The leader has zero stretch to it ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOnWw4BwVtrW450xWozo3OpVX4931NDw5 which is expected from a wire leader. Can’t test the quality of all the snaps yet but packaging was nice and neat and I couldn’t get anything to happen when I pulled on it.
Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats ruclips.net/user/postUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU they work just fine. The smaller size lets me carry more in my tackle box, and the 3 color choices are nice for different lighting conditions, backgrounds, etc. They aren't the most durable things in the world. But, as cheap as they are, it's not heartbreaking to lose one or have to replace a worn one. The price on these fluctuates wildly, from about $9 to almost $16. So, time your buy accordingly.
Great video once again, float fishing is very underrated but this proves how effective it can be. I have seen lads out fish others with a float Cod fishing in winter on rough ground, just got to think out of the box sometimes. Just a thought ref your mate using mackerel, his low catch rate may be due to how he presented the bait, I usually use mackerel belly in thin strips to imitate a sand eel . More vids like this please. Tight lines. Steve.
It looked like he was sticking big chunks on the hook so I'll pass your info on to him. Although, I don't think he'll be using mackerel again 😉 Tight lines 👍 🎣
A little tip when using this float set up.Have a swivel below the foat then set your weight a longer distance from your float than what your hook length is.This will stop your hook length tangling above your float when casting.
Brilliant! I've just started fishing and I've been talking to my mate the past couple of days about trying out floats because our local mark is a nightmate for snags, actually decided today that we would get some makerel and prawns for bait, doing some research on youtube and this video pops up 😂
Depends on your area buy the prawns seem to do the business and float fishing is alot of fun. Rag worm is also a killer bait on the float. Hope you get amongst the fish and tight lines 👍 🎣
@@SlippyLimpets thank you, got myself some prawns in, so fingers crossed! Struggling to get rag at the minute because all the shops are closed by the time ive finished work 😂, thanks again! Looking forward to the next video!
You're right there was something relaxing about watching that float bobbing around, waiting for it to disappear under the surface. Those prawns certainly seem to do the business. Tight lines mate 👍
I know how deadly prawns are from my carp fishing, just started sea fishing and cant help trying out carp catching techniques. Prawns, mussels and cockles... cant go wrong in my eyes (course or sea) dont spend a fortune on worm, just keep a frozen bag of prawns or mussel in the freezer 👍🏻 the misses wont kick off as much as finding worms with legs and claws in the fridge 🤣
I think the best way to get the bigger fish would be to use a big hook to prevent hooking the smaller fish. A big bait will not stop catching small fish but will last longer. Hope this helps and glad you like the video. Good luck ans tight lines👍🎣
i always use supermarket bought frozen prawns on float great fun, We bit of bait elastic and you wont loose them quick. Pollock, Coalies, wrasse..ect love them. Cool vid lads.
Boiled prawns and shrimps make excellent baits.We used Boiled shrimps to catch flatties and Eels in the river and docks of Hull.Never dreamed of using them off a boat until a trip offshore from Whitby when a lad pulled out a bag of frozen prawns,heads and all,We all had a chuckle to ourselves until he started bagging up on Cod.Have caught plenty off them.My mate pinched some off me and caught a Turbot..I wouldn't mind but It's the one fish I would love to catch!
They seem lethal for most species and totally agree about the turbot. I've caught postage stamp size on but never a decent size one. Plenty of time for us both though
thanks mate for going the video we went to south shields a few months back and used rag worms.they can get expencive and can be hard to get hold of at times..most shops we had tp pre order days in advance, we are going back in next few weeks so ill be trying this out if the mackrel ant playing ball, thanks again ill let you know how wee get on mate..thanks again..
@@SlippyLimpets just uploaded new video.thanks for the heads up about the prawns i catght 2 mackerel and 16 coal fish.. i get loads of cray fish a week and im thinking of trying them next time.cook them up and freeze them..free bait if it works.thanks again.
@@SlippyLimpets ill let you know mate, ill be freezing them up as i get loads from a carp lake free a week, american crayfish and they just catch them all week in nets then kill them and throw them away.. all free bait. if it works ill freeze some up and send you some to try, i got a friend that can pack them up in kilo bags. keep up the good work..
Yeah you're right, in the summer most of the cod in the area are kelpies or red cod. They stay in the kelp all year round. Can pick up fresh run cod in the winter though.
outstanding, loved the competition between pals fishing different baits and seeing anglers getting out and having a crack in these dark times, well done lads and im off to Tesco to buy a shit load of frozen prawns.
Aye it was good fun making this video, we've been meaning to do another but I reckon my mate is scared of getting another hiding 🤣 Co-op prawns are good because they come in a zip lock bag
I enjoy chucking out a float whilst spinning off the rocks and prawn is one of my favourite baits. Never had anything massive on the float, up to 4lb pollock. Satisfying watching the float go under
I'm not sure I could do both at once. I’d be scared of missing a bite on the float and not paying enough attention to the lure, or the other way around.
