Searching For The UK's RECORD ZANDER

This winter Dani and I discovered that a UK record canal Zander had just been caught in October so it was time to target this invasive fish and see if we could catch a big Zander ourselves!
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  • @AlexP-hl4wn
    @AlexP-hl4wn4 ай бұрын

    Really enjoy your films - much more relatable experiences than some of the other channels I also like watching. Having a good day with good people is more important than the fish you catch, is what I always tell myself when my wife outfishes me, every time…!

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks mate! Hahah I tell myself that all the time 😂

  • @NobleKorhedron

    @NobleKorhedron

    4 ай бұрын

    ​What do you think about the EA removing them, ​@@WakeandBaitFishing? I'm told they do it a lot, especially in/on the various stretches that aren't club waters...

  • @andyprest
    @andyprest4 ай бұрын

    Good edit that guys enjoyed it 👍👍 all the best

  • @williamyoung6167
    @williamyoung61674 ай бұрын

    Fantastic as always I hope you guys had a great Christmas and have to sort some fishing trips out on the canals on the boats. Love you both your incredible at what you do.xx

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh yeah that would be pretty sick, hope you had a great Christmas man! Xxx

  • @aquaticcolledgefishing
    @aquaticcolledgefishing4 ай бұрын

    Great video, cracking Zander. Merry chrismas 🎄❤️

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas ❤️ thanks for your continued support!!

  • @piscatorialquagswagging
    @piscatorialquagswagging4 ай бұрын

    One of my favourite species 👌 enjoyed that

  • @tylereastman8163
    @tylereastman81634 ай бұрын

    Would like to see a nice Carp campaign this spring/summer Cal would be really interesting! Great vid too 👍🏻

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    We are actually just finding out the right location for exactly that :)

  • @mattlenton7376
    @mattlenton73764 ай бұрын

    I've been fishing exclusively for zander for over 40yrs...90%of all my zander came in pitch darkness.....just a thought.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    We did stay a little later after dark but had nothing :(

  • @mattlenton7376

    @mattlenton7376

    4 ай бұрын

    @WakeandBaitFishing perseverance my friend. Darkness is.....the key.

  • @trevorwilson2966

    @trevorwilson2966

    3 ай бұрын

    how much of your fishing was in sunlight?just a thought.

  • @mattlenton7376

    @mattlenton7376

    3 ай бұрын

    @@trevorwilson2966 not much.i will be honest.although I have caught daytime....it was always far more productive after dark.

  • @oliverblair5664
    @oliverblair56644 ай бұрын

    brilliant video

  • @wilkesy24
    @wilkesy243 ай бұрын

    so weird watching a video and actually knowing all the places! Big up Gloucestershire! Great vid!

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Haha glad you enjoyed it 😁Definitely will be back at some point!

  • @2BruvsFishing
    @2BruvsFishing4 ай бұрын

    Great stuff!!! Let me know if you ever come to Belgium! I'll take you to my fishing spots 👍

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Thinking of doing some Belgium canal fishing next year!!

  • @2BruvsFishing

    @2BruvsFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    @WakeandBaitFishing big zeds and big perch here in Belgium. Loved the vid 👍Merry Xmas 🙏👍👍

  • @LG_Fishing
    @LG_Fishing4 ай бұрын

    I had started fishing this canal last year, despite living right next to it. I've had some fantastic pike out of it, the quality of fishing there really surprised me. Planning on hitting it soon for my first ever Zander.

  • @LG_Fishing

    @LG_Fishing

    4 ай бұрын

    The length of the fishing on this canal is about 16 miles without a single lock - the walk can be a killer

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Oooo good luck on the Zander front!!

  • @ahstephenson4069
    @ahstephenson40693 ай бұрын

    made me laugh out loud! cool content, subbed and liked

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Haha thank you!

