Barbel Fishing - An Interesting Trip..

[@stephenisom6089]

well done mark great video and fish you are a good angler mark and you know what your doing,, until your next adventure down by the waters edge tight lines

[@nigelcranham8013]

Great video Mark wonderful fish good to realise the big one was never going to be reality but thats fishing tight lines Mark for the next adventure

[@markerd5378]

Thank you Nigel and yes sometimes you have to come to realise you're under gunned for something which was not your intended quarry. Sometimes it works out and other towns you lose said fish.

[@anotherangleUK]

Lovely video with some good Chub n Barbel. Glad I've come across your channel Mark. Thanks for sharing

[@markerd5378]

Thank you so much, I am currently editing some new videos.

[@paulAnthony7236]

The chub barbel master 👍👍👍 without a doubt one of the best all round course/ specimen anglers in the UK.

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Paul 🙂, sometimes I get lucky and good fortune is always required.

[@Nick-01536]

Who needs a bite alarm when you've got a centrepin ratchet.....I love using my pin reels. Well done Mark 👍👍👍

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Nick and I agree, that sound of the pin ripping off who needs an alarm!

[@XfireWTF]

You make the best fishing videos! No bs, no unnecessary music, just pure fishing experience.

[@markerd5378]

Thank you very much Xfire. Glad to hear that 🎉

[@themagicoffishing]

So gutted for you on the lost biggie 😫 Really felt your pain.

[@markerd5378]

Argh John what can you do. I wasn't tooled up for that carp to be fair, so was glad to have had the barbel and chub. Which in reality was what I was after. That's not to say the loss wasn't wounding 😂

[@tadhghayden7601]

Perfect session. Two magnificent fish and an evocative loss. Just those fish need to get their pharyngeal molars on those pesky crayfish to be the specimens, they are.....

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Hayden and yes they have got their work cut out and will need to eat a few tons 😂

[@Elliottcam]

Great as ever, Mark.

[@markerd5378]

Cheers Elliott and do excuse the shorter format of videos currently.

[@charliesmithers7663]

there's something about night fishing, seeing them emerge from the dark which gives it much more excitement. Makes them look even bigger

[@markerd5378]

Cheers Charlie and yes that's what I love about night fishing and will never quite fully understand why some people don't like it. But each to their own.

[@captainfrank01]

Pity you didn't get to see the fish that broke you off Mark, you will wonder about that forever! Two great fish, you're the man!

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Frank, yes it will certainly play on the old brain box 😂. Adds to the spice I guess you could say.

[@stephenmachin9344]

Brilliant trip Mark, great angling, thank you for sharing.

[@markerd5378]

Very welcome Stephen and thank you for watching 💯👍

[@SAMNOTTS]

That chub was stunning😊 Shame about the carp would like to of seen that!!! Good watch bud😊

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Sam! Agreed but alas that fish was not stopping 😂.

[@silentangling]

Pure adrenaline rush!!!! and the ratchet on that pin is just perfect for audio. You continue to push the bar higher for other youtube anglers and for that I am extremely grateful. Thank you Mark for taking us along.

[@markerd5378]

Thanks, I tell you what the Shakespeare centurys do have a wonderfully loud ratchet and strong spring. Something which is sadly missing from a few too many more modern day and dare I say more expensive pins.

[@silentangling]

@@markerd5378 Definitely got to find me me one. Thanks again

[@blondie853]

excellent Mark.Well done.Those river carp can be a real handfull!.Tight lines.

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Blondie and yes they rarely take too many prisoners 😅

[@RichardFord-j2q]

What a great brace of fish mark,that chub looked huge. A friend of mine fishes the the rivers a lot and when he starts to suffer with crayfish he swears by his diversionary tatic which invilves filling a little onion net with a few mashed up sardines in,he ties to a long piece of garden string and throws it a few feet in the opposite direction to his rig,he says it really works. Another great video mark keep up the good work. Best wishes brother

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Richard, the chub was a very welcome 7 pounder albeit on the barbel tackle but very much appreciated. I'm just glad to be able to be back putting out some more regular content for you chaps, although the video lengths could be a bit longer. Your suggestion is very good and another approach is a punctured tin of cat food on a well secured paracord. Unfortunately though in my locality certain fishing clubs will serve you a membership ban if caught doing either. In reality responsible members should be allowed to trap them whilst fishing and take them for the pot, this then may mean we would make a more regular and sizeable dent in Signal crayfish populations in many waterways.

