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"you are a kid again, that's the essence of it". This is fishing!

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! :)

@Alfiepet

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Carl and alex

It used to be about size, or number of fish for me. Loads of gear on every trip. Then after I had an operation I was limited for a few weeks. I couldn't carry much gear, or risk hooking a big fish as it would be unsafe for me and the fish. Pocket tackle and fishing for tiddlers was my only option. It reminded me what I loved about fishing as a kid. Being out there, relaxing, taking in the nature it all came back, catching was secondary to enjoyment.

@eleveneleven572

Ай бұрын

Too many anglers approach to fishing like a military exercise with masses of gear. Nah.....my happiest times are traveling light and not caring about the size of the fish. And they can keep the stocked fisheries !

The humble Gudgeon is often the cherry on top of the cake of a days fishing for me. They’re so beautiful.

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!

@itsmeagain7825

3 жыл бұрын

They always give a huge bite when ledgering!

Micro fishing with a small float is a great way to bring back memories. To this day I love the feeling when the float goes under, even though you know it won't be a monster. My mate who I go fishing with doesn't understand why I do it and says "they're not even proper fish" but there's a nice innocence to micro fishing.

@leem25

3 жыл бұрын

You never know though ;) i was catching roach all day yesterday until the last bite went unexpectedly solid and caught a lovely 7lb mirror on a size 18 hook 😁

I’m really glad you did this, people laugh at me when im at a big lake and do this. Often after a few hours if there’s no action ill have a play with the little fish in the margins on a pole or light rod. I also find after about an hour of catching small fish they start getting bigger and bigger and most times i end up catching a young carp about 5-12lbs. I have a theory that the small fish are eating away happily then the larger fish see this and join in then the carp see this and then they muscle in.

Your channel is so underrated your content is so cool and interesting just perfect🙌

@PigFishYT

3 жыл бұрын

Even if they have millions of subs it would still be underrated

from now on I am exclusively watching the full adverts in support of carl and Alex's channel. it really is the best.

this is what makes the channel different to most. the understanding of people who like to catch smaller species and as well as getting out trying to catch the bigger fish even if they're not too great at it without being a laughing stock

That rod to tree transition 0:20 is fire

A Zen like peaceful video that takes us back to our childhood. Beautiful.

Your angling outlook is perfect, thanks for this content to take us back to reality and where we all began...The best on KZread....👍👍

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray :)

I fished until I was 14 (I'm 52 now) and really didn't enjoy it... Back at the start of summer, I took my girls (aged 9 and 6) camping to a friend's place where they've got a little 2 acre lake. My girls asked what was going on beside the lake and asked if they could go fishing... Two months later (and after watching an awful lot of your videos), we're all out on our local lake almost every week. The girls have been fishing with 5ft rods and little spinning reels and have caught multiple fish each time (including a few very nice little mirror carp). To hear them laughing and see them smiling all day is the absolute essence of what I was hoping to achieve. My own fishing has come on in leaps and bounds with my personal best now being an 18.5lb common on the same lake. I've gone from having a cheap little rod with a float attached to fishing the bottom with the rigs you've shown me how to make. The joy now is to be able to walk away from my own gear and spend time watching my girls land fish after fish after fish! So thanks to you both (and Josh) for creating a channel that's enabled this grumpy old sod to make even more of the time with my girls... We've got plenty of photos and more importantly, plenty of new memories... Long may it continue!

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!! This is so nice to hear. :)

Always informative in any situation. A good break-up from "the norm" keeps things fresh. Thank you

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

I hadn't been fishing for 6 years and got back in to it in 2020. It was not my best season for big beasties. But those Autumn days on the River Colne catching small Chub and Barbel surrounded by the wildlife and the stunning colours of the Rudd on a local lake in February put a smile on my face and reminded me, as you say, of what drew me in to the sport as a child

I love the micro streams when you can’t go to bog lakes for carp and they are so easy to catch if prepared

@aquaticcolledgefishing

3 жыл бұрын

Bog lakes sound shitty anyways 🤣

This film is the absolute essence of angling. It's what made us all lifelong anglers from being little kids. Small perfect fish in a wonderful natural environment. Carl is so good at conveying the excitement to be had from such wonderful simple fishing. Brilliant content as is the norm on this channel.

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words Paul

It is this aspect of your work is what really hods my attention, thank you.

Keep fishing fun. Like you said being a kid again. Too if you want to you can use the smaller fish to catch bigger fish. But above all keep fishing fun and enjoyable.

I absolutely love this micro fishing you guys do and going back to basics on the float and stuff!

I could catch tiny trout all day long and be a happy camper. They live and such beautiful areas and are so beautiful themselves, the size becomes less relevant

The best fishing channel on YT by far and your right it’s not all about the big fish because we should all Appreciate each fish we catch weather it’s carp or micro fish 🎣 we are in it for all fish 🐟

Absolutely love this video. Thanks. These are the fish me and my lad spend 99% of our time catching. We love all your big fish stuff too of course.