Hi mate. Just found your channel the other day and have been loving the videos! I've got a question in regards to the line used when float fishing. I just use my spinning reel for float fishing and was wondering if its okay to float fish with braided line? Or is mono better? I just want to be able to keep my spinning reel for spinning and float fishing
Hi, you could use it on braid but I tend to tie a 30ft( or however deep you'll be fishing) piece of mono to my braid. Chop it off when I want to chuck some lures. Hope this helps
My mate spent £30 on rag , we did do well but a packet of prawns from the shop , dude well done , excellent video, glad i watch and liked and have now subscribed 👍.
I always thought mackerel was a bit rubbish as bait. Caught a Gurnard & mackerel on sprats from Morrison's last week, cut in half and hooked once. Thanks for the tip, will definitely try
Exactly what I was looking for, went out yesterday with lug worm and not a fish in sight, I will have to give prawn a go! Its working wonders by the looks :)) great video keep it up
I've always float fished for Mackerel with a bit of Mackerel strip and find I normally catch the bigger specimens more so than spinning or feathers and more times than not they hook themselves on. Love to see the float shooting below the surface. Another enjoyable video, thanks for making the effort to produce these videos, I know how laborious it is to edit Graeme
I think the anticipation of seeing the float go under is great fun, just like dry fly fishing or surface lures for bass. My pleasure and thanks for watching!!
They're a great bait all year round for most- cod, pollack, coal fish, wrasse...They pretty deadly for live baiting under a float for bass. Check out The Fish Lockers channel, he uses them a load more than me and has plenty of videos on how to use them. Hope this helps and sorry for the delay in coming back to you.
I use raw tiger prawns over here in Reykjavik and you can almost guarantee a Haddock or Cod every cast, but the bigger ones always take the mackeral or bluey.
I looked at the raw King prawns but didn't like the price! That must have been my mates downfall with using mackerel- just no big fish about! Thanks for your comment
@@SlippyLimpets even mackeral costs an arm and a leg over here in Iceland so I'm used to throwing lots of money at bait😂 but it's worth it as the fishing is better than back home in Devon
I started off using a using a size 2 hook but moved up to a size 1 because the fish were taking the smaller hook quite deep. Depends on the fish in your area but think a 1/0 would be OK. Hope this helps and thanks for your comment.
It's just north of Berwick in South West Scotland, loads of different approaches but this one is pretty sketchy. Have a look online for a mark called the cannons, it's a good shot there. Hope this helps 👍
I ain't float fished for years am defo gonna give it a go again looked like at least one of you had a really fun day 😎. Keep them coming stay safe & tight lines 🎣👍
So coal fish on shop prawns I will have to remember that if they ever make a comeback here. Thats something I have not done in a long time is float fish . I have been meaning to go sometime maybe when there is some garfish about they are always fun on a float
Not just coalies, the lad who gave me the tip has had cod, wrasse and plaice on them so far and from his kayak. My mate had one on top water in South West Scotland on Friday so thought might have had garfish down your way by now?
Hi there just lived watching this video I do a fair bit of float fishing myself and never thought to using prawn. I've always used rag worm and let me tell you there isn't a better bait for float fishing give that a try next time maybe
Hi, my friend and me were going to do a follow to this- rag vs prawn but have never got round to it. I'll be honest though, I think rag might beat prawns
@@SlippyLimpets I think your right I went out last week and had a 5lb wrasse on rag plus several smaller wrasse and loads of pollock even had a small gar fish all in a 3 hour sesh just off Penlee point south east Cornwall.
Looks a great spot! It’s a struggle to find this type of terrain on the south east coast.. there’s no good reason why prawns shouldn’t work, highly visible due to the colour and they smell fishy! A glug of the carp fisherman’s favourite, monster crab flavouring may help if the action is slow.
There's quite alot of ground like this if you look between Burnmouth and cove. Thanks for the tip on with carp juice, might give that a go on my lures!
Lovely area and nice relaxing way of fishing that fella , use frozen king prawns alot of the boat for smouthounds good bait n tends to keep the doggies away
Great video, who would have thought frozen prawns would beat mackerel? Got a pack in the bottom of the freezer so off I go.. Can I ask about your filming set up? I guess the GoPro for the action but what about the static shots? Love the content and filming, Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment!
You're right about the gopro but I also use it for audio on my static camera, like a remote mic, I sync the audio up on the computer afterwards. The static camera is actually my old Drift Ghost S which I've had since I started my channel. I have that mounted on a tripod plugged into a power bank and an external mic. Anything else is normally shot on my phone whis is an old Sony xz. Hope this helps? Glad you like the vids and hope the prawns are as good for you as they were for me. Tight Lines👍 🎣
My mate said rag was the go to bait but I'd been tipped off by a lad who swears by prawns, so thought i'd give them a go. Will give rag a go next time. Thanks for your comment 👍
Canny video buddy, used to go to shields quay and get some whole frozen prawn and fish next to yellow can of Whitley. Loads of fish, esp Cod. Tight lines, Charlie 🎣🎣
Just as a tip, the plastic packets that Prawns 🦐 come in, can be taken to any Tesco or Sainsburys etc and they will put it in their plastic film recycling, which councils won’t take. As anglers, we should all be going out of our way to protect the sea that gives us so much pleasure. They’ll take all plastic bags and film, like the tops off readymeals, which normally end up in the sea or in the countryside. I have a carrier bag on the back of my door, which I fill up each week and then take it back to the greedy shortsighted people that manufactured and profited by it.
