Powerful Fish Almost Took EVERYTHING!

This Powerful fish almost took everything. I started out trying new areas of the river that I'd never fished before. I biked for miles and miles of countryside in search of some new barbel to catch during the nasty summer heatwave. I started off really struggling as the river was in drought the fish were really tricky to catch. It was only after a flash flood style storm hit and I took a break that I figured out what I was doing wrong. Then it was time to put some fish on the bank!
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[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Well its a longer video today, so I thought I'd upload early to give you plenty of time to watch it! 😅. Things didn't start off going to plan, but I looked at where I'd gone wrong and made some slight adjustments and that's all it took to make it all work out in the end.

[@fishwith7097]

Where are you fishing I’ve never caught a barbel and I really want to catch one

[@simonpe3trie102]

Me too but I didn’t have the balls to ask i’m in Manchester so might be a bit far anyway.

[@Bazzabilo]

@@fishwith7097 loads at collingham by nottingham on the trent 👍🏼

[@stevenclements1090]

Hi Chris thanks for another great adventure 😀 can I ask what pound line you were using please and size hook? Cheers

[@joelohalloran200]

An absolutely fantastic video mate. I wish they still had barbel populations like that in the Upper Gt. Ouse in Buckinghamshire. They're as rare as rucking horse sh*t near me now. Compliments of the hundreds of Otters roaming our stretches. You have more chance of seeing an Otter than a Barbel now. Where is this that you are fishing please?

[@WillyEckaslike]

being alone on a countryside river is never waste of time regardless how many fish you catch

[@Ukmongoose3]

This is a supreme political observation. Arise Sir Willie!!

[@Pearlygates21]

Absolutely Sir especially in those times today 🙏🏻

[@dannylabuda1234]

im sorry.. buttttttt... . this guye defintely couldnt do / a jump spin! 😁

[@user-up8pj5zy2j]

The time spent fishing does not count for life.

[@mickclarke5741]

Agreed

[@DjayxJW]

+1 for the Zander fishing. I've been rewatching some of Matt Hayes and Mick Browns adventures recently, they catch a lot of Zander. Such a beautiful fish to look at.

[@sallylunamoth5542]

I Love This Channel it has Everything, Nature... Great Angling, & A Really Lovely Down To Earth Bloke

[@GIBBO4182]

As soon as you go on your telephone you get a bite!! It’s the unwritten rule of fishing!

[@bustupstonkers797]

Exactly right! I intentionally divert my attention away from the rod simply because of this unwritten rule that you get them when you least anticipate

[@joedransfield]

Haha so true! Unbelievable how often that is the case isn't it

[@andymurray515]

Either that or just pouring a coffee or grabbing a quick bite...

[@tyrantworm7392]

I ended up swimming for rod after losing it to a barbel whilst having a pee. Certainly the way of it.

[@philandrewroywatson]

Chris - Just wanted to say...presentation 10/10....comedic value 10/10 😁😁....education 10/10....thank you so much for improving my technique (nowhere near yours !!) over the last couple of years. I don't pretend to be an expert but through your vids, I have come on 'leaps-and-bounds'[. Heartfelt appreciation mate X X X

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Thanks for the comment buddy. Appreciate it 💪

[@tonymarshall4164]

Excellent video, really enjoyed it. So miss my river fishing for Barbel....Here in New Zealand the rivers hold Koi carp, Rudd and Perch..The lakes have an abundance of quality Tench.

[@PHARRAOH]

i went to a tackle shop that has been around since the 60's. As kids, we use to ride our bikes 2 hours tp get there. They had poles and lures/tackle no other shop have. Now days, they still have poles and lures no one else carries but the magic was gone. I have been a serious fisherman for 52 years now, since I was 5. My dad taught me, he passed away this year, my brother gave up fishing this year. the drought and lack of maintenance of the local waters, has altered everything. I have seen huge change in my life. Enjoy it all young man.

[@lickmyjiblets6873]

i took up fishing a few months ago was under a lot of pressure with work and life in general then i discovered the joy of been out by a lake or river for the day i found it fantastic for my mental health i would recommend it for everybody to try. love the vids mate keep up the great work.

[@j2d4oi]

I saw weeds on your line where the hook straightened. Used to happen to me with carp, they would dash for the weeds after getting hooked. Once in the weeds the sinker would gather weeds and provide a much heavier resistance for the carp to pull against and they would either rip the hook out or straighten the hook. I fixed this by tying the sinker onto the mainline ring of the swivel with some weaker line than my mainline or leader. I usually use 30lbs main, 20lbs leader, so used 12lbs mono to tie the sinker on. This worked and I cut my loss rate down by a huge amount so that it rarely happened anymore.

[@hanzelman1963]

I allmost pissed my pants when i saw your rod leaving 🤣🤣🤣happy for you you grab it on time Chris!! Nice session 👍

[@rogerbrowne5694]

Very professional and a joy to watch. Thank you.

[@chillycheeks5318]

Great video Chris. I really enjoy your presentations. Thanks

[@Casp986]

Nice work Chris! Loving all the videos you put out! Easily the my favourite pal! Particularly like the Quirky little streams you fish, looking forward to your next video already pal!