[@RichardFord-j2q]

I agree mark ,but I would not advise eating them,you never know how much sewage/pesticides they have invested.

[@markerd5378]

@@RichardFord-j2q that's also a fair point Richard.

[@kevt7931]

Spot on mate, nice, rare, short video from you stranger....well done avon angling 👍

[@markerd5378]

Cheers Kev and many thanks for watching. They can't all be long videos unfortunately as much as I'd like them to be and as such some will be short some will be longer. I think my last 3 videos have been a mixture and something like 43 minutes, 5 minutes and this one at around 11. I don't really have a set structured video schedule unlike some other channels and I'm very sorry about that but it is what it is.

[@longnetter]

Cracking session mate well done.

[@markerd5378]

Cheers Netter ❤

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

Awesome mate, really awesome 👍👍🤙🏻✌🏻

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Doug! Nice to be back into some kind of pattern with video uploads.

[@Theforestcarpenter]

I would of blanked there. You always get amongst them haha

[@markerd5378]

Cheers mate and I always say that you always need a good slice of luck. Thanks for watching too

[@esppaul644]

Great angling mark

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Paul, a shame to lose one, that hurt a bit 😅

[@borderlands6606]

The chub was particularly impressive, enormous in fact, well done Mark. Your story of the lost fish mirrors mine from a few weeks ago. 2 lb rod straight into a right angle bend, 15 lb line like piano wire, clutch screwed down hard and the spool turning towards a log raft 20 yards away.. with inevitable results. No carp there, so best bet a very large barbel, enormous trout, or a pike with a taste for halibut pellets. It doesn't matter how many we catch, it's the ones that got away we remember.

[@markerd5378]

@@borderlands6606 argh sounds gut wrenching, but as you say it does add fuel to the fire. This particular fish flat rodded me, I do have a video clip somewhere but couldn't find it to include of it ruining me. I think I may have mumbled f something off knowing I was beaten 😂

[@borderlands6606]

@@markerd5378 I'd like to have seen that. At least the rod didn't go in after it.

[@timjames6190]

Well done mate another super little film cracking chub and barbel 👍

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Tim ❤

[@tonyclitheroe386]

Great video Mark . How are you now health wise mate

[@markerd5378]

Weight wise better thanks for asking but still work in progress. Mental health wise is more of an up and down one though at times. Really appreciate you asking that question, thoughtful.

[@101carl]

Lovely brace well done 👏

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Carl, it was nice to slip the net under both of them, pity about the lost fish 😢though. Next time! 😂

[@stephenm1030]

How you doing mark your looking well I’ve been waiting for a new upload pure fishing 👍👌

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers Stephen! Yes I'm not doing too badly, could always be better but I think that is life isn't it, ups and downs, we all have them mate. Hope you're keeping well too?

[@eric41140]

hello, i'm very impressed to see what do you catch with center pin!! in France we don't know and use this reel. congratulations see you soon

[@markerd5378]

Eric perhaps you should buy one and use it in France, they're are great fun and I think you'd enjoy it.

[@neilpotts2368]

Another great session Mark and what a solid chub. It would have been nice to see the carp but not a lot you could do.

[@markerd5378]

@@neilpotts2368 Thanks Neil, yes I was happy despite losing that fish as I wasn't really there fishing for it and it did ruin me 😂

[@kevsrods]

Brilliant mark, your not going to Bore us with what rod & reel your using, then you tell us anyway. Great videos thank you

[@markerd5378]

Lmao Kev 😂I thought exactly the same when re watching the video while I was editing it 😂😂. What am I like 😅

[@kevsrods]

@@markerd5378 great stuff Mark look forward to watching your videos 👍

[@tomasgajdos932]

This chub was brutal! Congratulations! To me, a 7 lb chub is more valuable than a 40 lb carp. In general, I'm always happier when I catch a big, wild coarse fish than a carp, pike, or any other 'fancier' species. Do you have asp in GB?