Great point! I. I fish alot of these more remote marks to get away from the rubbish that some anglers leave behind so thanks for the tip. I'll heart your comment so it stays at the top of the comment list and hopefully help other people.
Shrimp and prawn are deadly bait on a float I used to catch sea trout and I mean a lot of sea trout on a fine line and relatively small hooks basically a course fishing setup. The sea trout used to come in on the tide to the mouth of the estuary and it was game on...fresh shrimp is best...then prawn...
I've not had many sea trout but see them all the time during summer, lures seem not to work so will give this a try. Thanks for the info and tight lines 👍
@@SlippyLimpets Go as light as you dare and maybe use an inline bubble float with a 1/0 Aberdeen hook or smaller you don't need big baits but you do need to mask the hook they are easily put off and hard to keep on the hook and if you have a fast drift a couple of split-shots to take down the shrimp usually 6 feet of fluorocarbon (1.83 m) from the float is plenty. Tight Lines! You might need to use nylon with the split shot it's a bit more forgiving...
@@SlippyLimpets I have just done the Lyn and Anglesey, got to say Anglesey was a lot better for me. Got to some good marks well out of the way of anyone. Some I couldn’t get to but a mountain goat like you could. I tried st Abbs but couldn’t find a way down, not without a rope 😀. You recommended portpatrick to me a few months ago, just been there and had a great time. Loved it up there.
@@deet1558 No worries. Hard one to answer, it really depends on the mark. Alot of the places I fish tend to fish well on the ebb tide, but best thing to do is try the mark at various stages of the tide. That way you can get an idea of works for that particular mark. Hope this helps
Hi slippy love all your videos especially st abbs just been at the weekend with my son looked at the shot you do over the two peaks no thanks ha ha got 14 in total codling and coalies no pollock or mackerel just wondering if you can help I done the shot at eyemouth just off the golf course at the cave but it was about 15 years ago could you give me an idea of the best place to park so I can get close as possible cause I cant for the life of me remember how I got there thanks and keep the good work up
I bet prawns would be killer bait abroad aswell I float fish when we go to lanzarote but never thought of using prawns its a natural bait comes from the sea it makes sense i useally use bread
Don't see why they wouldn't work for you abroad, they are pretty much everywhere and a bit more natural than bread. Let me know how you get on. Tight lines!
@@SlippyLimpets always do buddy, caught my first double figure pollock last Thursday evening on a savage gear line through sand eel ,,lure fishing was a style I never really got into until I started watching your videos,, cheers bud 👍
@@SlippyLimpets was casting not far from salmon cages off the Antrim coast had 5 Pollock up to about 5lb before I hooked into what I thought was a seal lol came in at 10 lb 7oz on scales the guy fishing down from me had ,, cant wait to get out again 👌
And what did I tell you about prawns. Hahaha. They are dynamite mate. Wrasse will absolutely smash them aswell. Wrasse to 6lb where you are fishing too. 😜 enjoyable fun video mate. Not all about the monsters.
Haha yeah mate you were right, thanks for the tip!! I honestly thought I would have had a wrasse down there by now, especially using prawns, they seem to be my Achilles heel!! Maybe next time
Fish the top half of one of them blochan under your feet mate or livebait a smaller one or even better a joey if you can get it. Not tried it meself but have a mate that is pretty much dedicated to that type of fishing and by gum he catches some ridiculous blochan. It's a size and not a numbers game so not sure I have the patience for it but have to try at least once. Surprised you'd no ballan on the prawn.
Think I know which technique will win but I know which one I still enjoy more. I put the float away, got the lures out and immediately caught a 4lb pollack and codling on the lrf rod.
Your mate must have been bulling with you catching fish after fish on the prawns!!! I don't know how he didn't just give up and switch from the mackerel about an hour earlier!!! 🤣🤣🦐🦐
I know what you mean mate but he was adamant mackerel would out fish the prawn so stuck to his guns. Thankfully for him it was only a 2 hour session! He did me over in our next session though. Appreciate your comment!
The leader has zero stretch to it ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOnWw4BwVtrW450xWozo3OpVX4931NDw5 which is expected from a wire leader. Can’t test the quality of all the snaps yet but packaging was nice and neat and I couldn’t get anything to happen when I pulled on it.
Best on the market IMO. Tight lines👍🎣
Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats ruclips.net/user/postUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU they work just fine. The smaller size lets me carry more in my tackle box, and the 3 color choices are nice for different lighting conditions, backgrounds, etc. They aren't the most durable things in the world. But, as cheap as they are, it's not heartbreaking to lose one or have to replace a worn one. The price on these fluctuates wildly, from about $9 to almost $16. So, time your buy accordingly.
Glad you think so!
I love chucking a float out while lure fishing. Even a mackerill on a float makes me smile
Aye it's exciting waiting for it to disappear below the surface
Great video once again, float fishing is very underrated but this proves how effective it can be. I have seen lads out fish others with a float Cod fishing in winter on rough ground, just got to think out of the box sometimes. Just a thought ref your mate using mackerel, his low catch rate may be due to how he presented the bait, I usually use mackerel belly in thin strips to imitate a sand eel . More vids like this please. Tight lines.
Steve.
It looked like he was sticking big chunks on the hook so I'll pass your info on to him. Although, I don't think he'll be using mackerel again 😉 Tight lines 👍 🎣
A little tip when using this float set up.Have a swivel below the foat then set your weight a longer distance from your float than what your hook length is.This will stop your hook length tangling above your float when casting.
Sound advice! I was feathering the reel during the cast to try and stop that from happening but I'll remember that for the next time I give it a go. 👍
Or use a small elastic band - keeps the float away from the trace!😊
Now you've turned into a prawn broker!!😂 Another great video - thanks!👍🏻
🤣 Good one!!
Your mate must've been sick of hearing, "fish on!!"
channel update: phil has unfriended slippy limpets.
I think you're right, but I'm sure he'll get his own back.
Brilliant! I've just started fishing and I've been talking to my mate the past couple of days about trying out floats because our local mark is a nightmate for snags, actually decided today that we would get some makerel and prawns for bait, doing some research on youtube and this video pops up 😂
Depends on your area buy the prawns seem to do the business and float fishing is alot of fun. Rag worm is also a killer bait on the float. Hope you get amongst the fish and tight lines 👍 🎣
@@SlippyLimpets thank you, got myself some prawns in, so fingers crossed! Struggling to get rag at the minute because all the shops are closed by the time ive finished work 😂, thanks again! Looking forward to the next video!
thats what fishing is all about, no monsters but enjoying every min of it
Well said!
another great video mate , makes a nice change float fishing more relaxing .ive never used cooked prawns tho i will give them a go ! tight lines chap
You're right there was something relaxing about watching that float bobbing around, waiting for it to disappear under the surface. Those prawns certainly seem to do the business. Tight lines mate 👍
Try uncooked prawns, I've personally found them better , and you don't get tempted to eat them !
I know how deadly prawns are from my carp fishing, just started sea fishing and cant help trying out carp catching techniques. Prawns, mussels and cockles... cant go wrong in my eyes (course or sea) dont spend a fortune on worm, just keep a frozen bag of prawns or mussel in the freezer 👍🏻 the misses wont kick off as much as finding worms with legs and claws in the fridge 🤣
HI THERE, AWESOME VIDEO. Im about to try your current setup- i was wondering if u had any updated advice to attract the bigger fish? bigger bait?
I think the best way to get the bigger fish would be to use a big hook to prevent hooking the smaller fish. A big bait will not stop catching small fish but will last longer. Hope this helps and glad you like the video. Good luck ans tight lines👍🎣
@@SlippyLimpets cheers for that and likewise on your trips!
i always use supermarket bought frozen prawns on float great fun, We bit of bait elastic and you wont loose them quick. Pollock, Coalies, wrasse..ect love them. Cool vid lads.
Great tip! I'll give that a go next time. Cheers and tight lines!
Boiled prawns and shrimps make excellent baits.We used Boiled shrimps to catch flatties and Eels in the river and docks of Hull.Never dreamed of using them off a boat until a trip offshore from Whitby when a lad pulled out a bag of frozen prawns,heads and all,We all had a chuckle to ourselves until he started bagging up on Cod.Have caught plenty off them.My mate pinched some off me and caught a Turbot..I wouldn't mind but It's the one fish I would love to catch!
They seem lethal for most species and totally agree about the turbot. I've caught postage stamp size on but never a decent size one. Plenty of time for us both though
thanks mate for going the video we went to south shields a few months back and used rag worms.they can get expencive and can be hard to get hold of at times..most shops we had tp pre order days in advance, we are going back in next few weeks so ill be trying this out if the mackrel ant playing ball, thanks again ill let you know how wee get on mate..thanks again..
Yeah getting bait up this way is a nightmare since the covid started. Hope you have a good one I shields!
@@SlippyLimpets just uploaded new video.thanks for the heads up about the prawns i catght 2 mackerel and 16 coal fish.. i get loads of cray fish a week and im thinking of trying them next time.cook them up and freeze them..free bait if it works.thanks again.
Not a problem, glad they worked out for you. Will be interesting to see if Cray's work as well!
@@SlippyLimpets ill let you know mate, ill be freezing them up as i get loads from a carp lake free a week, american crayfish and they just catch them all week in nets then kill them and throw them away.. all free bait. if it works ill freeze some up and send you some to try, i got a friend that can pack them up in kilo bags. keep up the good work..
i have a group on face book if you want to join. new beginings fishing on group facebook. check it out and i can message you on there mate
I fished near eyemouth golf club many years ago seem to remember catching red tinted codling out of the kelp
Yeah you're right, in the summer most of the cod in the area are kelpies or red cod. They stay in the kelp all year round. Can pick up fresh run cod in the winter though.
I went there in the early 70,s now too old to tackle those ledges but always remember what a great spot it was
outstanding, loved the competition between pals fishing different baits and seeing anglers getting out and having a crack in these dark times, well done lads and im off to Tesco to buy a shit load of frozen prawns.
Aye it was good fun making this video, we've been meaning to do another but I reckon my mate is scared of getting another hiding 🤣 Co-op prawns are good because they come in a zip lock bag
Ive used prawns for bait for years and they are one of the best baits out there - They also catch the biggest Wrasse of all .... Great video
A few people have said the same about using prawns as bait, but they don't seem to be that widely suggested as a bait. Glad you like the vid 👍 🎣
@@SlippyLimpets I've caught Flounders on prawn in the River Medway
The list of species grows whole take a prawn grows! Thanks for the comment
I enjoy chucking out a float whilst spinning off the rocks and prawn is one of my favourite baits. Never had anything massive on the float, up to 4lb pollock. Satisfying watching the float go under
I'm not sure I could do both at once. I’d be scared of missing a bite on the float and not paying enough attention to the lure, or the other way around.
He likely wasn't getting a fish on his float every 20 secs 🤣
nice to see mr. slippy also open to problems with the stop knots lol
Good stuff! Use raw king prawn a lot for bass, wrasse and pollock, but never tried cooked. Looks like it doesn’t make much difference!
Could be worth a try, using cooked might save you a fair bit of cash!
Impressive on the prawn, I can never go past lug and rag for off the rocks float fishing, will definitely try prawn next time
Hope they do as well for you as they did for me. 👍🎣
Loads of fun - really enjoyed that - "Fish on!"
Thanks mate, appreciate your comment 👍
Absolute class, these videos are keeping me going during this Australian lockdown 👍🏼
Thanks mate. Glad I can keep the psyche up during hard times. Hope you get let out soon!
Hi mate. Just found your channel the other day and have been loving the videos! I've got a question in regards to the line used when float fishing. I just use my spinning reel for float fishing and was wondering if its okay to float fish with braided line? Or is mono better? I just want to be able to keep my spinning reel for spinning and float fishing
Hi, you could use it on braid but I tend to tie a 30ft( or however deep you'll be fishing) piece of mono to my braid. Chop it off when I want to chuck some lures. Hope this helps
Another great video, I've just heard im being furloughd again for a another 2 weeks so I think I know what I'll be trying
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Sorry to hear that mate but hopefully a bit of float fishing will keep you entertained! Tight lines
My mate spent £30 on rag , we did do well but a packet of prawns from the shop , dude well done , excellent video, glad i watch and liked and have now subscribed 👍.
£30 on rag is a lot of worms dude! Glad you liked it and thanks for the sub! Tight lines 👍 🎣
I always thought mackerel was a bit rubbish as bait. Caught a Gurnard & mackerel on sprats from Morrison's last week, cut in half and hooked once. Thanks for the tip, will definitely try
Like wise! I'll give sprats a go next time out. Cheers for your comment
Well done mate. A nice wee change of tactics. Float fishing in the sea is great fun when the fish are biting. Itching to get down there again. 👍
cheers mate, hope you get out soon. Tight Lines!
Hey mate what is your Rod please looking amazing?
It's a Slash Lamya Thief, 8'6'' ML. Great rod and love the action, although it is prone to tip wrapping
Exactly what I was looking for, went out yesterday with lug worm and not a fish in sight, I will have to give prawn a go! Its working wonders by the looks :)) great video keep it up
Hope they work out as well for you as they did for me and thanks for your comment, appreciate it 👍 🎣
I've always float fished for Mackerel with a bit of Mackerel strip and find I normally catch the bigger specimens more so than spinning or feathers and more times than not they hook themselves on. Love to see the float shooting below the surface. Another enjoyable video, thanks for making the effort to produce these videos, I know how laborious it is to edit
Graeme
I think the anticipation of seeing the float go under is great fun, just like dry fly fishing or surface lures for bass. My pleasure and thanks for watching!!
Was the float a self cocking slider one or what?
Did you say you were using a piece of elastic band for the stop knot?
It was a slider with an elastic band round my braid as a stop not to mark the depth and cock the float.
