Great video mark as always mate those two anglers are arrogant Pratt’s 2 on1 cowards let us come down and have a word in their shells cracking barbus what a beast lol sending prayers to you and your family anyone who is thinking of mentioning the giveaway or anything else you need to have a word with yourselves mark has enough to deal with at the mo I think I can speak for us all mate in saying we wish you and your family all the best we send strength peace and love and respect mate stay safe 🙏🏻😂👍🤝

Superb video as always Mark Many thanks for making these long dark nights more palatable! Keep well and stay safe

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Another successful trip mate and what a fish! Hope your dad is on the mend all the best!

Hi Mark, a wonderful looking swim and as you said, such a staunch fight from a solid and beautiful looking fish. Take care and tight lines.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adnrew it was a solid scrap. Well things have not been too good within the family unit here. My father has been in hospital now for 8 weeks, catching covid in the ward and fighting off pneumonia twice, at one point we were receiving phone calls every day to warn us he was not well and keep us updated which had us dreading the worst. he has recovered from the pneumonia but will now need some oxygen whereever he goes. Sadly the covid side has meant that his Lewy body dementia has rapidly gone down hill too and we have been unable to have a sensible chat to him over the phone, he thinks he is playing cricket or waiting at a train station. The hospital have said he may need to go into a care home for assesment. Myself,brother and mother are trying in our own ways to cope with the emotions that are running high, it is fair to say we are very much devastated .The hospital has sent us a letter confirming that he caught covid in the ward and that they are investigating. It turns out that down south 23% of people visiting hospitals for other ailments have caught Covid from said hospitals...

@boldersa

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco so sorry to hear your news Mark, I really feel for yourselves as a family, dementia is bad enough without the added complications your father has had to go through. Take care of yourself. Regards Andrew

brilliant as ever Mark .....well done and thanks for sharing that lump of a barbel

Fantastic barbel Mark.. pleasure watching your videos as allways..stay safe..tight lines..

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! John!

Hi again Mark another fantastic video again sir. Absolutely love your fishing adventures mate keep em coming 🎣👌

Hi Mark a very very Nice video. And a very Nice barbel. I hope your father Will getting better and win his fight. I wish you and your familie a lot of love and strengt. Greets André de vries.

Hello mate , great film as always hope you and your family are well stay positive and stay healthy Best regards Tim

Another brilliant barbel trip Mark. Three barbel from four trips to the Loddon, that’s darned good going, well done. I’ve had a couple of tough trips in the last two or three weeks. One barbel from four days on the Trent near Newark followed by three days on the Wye for just four barbel. Great video Mark, most enjoyable!

Top vlog Mark well done cracking Barbel mate excellent as always keep your chin up Mark and keep battling on.

Fantastic Mark. Great vid as ever. Thanks for the effort you put in to do the vids

Another fantastic fish and a great passionate vid ...

Excellent result again Mark.Top angling.

Another great vid Mark, stunning Barbus too, take care pal.

Yet another beast. All the best for you and the family bud.

I eagerly clicked on your latest video as usual, however hearing about your dad's condition has dimmed the excitement. Me and my partners thoughts are with you and your family. Keep smiling and keep your chin up mate.

Lovely piece of rod control there, Mark. As ever, a terrific video! You're spoiling us. Thank you.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Charlie :D

I love watching your barbel trips. I've never catched barbel before on my big river 'cause i've never tried to. Well done Mark, do yourself 'n' don't stop. Greetings from Poland....

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :D

Mark, Cracking lump of a fish and its nice to see the smile of your face after a super hard battle to land it.

Excellent fish Mark, gave a great account of itself. Had my first one a month ago since I returned to fishing after a 30 year break, and a PB so fully understand the joy in your voice. Keep them coming

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome Mark and congratulations on the pb too. Thanks for watching :-)

Beautiful barbel Mark top angling and a top video as always keep up the excellent work

Hello, and in the middle of the countryside a little lamp shines ... Mark of course !! with probably a beautiful fish ... very happy that you caught this beautiful specimen! you felt it, you are rewarded! see you soon...

