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You just can't beat these normal fishing videos, simple does the job. I remember being young with my old man having the time of my life with a float and a bag of corn.
Great video as always guys - Had some of my best Tench on sweetcorn. Think I can go one better on the cheap baits though ;-) The last 2 weeks have been fishing a local lake in Iver, home to Carp, Bream and some cracking silvers, with my brother. The small Perch kept hitting me on maggot and worm whilst I was getting a lot of knocks and lifts but no proper bites on 6mm pellet. Overhanging the water was an elderberry bush - I thought it logical that these would fall in to the water and the fish would take them so picked some and stuck them on the hook. Cue a Roach frenzy - Over 50 the first weekend averaging 8oz with a biggest at 1lb 4oz, around 20 last week running up to 12oz. Also bounced something very heavy which I suspect was a Carp. Total cost of bait - £0
great topic for an episode. x Also, your book is fantastic. Since it's arrival my son has taken it to bed and we look through it every night. It has all the information we need and the illustrations are fantastic. it's clear you all put in so much work. Great result, nice job. x
This season, I'd say 70% of the carp I've caught was on using bread. I usually fish with two rods, I cast one with a boilie or a pop wafters or meat and leave it on the buzzer. The other rod I'd either float fish or use a quiver tip rod. But when I float, it's either on the surface or on laying on the bottom. I always catch each time I go. Bread you cannot go wrong.
I've got rid of all my carbon and graphite reels. Bought a load of cane and cap and Mitchell cast metal reels.. Precision engenering change the allow cogs for brass and they spin with 1 spin of the hand for over a minute.. The Hardy and Alcock rods are great. Just get new tops made for 100 each. And it's green clean fishing... Just makes the experance feel better.. I'm sourcing cotten branded lines made of cotton and silk. Strong stuff.. Will try the spam dog food
I’m not a specimen angler I’m pretty old school when it comes to fishing I have the carp rods etc but for me nothing beats the waggler rod with a porcupine float and a lump of meat or if later on in the session when it gets darker il switch to a bubble float and float a bit of crust I love it 😍
Absolutely love these videos. I’d be really interested on the rod, reel and line combo you use for this light/surface fishing. Whenever I try, I find I can’t cast very far with light baits and end up in line tangles. Thanks for all you do!
I caught a 20lb carp on corn 2 weeks into fishing, stalked the fish from the surface, having spent a fortune on boilies and pellets and such, corn is always going to be in my bag as an essential bait.
For the last couple of years I've often used tins of Tulip Bacon Grill obtainable from larger Tesco's branches, as Spam has become so soft and soggy. The BG works just as well, but is a little firmer and stays on the hook better, especially when Punched and presented on a Drennan Pushstop.
best break is the morrisons extra thick but look for the ones that have been baked a bit longer with the darker crust, by for the best for surface fishing.
Hey guys just wondering if you have a video on different leads etc, looking at joining a new lake and being really new to carp/lake fishing there's alot of new rules I need to follow. At the moment I'm using an inline lead I believe where the weight has the line going through it and it can move freely up and down the line. I've been told I need a semi fixed/something else and I'm not exactly sure what I need.
I’ve also found tinned hotdogs to be one of the best Baits for me , I’ve caught countless double figure carp on a simple hair rig with some hotdogs whilst anglers all around me blank
Great tutorial!!! Don’t forget cheese and peas though!!! Back when I was a kid our family was quiet poor. On a Sunday afternoon my brothers and I used the remains of the Sunday roast for bait. Potatoes carrots peas and we couldn’t afford traditional meat for our roast so the left over sausage was a great bait too!!! Each bait caught fish on it’s day….
Thank you Bob! Amazing. So true. And fun to see what works too. Omi and I caught a carp on a piece of apple once. I also caught a chub on a blackberry picked from a bush. It is absolutely possible to catch fish on other things :)
Bubble float is good if you need to get your bread out further. They take on water, which provides weight, are transparent so don't spook the fish too much and they float. Never tried with carp, used exclusively with floating bread for mullet. Also, hard, super smelly cheese for big river chub.
I'm in Melbourne Aus, corn kernals and bread have always been my go too when fish are not taking worm or power bait. Trout, Carp and Roach wiĺl take corn. Roach seem to prefer the compressed crust. Haven't caught anything on spam save for a freshwater Turtle.
