Can you catch mackerel on bare hooks?

[@cecapfishing9882]

Greetings from Brazil, Paul! I'm not surprised you reached 100k, I'm surprised you don't have more already! All I Said to my friends when I found your channel is "i've just found the best handmade fishing tackle channel on KZbin" And all of them agreed. I've been here for a long time and will be here till the end, friend. Carry on with the channel, thanks for all the help

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks and thanks for spreading the word

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

Great video Paul, Great name too 😉 My First ever fresh water fish was a Rudd on a bare hook that I made out of a piece of chicken wire, some line I found at the edge of the bank and by hand off a small jetty during my School lunch break when I was just eight years old. My School mates wouldn't share hooks, line or bread so I improvised. I shined up the wire on a stone and when I seen it disappear under the water around 18" deep I knew it was in a fishes mouth so I lifted it out. My School friends were rather surprised and to be honest so was I. I only caught one because it was time to go back to School. This got me started on many fishing adventures. I've also caught seven Mackerel on a six hook feather trace from my dads fishing boat when I wasn't much older, a small Mackerel that took the hook was also taken by a large Mackerel and couldn't release itself before I had them all in the boat 🙂 Filling and reeling in loaded traces full of Mackerel was hard work at that age 😆 Just though I'd share some Childhood Fishing memories 👍

[@jarrod9234]

Come on people, out of 100 000+ subscribers, how are there only 21 people who are willing to give Paul even $1 for the enjoyment that they get out of watching each new video? I know I get more than a dollar's worth of entertainment from his efforts.

[@geraldswain3259]

Steve,you've got a natural wit and charm ,that comes over really well to your viewer's ,besides your skills and knowledge .Great video that captured every thing except fish !..HaHa. Regards.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers, when I see steve I will tell him

[@IzeLures]

You are really doing a fantastic job with these movies.... Keep on making them, already looking forward to the next one...

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks, the next one is already in the making

[@jasonpatterson8091]

Lucky guy to have such a considerate and thoughtful wife. The fishing bit was excellent, but your story about your wife getting you camera equipment was really touching.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks

[@pikerdm7466]

21:9 you are ahead of your time my dude, anyway nice to see stuff for ultrawides.

[@ernieantonucci7702]

Once again great vid. Your cometary has really gotten better well edited 👍🏻

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thank you

[@stubarnsley990]

Didn't realise you had Patreon, you're too modest.... I'm in.... Keep up the good work, always enjoy your videos.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks for that it is much appreciated

[@jj61051]

Good job Paul

[@dercoellner]

Nice Video. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks

[@shoogelniffty1]

A great film as usual, and you are right about the midges, I just got back this afternoon from a weeks fishing in Ullapool, and they were hellishly bad up there, keep up the good work and looking forward to next film.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

its that moment when the wind drops and you think you are in for a lovely evening when the midges wake up that always gets me

[@simonhopkins3867]

the thought of it makes my skin crawl.

[@kevincyc3890]

Hello, love your video's,, I was just catching mackerel , using them for live bait striped bass fishing ,, boston ma USA

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

I am too greedy to use them as bait btu I wish we had big stripesr over here

[@SolarfallBaits]

great video once again paul, you deserve every single one of those 105k subs.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Cheers Mikko

[@cassieabhram7089]

Nice vid ,stunning place ...

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Yep, I spend a long time looking t when I am fishing

[@TrensdePesca]

Trens de Pesca - Brasil - Esse vídeo ficou excelente, parabéns!

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thank you

[@andreasherbeck9230]

Very Thanks! I love your natural videos!

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks

[@carlosmendez1472]

Hola muy buenos videos y consejos! Saludos desde Mexico!

[@imrecehak]

you are welcome! you deserve every sub for the brilliant thoughtful content. (next do a world tour)

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks

[@gartengeflugel924]

Very nicely made video! I like you great passion that goes into all of your videos. I just feel that you're really doing what you like, not doing things so you get easily famous on KZbin. It's the passion in a video that makes it attractive to me! To the mackerel hooks: An old Swedish woman once told me that the men would use a line with eight hooks (called hekla) but no bait and still catch multiple mackerels in one go

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

I think if i would of used more hooks I would of been a bit more successful but I was really cutting down my odds, I did think about making a hook from some bone, it may happen. Thanks for taking the time comment

[@anjales.4156]

So nice Coast..

[@franciscoblazquez3466]

Thank you from Oman, wonderful videos

[@OtherEndofLine]

Greetings and congratulations from Canada ! Cheers !

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks

[@Lagartija219]

Wow! Can I go? Congrats on the 100K! Epic! Thanks for taking the time to upload and share. Fabulous composition, filming and editing. Thumbs up from Spain

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks, I may yet get to Spain this year

[@Lagartija219]

If you do come to Alicante, pls let me know and we'll go out for a fishing expedition. That would be awesome!