Always look forward to your fishing trips, especially with all that's happening just now. It cheers me up😁

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@clooperman3745

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco What cracking bit of river your fishing, looks just like parts of the upper Ouse l fish, had quite a lot of problems with otters though, do you have the same problems there?

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

@@clooperman3745 Sadly yes, we have lost plenty of fish to otters :( and that combined with old age, water quality issues and new housing developments affecting said river and lack of stocking policy makes it become tougher with the passing of every season, but regardless I do love the place.

Another gem of a video Mark . The drop of rain has come alright after the 60 hrs of continuous rain a few weeks back my local Thame has been over the fields since . Keep it up really enjoyed it .

Top angling mark! You are a top specimen hunter! ! Tight lines mate thanks mark

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it mate.

All the best for your dad mate thinking of you and your family 🙏🏻

Great to see you back mark. What a lovely barbel. You always seem to winkel them out mate. Well done. Great video as always mark. 😃😃

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil, I get lucky inbetween crayfish pulling my hair out lmao.

Another’s fab trip keep up the good work

This is great stuff. Thanks!

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Another great video Mark, and another cracking barbel, beautiful fish mate. Good to see you being the better person and letting karma do the talking. All the best mate 👍

Mark my thoughts and prayers are with your family and yourself! Hopefully your dad pulls through mate! I am praying for you mate! All the best mark g

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Mark, a testing time for everyone worldwide.

hi Mark, your love for this beautiful fish. Is just as great as I am to my family. I'll just indicate how beautiful fishing is. enjoyed again.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Jan and thanks it was a beautiful looking barbel. Are you keeping well?

@janjr7357

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco hi Mark,. the whole family is still Corona free. but a lockdown for the Netherlands is looming. And all fishing competitions have been canceled. Fortunately, they are still allowed to fish individually. And your family in good health too. hey stay healthy. and greetings to your family from the Netherlands

Another great vid Mark and a nice fish too eh . Keep em coming mate . All the best David .

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David and will do mate!

Firstly I hope your dad pulls through, this must be a very worrying time for you, sometimes hope is all we have, hang on in there and hope may prove to be your best friend. What a fish Mark, how I wish there was a river near to me here in France with barbel in it. They are the most magnificent of fish. Good luck, I'll be thinking of your father.

Lovely fish Mark. Well done. Spot on comment re confidence in the line. If you're not confident in the gear, or in your tactics etc, then you can't hope to fish well. As a kid, fishing with my dad, he kept it all simple, cast, and waited for the inevitable bite. Whereas I kept changing rigs, re-casting, swapping baits, etc. Guess who caught the better fish!

Great fish Mark! I'm looking forward to getting out next week. I haven't had the chance to get on the river for a couple of months with covid restrictions etc. These videos really get me excited.

I"m a Carp Angler and ive been fishing the river lea,,had 14 carp now,,any way,,,my point i have been Watching you for a little bit and you do have away of making your blogs happy and go free.... and the Kids of today just dont get that.......and not many people get that across like you do... WELL DONE....... i might even start fishing abit more like you on the river"s... and ive been Carp Angling 25years...... I"m 39years old...

What a fantastic fish!

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir :D

Good video Mark. Just finished my shift at work so it's good to watch a video from you. Got to be honest I find your channel the most down to earth compared to others on this platform. Hoping your dad gets a lot better too mate.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

That was one solid looking fish Mark, excellent capture, again !!!

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob she was built like a brick something house lol. Put up a real hard fought battle.

Sorry to hear about your Dad Mark , not much I can say to make you feel any better at the moment mate, try and stay positive . The same thing happened to a friend of mine he was rushed into hospital with sepsis got over that, then while he was in hospital came down with covid . He was lucky he is ok now .

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

David that is horrible to hear and my apologies for only just getting round to replying to some of my comments, it has been very tough and I have not been coping well, nor has my mother. It's good to hear that your friend recovered from both. My father will be left with needing oxygen and his lewy body dementia has gone further down hill, well to be fair more like off a cliff and the hospital are assessing whether he will now need a care home, it is gutting totally gutting.

Splendid angling again mark

Mark another superb video keep up the good work😁

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do Pat!