Another good option is to buy feed corn, soak it for 24 hours, and then boil it for an hour :) That works wonders too, and it's even cheaper than buying sweetcorn from the supermarket.
Bread doesn't "fall off the hook after one cast", if you use it right. Buy the right bread, not hovis, warburtons is good. Hovis is all air and bleach. Keep your bread fresh, balance the size of the bait to the hook, mould a soft part of the bread round the shank, and don't break the grain. If you want to use it at distance, you can always microwave and roll it, and/or hair rig it. It shouldn't "fall off"... and spam isn't cheap. Generic cheap meat is better, because it's full of fat and contains more gristle, which makes it hook better. Take it out of the tin, and put it in the fridge for 24 hours, which gives it a nice skin. For chub, hotdogs are just as good, and half the price. but meat will never out-fish bread.
Tins for hookbait, frozen for throwing. Refreeze it after if you haven't used it all. The freezing and defrosting process breaks the fibres in the kernels down. More mushy and smelly. 😉 Just don't get the fishbag and the hoomanbag confused in the freezer....
Good tip. Beans don't get used enough. A good summer bulker, when they want a lot of food. Fish have much simpler taste buds than us mammals, and respond well to simple protein rich foods.
Having massive problems with cormorants at the moment on my local river bait fish have become basically non existent which seems to have moved the pike on? This time last year had already had several doubles biggest being 18lb 4, had a least 6 or 7 blank sessions now fishing same methods which were so successful last year? Will this temporary or does this mean my local stretch is now and will continue to be no good?
Im jealous at the price of corn you have in the store. Here (NL) shops dont even sell frozen corn, only cans, and they are expensive! If i want cheap corn, i can only order it online, dried.
Watching this now is absolutely mind blowing, the change in prices we've had in around a year is astonishing, lol. Don't get me wrong, it's still a fair bit cheaper than tackle shop bait, but wow.
Great video!! Im wondering i was on a lake in france and the owner came from the uk. He told me he use marmite on boilies and bread for catching carp couse its salty. Dit you ever tryed that or it isnt that good for a carp🙈😂👍. Sorry if my english is bad... Gr. Dave
I'm 67, fishing since I was 7, I use meat,corn, loaf, worms, maggots,cheese,hemp ! What else do you need?? Refuse to fall into the angling retail trap of super duper pellets and poles
guys your vids are always top quality just want to ask alot of carp waters that i fish have banned bread due to it being bad for them do you agree ?????
Had the best carp session I've ever had using luncheon meat we cubed it up and covered it in chilli powder we honestly didn't get a chance to sit down all morning it was non stop
WHEN are these brands going to finally start sponsoring anglers? We all know the best baits come out of the supermarket! I mean, does anyone actually eat spam anymore? Change the name the instant impact carp spam and its good for 6.99 a can lol!
@@fishingtutorials yes it weigthed 1.1kg got my fifth tench yesterday 993g on corn and worm, but they spit most of the time out the boilie if i have thrown it out but they always pick them up so they are interested in them but i think it might be the flavor
Hi! To improve your fishing and catch more fish, check out my Simple Fishing Guidebook! With 100 pages of tips, rigs, knots, bait + lure advice and 21 in-depth species guides, you’ll definitely improve your knowledge and skills. Get yours here: fishwithcarl.co.uk/products/the-simple-fishing-guidebook
You just can't beat these normal fishing videos, simple does the job. I remember being young with my old man having the time of my life with a float and a bag of corn.
Great video as always guys - Had some of my best Tench on sweetcorn.
Think I can go one better on the cheap baits though ;-) The last 2 weeks have been fishing a local lake in Iver, home to Carp, Bream and some cracking silvers, with my brother. The small Perch kept hitting me on maggot and worm whilst I was getting a lot of knocks and lifts but no proper bites on 6mm pellet. Overhanging the water was an elderberry bush - I thought it logical that these would fall in to the water and the fish would take them so picked some and stuck them on the hook. Cue a Roach frenzy - Over 50 the first weekend averaging 8oz with a biggest at 1lb 4oz, around 20 last week running up to 12oz. Also bounced something very heavy which I suspect was a Carp. Total cost of bait - £0
Very cool ^^ and something ill keep in mind, I've seen people use bugs on lakes that naturally have a lot there, never thought about this though.
