Hi Mark, been watching your videos for years, never thought to comment. But there's no other fishing blog that I watch regularly and for any length of time, so just thought I'd show my appreciation. Thanks Mark 👍

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Andy you have been a long time subscriber then! Always good to hear from loyal followers too!

@andyobrien5696

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco not sure when I subbed mate. But as I said been watching for a long time buddy. I watch all sorts but most fishing vlogs bore me but I love yours. Keep catching bud.

Cracking fish mark well in pal proper stonker 🙌🎣

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Un bonjour de France pour un excellent pêcheur...bonne vidéo et des poissons magnifiques 🙏

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Merci!

Interesting the way u use those crayfish as a signal !..that fish have moved into the vicinity....the throat teeth of a chub would have no problem munching down on their skeletal armour..

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Exactly having been on the receiving end of their throat teeth it would have no issues at all.

lovely video Mark

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Colin!

Great watch. I miss those summer evenings already Thanks mark

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

True but hey we have some good rainfall now so that is a positive!

Great fishing Mark, nice to be out in the early evening

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Yes it was Mark and i broke my barbel pb yesterday evening!, only got some of the scrap on film due to needing to play the fish before hitting record but got some of it !

Hello Mark, thanks for sharing your great fishing video, your tackle review and a nice chub to go with it. Look forward to the next episode.

@markerd5378

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tinker, must seem like I'm almost promoting those rods but they're bought and paid for by me. Do like them though as you can probably tell, fit well on the old bike.

A cheap tin of cat food,punctured plenty of times and attached to some string etc.... and dropped in the margins. The crays will be onto that like flies to a cow pat. It's an old matchmans trick and it does work Mark because I've tried it 👍👍👍

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Nick we were told a few seasons ago that if we were caught using that method members would get banned :(

Great fish Mark. Fantastic videos too. Nice work....💪🏼👊🏼👌🏽

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ross, thankfully the crays buggered off.

Always great content mark 👍🏼 Keep it coming 👌🏻👌🏻

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do! Daz! Cheers for watching!

Great video, spent 20 years fishing on that river. Red signals drove me nuts, caused me to get my golf clubs out again. I don’t wether they are protected, restaurants used to buy them off the trappers.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Hah John well they have not got any better, however autumn and winter is more peaceful!

Enjoyable video as always Mark and a cracking chub, well done! I’ve just started fishing the Kennet again this season after a break of several years so I had almost forgotten what a pain the signals can be!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Harry and oh yes they are a constant pest hah.

Hi, Mark. Have noticed in my own fishing on a crayfish infested river, the Korea extenda bait stops , slow the crayfish down a bit. Also I've used the cryogen hooks, prefer the " classic " for my own fishing. Got an slightly inturned point, but the grippers , I might start using them for cheese paste straight on the hook. I have tended to mould the paste round a small wafter, with a bait band tied onto hair , rather than tying a loop. But if I used a boilie, it would be a loop, Combined with the extenda stop. Cheers.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Nicholas i have used extenda stops for the passed 10 years and usually purchase them from Ali express as cheapest, whilst they help a lot they do not totally stop the gits! I did look at the cryogen classics but being used to the old Palatrax the hook and HLS wide gapes that is why i went for them in gripper style, got to say i do like them.

Great vid mark

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Looking forward to some barble videos soon , I bet you have been catching!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

I am! and there will be!

Nice chub Mark. We don't get them round my way. Glad we don't either 😅

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Ah wish it was the same here!

lovely fish. best get out there now they are feeding up

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt but if i am out fishing i cannot be editing videos lol.

@mattnapalm

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco very true but if you spend to much time editing you will run out of material. double edged sword

I've been using the ESP cryogen hooks pretty much since they came out and I can't fault them. I've never bent or broken one and the points last better than any hook I've experienced. One tool I'd highly recommend is a Gardener Point Doctor 2 (the red ones, I think they do a finer blue one), it a little rectangular rubber/eraser covered in abrasive that you can use to polish a hook point to hypodermic sharp with no real skill or finesse, they really are great for quickly and easily touching up a hook after a fish and I think they only cost a couple of quid and last for ages.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers I do have hook sharpeners which i use, but weill take a look at the one you have suggested.

Nice 1mark ,not easy to fish for 2 species when one,s not a fish,good angling.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Very true hahaha

Nic one mark

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate hope your fishing is going well!

Think you can get rubber crayfish always wondered if they would work 🤔. Great vid gorgeous chub

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can and they do work in luire form for chub.

Crays are a pain nice chub mate

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

They sure are and thanks mate!

Those crayfish must be a real pain Mark. I would be interested to know if anglers ever target them and use them for bait? We have our own variety here, known as a yabby (cherax destructor) and apart from being good eating, they are a gun bait for almost all natives and redfin (perch). Even carp will take them at times.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

I am sure they do use them but it is illegal to do so, daft as it sounds.

@captainfrank01

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco Seriously? That really does sound daft! Surely wouldn't hurt if you used them where you caught them.

Hi Mark have you tried bank tackle their Size 8 wide gape hooks are really good quality and a great price never had an issue for wye chub and barbel As always best of luck keep the vids coming 👌

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Steve you're the second person to recommend those i will have to take a look!

@HiLuxLife65

Жыл бұрын

@Mark Erdwin Can't go wrong mate 👍

Hello ! I have a question. Are chubs of this size "common" I mean, doable frequently, in consistants location ? I mean, do you have to travel a lot and find the perfect spot before doing one of this ? If it's the case, I'm gonna consider travelling in here really seriously xD

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

I do a lot of hunting around and map work and looking to find fish like this, some times you get rewarded and sometimes you don't. but in the UK we have some very good chub fishing.

@bike_n_fish

Жыл бұрын

​@@francolinobasco I was blasted, what you are able to catch now is the work of years and years and I've juste underestimate it because your videos make it feel like it was something easy. But no, you've just put a lot of passion, work and time in all of it. I'm seriously hopping to make beast like this in France, even if I don't even know if we have chub like this here xD Once again thanks, I'm a bit too arrogant and I know now that I've a lot to learn :p

How much it costs there ?? It's big 😋

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

It is a fishing club :)

“ drop a comment, drop a like, drop me a message, drop ya guts “

@johnh57

Жыл бұрын

Shaddap

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Haha Dixy, well if you're offering your guts as long as you don't have a case of ibs it's fair game :)))

Wasnt a fan of the cray twins myself lol Was you using a hair rig pop up or bottom 🤔

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

haha yeh annoying as ever and I am using air dried bottom baits.

@dailyallowance3826

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco your not annoying mark but I am often quoted as a bit of a joker ..thanks for sharing vids I like 👍 em

Cracking catch mate, got 2 of the river ambush rods 1.75lb nice little rods haven't used them yet but I'll get them used soon on the river.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul and they are blooming superb rods for the low price!