try and learn 👍
Brilliant
Great video! I went ice fishing on my channel and caught a giant bass today!
Thanks good info
Hey fish locker ,I just started fishing and bought a lure set. Can someone please tell me what the hooks with the pink heads with eyes if for .
Hi John, excuse my possible naivety but, could you make a mackerel rig using multiple same drop shot hook nots? Or should it be something else?
Thanks
Do you have a recommendation of a rod that could be used for most lure fishing of the rocks and the beach?
Thank you 🙏 Lifesaver
Im fishing the river tyne in newcastle and i need a good rig ! Any suggestions would be great.
Forgive the ignorant question but why would you fish for wrasse? Is it for fun or do you you have a load of cats to feed?