  • @ahstephenson4069

    @ahstephenson4069

    3 ай бұрын

    Reminds me on how badly I need to catch my first canal pike

  • @lukejordan6637
    @lukejordan66374 ай бұрын

    Good watch, wasn’t expecting to see a picture of myself in your video 🤣

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    No way that was you! That’s a really nice Zander mate 👌🏼

  • @lukejordan6637

    @lukejordan6637

    4 ай бұрын

    @@WakeandBaitFishing ye had a couple more since that one as well mate

  • @rbruce8770
    @rbruce87704 ай бұрын

    Nice video. Not many women have the level of grace seen in the video.. she's a keeper bro!!

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    She definitely is! Always outfishes me…

  • @jaaron2834
    @jaaron28344 ай бұрын

    Wake & Bait…? I think the tail on the fish suggests it goes more like,…. Wake & Bake & Bait…..in that order…….. lol🤣🤣🤣

  • @bwcservice197
    @bwcservice1974 ай бұрын

    Thats a good spot on that canal for the z's! Im still after a bigger one myself from there!

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Good luck!!

  • @lizvankessel4713
    @lizvankessel47134 ай бұрын

    Nice vid! You 2 should visit the Netherlands! If you like to catch big perch or zander. 70's zander all day here, for perch, 40's is the standard. Sometimes a 50+.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    I know we really would love to go!

  • @castawayuk
    @castawayuk4 ай бұрын

    This video is great it's my doorstep. There are some certain hotspots for the big zander. When you showed the picture of lukes zander in the shop I just seen my trout picture above it which made me chuckle 😂.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh mad hahaha! Yeah once we nailed the tactics it was such a fun days fishing

  • @MrNotUrDay32
    @MrNotUrDay3213 сағат бұрын

    Oh damn, this is VERY local to me..I knew every spot!

  • @silasestlander
    @silasestlander4 ай бұрын

    really cool video! Merry Christmas

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks Merry Christmas to you to!

  • @BeekaysBikesandTheAbbeyLanders
    @BeekaysBikesandTheAbbeyLanders3 ай бұрын

    This is why Danny always beats you at catching Zander @4:59 You are not even holding a fishing Rod. While you are doing this, cast the line out at the same time. With those movements no Zander is gonna resist lol If you follow this instructions and you catch the biggest Zander please come back and pin this comment so others can learn and do the same. We can call it the Zander Dance lol If you fish the Bedworth canal between sutton stop. I know for a fact there is a 12lb 3oz Zander in there and its probably even bigger now 17 months later. That was a nice Zander towards end of video. Enjoyed this one guys.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Hahahaha I'm not so sure about that! But we will pin the comment if it does work in the future 🤣

  • @saulking1305
    @saulking13054 ай бұрын

    wish there was zander in nothern ireland great video as always

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks dude!!

  • @baldvale5418
    @baldvale541828 күн бұрын

    Hi Calum, can you please tell me what Rod Reel and Braid that you were using as i really like the whole set up.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    28 күн бұрын

    Which one as we used two different rod and reel combos :)

  • @baldvale5418

    @baldvale5418

    28 күн бұрын

    @@WakeandBaitFishing from what I could see it was a Westin rod not sure about the reel maybe a Snapper

  • @danielnystrom6117
    @danielnystrom61174 ай бұрын

    i missed a zander a few years ago in a yorkshire canal, absolute monster it was. followed the lure all the way up to my feet. but now where i live i dont think its any zander so i go for pike as usuall 😊

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh nooooo that’s sad :( hopefully you have another chance at somepoint 😌

  • @danielnystrom6117

    @danielnystrom6117

    4 ай бұрын

    @@WakeandBaitFishing will give it a shot one day. went out on canal yesterday, first time in scottland had a 7 - 8 lb pike after 10 minutes. probably out again today in the rain 😂

  • @stevenhowes3346
    @stevenhowes33464 ай бұрын

    Might be a Manx cat or a bobtail or just a cat that got its tail caught in a door.....😂 Love your videos, need to get you guys up to the lake district.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh no! Bless it, yeah Lake District looks mega

  • @TopstekTV
    @TopstekTV4 ай бұрын

    This was great!😂

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    😌

  • @BlackCountryPiker
    @BlackCountryPikerАй бұрын

    A real nice watch that was 👍 I stupidly entered Zandermania there one year. I hadn’t really got a clue, brought some lures that fitted the bill but blanked. Some nice fish came out near the marina area. Not as easy as I’d hoped 😂

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! Yeah we didn’t really have a clue either until joe came to the rescue 😂 🎣

  • @BlackCountryPiker

    @BlackCountryPiker

    Ай бұрын

    @@WakeandBaitFishing 😂😂 it’s how we learn isn’t it 👍

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly that mate!