I catch a lot of live prawn in my lobster net. What fish can I catch with these and where should I use them? Its the start of April now. Thanks
They're a great bait all year round for most- cod, pollack, coal fish, wrasse...They pretty deadly for live baiting under a float for bass. Check out The Fish Lockers channel, he uses them a load more than me and has plenty of videos on how to use them. Hope this helps and sorry for the delay in coming back to you.
@@SlippyLimpets thanks bud
Quality video. I tried out a float for the first time on Roker Pier today. Caught more than those around me! I will give the prawns a try.
I don't do enough of it considering it's so productive, especially using cooked prawns.
Prawn always wins mate! Prawn curry is way better than any mackerel hahahahaha..
Brilliant entertainment 😎👍🏼🎣
Thanks again dude, never tried mackerel in a curry and not sure I will now! 😂 Tight lines mate
I use raw tiger prawns over here in Reykjavik and you can almost guarantee a Haddock or Cod every cast, but the bigger ones always take the mackeral or bluey.
I looked at the raw King prawns but didn't like the price! That must have been my mates downfall with using mackerel- just no big fish about! Thanks for your comment
@@SlippyLimpets even mackeral costs an arm and a leg over here in Iceland so I'm used to throwing lots of money at bait😂 but it's worth it as the fishing is better than back home in Devon
Great video. One quick question, what hook size did you use. I'm concerned as to whether or not the 1/0 hooks I use are too big.
I started off using a using a size 2 hook but moved up to a size 1 because the fish were taking the smaller hook quite deep. Depends on the fish in your area but think a 1/0 would be OK. Hope this helps and thanks for your comment.
@@SlippyLimpets thank you even more for your response.
Hi , love the content, where are you fishing, and how difficult is too reach, im in middlesbrough and i know your in northumberland.
It's just north of Berwick in South West Scotland, loads of different approaches but this one is pretty sketchy. Have a look online for a mark called the cannons, it's a good shot there. Hope this helps 👍
I ain't float fished for years am defo gonna give it a go again looked like at least one of you had a really fun day 😎. Keep them coming stay safe & tight lines 🎣👍
It was great fun! I wonder what you'll use for bait 😉 Cheers again Kris, Tight Lines!
This at the cave behind Eyemouth golf course aye?
love floating... big pat on the back considering its your first chuck....not always that good mind... well done mate, keep up the good work
Thanks mate, appreciated 👍
So coal fish on shop prawns I will have to remember that if they ever make a comeback here. Thats something I have not done in a long time is float fish . I have been meaning to go sometime maybe when there is some garfish about they are always fun on a float
Not just coalies, the lad who gave me the tip has had cod, wrasse and plaice on them so far and from his kayak. My mate had one on top water in South West Scotland on Friday so thought might have had garfish down your way by now?
@@SlippyLimpets I may have to give them a go if I don't eat them first. Late summer tends to be good for garfish here.
Good luck with them. Look forward to seeing the results!
Hi there just lived watching this video I do a fair bit of float fishing myself and never thought to using prawn. I've always used rag worm and let me tell you there isn't a better bait for float fishing give that a try next time maybe
Hi, my friend and me were going to do a follow to this- rag vs prawn but have never got round to it. I'll be honest though, I think rag might beat prawns
@@SlippyLimpets I think your right I went out last week and had a 5lb wrasse on rag plus several smaller wrasse and loads of pollock even had a small gar fish all in a 3 hour sesh just off Penlee point south east Cornwall.
You and Phil should do a mystery tackle challenge where yous have to buy the worst possible lures for each other
Good idea! He might be able to get one up on me then.
@@SlippyLimpets you buy his lures and he buys your lures
Are you able to park up at St abbs head now mate or is it still blocked off? Been dying to get up but don't know where else to park
The top carpark is still closed but the Scottish Trust carpark is open now. Just means there is a bit of a walk to get to marks.
@@SlippyLimpets cheers for that mate
Where do you reckon you had that prawn bobbing about under water depth wise
I kept changing the depth but bites dried up if it was less than 8ft
@@SlippyLimpets thanks, good to know
No worries, hope it helps out
Looks a great spot! It’s a struggle to find this type of terrain on the south east coast.. there’s no good reason why prawns shouldn’t work, highly visible due to the colour and they smell fishy! A glug of the carp fisherman’s favourite, monster crab flavouring may help if the action is slow.
There's quite alot of ground like this if you look between Burnmouth and cove. Thanks for the tip on with carp juice, might give that a go on my lures!
has his mate took the mackeral out the bag
Lovely area and nice relaxing way of fishing that fella , use frozen king prawns alot of the boat for smouthounds good bait n tends to keep the doggies away
Thanks for the info, I hate giving bait away to doggies!
Enjoyed that, you reckon float fishing is a goer in winter too?
Might just try that method on the Yorkshire coast this Sunday.
You should, it's definitely a productive way of fishing!
Who'd have thought it! Nice one
Hi mate quality video .. where abouts is this mark ?