Would that lake be Wood Lane by any chance?
@@albybunday1767 It is indeed
Love your vids do a colab with catfish and carp
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great topic for an episode. x
Also, your book is fantastic. Since it's arrival my son has taken it to bed and we look through it every night. It has all the information we need and the illustrations are fantastic. it's clear you all put in so much work. Great result, nice job. x
Amazing stuff! Thanks for the message :) ❤️
This season, I'd say 70% of the carp I've caught was on using bread. I usually fish with two rods, I cast one with a boilie or a pop wafters or meat and leave it on the buzzer. The other rod I'd either float fish or use a quiver tip rod. But when I float, it's either on the surface or on laying on the bottom. I always catch each time I go. Bread you cannot go wrong.
I've got rid of all my carbon and graphite reels. Bought a load of cane and cap and Mitchell cast metal reels.. Precision engenering change the allow cogs for brass and they spin with 1 spin of the hand for over a minute.. The Hardy and Alcock rods are great. Just get new tops made for 100 each. And it's green clean fishing... Just makes the experance feel better.. I'm sourcing cotten branded lines made of cotton and silk. Strong stuff.. Will try the spam dog food
I’m not a specimen angler I’m pretty old school when it comes to fishing I have the carp rods etc but for me nothing beats the waggler rod with a porcupine float and a lump of meat or if later on in the session when it gets darker il switch to a bubble float and float a bit of crust I love it 😍
Sounds great
Absolutely love these videos. I’d be really interested on the rod, reel and line combo you use for this light/surface fishing. Whenever I try, I find I can’t cast very far with light baits and end up in line tangles. Thanks for all you do!
Would love to see a video on bobbins and bite indication dos and don’ts. Me and my kids love your videos keep it up guys 👍
I would consider that a success, you caught on each bait! poor skimmer and dace haha didnt even count as a blank saver!
Top video as always! That was not a failure you caught at each venue, on each bait, and got 3 different species. I'd say you completed the challenge 😊
I caught a 20lb carp on corn 2 weeks into fishing, stalked the fish from the surface, having spent a fortune on boilies and pellets and such, corn is always going to be in my bag as an essential bait.
Fun to see you in that last stretch of river, remember your early days when you were there quite a lot
Yes! One of our original spots, not as productive as it used to be though. Still nice to be down there though!
I am STILL not done with all of your content guys! and I couldnt be more happy about it at that hahaha!
Cheers once again mates!
Awesome to hear that Joe! Tight lines :)
For the last couple of years I've often used tins of Tulip Bacon Grill obtainable from larger Tesco's branches, as Spam has become so soft and soggy. The BG works just as well, but is a little firmer and stays on the hook better, especially when Punched and presented on a Drennan Pushstop.
best break is the morrisons extra thick but look for the ones that have been baked a bit longer with the darker crust, by for the best for surface fishing.
Dom !! glad you're still alive
@@fatfish6763 always here, just hardly go fishing anymore lol
@@DomFishingUK Did you see how fast Chris ran with the net for Carl . I but he does't normaly go the fast
@@fatfish6763 surprised he doesnt jab the fish off, he normally does that to me when we go fishing the knob head!
Fun Fact, in Germany Spam meat is not available (of course we have other canned meat) so it's very expensive. About 10€ on Amazon 😂🙈
Nice vid buddy changing it up good for ppl who r learning keep them coming
Hey guys just wondering if you have a video on different leads etc, looking at joining a new lake and being really new to carp/lake fishing there's alot of new rules I need to follow.
At the moment I'm using an inline lead I believe where the weight has the line going through it and it can move freely up and down the line.
I've been told I need a semi fixed/something else and I'm not exactly sure what I need.
I’ve also found tinned hotdogs to be one of the best Baits for me , I’ve caught countless double figure carp on a simple hair rig with some hotdogs whilst anglers all around me blank
Another great video.