Nice fish great video as always

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it David!

brillaint video mark lump of a fish top skills as always buddy

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly :D

Great stuff mark

Stunning fish mark, so need to get on the river and use the barbel rod/centerpin combo, as others have said, I really look forward to your videos, top class mate..cheers Craig

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Craig!

fantastic angling during such a testing time Mark , Our prayers n thoughts wishing you and your family all the very best friend. The Mainline Snoody's are fantastic aren't they , love mine but haven't been out on the bank wearing it yet.. Bless you for sharing another great video fella... Steve M

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly Steve, the positivity helps. Yes the mainline hoodies are lovely and warm, I did add some velcro to my hand warmer pocket so I could keep some items in there safely.

Great fish Mark, you really are a gun angler!

Evening Mark so pleased to get you back m8..

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter cheers, yes just about hanging in there. I hope you are ok too.

Hey Mark, how are u fella. Can't believe it, my Dad's in hospital too!!! Had to call 999, his cancers & Alzheimer's are ravaging him and has been having seizures also!!! Bloody horrible times, but at least we both hav fishing. Keep up the good work Mark. My thoughts will be with your Dad & I hope he pulls through. Keep ya chin up pal. All the best.... Dave x

Well done Mark cracking fish 🎣

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Precision casting, getting the bait to where ya want it just like what I try to do. Very nice barb, I've only caught 3 on a commercial pond my first ever barbs, only a couple pound, now that I've joined a fishing club I now can go on parts of the rivers they own & try catch em, and other species.

Beautiful fish and what a fight

Well done on that nice barbel m8 👍

Excellent Mark

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Clive :D

Great video Mark, thanks. Hoping for improvement for your Dad. Best wishes to all.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too Andy, thanks for the support and forgive my slow reply.

Good battle and cracking fish Mark. Yet to catch or fish for a barbel, your fights are tempting me to give it a try though. Tight lines bud

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and You should give them a go mate

Keep up these videos!!

Good angling as usual

Iv used mainline for a few months now mark truly great bait iv had great success on the manilla boilies for carp and barbel.

Lovely

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Frosty!

Are those insulting guys watched by thousands? Are they making money by showing & sharing their love of fishing? Are they being supplied tackle FOC to advertise for the makers? You'd like to think fellow anglers are a cut above, sadly there's idiots wherever you turn. Great that you're not sticking your head in the sand, if it persists get their car Reg or whatever & let the angling club take action. It's not as though there's a million of us river anglers fighting for swims, there's plenty of space for all. Keep it going Mark, you continue to be an inspiration for many of us.

What a scrap that was. Well done fella 👏👏👏

Good fish....nice modest outro....

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tadhg :)

Grrrrrrate vlog Mark , so pleased you sorted them out. Pure idiots and you got your rewards against them with a cracking vlog.

Another great vid Mark - love your enthusiasm for this sport. By the way - how do you rate the Marco Cortesi reel ? - I’ve got two of these but never used them !

well done whiskers wizard

Mark you've got every reason in the world to feel good about yourself and your achievements in the angling scene, after I read about you and your brother's school experiences, which were very similar to my own in many ways! I'm proud to be a subscriber to your channel and look forward to every vid you make! Right, sucking up over, could you tell me your opinion of the Marco Cortesi centre pin? the reason I ask is because I'm bidding on one on ebay at the minute and I've tried a bit of research, but would rather have your opinion because you pull no punches! Thank you Mark for yet another excellent offering and what a fish that was! I want to try for chub over the winter and one method I want to try is baiting with a 'stringer' method using PVA string! We've just got back from a week in the beautiful and historic Lincoln City to celebrate 40 years of marriage and I was talking to an angler who was pulling out perch from the river Witham that runs through the city ! I thought of my lovely fishing gear sitting 220 miles away back home in Brighton, and suddenly felt homesick! Anyway, take care Mark, and I hope the family are O.K.! Best regards snerper!

@dannyboy7386

3 жыл бұрын

Where did you read about that mate?

