Big Perch Engulf Live Baits Underwater (w/Circle Hooks)

[@easyfishing1936]

Hi, well cancer may have stopped my fishing and filming, but i love watching your video's. The underwater shots are brilliant and show how fish react to and take baits. There seems to be a reluctance to the use of circle hooks, but they work, if used correctly, and i have even used them beach fishing and they seem to hook fish cleanly with few deep hooked. Great if you want to return fish alive. Cheers Bill

[@dog_gun_rod4378]

Get well soon.... Love your videos also

[@AB-lh7tt]

All the best Bill,love your videos as well 👍👍

[@samthomsonfishing200]

Get well soon... I love your videos. Very informative and relaxing to watch

[@delwigzieful]

Get well soon bill

[@xboxplayz844]

Get well soon bill, I love your fishing vids on the embankment

[@magnifisonproductionsstudi7360]

Beautiful perches and this clear water makes this video magnificent ;-)

[@smithatthebackoftheclass5392]

Could you do a behind the scenes of how you film these their really cool.

[@want2dropout]

Hats off to you Chris, that was superb. If the BBC had filmed that they would of had a crew of at least 3 or 4 and you did it solo. Loved the way the first perch had the bait several times before you hooked into it. Keep up the good work and it'll come really good for you I'm sure.

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Thanks matey. And the bbc have actually used some of my under water footage in the past and national geographic

[@Mike_Halewood]

Superb video. Great to see a circle hook in action, and so clear too. I do plan on giving them a proper go this year for pike.

[@omarsfishing2050]

My best fishing youtuber....

[@pawels17]

Wow 3.53sec listen to the sound when live bait get hoovered inside perch's mouth... amazing. I wouldn't think it would be possible to hear it so clear. Nice vid.🤘

[@Roadkill_Buffet]

absolutely my favourite type of video yoyu produce mate :) I just love perch and to be able to see them underwater, its just 16 minutes of pure bliss. Thanks!

[@jasonridyardhome]

Great vid Chris, I can't believe the clarity of the water. 🖒🖒🖒

[@janzoontjens1319]

Verry nice video again looking forward for the pike with the circlehook thanx .

[@1254Paul]

Great video Chris....Looking forward to the Pike video....I'm off dead baiting for Pike with circle hooks for the first time next week....Tight line mate.

[@Deathst4lker]

Great video mate - and a good review of circle hooks for perch and some cracking fish. Already looking forward to the pike vid ! Nice one - cheers !

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Thanks mate. The clarity of the pike one isnt quite as good due to heavy rain but you can see the way the hook takes hold as they pull away

[@whatnow3134]

Screw the trolls. You know what we like, that's why you make the vids you do. Top vid again pal. Peace

[@whatnow3134]

@@TheMan-it7pxnot really. It's how big bait company's figure stuff out. Don't see people trolling them after doing months of tests to bring equipment out that basically does the same as the last stuff and trys to just make revenue. Not to mention all the eastern europeans decimating our waters for food. Grow up

[@seeitpickitbinit2510]

@@TheMan-it7px precisely, conflation of logically set out criticism with trolling💪🥰♥️

[@seeitpickitbinit2510]

@@whatnow3134 that’s one issue, the moral aspect stands or falls on its own merits. Necessity is the test of a principle. If we don’t need to live bait, but do it anyway, then to me, that is immoral. If there were no alternatives then fine, but there are. Yes some waters have been hit hard by eastern european poaching, including every water that I fish. That fact is irrelevant as to whether live baiting is right or wrong. If anything, how can we as responsible anglers, tell others not to kill fish, when we are killing for our sport. Sorry, your arguments do not withstand scrutiny.