  • @robbradley7735
    @robbradley77354 ай бұрын

    Love your videos

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    ❤️

  • @Angler1104.
    @Angler1104.4 ай бұрын

    I Love your Videos

  • @stephencarey3589
    @stephencarey35894 ай бұрын

    Nice video bud, fished same place 2 days ago had 2 pike on the deads but no zeds 😢😂👍

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Ahhh least you caught though!

  • @luap89
    @luap894 ай бұрын

    Class 👍

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks :) Sorry for such a late reply!

  • @bayhalo
    @bayhalo4 ай бұрын

    I recommend using 6cm pink lure for zander

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    We tried a pink one for a while :)

  • @josephscott4997
    @josephscott49974 ай бұрын

    I love zander😌

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    They’re such cool species!

  • @darkiee69
    @darkiee694 ай бұрын

    Zander is most active in the dark, so try at night. From dusk 'til midnight. And Manx cats are born without a tail.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    We tried into the night but unfortunately had nothing that time round :(

  • @BrizoH
    @BrizoH4 ай бұрын

    Hi mate can you tell me the name of that fox fleece you have ? Looks toasty 😂😂

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh it really is! Although haven’t got a clue about them name sorry got it a while back :)

  • @Ethanjames090
    @Ethanjames0904 ай бұрын

    If I’m right are you at sharpness and Gloucester canal

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    You would be correct :)

  • @Ethanjames090

    @Ethanjames090

    3 ай бұрын

    @@WakeandBaitFishing never knew the biggest zander was caught there very shocked you need to come down to Stroud for fishing on the canal or in the river

  • @russellkirkbride3373
    @russellkirkbride33734 ай бұрын

    Awesome video guys but I have a serious question please...The canal you was fishing where about was it ... looks like Cornwall to me near bodmin but would love location of it plus it would be a 6 hour drive for me so I'm being serious guys as it looks beautiful stretch.... Kind regards Russell ❤ Sorry also forgot my manners......a BIG MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS

  • @esff-101
    @esff-10118 күн бұрын

    been fishing this same canal for years, only ever caught one zander

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    9 күн бұрын

    😐 maybe you’ll have a red letter session soon down there for them!

  • @bluemonstrosity259
    @bluemonstrosity2594 ай бұрын

    I want to see you two in France or Spain catching the American largemouth bass

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    That would be really cool!

  • @harleyhill8240
    @harleyhill82404 ай бұрын

    When is merch coming out

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Trying our best to figure it out!

  • @15.7lbscarp
    @15.7lbscarp4 ай бұрын

    I saw you Coming down the canal LMAO i was pike fishing by the pilot ( i think it was u anyway) Edit after watching the full vid IT WAS U ASWELL OMG

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh damn haha hopefully you managed to catch that day as well!

  • @15.7lbscarp

    @15.7lbscarp

    4 ай бұрын

    @@WakeandBaitFishing nope we blanked😂

  • @mattgoodchild8215
    @mattgoodchild82154 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video thank you The plight of the zander such a fun sporting fish to catch and indeed the only anglers you c on canals nowadays is lure anglers like myself and seems every one wants to catch one With their original stocking in Woburn abbey in the late 1800’s with further stocking by British water boards in the late 60’s on fens they have fantastically spread They are a fantastic fish to catch with fish into double figures graciously taking my lures around the midlands canals Unfortunately the crt fronted mr John Ellis pay MEM fisheries fronted by Ralf Thomas who is Johns nephew by the way are destroying our canals frying them with electro fishing causing harm to all species of fish and upsetting the bio diversity of our canals Electro fishing is not working and indeed causing a small zander explosion It is corrupt and they no they will never win The zander cull has to stop Both John and Ralf no me well as an avid campaigner to fight for the zander Easily my fave species of fish I thought it important to say this as it’s a subject that can’t be forgotten Thanks