I find bacon grill is better than spam or luncheon meat. It is firmer. I sometimes give it a quick fry to get those oils flowing
I used to do that too but quickly gave up as the temptation to throw it between the bread and eat it myself was always too much! 😆
Great tutorial!!! Don’t forget cheese and peas though!!! Back when I was a kid our family was quiet poor. On a Sunday afternoon my brothers and I used the remains of the Sunday roast for bait. Potatoes carrots peas and we couldn’t afford traditional meat for our roast so the left over sausage was a great bait too!!! Each bait caught fish on it’s day….
Thank you Bob! Amazing. So true. And fun to see what works too. Omi and I caught a carp on a piece of apple once. I also caught a chub on a blackberry picked from a bush. It is absolutely possible to catch fish on other things :)
Should I use hair rig and stopper for my spam or I can put straight on the hook if I use method feeder?
Can catch fish anywhere on the planet with corn even in salt water Great bait!
Like how you went back to that old fishing spot at the Little river defo seen that in the old videos 👌👍
Hi Carl today I cuaght a perch on curried Spam and cuaght a chub on spam as well
Bread crumbs and grated cheese molded into a boillie, Winner every time, for Chub and Barble
Excellent production and quality tutorial
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
Bubble float is good if you need to get your bread out further. They take on water, which provides weight, are transparent so don't spook the fish too much and they float. Never tried with carp, used exclusively with floating bread for mullet. Also, hard, super smelly cheese for big river chub.
I'm in Melbourne Aus, corn kernals and bread have always been my go too when fish are not taking worm or power bait. Trout, Carp and Roach wiĺl take corn. Roach seem to prefer the compressed crust. Haven't caught anything on spam save for a freshwater Turtle.
Another good option is to buy feed corn, soak it for 24 hours, and then boil it for an hour :) That works wonders too, and it's even cheaper than buying sweetcorn from the supermarket.
Carl talking bread colour difference - "White bread gets more attention" then continues to use the crust🤷🏻♂️😂
Another fantastic video Carl thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Robert :)
My 3 go to baits alongside boiles
The river looks like the same one you used to fish like 8 years ago. Is it the same one?
For carp all I use is Banoffe sweet corn sends those chunks crazy.. If I'm allowed to ground bait I only use Munga mix
Sweetcorn and meat are the baits I use the most. Both are great for many different species.
Bread doesn't "fall off the hook after one cast", if you use it right. Buy the right bread, not hovis, warburtons is good. Hovis is all air and bleach. Keep your bread fresh, balance the size of the bait to the hook, mould a soft part of the bread round the shank, and don't break the grain. If you want to use it at distance, you can always microwave and roll it, and/or hair rig it. It shouldn't "fall off"... and spam isn't cheap. Generic cheap meat is better, because it's full of fat and contains more gristle, which makes it hook better. Take it out of the tin, and put it in the fridge for 24 hours, which gives it a nice skin. For chub, hotdogs are just as good, and half the price. but meat will never out-fish bread.
havent even watched can already tell this is going to be a good one where i fish carp only feed on luncheon meat and bread
In Russia, they catch a barbel on crustaceans from under the stones, I see for the first time what they catch on ham
Tins for hookbait, frozen for throwing. Refreeze it after if you haven't used it all. The freezing and defrosting process breaks the fibres in the kernels down. More mushy and smelly. 😉 Just don't get the fishbag and the hoomanbag confused in the freezer....
Great video as always.
Glad you enjoyed it Maria :)
Keep it up carl and alex your tutorials always help improve my angling
So glad to hear they're helped :)
Brilliant video keep up the work
Great video lads 👍🏻
Chick peas for match carp fishing, 2 wins, 2 seconds and a fourth in 5 weekends...
Also haricot beans are great for F1's and Bream...
Good tip. Beans don't get used enough. A good summer bulker, when they want a lot of food. Fish have much simpler taste buds than us mammals, and respond well to simple protein rich foods.
Yes another video
Having massive problems with cormorants at the moment on my local river bait fish have become basically non existent which seems to have moved the pike on? This time last year had already had several doubles biggest being 18lb 4, had a least 6 or 7 blank sessions now fishing same methods which were so successful last year? Will this temporary or does this mean my local stretch is now and will continue to be no good?
cool video, what setup you using. TIA
Another great video guys 👍🏼
Always love these videos! Great location, out of curiosity what rod are you using?