[@whatnow3134]

@@seeitpickitbinit2510 whats the differesnce in killing fish for using as deadbait or live baiting when the pike perch and other species eat fish alive or dead. NONE. My argument has alot of merit. Same as live baiting when sea fishing. It's a tactic people use all over the world. We just have to accept different tactics and opinions from different people. If people don't like live baiting don't watch the videos. Go watch kittens playing with string

[@seeitpickitbinit2510]

@@whatnow3134 I don’t know about you, but for me, tethering an animal to await a gruesome fate, is fundamentally against every instinctive moral bone in my body. A fish caught for dead bait, had at least some chance of survival. The clue is in the name sport, livebaiting appears to me to be as unsporting as it’s possible to be. We do not ‘have to accept’ anything, on the contrary, I would say if you have a principle, then it’s the opposite, we are compelled to not accept. I think people can see which argument has the merit just fine. As I said, but I will repeat for you, it is not about not watching it if we don’t agree. We don’t agree, hence morally it is cowardice to not challenge something you see as wrong. Next time you see an immoral act, I wonder if you will be consistent and just not watch it and let it happen. You may be ok with that hypocrisy, I and many in this comment section are not. Thanks for the kittens ad hominem, classy🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣♥️

[@PikerBiker]

Superb footage! Best on KZbin I have ever seen! Educational too! 👏

[@anthonyharrison8584]

Absolutely amazing footage, thanks for sharing . Looking forward to your spike video 🎣🎣👍👍

[@deadthem]

I love fishing for perch here in Toronto Canada. Great vid! Cheers Mate!

[@jamesdoyle3885]

Great underwater footage. The water looks very clear and stunning perch.

[@stevenclements1090]

Another top notch film mate appreciate your hard work

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Tell you what Chris, that’s some bloody awesome footage! Love how crystal clear it is and how awesome the patterns are under the water 👌

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Thanks Steve!

[@GLK-London]

Remarkable filming! Thanks for a fascinating video.

[@hookedonprjonrojas2314]

Great vid. clear underwater footage😲

[@worksopexile]

Award winning footage Sir, well done indeed!

[@amduck4883]

I went down the bait ship this morning to get maggots, shops closed and there’s a match were I wanted to go, it’s going to rain all week here. Why me

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Ive had a similar experience today mate. Went to the tackle shop to buy deads for tomorrows session only to find its closed due to the owner having covid. But theres too much weed pushing through to lure fish....

[@thereallevel27]

I stopped using store bait. If cast nets are allowed where you are go for it. It's a good excuse to spend twice the time out fishing

[@leefudge658]

Love your videos...your content is always most relevant to what I like doing! Keep up the great work! Can’t wait for the next live baiting video!!

[@loganpaul3374]

Amazing video Chris, just like an aquarium, we can't live bait in ROI.

[@troutfishingbavaria2407]

What is ROI

[@shuggiemcg1]

@@troutfishingbavaria2407 Republic of Ireland

[@simonspeedo8122]

Happy to let the fishery boards fall short of their duties to protect yr waters with EE's pilfering fishing, yet yr happy to abide by their rules... Just crack on with it lad.

[@deividas_kimontas]

Incredible footage of them beautiful Perch! 😍

[@rubentieken2065]

Great video, love the underwater ones. Keeps amazing me the size of bait they are able to take.

[@Tom-ws1dt]

If you were fishing for perch on the float what rods and reels would you recommend as I want to target them this winter?

[@seeitpickitbinit2510]

any, it’s pretty much irrelevant what tackle you use, as Perch don’t grow that big, maybe 5lbs max in most waters. I’ve had 4lb Perch on a pen rod, amazing fun, but you get my point, the fish don’t know what tackle you’ve got. As long as it’s strong enough, long enough to counter ant snags and the drag is smooth and not jerky, it’ll do fine. Perch on a centrepin and a 13ft match rod is extremely enjoyable, but you’ll do better to spend your time finding the fish and experimenting with baits. Preferably not live baiting.

[@backwheelbandits2.0]

What's type of fish are you using as bait ..thats deadli love to do it meself

[@LondonPredatorAngler]

Great video Chris, prob one of my favs so far... awesome footage, I dont know how u manage to do it alone, I tip my hat to ya fella! keep them coming!