Been fishing for 30 years but ur tutorial videos are great.. A good reminder of what fishing is all about. I'll definitely be getting down the local little rivers and streams when the season opens 😊😊

I don't know what time in England is, but in Germany it's 1am and I'm still in KZread 🤣👍👌

@fishingwithrohan7865

3 жыл бұрын

Its 12 05 in at midnight in the uk

@daimhd1904

3 жыл бұрын

Dachte schon dass ich der einzige deutsche bin der die guckt, und die mega sympathisch findet

@crowder1095

3 жыл бұрын

3:20am

@botluke190

3 жыл бұрын

12 I think they messed up with the scheduling it's all good tho

@ramboalthor6094

3 жыл бұрын

Go to bed!

I haven't realized that it's a different channel, I though it's "Carl and Alex" channel video, but how much videos I watched, I didn't see this video, but when I realized that there is a whole KZread channel for Anglers. You made my day.

So true my I love carp fishing but I can't beat a session on the stream or canal with my young lad on his £10rod and float set up pulling out tiddlers all day seeing his excitement is the best

Brilliant video again! Love those Silverfish. So simple. So enjoyable.

100% agree with you about sometimes its such a joy to go back to basics and fish like this, its the joy of not knowing what fish is next and you get to be on the move, unlike stuck in a pre booked peg on a commercial.

Nice vid Carl & Josh, Refreshing to get back to the basics 🙌👍

Super cool like always 👍👌🤩 and yes that is the best way. Just cought a maybe 25cm pike in the morning. Fishing with small small softbait. Just fishing, size most of the time doesn't matter.

You’re so right. Love to see more of this type fishing 👍🏼👌🏽

great video lads.....been waiting for this one for a while!!

If you guys are getting a bit bored of fishing go to Kariba in Zimbabwe or Zambia and go Tiger, electric Bottlenose, Muramba and my favourite Squeaker fishing. The list goes on what you can catch on the Zambezi River. I grew up fishing in those waters and would love to see you guys experience it. Tiger fishing is one awesome experience, if you like bass you'll really enjoy tiger fishing.

One of my favourite videos of yours this. Spot on in everything you said 👌🏻

Going to a small river it's all fun and relaxing fishing. Until a 5 pound barbel passes by and thinks “those maggots look yummy”. And the relaxing part goes away, like the hook that must be still in the mouth of that fish ;)

Your micro stream fishing vids are wonderful, always interesting to see the variety of fish species and water quality in these feeder streams 👍🏻

This somes up the true essence of fishing, great work as always

What a tranquil way to fish . Sometimes you need something like this to take your mind away from fast life . Brilliant. You need a show on TV .You will be Very popular lads 👍 keep it coming

All about just getting on the bank and enjoying the time fishing Carl love this .and sorry to hear about your news with the videos you should get a hard drive to back up your content and save them all for the future keep up the good work guys can’t wait to see more 👊🏻👊🏻

I have grown up on a commercial fisher for most of my life. I have never fished a stream but this makes me want to quite a lot! Great video lads, great watch!

This is my favourite type of fishing because you get some great surprises

Wonderful vid, and great words from Carl. I think it is important to have a variety of fishing, rather than doing on type all the time. Its really good you do videos like this and show people it isn't all about the catching the biggest fish. Well done lads, and keep up the good work!

Fishing light, traveling the banks is fun. Personally I can't abide the thought of a motorised trolly, tent, 4 rods, buckets of bait/groundbait. 😳

I love these micro fishing videos and I absolutely love creek micro fishing 🎣

The stream at the bottom of the garden is full of the most beautiful Brown Trout. Very light rod, centre pin reel... Heaven!

This videos quality, is just amazing. One of the best on the platform.

I can already see this is gonna be great

Awesome stuff, thanks guys

How has it taking me this long to find this video!! Just awesome.

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Fishing in small streams really brings me back to memory lane and definitely teaches you to appreciate small fish. who doesn't appreciate the small, doesn't deserve the big..

@fishingtutorials

Жыл бұрын

❤

This channel deserves more support🤙🎣. Gotta come back to the USA. If you ever wanted to get on an average of 30-40+ pound grass carp and big commons just let me know. Keep up the hard work and tight linZ🤙🎣

Sound of nature is the best music, great video👍👍👍

I love this channel because of the variety of information, tactics and styles of fishing👍 Thank you for taking the time to film these superb sessions. Love it🙏👍🎣

@fishingtutorials

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that! Cheers David :)

I just got motivated to go micro fishing this weekend! Cheers Carl!😎

Very, very wise words Carl - just enjoy every moment of fishing, whatever type it is. When you are one with nature you are one with yourself (Alex can use that if he wants 🤣).

Totally love this, thank you

Great vid guys love your vids they have helped me a lot

Love the vids keep up the good work as always

I use my 7ft LRF rod and a 1000 size reel or my whip for this type of fishing its a great way to enjoy the outdoors.

Great vid this, couldn’t agree more with the “back to basics” reality check! Hopefully sparks some more interest and funds In Uk natural waterways, and improving maintenance! Great vid as always!

Brilliant once again

Fantastic little video this. As the years go by it's easy to get caught up in the bigger is always better side of fishing. This video proves that is not the case in fact relentless pursuit of bigger carp can actually ruin you as an angler! If you've forgotten the joy that can be gained from catching small fish from small waters then it's definitely time to reconnect. I've definitely been guilty of becoming blasé when it comes to fish size in the past but I've begun making changes and will be doing a lot more of this type of angling in the future. Thanks for reminding me and the rest of the fishing world why maintaining this connection to our angling roots is so important.

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh cheers Matthew... really glad to hear it. It happens, we can get caught up feeling only big fish matter for a good session, but it's amazing to remember the simple joy of just catching fish :) they're all amazing. Enjoy!

@matthewcollinsangler

2 жыл бұрын

@@fishingtutorials Absolutely! I've been doing some waggler fishing this winter for roach (I haven't taken the time to do that for many years!) I absolutely loved it. The tingle of excitement I got when that float dipped and slid under was just great and then when I made a solid contact with a fish it all came flooding back: All those years I spent on park lakes and small rivers catching fish that most anglers would regards as meaningless in todays world. Those fish mattered, they still matter. Catching small fish enables grown men to travel back in time and become a boys again (instantly) and that makes it very special indeed.

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Yes haha, excatly :) couldn't agree more. Beautifully said. Glad you got back out on the waggler fishing... there's nothing like that feeling and anticiptaion! Thanks for sharing that Matthew :) always great to hear.

Great detail on what you are using! Very helpful!! Thank you 👍

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! You're welcome :)

catching fish that big on your main channel all the time would be just fine by me!

Without doubt this is the best instructional fishing channel out there. Well done lads

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

Cracking and as always.... well done !!! Get yaselves on tv !! Now wouldn’t that be something.... we need them fishing days back on TV !!! 👍🏽👍🏽😀😀

Love the video lads

man, i love these micro fishing vids!! keep em coming!!!

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dylan! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

Cracking video , alot more people should have that perspective with fishing 👌🏼

Great video and greater advice. Thank you.

5:50 that chublet just flew 🤣🤣 Great vid lads keep it up 👍🏼

Bro your content is so nice! Subscribed. Good job bro keep it up!

What a lovely short video 👍

Even though I am a kid this still reminds me of when I was younger, and didn’t do carp fishing ,keep up the good work guys👍

This reminds of the old TV programme " The Fishing Race", about catching as many species as possible. I've only ever caught 2 Pope/ Ruffe, and that was 40 years ago. The best small fish in this country is the Smelt, which smells of cucumber.

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Really!

I love micro fishing. I do it all the time. Plus, the fish are way easier to locate 😁

I love this!

Thanks for another brilliant video♥

hell yeah... species fishing is kick ass!

Cool subject! I reckon You fish more for exploring the aquatic life You're normaly not able to get access to than to break s. o. "P B" or something. That was the original motivation bringing me to angling once as a kid. 😊

Amazing video keep it up and some new tips I can add to my fishing.

Don’t get me wrong we all love catching a big fish but this for me is still the most exciting and fun fishing to do your face at the beginning says it all, absolutely fantastic video thank you.

@fishingtutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt glad you enjoyed the video!

Great video. I will try it once as well

I was inspired to venture out in the cold on a tiny stream behind my house today and landed a PB chub! I'd forgotten how much fun this kind of fishing can be, and it's such a great way to get through the off-season for pike and zander here in Germany.

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one!! Yes always so fun and you never know! :)

Really enjoyed watching your video it’s what fishing is all about wild fishing is the best 👍

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary!

Good life lesson there boys - apply to everything!!

Exactly the fishing me and my 6 year old do. Have a stream like that near us we can fish. All I have is a rod license, landing net, unhooking mat, small box of tackle, and my son's Argos Matt Hayes Frogger telescopic set up. Go for an hour after school and easily catch 20 fish like chub, perch, roach, dace, bream and gudgeon. Not massive fish but the variety keeps it interesting.

Fantastic video. thank you .

@fishingtutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it mate

This method does not just limit you to small fish I caught my pb chub with this method with a slightly bigger hook and two pieces of sweetcorn, the lack of tackle on the line allows the bait to roll quite naturally through the swim great method so easy and a lot of fun :)

Hey guys where I was just wondering where you were fishing. I also like to go to big lakes and tie a bit of line onto a stick and catch gudgeon while I wait for my main rod to go

Great video lads 👍👍

I often think back to being a kid when did fishing become so complicated. We used to go off on our bikes with one rod and hardly any tackle a bit of bread catch every species there was to catch . Think it's time to go back to those days .

what u say in this video is so true and I feel absolutly the same about it🤝

You guys smash it every time

Sorry to hear about the loss ov your videos guys @carlandalex

Well done great vidio really helped

Great fishing..

For some reason I enjoy watching small stream fishing than normal

Amazing microfishing