Im jealous at the price of corn you have in the store. Here (NL) shops dont even sell frozen corn, only cans, and they are expensive! If i want cheap corn, i can only order it online, dried.
Watching this now is absolutely mind blowing, the change in prices we've had in around a year is astonishing, lol. Don't get me wrong, it's still a fair bit cheaper than tackle shop bait, but wow.
I love bream. I quick knock on the head and they make a great pike bait.
Great video!!
Im wondering i was on a lake in france and the owner came from the uk.
He told me he use marmite on boilies and bread for catching carp couse its salty.
Dit you ever tryed that or it isnt that good for a carp🙈😂👍.
Sorry if my english is bad...
Gr. Dave
Make a video on what lures to use for pike fishing
Hey Carl and Alex could you please do a video fishing for true crucian carp.
Have you ever tried soaking raw chicken in garlic salt?
I seem to get alot of bites from catfish and drum
We don't use chicken as a bait in the UK, but it's relatively cheap, and would be worth an experiment. Garlic salt is an excellent additive.
Always been good baits and always will. It’s not about boilies all the time. Nice one Carl 👍 another good video as usual .
What line weight\strength do you use for catching carp like in this video?
6 or 8lb line is suitable for fish of this size in this video :)
What location was the 1st fish lovely colour
Big fan I love the videos you inspired me to fish and it’s Been so mush fun
Glad to hear it and best of luck with your fishing! :)
Is spam any good for Perch fishing?
well done again boy's nice video
I'm 67, fishing since I was 7, I use meat,corn, loaf, worms, maggots,cheese,hemp ! What else do you need?? Refuse to fall into the angling retail trap of super duper pellets and poles
Thank you
I went fishing nearly every day when I was a kid. Only ever used bread never blanked.
Great tips! 👍🏻
Warburtons is by far the best sliced white for fishing
guys your vids are always top quality just want to ask alot of carp waters that i fish have banned bread due to it being bad for them do you agree ?????
Had the best carp session I've ever had using luncheon meat we cubed it up and covered it in chilli powder we honestly didn't get a chance to sit down all morning it was non stop
Sounds like a mega day :) !
WHEN are these brands going to finally start sponsoring anglers? We all know the best baits come out of the supermarket! I mean, does anyone actually eat spam anymore? Change the name the instant impact carp spam and its good for 6.99 a can lol!
Great vid well done
You guys are soooooo good great vid
Thank you!!
Thank u so much Carl that rlly helped me u are amazing fisher Man U inspired me 🎉
A lot of pools don’t allow surface feeding ,,
Ah really, what country are you from? Here in the UK there's no restriction to surface fishing.
Another excellent video again keep up the good work boy's 👍
Cheers Marcus!
Going fishing today wish me luck
Hope you did well
Fab video as always👌💪
Cheers Jason!
I use a apple corer for my meat and bread
what hook size?
Bread has literally never failed me
I know your a better fishmen then me 100% but the white bit off the bread is also good for surface
what the name a river?
What Rod u use?
Good video lads but the big bait companies must love u too..lol..👍corns the oldest and best .
99p for a pan of hovis white. Here in Ireland you would need bank loan to buy that.
I have caught wild tench with a banana corn boilie i think it’s a boilie
Oh nice !
@@fishingtutorials yes it weigthed 1.1kg got my fifth tench yesterday 993g on corn and worm, but they spit most of the time out the boilie if i have thrown it out but they always pick them up so they are interested in them but i think it might be the flavor
love ur vids!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as usual great vids
More trik for fishi
Thankyou my frend🤙
Music at 4:34?
Sorry, not sure of the name, hard to find the tracks again once much time has passed.
@@fishingtutorials understandable, maybe some other follower will be able to answer, idk. Thank you anyway, great challenge!
You're welcome! Or you could try the Shazam app?
White bread is only better when there is not a lot off other fisherman fishing with bread if there are Brown bread Will work better
worms! slugs! grasshoppers!
they're free!
worms are the best bait. cost nothing as will produce in all conditions. corn and meat next. bread is more specialized.
I have a rule... if i want to guaranty a catch of any kind... Bread or Sweetcorn.
Float fished Spam would have been a good option at the lake as the Corn wasn't doing so well.
I think SPAM is quite unique to the UK though 😅
great vid again always strong o cheese ever let me for chub