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    That was a very informative, thank you for your thought out comment! We aren’t as clued up on how bad or not so bad the electro fishing is however, we love zander and most other species so it is sad to see them effected :( glad you enjoyed the video 😌

  • @ferny-popgun7
    @ferny-popgun74 ай бұрын

    Love the videos👍

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    😌😌

  • @blackline66
    @blackline664 ай бұрын

    An idea what Joe's Jacket is please? 😊

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Honestly don’t have a clue!

  • @tonyrichmond4015
    @tonyrichmond40154 ай бұрын

    Danny has a very slight accent? Where is she from in Europe? Please advise.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Definitely not European 😄 I’m South African born and raised 💪🏽

  • @dugwolfe
    @dugwolfeАй бұрын

    Manx Cat

  • @danielmartin9352
    @danielmartin93524 ай бұрын

    Would it be an episode of wake and bait if a rod never got broken 😂

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    You’re not wrong 😅

  • @redlinereader
    @redlinereader4 ай бұрын

    One of my cats has no tail due to amputation, unfortunately

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    😢

  • @calummcclure302
    @calummcclure3023 ай бұрын

    Manx cat ?

  • @jamesweber4938
    @jamesweber49384 ай бұрын

    The Zander looks just like a North American Pickerel/Walleye.

  • @AlexHeath93
    @AlexHeath934 ай бұрын

    Dani i need that pokemon friends code, please 😂

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Send the deets! I’m stuck on a “send a gift to 50 friends” challenge and I ain’t gonna get that done with my 3 friends that go on it once a quarter😂

  • @1990themule
    @1990themule4 ай бұрын

    That’s my local canal and I’ve never caught zander from there 😐😂

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Best get out there and give it a go ;)

  • @bazrat69
    @bazrat694 ай бұрын

    Wait your in chelt! No way 😂. Small world

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Just for the day, we don’t live there :)

  • @youknowmyname9915
    @youknowmyname991511 күн бұрын

    I thought it was illegal to release zander, as it is invasive.

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    11 күн бұрын

    It is, we accidentally released it 😅

  • @garyyoung4529
    @garyyoung45294 ай бұрын

    My cat had its rail removed after being hit by a car

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    🙁 oh no that’s sad, hopefully he’s okay

  • @WestNorfolkFisherman
    @WestNorfolkFisherman4 ай бұрын

    Got my biggest this year. 🎉

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Ayyy well in mate!

  • @kevinhowarth1772
    @kevinhowarth17724 ай бұрын

    My girlfriend is just the same. Aren't we lucky

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    We are indeed!

  • @sigspearthumb9574
    @sigspearthumb95744 ай бұрын

    You don’t have to worry about Dani catching ! She already caught (you)😂

  • @WakeandBaitFishing

    @WakeandBaitFishing

    4 ай бұрын

    Ayyyy love it 😂💪🏼

  • @sigspearthumb9574

    @sigspearthumb9574

    4 ай бұрын

    @@WakeandBaitFishing welcome mate !😉

  • @ZazzyZA
    @ZazzyZA3 ай бұрын

    Is she south african? Update: Yes she is sorry. So am I and I also moved to UK

  • @garygranato9164
    @garygranato916426 күн бұрын

    what an amateur not having the drag set !!

  • @iainwatson5257
    @iainwatson52574 ай бұрын

    Maybe the reason you don’t catch as many is that you spend more time having fun (titting about) than actually fishing!

  • @jeffbaker5038
    @jeffbaker50384 ай бұрын

    Man, so.much whining. Just fish man. Just fish.