@snerper

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannyboy7386 I can't remember where I read it now, it was about two years ago or maybe even a little longer than that! I was researching the rivers in Berkshire at the time and for some reason or other, it came up! I hate bullies and hope they die a lingering and painful death! Bullies never learn, and never change their ways, they're all cowards at heart mate, every last one of them! I don't think that Mark realises just how many people on his channel care and worry about him, he's got more friends than he thinks he has! He's a decent bloke as far as I can tell, and a superb angler, I'm glad I found his channel! Take care mate and have a good week!

@dannyboy7386

3 жыл бұрын

snerper I fully concur. These people are repugnant. Mark knows he’s got friends on here that will not suffer such fools. Well said though. Mark what’s the troubles you have been having?

Had exactly the same 2 weeks ago on the Loddon, two bites the took line off the pin within half an hour of eachother then a 12lb 1oz beaut an hour later.

First can’t wait to watch

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick :D and yes you are first by a long way. In fact your comment was one of the fastest I've ever seen on my videos.

Cracking fish there Mark. Wish I could find them like you seem to! haha Really sorry to hear about your dad. I really hope he makes a full recovery. I was interested to know whether there was an update on the pin giveaway. Perhaps I missed something? However, as you clearly have other things to worry about, I'm sure it's not a priority for you. Best wishes to you and the family......

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 We are all hoping he does, you can tell when you phone the ward up that the staff sounded really tired out. Regarding the pin competition yes I was planning to give it to end of this month or near the end before doing the draw.

@mrfister1899

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco Thanks for the reply. I'm guessing you're not allowed to visit him? I know how frustrating that is. My mum spent the last few months of her life in hospital and that coincided with the start of Covid. Not being able to properly visit her was infuriating. It must be awful to be suffering and not have your loved ones around. I think I saw in an earlier video that he also suffers from dementia. I've no direct experience with that, but I expect he must be finding this time extra difficult and confusing. Hope he's able to get back home soon.

Spectacular video mark enjoy watching you creep around catching whackers keep it up hope to bump into you at some point mate.p.s what are the make of your boots you wear.👍

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Bobby. The boots are Grisport brand, but I only buy them if i can get them very much discounted in sales as they are prohibitive otherwise.

hope you.and everybody at home are ok mark.... im really looking forward to the next vid . it seems ages

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Working on it and there is a new video up right now, I have four more to upload. Sorry for the delays :(

nice torpedo there mark worth the trip there are folks who have never caught a barbel let alone a big one ,take no notice of the know all experts in their own minds type,, ignore them,,,,nice setting mark and a nice fish ,keep it up and keep the videos coming ,are there any carp in the river there mark ,well tight lines until your next adventure ,,,,,ps watch out for the rubbish as they have big mouths and egos but know substance ,in other words pinch of salt jobs..,cheers mark,,

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Well said Stephen, they dislike me though because I see right through them for what they are, they want to portray one thing to others via their social media outlets and another face on the bank, suit themselves, their card is marked though.

A famous mark erdwin off topic rant 😂😂 love it

Cracker Jack !!

Out of interest Mark, what sort of bird seed do you use whilst barbel fishing, and how is it prepared? I'm a Severn and Avon man, and want to utilise bird seed in my baiting approach.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for such a slow reply John, I am trying to catch up on questions and comments as things have not been brilliant within the family with my fathers hospitalisation. The brand of bird seed which I use is the Haiths Red Band. I'll give you a link to their preparation guide. www.haiths.com/haiths-baits/red-band-pigeon-conditioner-/

Wished the wensum was as productive as this. The amount of time I've spent trying to find them I could of got a degree in brain surgery lol 😆 🙃

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

I wish the Loddon was as productive as other rivers too bigboi, sadly I have spent many of the years watching it reach this level of decline, me having one Swallow or two flying over my house and you with none doesn't mean I have wonderful summer if you understand my analogy mate. What i mean is many rivers are suffering mine included and a pale shadow of what they once were. What people don't see from the videos is the groundwork that goes in prior to trips. Last season at one point i did many consecutive blanks on one section, with otters galore and at times the smell of sewage, in fact the otter activity was that bad i even had them run up to my rucksack on some trips. So whilst it can look like the grass is truly greener on my patch I can assure you it really isn't always what it would appear and all of our rivers need help, especially those rivers where barbel were an indigenous species like the Loddon Kennet etc. The latter being a waterway whos stock helped other rivers where the species were not really native. See that is another thing people forget about the Wensum and that is that barbel were not a native species, with barbel stockings taking place in the 70s and 90s which were to become the famous large barbel that the river produced in later years. Predation, dredging, farming, poor fry recruitment, invasive species and pollution by water companies, along with over abstraction have led to the decline of many rivers sadly and many of our waterways are either holding on or sadly gone the way of the dinosaur and won't return to their old glory until many years of help is input to them and the root causes that damage them removed, I fear some may never find their way back to those special times.

@bigboif7264

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco sadly you're right about the decline of the rivers mate, I understand the amount of time and ground work needed to catch these beautiful golden whiskers. I've personally spent the best part of 3 years hunting these barbel on the wensum and failed but caught some cracking chub up to 8.7lb along the way so not all wasted time tho, when we both have some time free I'd like to go on a session with you on the wensum or your local river. all the best mate

Hi mark! Mark have you picked your winner for the giveaway yet! Many thanks mate mark

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet Mark I was hoping to make the draw nearer the end of this month ideally.

@TJ-ss1up

3 жыл бұрын

Think he's probably got more on his plate to deal with than doing the giveaway. Genuinely saddens me that there are people like you who just wanna know about the chance of winning something. Dont ask about his dad, the two anglers that kicked off on him or congratulations on the catch, just about you.

@markgallagher3409

3 жыл бұрын

@@TJ-ss1up you fucking knobhead' prick, do you think that I would have asked that if I would of read the part about his father's illness, I have been watching Mark's fishing videos for ages now, and was just enquiring, so why don't you crawl back under the rock that you came out of and do one, so pissoff' you mug

Hi Mark take no notice of the idiot's listen to those who follow you. you are what you are . I am what I am . we love your videos and your banta and chit chat. keep them coming Mark. tight lines fella . Hope the family are safe and well. take care stay safe.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that David, I agree but thing is people like it get my back up to be fair mate. Mum's holding it together as am I (just) dads very ill with the virus and I dread every morning phone call from the hospital.

@davidhodgson3565

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco Stay positive mark take care .

What did them anglers do mark?

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Danny they are a couple a male and a female angler, they are both trouble, he is a bit of a thug in my and other anglers opinions despite what he tries to portray on social media. So on that recent trip I saw them and tried to ask them what their problem was as she had mouthed off something as they walked passed me, which had been done at range and assuming I couldn't hear or that if i did I wouldnt approach them over it. They were wrong I walked up to them and asked what his problem was and he replied in an intended threatening manner "look you just don't know me and I don't know you got it?" I have no time for people like them .

@dannyboy7386

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco I’m pleased you stood your ground buddy. You get my email?

The two other anglers you on about is Liam one of them Mark? If so I have had a run in with him and a mate of his. the bloke's an angling lowlife.

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Leon.. Yep Liam Andrews and his girlfriend. So you had issues too, why does that not surprise me..

I think he has fenland fisherman inside that hoodie of his . Whatever happened to fenland ?

@mikepetch8353

3 жыл бұрын

Nah you'd see fenlands massive Snoz sticking out his hoodie from miles away lol 🤣

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao no chance of that Andy, hell would need to freeze over first (perhaps twice) LOL. George stopped making videos as he is into his ecology and bird life (feathered kind)

Lovely fish and sorry to hear about your dad and those two anglers. Can anyone in the comments or thinking about commenting asking about the pin giveaway kindly give their heads a wobble. Mark has enough going on, I really don't think the giveaway is much of a priority right now. If you feel the need to ask then you're really just s selfish parasite.

Epic fight mate, did you get my email?

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

I have looked but I can't find it Danny, any chance you can re-send it mate :(?

@dannyboy7386

3 жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco I’ll send it again tmrw buddy 🙂hope you and the fam are well

What a scrap mark

@francolinobasco

3 жыл бұрын

She beat me up a bit Neil :D