[@dangerussrussruss]

Fantastic underwater footage as usual!

[@flybyphil1361]

1 of your best 1s yet superb footage was mesmerised from start to finish keep um coming and look forward to the pike 1 on circle hooks chap 👏🎣👌

[@ChillinLikeAVillain1210]

Loving your content mate. Keep up the good work. Tight lines

[@fishtakes6487]

Hi from Poland 🖐️

[@stevieb5008]

Mate, these under water videos are fantastic! There’s probably not much real video of fish feeding and their behaviours etc! Please keep up the experimentation!

[@thomas1144]

Also really enjoyed the clarity of the footage top job 👌

[@pikefisher211]

Quality video always found minnows to be the best live bait for perch

[@johnmaggiorino4493]

Circle hooks no. 1well done for footage, been using circles for 20years now the best also for lures

[@paulshoemaker5957]

Amazing! some of the best underwater I've ever seen!

[@matthieuthibaudeau2685]

amazing video , really well filmed , the footage is awesome , keep going !

[@2BruvsFishing]

Nice vid mate! Always nice to see a fellow angler sharing tips!! Take care!

[@anthonylong6403]

Great video, thank you! Really interesting to see that other perch in the shoal do not appear to be unduly alarmed when one of their bretheren are hooked!

[@DjDolHaus86]

I'd say most of the time they're either curious and follow the hooked fish hoping to capitalise on any chance of food or they're completely indifferent. I do sometimes wonder whether it's the fish returning to the pack that spooks them off or whether it's just that the shoal followed the hooked fish while you were playing it?

[@anthonylong6403]

@@DjDolHaus86 Certainly they seemed indifferent - definitely certainly not spooked - when a fish is hooked and clearly appears( to us humans} to be agitated. Would be interesting to have some hard evidence of whether a fish returning to the pack does actually spook the pack or whether they remain indifferent . Any chance of providing some camera evidence of this 'Ginger Fisherman'???!!

[@pinballwizard666]

They don't seem bothered at all but I do wonder about them returning to the shoal and spooking their mates! On a local river I've heard so many anglers claim that it spoils the swim when fish returned. I've not retained fish for a very long time so what would the options be? Great videos. Great talking points!

[@DjDolHaus86]

@@anthonylong6403 It would certainly be interesting to watch whether the behaviour of the remaining pack changes when the captured member returns. I doubt you'd get clear cut behaviour as this is rare amongst fish but it'd be interesting to see if the old advice of retaining captures until you've picked off a few holds any water. My personal observations suggest that perch packs are an uneasy truce at the best of times. They don't work together for food, every hunt is a competition between individuals. When attacking a shoal of fish the chaos caused by multiple fish hitting the same target makes it easier for the individuals to pick off bait fish, they're not working together to herd the shoal or coordinate strikes. If an individual fish within a pack of perch falls behind in the growth race then it is likely to be cannibalised, there is no love loss, just a case of being too big for your mates to think about eating you. I feel that there must be an element of herd defence to hanging out in packs (ie. multiple sets of eyes looking out for predators) and there will be threat signalling as a result but whether they actually communicate fear/stress remains unclear.

[@anthonylong6403]

@@DjDolHaus86 Some clearly experienced and intelligent anglers points being made here chaps! I have no doubt whatever that the primary instinct for fish of most, possibly all, species to remain together in tight or loose shoals is to assist in spotting predators and alerting the shoal to the possible danger. There are many examples of this sort of behaviour in other parts of the animal kingdom of course - think meercats or gazelles as a couple of prime examples! We are commonly told that returning a captured fish to the water immediately after capture is unwise, the implication being the returned fish will somehow communicate the risk and danger to their mates! I cant personally rationalise that - fish have minute brains, most of which must surely be dedicated to survival, food and breeding. Beyond that, I think we all too often assume fish have other 'rational thinking' abilities , but then, what do I know!!

