Eastbourne is a great place to fish, why be secretive about it? Share your location to help others. You were once a newbie but it looks like KZread has gone to your head, you don’t own the spots so share them for other anglers to enjoy, it’s not like you’re going to be there 24/7 is it.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed it’s a beautiful place. Plenty of mark guides on the channel to help Anglers find marks with Eastbourne featuring. It’s always a tricky decision sharing marks with balancing helping newbies too. For me researching and finding your own spots is so rewarding with Bass all along this coastline.

@Fishingbug

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of homework goes into finding spots that hold decent fish. The thing with sharing spots is sometimes it's not only anglers who will come fish the spot, the commercial guys will come in and net the place and take every last fish ruining it for everyone. 👍

@stevegleed5

3 жыл бұрын

All the knowledge is hard one, many hours, early mornings, blanks and lost tackle. Part of the fun is learning the skills to catch bass first year is all about practise and learning your marks. put the hard miles in mate you’ll appreciate catching more😀

@stephenthomas1598

3 жыл бұрын

Yes finding your own locations under your own steam is rewarding - Love the early morning Bass the best time ( so close in but a live bait mackerel, Pouting Etc is a killer presentation ) by all means keep a few spots for yourself excellent diplomatic answer take no notice of rogue comments your podcasts videos are an excellent human presentation with gaffs and fun comments 😄👍🏽 hope you get a few more early morning action adventures 🐟

@steveforster3420

3 жыл бұрын

This guy is prob one of the most open guys about marks..he got videos showing you marks he fishes and marks you can check out ect..so either you haven't watched his other videos as you would know because you sound like a jealous fisherman?? Also part of fishing is searching and trying new places or same places diff tactics ect..I live around the Gower yet I still know little marks and other people I know have some very good marks yet I don't ask and not worried to be honest..I know certain areas they fish but not the tactics or tides sometimes..and sometimes as other said you have commercial rapers and groups of clowns wrecking a place and some spots are just best left little known and kept quiet between close buddys...also Matt you won't get banned for showing live baiting as KZread shows big hog hunting with guys blasting shotguns at hogs like ten foot away,,also there many live baiting techniques on here for fishing,,just like to know your way/s as I may try live baiting for cod this winter for a laugh lol..great bass by the way bro!!

Nice to see you release it to spawn👍

Been looking forward to this video. Awesome bass, big well done! 👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks , hope your fishing’s going well on the Fishing big channel .... here for those that don’t know kzread.info

Brilliant footage! Thank you for the upload great channel 😀

Free line Mackerel fishing for Mr Bass. So! well done and very clever. You deserve that for all the effort and technique used.

Great upload Matt - always something to learn from you! Wonderful healthy looking Bass! May have to come back & watch this again - having broadband issues & KZread drops them to the lowest resolution to avoid buffering! Thanks - Stay safe & well. 👍👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers yea it should be viewed at max if you can as there are a few instances of fish to spot on this one

Mate well done! That's a great wya to catch them and the fact it come that close is mental! All the hard work you put in is paying off..

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Michael it’s a very exciting method for sure - seaglo beads on the live bait rig maybe !! check out seaglo here; kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4mNzsGQeJirfMY.html they are the king of lumo angling and this is another great channel to watch

I do like to see catch and release on Bass, that fish is probably 20+ years old. Well done for releasing it.

@SaltwaterAngler

Жыл бұрын

Yes should be a good breeder at this size too

Nice one Matt. Lovely Bass.👍

Some lovely videos and great channel, thanks! Very helpful for someone like me who fishes the south coast but doesn't live locally.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that 👍

Great video and really enjoyed it. Your entitled to keep the marks you want to yourself. Thanks for sharing the adventure

Fantastic fish and well deserved mate for your efforts.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon appreciate you taking the time to comment.

I love fishing live mackerel during the summer months. Nothing beats that feeling when the line starts tearing off! Great video once again. cheers!

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Yep that initial hot is so exciting

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Hit , even

@stevewillshere1161

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler or adrenaline hit even.😄

Incredible footage Matt. Can fully endorse what your saying about the Whitebait,Mackerel ,Bass - food chain. About 12 years ago. We were fishing the North - Eastern side of Bardsay Island facing n.east to the sound toward Aberdaron. My mate had a big Bass that got off his peeler, Mackerel everywhere ,that much you could have opened a cannery lol. But my main point was that the Whitebait made the sea looked like it was boiling. Every Sea Angler should experience this phenomenon; it was great to see that again on ye vid Matt. Hi quality as usual. Phil

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil , there is a good clue between bass hitting mackerel and mackerel hitting white bait and that’s the height of the gulls that follow. If they are low it’s mackerel if high it’s bass ..... well that’s the theory 😀 it must of been awesome for you to witness on Enlli. There was an old legend from ynispiod on uwchmyndd that one evening in the early 80s a shoal was so vast it stretched across the sound from meudwy to the island ! There were people picking up fish from the same shoal on the mainland and on bardsey ! I doubt it’s true but that place sure has some magic .