[@fredrik4672]

Great video as always my dad used to catch herring on bare hooks

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

something I have never caught, they tend to be caught in the evening when they rise up so I have been told

[@minerblue9641]

I was night fishing at a lake. Before I leave I like to cast out as far as I can without bait and reel in slow so I can get rid of as much line twist as I can. I had the hook on the tip of the line, and a slip sinker with a bead for a stop. I did that and I hooked an unknown kind of fish with just the bare hook. I don't think I snagged it, but I may have. The fish put up a short fight. Anyway to make a long story short, I lost the fish and reeled in. I was using a thin hook about #6 size (U.S. measurement), the shank was long and it had a straightline eye.

[@ProPyroPower]

Congrats with the 105k+ subs,very cool

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks

[@MrFisheh21]

Your description of the midges 👌

[@mattjolley762]

Wow another great video wish I was there.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks

[@davidharvey5672]

Thanks for sharing your amazing know how

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers, I think I now know how not to catch mackerel

[@FishingStories]

Cool! Hello from Finland!

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

hi, thanks

[@wagnersantana_]

Beautiful place to fishing!

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

yes amazing, I have spent as much time sitting on rocks staring out to see as fishing

[@englishandproud1949]

In Devon they use Blue Aberdeen bare hooks to catch Mackerel. I went out on a charter boat from there and watched in amazement as the skipper was catching full strings of Mackerel on these bare hooks. No kidding in the space of 10 minutes he had enough Mackerel for the whole days bait needs. I bought some bright blue hooks from China and have ever since made up bare hook Mackerel Traces and used them out of various ports along the English Channel. They have worked everywhere I have used them. Give it a try buddy....

[@hanszheng8337]

I have personally caught mackerel on bare hooks quite a few time. They were in frenzy and they are a different species, the slimy or blue mackerel

[@TheSaitinho]

Amazing place!! nice video!

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thank you

[@gw6797]

Hi Paul, I'll be on Iona from Tuesday and doing lots of fishing mainly for Pollack and tasty mackerel. Would you be able to tell me the spot where you took the video as I can't make it out at the beginning. Cracking video too!

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

it is about six miles from the ferry at fionnphort nr bunessan [e-mail] and i will send you a google maps link, i am up there in august

[@shuggiemcg1]

Meant to ask you I noticed you use a drip mechanism for the hot lead what is it and where did you get it from TIA

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

that is a lee lead melting pot, I got from ebay in the uk but i thing they are an american company They work best with clean lead

[@shuggiemcg1]

thanks for the quick reply

[@JM_IRE]

What length is the rod ?

[@joshbutlin4506]

quality vid as per usual

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers

[@joshbutlin4506]

The Handmade Fisherman no worries always a pleasure to watch

[@attila535]

The meme has come alive.

[@foodandfuntraveler5859]

I have catch these fish by the dozen using golden mini hooks w a piece of corn kernel on each hook and of course w no corn as well too.

[@sinocertops1692]

I luv your videos so much and I want to help your patreon campaign

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thank you, I am just off to start another one

[@sinocertops1692]

The Handmade Fisherman you inspired me to fish and make my gear I have made tons of homemade lures and I caught a bunch of bass I wouldn't caught any fish or dinner if it wasn't for you . Thank you handmade fisherman

[@RalphBellairs]

Apparently you can catch trout on a bare hook painted with red nail varnish. Haven't cared to try it myself though...I can blank well enough using proper gear! 😄🙄

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Yes i have also been very successful at blanking, thanks

[@andreasherbeck9230]

Greating from germany

[@JariLappi]

your videos are so damn cool!

[@shuggiemcg1]

That was a very nice gift from your wife

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

amazing of her, thanks

[@jacobpaulsen9540]

like number 666. I'd say you should do more fishing video

[@goggern]

Here In Norway it is a normal srategy

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

I am guessing they use more than one hook

[@ethanbooth4602]

I was fishing for mackerel yesterday and all the wee fry were jumping on to the rocks

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

yes they were doing that here and I managed to get some footage for another video, it was amazing watching the mackerel running in to chase them

[@ethanbooth4602]

The Handmade Fisherman me and my friends were just dropping traces down and getting loads and I caught one of the fries and caught a 4lbs pollock

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

it can be bonkers fishing like that when they are on the feed

[@dom67487]

hello paul , tu les mange ?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Oui, trop merci

[@3pac33]

Congrats , 0 dislikes

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks, yes that is a bit odd I thought I was developing a leas a few haters who follow the channel

[@aquaticplantsavage6625]

I love you

[@ulvars8892]

0 dislikes? wuuut?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

all the haters have to to the internal haters convention this weekend I think

[@paulbuckingham9113]

Dollors? Scotland independent already

[@sinocertops1692]

First

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers