Why real and net to fish mini monsters ? Look at micro fishing in Japan where fishermen use basic tackles.

Hi buddy, both recent records have some from ponds, lakes, so perhaps a long shot in running water????

Its so refreshing to see a youngster like yourself taking an interest in going fishing and appreciating the whole experience . Tight lines to you .

Ex pat who now lives in Oz love this stuff Alfie... doesn’t have to be 30lb to give you a thrill. Hope you catch that 24grm monster before too long 😁🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Cracking little fish the minnow ..

Fished them spots many times over the yrs. Good to see the koi still hanging around by that sainsburys bridge. 🇬🇧✌️

Great video, top angling.

Go up north if you want big minnows 😅. Ive had them the size off gudgeon while trotting for grayling on the river wear

That was a good size barbel mate 👌 I never caught a minnow before I must give it a try one day. Lots of respect for you mate taking public transport to do some fishing 🎣 Your videos are relaxing to watch ✌

Nice that you're happy chasing the little chaps as well and the barbel was a turn up for the day - Awesome as always Alfie

Great vid what size hook?..

Bloody hell geezer. Lovely barble smile on your face was brilliant. Only just found you I will follow now. Let's see where it takes us 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Trotting is a great way to fish. When I go after Grayling I seem to catch more Minnows and it's surprising the bait they can get in their mouth lol. Good video mate, tight lines

When you bust out the scales ⚖️ i cracked up 😂 well happy to see you smiling and happy Alfie inspiring as always keep on keeping on brother enjoyable content passionate as always ❤👏

Another excellent video Alfie, love the Natural venues that u film keep ‘em’ coming!

Brilliant - takes me back to fishing that section of the Wandle on my lunchbreak and after work in the early noughties. Never had a minnow though but did once get an orange koi on floating bread!

The orange and white koi (6:41) has lived there for years. In the winter it lives in that deep pool, in the summer it lives just above the footbridge to the Merton Sainsburys. Funny as it has the Sainsburys colours. About 15lb. Bit of an angling challenge .....

Brilliant and informative and well presented..

Hello from Accrington in Lancashire 🙏 Great channel keeping it reel ✅🏆

Definitely has some experience using those scales 😉 all jokes aside a really good watch 👏🏻

You’re right about minnows in that first spot, there’s decent gudgeon and minnows 2/300 yards further down

Great little video. I kind of get fed up with other videos 'Smashing it!' etc etc.

Good stuff mate. Something different 👍

Great angling 🔥👌🏻

How are you alffie mate ? Hope your ok , top film mate , love seing your videos. Every time i see a new one i go GET THE F IN ! LOVE YA BROTHER STAY STRONG

Had it

This video brought back a memory for me. I can remember catching male sticklebacks, otherwise known as redbreasts, when I was young. There was a stream near to my gran's house that used to have plenty of them in it. I had a bamboo cane with a length of fishing line tied to it. I used bent pins as hooks and maggots as bait. I caught dozens of them and put them in a dried out empty paint tin and released them at the end of the day. Some of my best happy days! ...😃👍🏻

southend peir 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dennis Flack is the man for small fish records. I remember seeing a very big minnow once that a snake had and dropped and some lads had it in a jam jar. It looked like a small tench and was almost black, not sure if it was poison that caused it to go black but it was a big one. We used to catch them from the same area and they were like gudgeon size and the males were a fantastic colour with red and white.

Brilliant video don't see many big perch on video so that you for sharing.

I really enjoyed that Alfie. I would love to see you go back and try again. Also a sneak peek at the first Minnow weighing cradle in early development 🤣

I used to catch some monster Gudgeon around Kingston on Thames

That's what I used to use as Perch bait back in the day !

BITD about 40 plus years I used to think they were baby rainbow trout 😂

Just found this channel. When I was your age you wouldn’t put your hand in the Wandle. The smell and pollution, nothing but rats lived there. Shows you how things can change in 50 years which was the last time I saw it. Good luck I will subscribe.

Fantastic stuff, well done that lad!

Great video alfie

Yeah sometimes wondered how big these record minnow are to behold... The might Wandle such an Interesting water

At his name every knee shall bow !

Caught some clonking great gudgeon over the years, they're few and far between though. What convinced me to take mini scales was getting an enormous spawn bound stickleback, it must have been near a record. Of course since I've taken scales I've never come across any mini monsters.

Love it! 😄 Nice to see the 12ft Ultra helping you land a barbel on 2lb bottom too - I’ve recently added that model to my collection precisely for fishing little streams and rivers 👍

You are a true angler Alfie. We all like to "specialise," but appreciating all species is the mark of a passionate angler. If you want to see extreme "micro fishing," check out "tanago" fishing in japan with the beautiful floats and "Edo wazao" rods they use. TIGHT LINES MATE 🎣

Why bother ground baiting? Gives less chance

There used to be (dunno now) massive minnows and gudgeon in the river annick and carmel in ayrshire scotland- as far as im aware the only two places in scotland to get them. Gudgeon maybe 5 inch long we caught on a wee tiny hook and tiny piece of worm. Im sure theyll be there still this was the 80s. Its cleaner now. Stone loaches too which arent common

Hi Alfie: "Dont know weather, you say, is it 'Guesting' mode were you were 'angling' !? P.s is it fishable around the Hackbridge/ Beddington Pk area on the 'R.Wandle' !?

Make that keepnet camo and you’ll be on a winner mate 😂👍 and isn’t it good to see an angler catching something small and not moaning it’s not 40lb’s well done Alfie

I use to catch minnows on a worm with no hook, just tied to the line ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When I was a kid I netted bullhead near 3 inches long ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Find out where the record minnow was fished and go from there might have got bigger over time

Something so funny about seeing the minnows on the precise scales 😂😂