Great fish mate,Always nice to see.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Iain

Nice catch mate

Fantastic bass and great video.

Cracking Bass, well filmed, you must be a very happy bunny thanks for posting.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers David 9lb but with the mackerel could of been a double !

Some great footage ,I'll be out with the lure rod after work this week when the storm has gone ...good work 👍👍👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, it could be good timing

Amazing well done buddy, hoping can get out soon!

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

Nice fish matt,Can't wait to try that next year , think the mackerel are truly gone now .

@SaltwaterAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Mackerel still here though !

Great Bass, another good watch 🎣👍🏻

Mint Bass well done fella

Love the vids pal keep it up 👍 great bass 🐟👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback

Fantastic fish well done🦈

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

Awesome,well-done mate👍🎣🎣

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciated thanks Jeff

Cool !..I get that big fish like that need to be preserved.....great to see the water so filled with teeming life...gives one optimism ...

What a cracking bass . Well done. 😀

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi David, thanks I was aided by it deciding to hit the beach!

I caught a beautiful Bass of 8lb.9oz this morning on a 130mm crystal minnow in Lowestoft!

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ! Well done

@tall_ad

3 жыл бұрын

Well done mate,I fish lowestoft and Pakefield, but never tries plugs from the shore ,was it an open sandy beach or was there features ,rocks etc

@carlpaesbrugghe1237

3 жыл бұрын

@@tall_ad i hooked it around 10 yards out close at the breakers. Nice big swell on the flood tide and it went off like a bullet at first then decided to head straight into the rocks. Set your drag high because they don't take prisoners because someone messaged this morning telling me he lost a fish of a lifetime a short while ago at childrens corner.

You should show how you rig up your live bait, do you cast it out?? Also any weights used or just hook on the mainline and then macki on?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Free lined with either a big 5/0 circle or a trebble I mix these up a bit with different sizes. This particular fish was a trebble which has a better hook up but doesn’t help fish handling so much.

@andrewbrown5280

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video mate,do youhook up live bait by the tail or back etc.? May give it a go tomorrow morning on the North Cornish coast.

Beautiful fish ...

Legendary sea bass🤩🤩👏👏👏

FANTASTIC, top man this fella

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Wow mate great fishing just liked and subbed

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard ! Hopefully some more bass to come this year

That was cool... Never seen a mackerel fished like that, one to keep in mind next time they come through down here.😎

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Nose hooked big singles or trebles

@MrPokerblot

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler Size ones too big? Only because I've got lots of size ones that are really no use to me as i had the the wrong size hook delivered..

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

2/0 treble or 6/0 single can be effective.

Boom! Monster!

Stunning scenery.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!

Cracking fish, no wonder your well pleased. Great vid thanks, really enjoyed it.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Could you tell me the make and size of rod you’re using in this blog please

Bravo à toi, une magnifique c'est sûr de pêche.

Awesome! I’ve been wondering if people use that technique of live baiting mackerel from the shore with a lite rod! Would love to try it some time! How did you rig the mackerel up for it?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Freelined treble hook though the nose

Great video. Not easy filming and fishing. Not easy catching a 9lb bass! (Even on filthy bait lol). Well done. It easy making such a well narrated edit. What is it with pious sea anglers and secrecy. It’s so boring. l’ve had a self declared expert shoot me down for saying I caught a mullet in Christchurch harbour. Still…nothing like a hater to help a channel along. I’m still waiting for my first one 😂. Thanks for sharing and keep em coming.

@SaltwaterAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers for that, Not sure why your comment went unseen ? I have noticed some really top Anglers share more secrets than average ones like me. But its not top secret that there are Mullet in Christchurch harbour !!

@SaltwaterAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Fishwish here; kzread.info/dron/TTt7gc2ZjsfcMWEiqnTt4w.html

@Fishwish

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler the guy that sent me a long rude letter has taken out more anglers on Christchurch harbour than I’ve had hot dinners. Including a full camera crew…twice! Some people just like things for themselves. Thanks for reply and keep up the great work. I don’t get much time for watching KZread but enjoy your stuff. Thanks for the shout out below, too.

