Hi Bob definitely many more bass in the Bristol Channel than cod which is surprising for this time of year! I do like my winter cod fishing but the last few years has been pretty poor unfortunately! Happy new year to you! Cheers Ian
that was a great way to spend new years eve as i get older , over 2hours of fishing vids and a few beers , you all looked like you had fun in that vid , its a pity that eel was not another FF,S one , never mind there is always next time ,talking about time chris is getting even slower at winding in ,he is that slow now the fish are losing weight by the time they are at his feet ,😅, well i wont be watching any more of your vids until next year thats for sure , all the best for the coming year and i hope its a great one for you all ,,,ATB les .
Ha ha you do make me laugh Les!!! I will have to tell Chris that!! But I agree with you… sometimes I just want to yell at him to get a move on!!! Was really nice to spend a few hours with my boys too! I wish you all the best for 2025 mate and again really appreciate your support!!! Happy new year! Ian
Becoming a bit of a bass master that Chris is I remember the big one he caught last year I think anyway all the best to you all and thanks for the entertainment
Hi Malcolm yes he certainly has been on good form with them recently!! Unfortunately for me the eels seem to be following me around the south coast!😂😂 happy new year cheers Ian
What a great Christmas present. I really thought that Chris was going to break out into a song and dance , but he remained as stoic as ever. Stay safe, tight lines and a very happy new year to you and all your family. Mike.
Hi Mike…. Chris not one to show his emotions too much… unlike me!😂 was really nice to get out and the fish was a lovely bonus!!! Happy new year cheers Ian
Another great video guys on a very bleak. Pretty fishless bristol channel. At the moment,!! I was on my boat boxing day too.. and just 3 eels for us very hard going at the moment. Tight lines lads
Happy new new year and thanks for posting the video - just what I needed as a bad back has sidelined my fishing for the past few months. Lovely to see that Bass are still around at Brean this time of year, despite the lack of codling.
Hi Martin sorry to hear about your back!! Yes lack of codling again this year unfortunately it’s been a few years since they were around Brean in any numbers but the bass do make up for it somewhat! Happy new year thanks for watching cheers Ian
It's amazing that how 1 fish changes all the mood, I would give that bass at least 5lb. Nice little strap ian mate and Good effort by all, all the best and tight lines 👍 🎣
Lovely to hear from you again! Yes a very welcome bass on a difficult day… neapy tide and no surf they were always going to be far out and so it proved!!! Happy new year cheers Ian
Lovely video, as always Ian. Cracking bass for Chris. It only takes one quality fish like that to make a session. Hope you all had a great Christmas and hopefully I'll see you on that beach in the new year at some point.
If you have chest waders then why not wade out further? In South Africa we wear a zip less oil skin (PVC) jacket on top of the chest waders and closed around the waist using rod butt holder and belt to keep water from filling the boots. This means we can wade out to maximum distance taking a jump for the last big wave, cast out and walk backwards while feeding line out. Quite often we will get a fish before getting back to land. Our rods have the reel near the end of the rod, not a quarter of the way up like you guys. By the way, what you catch for fish we would use as bait in South Africa😅 Tight lines guys. Robin - Cape Town
Ha ha !!! Hi Robin so nice to hear from you!! I’ve seen the shark shore fishing in SA and it looks awesome such a shame we have nothing like it here!! In answer to your question on the first cast it’s much too dangerous to go out wading very far as the sand turns into very soft mud and if you’re not careful you can be up to your waist in mud very quickly with possibly fatal consequences!!! Really appreciate having you comment it’s really appreciated cheers Ian
I live in swindon, tried my luck 5 times in Weston super mare as it’s an hour drive for me, blanked each and every time, I Originally decided to give Beach casting a Try as £80 per go on a charter was a bit pricey, but to be honest being alone and not catching anything was just demoralising, so I think you guys are doing fishing right going in groups there’s more laughs and banter, more bait in the water, and even if you blank other won’t and you’ll see some catches, I’m going on a boat next week in Portishead but if you guys do a day out again feel free to drop me a message might tag along 🙂
Hi so nice to hear from you! Sorry you have been struggling on our local beaches it’s not easy especially this time of year I must say!! I find it’s always nicer to fish with a mate or two…. You can vary your tactics more and console each other when the fish aren’t biting!!! Good luck on the charter boat I would suggest leaving the beach until April when some good bass come inshore…. Hopefully!!!! Thanks for watching much appreciated cheers Ian
I noticed you always dig for the blow lug. Is the berrow sand too dry for a pump ? (Years ago, we were told pumps only work for black lug. I know they work for blow, but the sand has to be wet and loose)
Hi Matt you’re correct in thinking the sand composition at Brean makes pumping rather difficult there though have seen it done!! However most of the lug he pumped up were damaged unfortunately. So it’s get the fork out or fork out the cash!😂😂😂 Cheers Ian
A very good question indeed!!! It’s been 6 years since we had a good run of fish up my way!!!😩 Chesil was good in September/October but the Bristol Channel has been awful this winter again!!! Thanks for watching cheers Ian
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Thank you Ian, found the sound of the sea very calming, it seems the warmer water is giving less cod and more bass.