Not going to give the exact mark but it's in south east Scotland mate. Glad you like the vid 👍
So pleasant to watch
Great video, who would have thought frozen prawns would beat mackerel? Got a pack in the bottom of the freezer so off I go..
Can I ask about your filming set up? I guess the GoPro for the action but what about the static shots? Love the content and filming,
Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment!
You're right about the gopro but I also use it for audio on my static camera, like a remote mic, I sync the audio up on the computer afterwards. The static camera is actually my old Drift Ghost S which I've had since I started my channel. I have that mounted on a tripod plugged into a power bank and an external mic. Anything else is normally shot on my phone whis is an old Sony xz. Hope this helps? Glad you like the vids and hope the prawns are as good for you as they were for me. Tight Lines👍 🎣
I float fish from the rocks from time to time and a chunk of rag worm is killer for the Wrasse and Pollock. And mackerel if they are about.
My mate said rag was the go to bait but I'd been tipped off by a lad who swears by prawns, so thought i'd give them a go. Will give rag a go next time. Thanks for your comment 👍
Did you get the prawns from coop?
I did and as a bonus they come in resealable bag
Awesome never tried prawn before definitely add some to my bait next time out. Tight Lines
Hope they get you some more fish! Tight Lines
prawn has always been a killer bait on the float
Really enjoyed video 👍
Canny video buddy, used to go to shields quay and get some whole frozen prawn and fish next to yellow can of Whitley. Loads of fish, esp Cod. Tight lines, Charlie 🎣🎣
That's off Whitley 🤣🤣
Love fishing around the can on my kayak, there's always a cod or or two lurking about. Good pollack closer into shore as well. Tight lines!
Just as a tip, the plastic packets that Prawns 🦐 come in, can be taken to any Tesco or Sainsburys etc and they will put it in their plastic film recycling, which councils won’t take. As anglers, we should all be going out of our way to protect the sea that gives us so much pleasure. They’ll take all plastic bags and film, like the tops off readymeals, which normally end up in the sea or in the countryside. I have a carrier bag on the back of my door, which I fill up each week and then take it back to the greedy shortsighted people that manufactured and profited by it.
Great point! I. I fish alot of these more remote marks to get away from the rubbish that some anglers leave behind so thanks for the tip. I'll heart your comment so it stays at the top of the comment list and hopefully help other people.
You do know they just chuck them in the bin!
That was brutal and you didn't let up, you're lucky your mate didn't throw you in!
Haha, I did offer him some prawns but he refused.
Shrimp and prawn are deadly bait on a float I used to catch sea trout and I mean a lot of sea trout on a fine line and relatively small hooks basically a course fishing setup. The sea trout used to come in on the tide to the mouth of the estuary and it was game on...fresh shrimp is best...then prawn...
I've not had many sea trout but see them all the time during summer, lures seem not to work so will give this a try. Thanks for the info and tight lines 👍
@@SlippyLimpets Go as light as you dare and maybe use an inline bubble float with a 1/0 Aberdeen hook or smaller you don't need big baits but you do need to mask the hook they are easily put off and hard to keep on the hook and if you have a fast drift a couple of split-shots to take down the shrimp usually 6 feet of fluorocarbon (1.83 m) from the float is plenty. Tight Lines! You might need to use nylon with the split shot it's a bit more forgiving...
Good knowledge and thanks for sharing it! Will definitely be giving this a go.
Looked good fun nice one dude 🎣👍
It was a good couple of hours mate, not sure why I haven't done it before!
Raw king/Tiger prawns are a fantastic bait and will catch almost any fish.
Smoothounds love them as much as peeler crab.
They are, even cod are partial to a prawn
Them prawns were super bait only raking in them in great stuff great session
Good video mate, really enjoying your content 👍🏻
Glad you like it and thanks for taking the time to comment 👍
wow yeah prawns is what i bought for this week for bait, going to try raw chicken chunks too
I've seen videos with raw chicken used so no reason why it wouldn't work. Hope it brings you in some fish!
i miss the rock fishing had some great days in anglsey
I've never fished angelsey, normally drive past and head to the llyn. I'll make it there one day.
@@SlippyLimpets I have just done the Lyn and Anglesey, got to say Anglesey was a lot better for me. Got to some good marks well out of the way of anyone. Some I couldn’t get to but a mountain goat like you could. I tried st Abbs but couldn’t find a way down, not without a rope 😀. You recommended portpatrick to me a few months ago, just been there and had a great time. Loved it up there.
Were you using Cooked frozen prawns ?
Yes mate.
When is the best time to shore fish?
You can fish all year round but most productive time is from spring through to late autumn.
Sorry mate I mean high tide flowing tide or low tide
@@deet1558 No worries. Hard one to answer, it really depends on the mark. Alot of the places I fish tend to fish well on the ebb tide, but best thing to do is try the mark at various stages of the tide. That way you can get an idea of works for that particular mark. Hope this helps
Sound man
Where are you fishing?