Hey , great channel! Was wondering how you work the komomo . I got the 145 sf mainly for bluefish in mullet colors and i wonder whats the best way to retrieve it.

@SaltwaterAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Hello sir, thanks I tend to retrieve slow but with occasional drags , leaving it. A lot depends on tide and current and what the bass are up to. If they are chasing baitfish I’ll retrieve faster but it’s also sometimes with leaving it on the surface too ! So yea everything !!!!

@DimS_LA

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler thank you very much! I had a feeling this lure is meant for very slow retrieve.

That was great watching this again... Did you free line the live bait or use the rig you posted with a treble? Tight lines B

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks yea free line on this occasion

I was at rockanore last night getting some joey mackerel for pike bait and hooked a 35cm bass on a 60mm black minnow, I had no idea they were present in that location, the schoolies must have come in for the whitebait

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one it always seems so cloudy there but at least the tourists have gone from jumping off the wall ! Good ole black minnow

Nice bass 😎, i was just wondering how far you chuck the live Mackie out, i am always weary it will come off or kill it if i cast it out to far..

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

6ft and let it do the rest

Wow that's a cracking bass,mackerel are like rocking horse poo round the IOW ! Would you try live baiting for them ? (Bass that is !)

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Pouting a very good second best

Stunning fish, always lovely on a swim bait. How long do the Bass and mackerel stay for in Autmn?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

It seems to be a later and later season every year - I’m going to stick my neck out and say this is still a possibility in November

@ChrisCrat

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure about the Mackies but I still had Bass in December last year.

Gr8 video m8 .... Good watching

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert appreciate your comment

High Matt, great video, nice fish too. Was that one of the cobalt range of rods that you are using in this film ?? Looks very much like it,is so what rating is it ?? Please. On your honest review of the favourite colbolt 902m , and Henry Gilbys glowing testimonial and write up I am waiting for mine to arrive. I hope it's a good'n, as I am not a novice but willing to try it as its been given such a glowing accolade, and it's the lighter end of the weight range, so looking forward to using it soon. Any other recommendations in this range?. All the best for now. Les.

@SaltwaterAngler

2 жыл бұрын

yes theres a review of it on the channel . Also some other recommendations in our beginners guide to lure fishing. Did it arrive have you used it ?

@lesliecrowther7004

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler yes have watched with great interest, although not a novice angler, there is always something to be learnt, isn't there. I have been fishing for more years than I care to remember, now 68, I started at around 5 or 6 years old. One of my best ever spinning results was a 5 3/4 LB bass, caught on an 8ft fibreglass rod, a mepps spinner, fixed spool reel, sorry can't remember the name of it but, have a very clear picture of it in my mind. It's nice to get back into some spinning/ plugging, and some of the more recent lures that are now on the market, even going to have a go on the fresh water scene as well. Looking forward to it too. All the best 👍 Les.

@lesliecrowther7004

2 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention, that Bass was caught on Hemsby beach near Grt Yarmouth.

Great bass

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi how are you ! Thanks for all your comments again

Still plagued with the tiny 5" mackerel down here in Exmouth. First keeper bass 6lb today in 2 week, been all little 8" bass recently, think the fresh rain water pushed the bigger ones out deeper.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting funny how it goes , think baitfish playing a big part too

May I ask, how did you hook up the live bait, did you place a single hook through the lips or through the body?... lovely fish btw

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Treble through the nose or a big circle hook

@MeMe-dw1sm

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler Thanks, clever way to catch a bass with all the mackerel shoaling

Great Bass."

It always surprises me how close the bass will come.

@pacattack7121

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah your right. Most the bass I have caught are in really shallow waters. I wonder why?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Hounding the bait fish !

Carry your rod backwards! Else you'll snap the tip òff, sooner or later! .... I did, cos I didn't & take note of Grandads advice! 😂 x

@SaltwaterAngler

2 жыл бұрын

Ha grandads know best ! You made me think actually I do carry it backwards but swap it round to make the filming look better !

Nice bass

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

She was a beauty, I’ll remember this day really great fun

wow nice bass

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Hi saltwater do you do boat fishing or inflatable boat fishing any of them

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, kayak fishing ! Had a break this year but back on it 2021. Most of my fishing was done from a kayak even before it was thing in thing ! There’s a few videos on the channel but I’ll make more of it next year

Where about is this?? I would love to have a go myself

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

It would be remiss if me to say exactly where but fish like this can be caught almost anywhere on the south coast from Cornwall to dungeness

@jamiewebb9830

3 жыл бұрын

UK fish cam this is at the ledge in Eastbourne!