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Tomas and I agree with you about that, very special fish in general. Unfortunately we don't have Asp in the UK which is a pity because they look really fun fish to catch from the videos I've seen.

[@richardbentley6781]

Great vid mark

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Richard 👍. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a watch too.

[@sim7481]

Great vid Mark!!

[@markerd5378]

Thank you 👍💯

[@darrentones-pz4ei]

Hi Mark. Amazing video. Keep them coming Do you prebait the swims or just take your chances when you arrive on the bank?

[@markerd5378]

Thanks Darren and cheers for the question. it is rarer for me to pre-bait these days. However sometimes at the end of a fishing trip if I fancy the look of another swim for a future trip then I'll drop a small amount of paste and seed in said swim.

[@TheAnglerFiles]

Great pair of fish there man!

[@markerd5378]

Thanks man, how's the fishing going in Canada?

[@TheAnglerFiles]

@@markerd5378 It's been quite good when i manage to get out.

[@markerd5378]

@@TheAnglerFiles isn't that a fact of life, the just getting out part in itself is a victory at times.

[@TheAnglerFiles]

@markerd5378 well yes. So this year has been a few nice victories.

[@marknorth8607]

Nice one mark would be nice if you video the bite with the pin riping off

[@markerd5378]

A bit hard to do at night Mark as that means a light on tip and lighting up the area I'm fishing prior to bites, and would mean camera wouldn't be set ready for me to film myself playing the fish. I can't really justify that at night mate.

[@marknorth8607]

@markerd5378 no worries mark dont foget the roach 😉👍

[@markerd5378]

​@@marknorth8607I promise you I will not forget them red fins mate ❤

[@stephenhawkins9627]

Hi Mark after fishing with 12 foot barbel rods I have just bought like you use a 7 foot Advanta 1.75 t.c river ambush rod. Because of the size and the soft tip it slightly concerns me. Can it catch double figure barbel Regards Steve

[@markerd5378]

Hello there Steve, nothing to be concerned about, mines landed me plenty of double figure barbel (videos of it on my channel) . Hope it gives you many good days fishing.

[@thelazycarpers8400]

What river you fishing. Cracking fish

[@Jake-n9w7h]

Mark how are the black rock rods im looking at buying the 9ft 2lb for some snaggy tight swims

[@markerd5378]

Jake absolutely love mine and I do also have the 2lb power action which I sometimes use too.

[@Jake-n9w7h]

@@markerd5378 awesome ive already ordered one looking forward to it thanks mate

[@robertsimpson4913]

2 Cracking fish mark. Well done. What did they weigh though?

[@markerd5378]

Hello their Robert I put the chub weight in the description box for the video, it went 7lb albeit on the barbel gear. The barbel was a youngster not so large at 8lb 4oz.

[@raymurrell406]

Incredible, you’re looking well, sounding good and the fishing is tremendous. Keep it up Mark you bring us a lot of pleasure

[@markerd5378]

@@raymurrell406 why thank you Ray 💪 cheers mate.

[@BenjaminScott-ep4xo]

that chub was indeed a clonker

[@markerd5378]

Cheers Benjamin it was a very nice fish and we are moving towards chub hunting time currently, not to mention the predators in general. Thanks for taking the time to. watch the video too. 👍

[@BenjaminScott-ep4xo]

@@markerd5378 no problem it was an enjoyable video. Im out on a pike hunt tomorrow😁

[@markerd5378]

​@@BenjaminScott-ep4xogood luck and keep me informed.

[@BenjaminScott-ep4xo]

@@markerd5378 will do mate

[@BenjaminScott-ep4xo]

i blanked😪 my friend lost one but we had no other bites. were going back for redemption today😇