[@needham831]

Absolutely phenomenal video Chris. One of my new favourites now. It's fantastic watching those Perch engulf those livebaits. You notice how their dorsal fin spikes up when they attack the bait? It's like they are thinking, "Come on then dinner! I'll have you!"😀 lol. Beautifully coloured and conditioned fish too. Perch look brilliant at this time of year. The underwater filming is top notch. Can't wait to see the next one with the bigger freshwater UK predator. Excellent stuff mate. Tight lines.☺🎣

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Thanks Chris! I like to think that when they put their dorsal fin up to take a pray fish its to make themselfs look bigger and scare off any competition for the bait. The pike video shiuld be up in a weeknor two

[@clivedavies3]

Great footage well filmed keep up the good work.

[@percher8percher873]

Great video well done. They take quite a big bait.

[@lesbaty8919]

This is awesome Chris , great filming and great fishing, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@marcinm.7674]

How do you assess the water to determine where the fish are? Can you just see them in a shallow water?

[@Northern.Fishing1]

Amazing Video, have a little question, is the hook size 4 or 4/0? Thanks for helping!

[@dominicburton950]

Great video 😁👍👍very interesting stuff and awesome underwater stuff

[@Vissenbijdewaterkant]

Great video again Chris!

[@SteveSandersonArt]

Great vid, cant wait for the pike one, ive switched to circle hooks this year, planning a trip soon..

[@trevorgarmey3078]

Great film and fishing!

[@thereallevel27]

I'd like to see the dance it takes to film that. Amazing as always

[@bikerslovecurvessr9609]

Hi mate love the vid and can’t wait for pike one. Very informative as usual thanks. Want to get some new polarised glasses. Can you help and does lens colour make a difference thanks again Steve

[@expomm]

Awesome footage. In the Video it seems you set the hook, si that right?

[@pennineangler]

Great clarity. At 10-45 a pike has a swipe at your hooked perch.

[@michaelwyatt7219]

What body of water are you fishing? don’t need a exact location just never seen a river / creek that clear near me and love perch fishing. Great underwater footage and great videos

[@codyterrier]

Yet another cracking video, keep them coming 👍

[@lukefoster2854]

Hi I love your videos! Been subscribing for a while and want to try some new spots, could you tell me the location or rough area you fish in this video as I’m keen to get out there

[@delwigzieful]

Excellent video really enjoyed it cheers for posting,para

[@Markh-b8s]

Love the videos keep them up 👍

[@heinsy707]

Perfect size perch, awesome camera work! We can use live bait in Canada as well depending on the waterway. Cheers

[@sanderperridon7052]

Beautiful underwater.... Pictures..... 3x wauw..... Love it......

[@gietek3]

Cheers Mate for Great adventure love From Poland

[@Cheese-rp5ww]

How do you find places like that I’ve been looking for something like your fishing somewhere I can catch In winter or summer

[@davekelly6576]

How do you get the camera so close to the perch without spooking them? Quality, well deserved like 👍

[@Jesse.AlternateAccount]

hey, nice video! I've been trying to catch my first pike for 3 months now, had about 7 or 8 piking sessions and still not got my first pike, only ever caught perch perch fishing and have spent near £200 on piking gear already. and now that I'm able to properly fish for them having the right gear and ive even bought deadbaits that im yet to use because of the weather recently, and its gonna be harder to get one as well now that its winter. any advice?

[@steveforster3420]

Nice vid..I'm using circles now in sea fishing in swansea...so hard not striking the temptation is hard to just leave the fish hook its self lol

[@hanzelman1963]

Nice vid mate, the circle hook works perfectly, next time i'm gonna take a circlehook too! Thanks for the upload 👍👍👍

[@mickrod2]

Are you fishing in the Retford area?