Hi did you take that bass fish home

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

not this time, i do on occasion but not something like a double

Hi Can you recommend a decent/budget spinning rod please? And reel 😄. Maybe under £80 (If you can get decent for that price)

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

A lot depends where your fishing - if you drop me an email at Matt@saltwaterangler.uk and I’ll send you some recommendations I’ve written down

Whats the live bait rig did you cast it back out far?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Just a treble directly on to the fluro. Not cast just dropped in to the water in front of me

@stec2138

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler an is it just lip hooked or? Cheers mate

Very nice video. Where is this place of makarel because I tray many place on this yer for them and I don't have any lake. Alowys I just fishing only makarels(o love so much this flavour of fish)

@SaltwaterAngler

Жыл бұрын

They are everywhere at certain times

well done ,beat my 8lb 1oz i caught 2 weeks ago on the Patchinko in the dark , did you find any easter eggs lol

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Damn those Easter eggs ! I think any fish over 5 lb is a proper bass. But imagine how a 20lber would be ! Or that french 24lber that was net caught - there’s always a bigger beast I suppose

@hilton11000

3 жыл бұрын

​@@SaltwaterAngler , i also caught a 5.5 last week it fought harder than the 8 pounder ,caught it with the smaller Patchinko 100 size ,i want to get the next size up now the 125 ,the 8 punder took the larger pachenko , tight lines from north wales ,

Fight was a little underwhelming...but that's fishing for you!! Superb fish none the less, well done. Question Matt - how old would a 9lb bass be??

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

I will check as I took a scale sample. These measure its age by rings a little like rings on a tree and I should be able to find out the good growing years too.

@keithdouglas9848

3 жыл бұрын

1 lbs with bass equals one year, so a 9lbs bass is 9years old:-)

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Sort of. It’s interesting to look at big growing years and the conditions

AmaZing Is that Brighton?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Very close yes

Beautiful fish..very dynamic ecosystem...where is this?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

South coast near Brighton is the most I can say for this one

What rod and reel are you using?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Check 1 minute in on the latest video Oska The lure choice should have been obvious- Sea fishing for Bass

Typical, you put your biggest lure on for big bass...and end up catching bloomin’ mackerels 😂 Nice catch btw🐟 P.s: I might see you around the coast one day, tight lines!

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

🤙

Top class👌👌👌👌👌

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Love these big female fish

Is that a spring or a neap you're fishing buddy?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Inbetween

@geraltofrivia8529

3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy neaps because it involves less wading through sticky estuary mud at my favourite spot and doesnt chuck so much weed down. A lot of bait fishing guys love the springs because the fish cover more range. Just found the channel and love it. Really useful as a relatively new lure fisherman. Cracking stuff 👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one maybe check out our guide to watercraft or lure fishing on the channel. I was always told that the big springs bring fish off the wrecks and in to the beaches and shoreline .However mine and friends catch reports do not back this up and in fact it’s the opposite with some of my best fish coming on neaps! It’s a world of contradictions

You should buy a stick. 6 ft stick. Forget the rods, reels and lures. Smash'em :D

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha yes a mini rod

@Ansset0

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler I'd say a well targeted warhead with very tiny COP ;)

If Mackies grew to 10lb plus they would , I am sure ,out fight a Bass of the same weight. love catching single mackies on light gear.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good point the dubious 6lb mackerel from Berry head would be some fish ?

@brynmitchell5774

3 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler I am very much a novice sea angler, with a Rib 15 hp and Perch and Pike gear only , never heard of a Mackerel bigger than 2lb, it would be fantastic to See a Mackerel over 3 lb ! Thanks for your great vids...learning lots from You , Slippy limpets and The Fish Locker and TAF....LOVING IT ALL !

Do mackerel come right up to the shoreline before sunrise consistently or was it just good timing you were there?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Luck I recon

There's a few too many adverts!

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. I will get that changed

Not sure I could put a fish like that back.....

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

very true

You lost me at live baiting using a fish. Shame.

@SaltwaterAngler

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not for everyone , thanks for the comment

I totally disagree, keep your marks to yourself ! There is nothing worse than giving hard earned knowledge to a novice angler them catching fish and giving it large about what they have caught ! When truth is they were only fishing at that mark due to the knowledge passed on by a experienced fisherman who has put the days ,months ,years on the beach ! Including all those blanks but keeps going . If you want fishing to be easy ! Get a game on your phone or computer ..

@SaltwaterAngler

3 жыл бұрын

Its such a balance, I think some venues are well known and its o.k but others are not for sharing, always encourage us to get out and find that special spot, theres better marks than i fish guaranteed