Great, I shall be getting the 1 3/4 rod as soon as I can. Cheer Martin & cheers drennan.😊

Make sure you go out and buy an ESP rod loaded with ESP braid on a Drennan reel. Make sure you uses a Drennan float , Drennan weight , Drennan swivel followed by Drennan wire with a pair of Drennan trebles hooks .

Sound like a old man martin

I still got mine for the mighty Trent. Superb rod. I can fish that river when its at the top of the bank no prob. Cheers Martin.

Tree rods? if you catch a big carp you are in big trouble mate.

Nice Dame Judy that

Fished next door to him at the same lake quite regularly,sadly missed RIP mate

jesus, one maggoon on tiny hook? what is he fishing for, sticklebacks?

Nice chub.

Mr Lampard was the governor , no question ,simply the best , your never be forgotten Terry .

size 8 with prawn and you get some whopppers!!! Well you might as my pb is about a pound!!!

I like your jacket Martin who is it made buy please

One of my favourite videos ever . If that doesn't get you going ,nothing will.

You trying sell tackle or fish

Jesus bless

Awesome buddy awesome 😎

Awesome buddy awesome

He really caught his dreams... A life well lived.

How can anyone unlike this? I bet its the korda lads

How do you put the rubber back into the olivet

Nice tutorial

Biggest legend in fishing hands down

Bit over dated now

Where can i watch dvd

Nice that he didn't check the pecs and bent it backwards. Bad angling

heeh you can only put a baitrunner on if the reel is made by Shimano naughty, otherwise it is "free spool" for any other brand. Im bored, sorry lol was a great watch again though! Although i saw this years ago as well.

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Just found your channel Loved the video! Gave you a sub so I get all your future updates! Love pike fishing.

Will these eject during a fight?

FFS and commentary by John Wilson !

Great tip from oneof the country's best Anglers. Him and hearn . The best

Let's slip this straight back so I can pack up and get the fuck out of here 🤣🤣🤣

Beautiful tench.. Lovely to see it safely returned to the water.

Some fish that mate

Very nice video. Thanks! I've been using the same reel for 13 years, it works with 0 friction and the drag is super precise. Good thing as well is that even wet and at low temperature it will work equally well.

Brilliant as always Martin. I wish ch4 would commission a new go fishing series, you would do John proud presenting it mate 👍 🎣

Size 18 seems very small for Perch. I bow to your superior knowledge Martin but I'd never go below a 14 for Perch.

It’s simple hold the hook and imagine your caught now see if you can rid yourself of the feeder and be left with just a piece of line and the hook if not scrap it ! But l don’t think Martin Bowler would use a rig that would possibly kill a specimen fish of any species?

This was years ago. They are collectors items now. When i saw this, i was desperated to own a couple of the heavier size. Then found, they are no longer made

Shame they dont have a hook keeper not a fan of using the butt ring. Look great rods though

A big float stop on each end would be my choice as I’m not keen on the current trend of dropping leads and the Olivette will pull free if there is a break off.

Chub being sensitive biters is a bit of a myth imo. I use a link method like Martin, but fish a tight line, and don't even use a tip. I use a soft float rod. This method, big baits, big hooks and a stiff hooklength, acts as a bolt rig, and has accounted for dozens of 5lb+ chub. Every bite a pull-round. Martins method is 50% good angling, 50% tradition.

'When the Swallows arrive...' Those chicks look close to fledging! LOL. Great vid tho, got to love Tench, if only I could get one above 2lb!

Just when i decided on 2 x 2¼s. I find this is 8 years old and can only get one on ebay. Take this down if the model is no longer avaluable

For me Martin is a living legend....

Nice piece martin, keep safe.

That's no way to catch a Tench, sitting on your arse with a bite alarm. What about a small red float loaded with bread flake next too some lilies

Nice one fella, but please lose the barbs

Method is called link ledgering _ very effective as it causes less disturbance than a running ledger as the weight is spread across a number of shot rather than a single lead 😉

What Lb line did you use?