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Hi Bob definitely many more bass in the Bristol Channel than cod which is surprising for this time of year! I do like my winter cod fishing but the last few years has been pretty poor unfortunately!
Happy new year to you!
Cheers Ian
Cracking video, good to see you all out there having fun
Hi mate lovely to hear from you hope you’re ok!
Always a great time with my boys and Chris!!
Happy new year cheers Ian
that was a great way to spend new years eve as i get older , over 2hours of fishing vids and a few beers , you all looked like you had fun in that vid , its a pity that eel was not another FF,S one , never mind there is always next time ,talking about time chris is getting even slower at winding in ,he is that slow now the fish are losing weight by the time they are at his feet ,😅, well i wont be watching any more of your vids until next year thats for sure , all the best for the coming year and i hope its a great one for you all ,,,ATB les .
Ha ha you do make me laugh Les!!!
I will have to tell Chris that!! But I agree with you… sometimes I just want to yell at him to get a move on!!!
Was really nice to spend a few hours with my boys too!
I wish you all the best for 2025 mate and again really appreciate your support!!!
Happy new year! Ian
All the best Ian , Chris and families, wishing you a happy new year , peace and fishyness. Appreciated as always!
Paul 🎣
Hi Paul thanks so much for your kind words!!! I hope you have a wonderful year too !!
All the best Ian
Good family day out, fish also and a breath of fresh air great to see you fishing Ian and co. 👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣
Hi Glen I always enjoy having the boys with me it doesn’t happen often enough!!!
Happy new year mate cheers Ian
Nice day out and a fish or two, may the coming year bring many more, tight lines
And a happy new year to you too! Thanks for your support it’s very much appreciated cheers Ian
Great video, as always Ian. Congrats to Chris on the bass. Nice to see the boys. Cheers and tight lines.
Hi Nick so nice hearing from you as always!! Have a great new year mate! Cheers Ian
Great result for a short session Ian and a nice way to round off the fishing year.
Hi Gordon always nice to get together with my boys it doesn’t happen often enough!
Happy new year!! Cheers Ian
Becoming a bit of a bass master that Chris is I remember the big one he caught last year I think anyway all the best to you all and thanks for the entertainment
Hi Malcolm yes he certainly has been on good form with them recently!! Unfortunately for me the eels seem to be following me around the south coast!😂😂 happy new year cheers Ian
What a great Christmas present. I really thought that Chris was going to break out into a song and dance , but he remained as stoic as ever. Stay safe, tight lines and a very happy new year to you and all your family. Mike.
Hi Mike…. Chris not one to show his emotions too much… unlike me!😂 was really nice to get out and the fish was a lovely bonus!!! Happy new year cheers Ian
Another great video guys on a very bleak. Pretty fishless bristol channel. At the moment,!! I was on my boat boxing day too.. and just 3 eels for us very hard going at the moment. Tight lines lads
Hi Keith yes just happy catching anything up here at the moment!! Let’s hope 2025 we get better upper BC fishing!
Happy new year cheers Ian
I just did two night down chesil 2x4hour sessions dogs pouting and eels. Really not worth the trip..
Not my favourite time of year to be honest! Roll on April…. It’s going to be a long 3 months!!!!😩
Well done lads and the Bass man does it again 🐟🐋
Hi mate yes he’s on a roll at the moment…. And of course I get the bloody eel!!!😂😂😂
Happy new year mate cheers Ian
@ianclarkfishing happy new year to you and your family 🐟🐟
Not too bad especially that Bass thanks for showing us and happy new year 😊
Happy new year to you too and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
Splendid
Thank you!!
Have a great new year thanks for your comments in 2024 cheers Ian
The brean bass masters are back, great to see you all out giving it a go nice bass to. happy new year to you all
Hi Jamie lovely to hear from you again! More bass about than cod currently but not complaining!!!
Happy new year to you too cheers Ian
Happy new new year and thanks for posting the video - just what I needed as a bad back has sidelined my fishing for the past few months. Lovely to see that Bass are still around at Brean this time of year, despite the lack of codling.