[@markwilson8903]

Great vid. Is the hook in the bottom or top lip and which way up. Cheers

[@georgesharman9891]

Great video . Interesting that the hooked fish didn't really spook the others.

[@Lunatix246]

Awesome footage. I've missed these.

[@051287gaz]

I love live baiting it's very exciting way to fish and love to see the underwater footage videos

[@051287gaz]

@@TheMan-it7px well that fish would suffer anyway if it was eaten by a predator so your point has no logic and fish don't feel pain as we do FACT! so if it is legal to live bait then there is no agreement and if you don't like it then don't watch it and don't leave nasty comments ruining the videos for others. Sit down shut up and scroll on!

[@051287gaz]

@@TheMan-it7px ha ha ha ha your such a vegan 🤣🤣🤣 I don't argue with vegans because due to the lack of meat proteins in their causes stupidity FACT!

[@051287gaz]

@@TheMan-it7px only a vegan would say that

[@051287gaz]

@@TheMan-it7px only a vegan would say that

[@markR6.76]

@@051287gaz true

[@smithmiesterman]

cracking video mate, love it ;)

[@chriswarby1001]

Fantastic footage proper educational thanks mate "Freezing my Nads off" 🤣🤣

[@Colin-sm2iq]

This was so informative and interesting many Thanks

[@61diemai]

Thank you very much for providing this most interesting footage. I'm into experimenting with circle hooks lately, so far only on bream, but as you are showing in this and your pike videos, that it's also possible to use circle hooks on predatory fish. I'll definetely give it a try , once our local predator's closing time would be through May 1st. Tight lines from northern Germany.

[@hankmosh2709]

nice video . ........how about filming chub and live bait?

[@antonymedlicott467]

Do you reckon ule be able to film with different size lives, to see how the perch/pike react?

[@georgebud287]

Quality fishing mate 👍 bet you enjoyed watching that pike trying to take your already hooked perch😅

[@HCRFishing]

Awesome Chris great footage wish my rivers where still this clear turned to chocolate milkshake at the mo lots of rainfall last couple of weeks. Underwater footage will hault for me now untill next year

[@fishypie]

what cam and set up do you use for all that id love to try it on my local bream water

[@RT-ct4rq]

Amazing 🤩 love the underwater vids keep them coming !!!!! 🥰

[@ereewe3368]

where is this place? is it in england

[@johnmaggiorino4493]

Which brand circles are u using

[@geoff6854]

is this in the uk may i ask??

[@tuttabob]

another amazing educational video, whats the best way to catch live bait?

[@ARCSTREAMS]

10:40 haaa mr pike got in on the action just as in life there is always a bigger fish , but you sure get jumbo perch over there across the pond

[@rovingrods]

Chris, a superb video buddy. How do you manage to film so accurately underwater while fishing?

[@teckelshuntingandgoldfinch108]

Top class fishing video

[@surenoblack2658]

Insanely good, I think you may of covered it but how on earth do you get the footage underwater? GoPro insert between line and hook length???

[@maxrabe5669]

Really cool video!

[@alangore9271]

Great videos , seems like a nice cat, but id love to see what area of water hes casting to

[@nathansfishing2620]

Amazing video how do you film your underwater shots its inspiring

[@PierreFiliatreault]

Wonderful footage, thank you so much.

[@michaelcooper9493]

Use to fish Toft Newton res between Lincoln and Market Rasen it is Fly only but open all year for day ticket fishing plenty of giant perch in there had many in the Autumn/ winter it wasn't unusual during the fry bashing season to land a few well over 3lb.

[@jordanthompson3375]

How do you know if you e got a bite from live bait fishing

[@KabelSalat_]

the water is so crystal clear.... like german mountain rivers ... all other rivers in germany are very muddy :D

[@reggietrotter8187]

Another great vid GING like you said if you don’t like it do one 🇬🇧👍🏻keep them coming god bless

[@morgan1985uk]

Amazing footage