The harder trips make the better ones better. It's the same as life bad times happen it helps you to recognise the better times

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Well said colin!

well done Mark,what a great result double figure bream from the river.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen!

Cry me a river?! 😂😂😂 It should be the anglers anthem. Honestly, you have got such a way with words, I spat out my tea and everything, fantastic fish too!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

hahaha Richard :D I do come out with the odd one liner at times thanks mate :D

thank you again, special river bream!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

You bet and as always nice to see you coming back to watch the videos mate.

What an absolute monster of a Bream well done 👍🏻

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter!

Made up for you Mark what a bream and you're so right you have to be there to enjoy, guru. 👍🙏😉🙂🙂

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

That's a bloody good snotty from a river 👌 mate good angling sir.totally agree about fish spooking off of line 100%

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Gutter yep they will spook easily.

What a great night Mark for a fantastic Bream.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave it was a wonderful night for it.

Now that's what you call a bream mark, cheers

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you James I was made up with it!

Nice one Mark 👏👏 You can't knock Big Bream, impressive creatures

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

You got that right!

And big bream! Wow!

Well done on the PB Bream 👏 👍

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave :)

Absolutely fantastic

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray!

That’s a skimmer 😂 no really nice looking 👀 fish and a really nice location well done 👍

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

haha cheers mate :D

What a beauty Mark!!!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate!

A river bream of almost 12lb is a fish of a lifetime. Congratulations, well deserved! 👏👏👏

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James I was overjoyed with it!

Nice one Mark very special discount there

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely erm very special discount lol haha

What a beast!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stewart!

What a Bobby dazzler that bream mate welldone on the pb . Have a good Christmas mate tight lines

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate and yourself too!

well done what a lump from the loddon

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate and Kennet

congratulations on the PB great angling Mark.Have great Christmas Break

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too Mark and I will no doubt see you around sometime!

Congratulations mate. Lovely slab

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly Baz!

We’ll mark you never cease to amaze wot a slabadabadoo Awsome kiddo

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly Paul, i was pretty surprised when she surfaced.

Great fish Mark, you make it look so easy!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

I try and sometimes it looks easier but it can be a false dawn at times Frank! How's the rain in your neck of the woods?

@captainfrank01

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco The rain has slowed down here Mark, but the Murray River is reaching peak flow next week due to interstate rain, with the highest levels in 70 years. All activity along the river in SA is banned by the Government due to safety concerns. No fishing until probably next September 🙄 I will be visiting a river town next week to do a short video on the conditions.

Nice fish! and very good approch! see you soon!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Merci Eric! I hope you are having some good fishing!

Cracking bream that mark mate I know there are bream that size where I fish but yet to get one 🎣👊💯

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Karl, well I hope you eventually connect with one of them mate.

Oh Mark what a bloody awesome Bream mate ,well done super, super fish much harder to catch Bream of that size than say a 20lb carp all day long kind regards Mr D

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you MR D. Yes I was very happy to have her and see her size as she lay in the net, gobsmacked.

Great angling, Mark. You are absolutely right. It's angling, or fishing. Not catching. Mike

Nice one mark lovely looking fish 👌🏻

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Josh :D

Wow awesome Mark just under 12LB. Proper golden bream. Well fished

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was a young fish too so could grow larger!

Great vid!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate!

The single handle from the ST baitrunners fit them mate. I used to have the 4000fb and swapped over to single handles.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

That is brilliant Chris i will have to try get some as i really dont like double handles much.

Spot on fella. Going bankside is a fantastic thing to do if you are having a bit of a time of it. Many a clear head has been found, decisions made and disasters averted having spent a few hours outdoors watching a float, a rod tip, a Kingfisher or hearing the cuckoo in Summer. I'm sure I 've heard it mentioned before elsewhere but it should be prescribed by GP's... WOW to that bream. I had a 5lb one last year from a lake, and that's my PB... Have a great Christmas.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

It is a necessity for good mental health, being connected to nature is so good for you

Congrats on the 11lb 12oz bream. I picked up the same rod today.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and you will not be unhappy with the rod!

Great vid Mark as usual, top top river bream and great waffling😊👌👌👌👌

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Lee! haha

Excellent video Mark. Sensational fish ! Thoroughly enjoyed

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Keith!

Huge huge congratulations, and very well deserved sir! So happy for you

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Great bream. From a river even more remarkable

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Monkey and I must agree it was wonderful and in cracking condition.

mark that bream is a brama fantastic and near 12 pound river bream is a fish of a life time well done that man,,if i caught a fish like that i would be over the moon... ,how any angler could stick their nose up at a fish like that is beyond me ,but are they anglers or just trophy fisherman egoist in the fishing world ,they lose out..... ,mark that is a brilliant fish by any standards and if you put all your big catches up on screen ,i bet not many could match them let alone catch them .your doing well mark and don,t forget it .tight lines,until your next adventure down by the waters edge,cheers.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen! I quite agree and i would never turn my nose up at such a fish, you know i love bream! Wishing you a healthy peaceful Christmas too.

Cracking bream! An absolute stunner well done mate 👍🏻👍🏻

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Wooooow Mark, what an absolutely amazing looking golden bream! A real giant, true specimen, i an only imagine what it felt like holding it. And thanks for the words of wisdom, felt like it was right there with you on the bank, having a chat 😄

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

thanks mate it was amazing to have her!

Fantastic Bream Mark, very well done on your new PB.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Eddie!

Amazing Bream, would love to catch one that size. Fish of dreams and now memories 👏👏

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave it was a very special slab

Holy Moly! Absolutely fantastic Mark ‼️👍👍🤘☮️, and Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and yours

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Doug! and I hope you too have a good Christmas and not too chilly!