Hi Martin sorry to hear about your back!! Yes lack of codling again this year unfortunately it’s been a few years since they were around Brean in any numbers but the bass do make up for it somewhat!
Happy new year thanks for watching cheers Ian
Always a great watch Ian lovely bass all the best for the new year 👌👍
Hi Leighton a happy new year to you too!!! May the fish gods smile on you in 2025!!! Cheers Ian
a nice bass,always good to be out
Hi Craig yes worth the effort and a nice fish too!!!
Thanks as always for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
Happy New Year to you and Chris. And keep up the wonderful videos.
And a happy new year to you too! Thanks for your support it’s really appreciated cheers Ian
It's amazing that how 1 fish changes all the mood, I would give that bass at least 5lb. Nice little strap ian mate and Good effort by all, all the best and tight lines 👍 🎣
Lovely to hear from you again! Yes a very welcome bass on a difficult day… neapy tide and no surf they were always going to be far out and so it proved!!!
Happy new year cheers Ian
Merry xmas n a happy new year from GRIMSBY
Happy new year to you too mate!!!
Thanks for all your support!
Let’s both have lots of decent fishing in 2025! Cheers Ian
Lovely video, as always Ian. Cracking bass for Chris. It only takes one quality fish like that to make a session. Hope you all had a great Christmas and hopefully I'll see you on that beach in the new year at some point.
Well done nice bass happy new year 🎉
And a happy new year to you too!!! Always nice to hear from you!!! Cheers Ian
Well done lads 🐟👏👏👍& a happy new year to you
Hi Gary!! So nice hearing from you again!!! And a happy new year to you too!!! Cheers Ian
Nice video Dad! Shame we didn't have a few more!
Yes son but I’m sure we will have some memorable days together this year!!!
Looking forward to our next trip together already love Dad x
7 or 8, smaller than the 35 lb one yesterday. 😁😁😁🇫🇷🇫🇷
Hi Albert lovely to hear from you! Have a great new year thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers Ian
If you have chest waders then why not wade out further? In South Africa we wear a zip less oil skin (PVC) jacket on top of the chest waders and closed around the waist using rod butt holder and belt to keep water from filling the boots. This means we can wade out to maximum distance taking a jump for the last big wave, cast out and walk backwards while feeding line out. Quite often we will get a fish before getting back to land. Our rods have the reel near the end of the rod, not a quarter of the way up like you guys.
By the way, what you catch for fish we would use as bait in South Africa😅
Tight lines guys.
Robin - Cape Town
Ha ha !!! Hi Robin so nice to hear from you!! I’ve seen the shark shore fishing in SA and it looks awesome such a shame we have nothing like it here!!
In answer to your question on the first cast it’s much too dangerous to go out wading very far as the sand turns into very soft mud and if you’re not careful you can be up to your waist in mud very quickly with possibly fatal consequences!!!
Really appreciate having you comment it’s really appreciated cheers Ian
I live in swindon, tried my luck 5 times in Weston super mare as it’s an hour drive for me, blanked each and every time, I Originally decided to give Beach casting a Try as £80 per go on a charter was a bit pricey, but to be honest being alone and not catching anything was just demoralising, so I think you guys are doing fishing right going in groups there’s more laughs and banter, more bait in the water, and even if you blank other won’t and you’ll see some catches, I’m going on a boat next week in Portishead but if you guys do a day out again feel free to drop me a message might tag along 🙂
Hi so nice to hear from you!
Sorry you have been struggling on our local beaches it’s not easy especially this time of year I must say!! I find it’s always nicer to fish with a mate or two…. You can vary your tactics more and console each other when the fish aren’t biting!!!
Good luck on the charter boat I would suggest leaving the beach until April when some good bass come inshore…. Hopefully!!!!
Thanks for watching much appreciated cheers Ian
I noticed you always dig for the blow lug. Is the berrow sand too dry for a pump ?
(Years ago, we were told pumps only work for black lug. I know they work for blow, but the sand has to be wet and loose)
Hi Matt you’re correct in thinking the sand composition at Brean makes pumping rather difficult there though have seen it done!! However most of the lug he pumped up were damaged unfortunately.
So it’s get the fork out or fork out the cash!😂😂😂
Cheers Ian
was that a codling for vander?
Nooooooo
It was possibly the smallest fish I have ever seen caught and it was a whiting….well done on another record son!😉x
Where are the cod?
A very good question indeed!!!
It’s been 6 years since we had a good run of fish up my way!!!😩
Chesil was good in September/October but the Bristol Channel has been awful this winter again!!!
Thanks for watching cheers Ian