South east Scotland
Hi slippy love all your videos especially st abbs just been at the weekend with my son looked at the shot you do over the two peaks no thanks ha ha got 14 in total codling and coalies no pollock or mackerel just wondering if you can help I done the shot at eyemouth just off the golf course at the cave but it was about 15 years ago could you give me an idea of the best place to park so I can get close as possible cause I cant for the life of me remember how I got there thanks and keep the good work up
were's the venue mate ??
South East Scotland
Suprise realy!but prawns in various forms can be a killer👍
Seems that way. I'll be using them more often and cheaper than most shop baits too🎣👍
bin the elastic band use a stop not and hair rig the prawn :)
Cheers for the info!
Great video mate 👍🏼
im off fishing tomorrow but bream fishing,
Good luck!
I bet prawns would be killer bait abroad aswell I float fish when we go to lanzarote but never thought of using prawns its a natural bait comes from the sea it makes sense i useally use bread
Don't see why they wouldn't work for you abroad, they are pretty much everywhere and a bit more natural than bread. Let me know how you get on. Tight lines!
@@SlippyLimpets yer will do im gonna try them here on the south coast iv got myself a fishing kayak so gonna try that
Cracking video and the better team won on the day lol
Yep, those prawns are a coalie magnet!!
Great video, looks like i'll need to start taking another bait with me when i go fishing.
Give them a go. I'm going to try them with the beach caster this week and see if they work for cod too.
@@SlippyLimpets Looks like i'll have to lol
My experience the same! I fished two rods, one with mackerel one with prawn 5 fish all different species. 4 prawn 1 mackerel..😆
Totally underrated bait, and easily available
Nice. Love that cove your in.👍
It's a great cove to fish in. 👍 🎣
Great watch as usual mate 👍👍 keep it going
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍
@@SlippyLimpets always do buddy, caught my first double figure pollock last Thursday evening on a savage gear line through sand eel ,,lure fishing was a style I never really got into until I started watching your videos,, cheers bud 👍
Congratulations mate!! A shore caught double figure pollack is something I've not managed yet. Well jealous!! 👍 🎣
@@SlippyLimpets was casting not far from salmon cages off the Antrim coast had 5 Pollock up to about 5lb before I hooked into what I thought was a seal lol came in at 10 lb 7oz on scales the guy fishing down from me had ,, cant wait to get out again 👌
I bet that pulled like a train!! Bet there are some bigger ones there too. 👍
Great bit of craic on a lovely day....
There's nowt better. Thanks for your comment, appreciate it.👍
Great video again love float fishing can't believe the prawns that's mad as hell!! I use gar fish it's cheaper 😂👌🎣😎
Thanks again David, glad you liked it. 👍 🎣
And what did I tell you about prawns. Hahaha. They are dynamite mate. Wrasse will absolutely smash them aswell. Wrasse to 6lb where you are fishing too. 😜 enjoyable fun video mate. Not all about the monsters.
Haha yeah mate you were right, thanks for the tip!! I honestly thought I would have had a wrasse down there by now, especially using prawns, they seem to be my Achilles heel!! Maybe next time
great vid, all that fun for a £1.00. and a great location too,
Glad you enjoyed it. Turns out prawns are great value as long as you can find them on sale!
Where the prawns cooked or raw?
Cooked prawns mate
Were is this
South East Scotland
Fish the top half of one of them blochan under your feet mate or livebait a smaller one or even better a joey if you can get it. Not tried it meself but have a mate that is pretty much dedicated to that type of fishing and by gum he catches some ridiculous blochan. It's a size and not a numbers game so not sure I have the patience for it but have to try at least once. Surprised you'd no ballan on the prawn.
always catching! bet youve had Corona aswell :) great vid
haha thanks fully i'm not that lucky! Thanks again Gary.
Next you’ll need to try float fishing vs lure at the same time. See if we all really should just give up with those lures. Would save me some cash.
Think I know which technique will win but I know which one I still enjoy more. I put the float away, got the lures out and immediately caught a 4lb pollack and codling on the lrf rod.
Slippy Limpets You making a seperate vid for that? Saw a pic of a wrasse caught from North Berwick recently... ON A METAL
Are you at st Abbs on this video
I’ll have to give prawns a go, easy to get hold of.
That's one of real beauties of using prawns, quick trip to the supermarket sorts your bait out. Cheap too
I prefer a Float with the hook on the bottom. I think Float fishing is ideal when you want the bait off the bottom
Do you mean a hook attached to a float? I found that bites dried up if came any shallower than 8ft.
Your mate must have been bulling with you catching fish after fish on the prawns!!! I don't know how he didn't just give up and switch from the mackerel about an hour earlier!!! 🤣🤣🦐🦐
I know what you mean mate but he was adamant mackerel would out fish the prawn so stuck to his guns. Thankfully for him it was only a 2 hour session! He did me over in our next session though. Appreciate your comment!
where is this?
South east Scotland.
That made a nice change mate
Thanks mate, appreciate it. 👍