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco - you are very welcome my friend, and thank you as well! 🎄🧑‍🎄⛄✌️

Wow that's an absolute monster bream,,. And looked a young fish for that weight, not the old dark type,, could grow more ,, whats the record on the river BTW, as a northerner up in lancs id take that over a double barbel ,, you could have a long wait for another. 👌👍 .

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Yes agreed Stephen it was not an old fish. I do not actually know the bream record for the kennet!

Congratulations Mark. You deserved this one.😉😉😉

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jan :)

@janjr7357

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco And take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. and wish you a happy 2023.

Great Bream Mark, great advice about the backlead keep it up mate

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

That’s a beauty. What would be the simplest bait to catch a legend like that?

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and i would say simplest baits would be worms or maggots, bread flake.

Just found your channel I'm fishing the local river for the second time i was put off by the cult barbel anglers that fish there but I say fuck them lol great content seem like a nice guy

Congrat's Mark. Amazing bream - I knew it was a big'un cause it moved 🤣. Glad to be able to see the backlog of adventures you were having in the summer, so thanks for all the hard work editing and posting (though it's a bit strange watching you in your shirtsleeves on the nocturnal bank, while currently its brass monkeys)

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Haha Tim! Yes I opt for a back acatalogue because generally I can be fishing elsewhere without blowing my spots while fishing them if that makes sense, which is easily done at times if you don't keep a a bit of a time gap as such. Yes it has been cold but i have been out chub fishing and whilst tough during those rod eye freezing days I did have a cheese paste robber in the net!

@1000000trs

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco ah, interesting - I hadn't thought of that _"the price of fame"_ eh? 😊 Glad to hear the cold weather has not deterred you, and wishing you a Merry Backside Christmas

What a monster river fish that was..awesome Mark.Noticed your night lite thingy how was that attached it was’nt sticky uppy if that makes sense.cheers Mark..Neil

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Neil and thanks, the night lights are disposable clip on ones, i usually get mine from amazon the names Qualy Qualy , weird name but they last ages!

I know what you mean mark. I’m always well up for it, but sometimes, especially this time of year. My initial enthusiasm starts to dwindle, as my toes turn to icicles.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Yes sometimes you do have to push yourself, I have been fishing recently during the cold snap, but whilst tough it was good to just be out.

@jimmyfireball

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco I did 2 trips in the sub-zero temps. I tended to start a bit later, and finish a bit earlier than I usually would. Tried to be there at the warmest part of the day.

in you're words mark "its a corker"

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

haha yup Matt thems my words haha

fantastic video and congratulations on your pb, just a superb specimen. Im getting back into my fishing now after a very very long break so just a quick question if I may. I have never ever used a back lead in my set up but like the idea of it.Would you only use one on a smallish river like the one you are fishing or could the back lead be used on a much bigger river ie the severn. Thanks alot for taking the time and trouble for doing these uploads I Love em.

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

To be fair Mark unless you are on slack areas on the Severn it may be harder to use a back lead due to the flow on a larger river like the Severn which can lift the back lead up and cause issues. In floods unless i am in a slack i simply dont use a back lead.

Slab a dab a doo

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

yabba dabba was lol

I think that bream has eaten fenland fisherman

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Lol George is long gone these days, who knows when anyone and if anyone will see a new video by him.

@andyjohnson8239

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco I used to like his channel and his hand gestures on his intro haha

Bonjour combien en kg ta Brême félicitations pour cette magnifique prise👍👍👍🇫🇷😉

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Merci Alain! 5.04kilo

@alainpryt9641

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco merci pour ta réponse encore bravo 👍👍👏👏🇫🇷

Wow what a cracker Mark, how can anyone not be impressed by a bream of that size, I've had bigger from my local pits but never from the river, well done....again

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Clive and i agree they are impressive creatures.

Nice one Mark: Slabtastic

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

wow mark what a cracking bream, congrats, monstrous for a stillwater never mind a river!! well angled!!

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Rob it was wonderful to land her!

Another nice video , I had a fantastic trip to the Norfolk broads and caught double figure fish every night ,.spoilt me for a while .

Hey Mark, as affable as always... As always my friend I love your videos. I'm finding it hard to fish without my Dad anymore. I truly hope in time that it will remind me nicely of him and not so much that he's not here anymore & I miss him... U really need to get together with my friend Ant, he lives in Thatcham and u both fish same venues and he sees u around sometimes but both your fishing style's and beliefs match bang on and would be a shame if u never met. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming... All the best to u Sir... D

@francolinobasco

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry to hear that David, it gets easier but there are times where i will sit and fish thinking about my dad being in a care home and how i miss those good times fishing together.

@davidg8711

Жыл бұрын

@@francolinobasco I know mate. My Dad taught me everything I know especially when it comes to fishing & Cricket. So being on the bank without my partner, guru & more importantly loving Father is just too difficult at mo!!!! I truly hope my sincere love for fishing will overcome that feeling in time & just leave me with the truly great memories I have of us on the bank. But at this moment it feels so, so far away... I would give ANYTHING to have just a few more minutes in the swim next to Dad again. I don't want to be greedy and ask for a last hug, but just a bit of father/son banter from ten yards away again would be unbelievable. And would giv me the chance to say a few things I should have, but I'm sure he knows anyway... Talk about your Dad in your next video pal. He deserves it.... And on a closing note I just wanted to say in your father's words "gosh, it went like a Bat"... lol... Keep up the great work and keep more videos coming because your good at it...x