[@tomlinetsky1174]

"it's a little bit wet." killed me, his accent especially!

[@markwaterman8845]

Absolutely brilliant .i watch your video's from a far .gozo. it brings back fabulous memories of the swale... the wharfe... the aire...and the calder and the nidd . All the best from gozo /malta 👍keep them barbel coming

[@angelambriersbriers5026]

Enjoyed every minute of that. A bit of everything. Lovely looking fish

[@differentfins]

Great vid as always Chris. Cheers from Canada!

[@richardneale6828]

Love Shakespeare equipment, great bend in the rod with the barbel 7.9oz 👍

[@BM12SAG]

Hi Chris , great video! as always. Thanks bud

[@paulembleton3087]

Another great video and more nice fish thank you for sharing again

[@andysmith819]

Hi, Watching you fish is wonderful. Thanks

[@simon40607]

Great fishing 👍🏻well done

[@trevorcornes1056]

Some beautiful barbel Chris,Great fish to be catching lovely condition too

[@OVTraveller]

Loved every minute of your video, especially the analysis of your failures. Greetings from Victoria, Australia, where our carps are humongous, but rubbish to be killed. Mind you our Murray cod will give even you a thrill to catch. Never saw a barbel in my old country across the seas. Cheers

[@andyh9030]

Some lovely fish there mate well played 👏

[@markmcquitty5172]

Loved the content great job u can't wait to see the next one Chris 👍

[@tonyross7376]

Good stuff Chris 🤜

[@jasoncockwell8077]

Fantastic video as usual. love that set up too, i have a very similar feeder rod with 3 different tips and i use the very same 3oz tip for big chub and Barbel.. great balanced feel like you said.. fantastic channel.. keep it up..

[@jamesjohnson7905]

Low crystal clear river you did well to even get a bite great video Chris

[@ianstanley2222]

Excellent as ever 👍

[@cliveeariss880]

Great video mate, and some really nice Barble, very nice!!

[@garysimpson8860]

Wish I had a river near me like that but if I had you wouldn’t be able to get near the banks to fish with everyone trying to catch barbel !! Great video again 👍

[@jonsheard8749]

Great vid Chris……..like how you covered the fish losses too as all part of angling. Also loved how your accent got broader when talking to your bro on the phone…..haha….we all do it 😝😂

[@petermoore231]

Great videos🎣👍

[@redriverlures]

Great video as always 😉

[@Boxersboy-um1fd]

Chris - some cracking Barbel there - as for standing out in the rain? - we've waited so long it's a joy to do so!! - felt like Andy Dufresne from the Shawshank Redemption when it happened to me!🤣🤣!

[@NorlingFishing]

had the same thing happen to me last week but with a bream... Loved the video as always!

[@Drwardy1]

Great camera work Chris!

[@ProBraders]

i fish for barbel on the Severn and catch many double figures on the boilies! They love a good snowman rig. great video chris

[@dmtstuff]

I've had "one of those days" on my last 2 outings lol. Nice work

[@karlpearson8032]

mate I have lived in New Zealand for over 25 years, I have been watching ya videos for a while and just had to subscribe, I love your new approach to catching river fish. IE jigs and mini jigs with excellent results. Roaming around rivers on ya bike to find the best place to catch. Brilliant footage and commentary, don’t know your name but good on ya Ginger fisherman.😃😃

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Thanks buddy💪

[@markfizz2012]

Hi Chris, super NWG's. Impossible to straighten out 👍🎣

[@petercalthorpe7966]

G'day Chris, another enjoyable video mate. Got to love the beautiful Barbel, the same thing happened to me i had the drag set to tight 😂😂 . It was a very large sting ray . Take care mate rnjoy the. Sun it's coming home 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Sya hi to Bro 👍🏼 All the best from Downunder mate.

[@and1cardsuk733]

100k soon pal. Easily one of the best angling channels on KZbin, tight lines.

[@psadorski]

Incredible fish :)

[@fatfish6763]

spent two days on the trent and only managed a one three pounder . might have to come fishing with you sometime

[@alexvincent1979]

That storm got me too mate🤣 got wet through and broke my phone🤣 great vid anyway mate

[@Comrade_Akimov]

UK is so much more prolific than we’re im from, you guys don’t even comprehend.

[@kemalhussein6106]

Another very enjoyable vid Chris 👌 Highs n Lows of all anglers to lose a couple decent ones but you caught a few lovely Barbel too and 8lb ish is decent by anyones books!!

[@kemalhussein6106]

My mate and i have a funny name for when you miss say a pike run on the float or any bite really when you are taking a wee in the bushes or on the phone ...we say "Cock in Hand" as you can never stop mid flow! 🤣🤣🤣🤦

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

that fish really pulls.

[@floydgilmour3994]

I'd love to see you go on a late season outing with the lures trying to beat your PB brownie

[@TheSpringerman]

Welldone again on a fantastic video Chris Not managed to get on that stretch of river yet this season,but this video has got me going. Do you think a 10ft commercial carp feeder rod would be handle the barbel suitabley

[@simonpe3trie102]

👊🏼 was great fish respect

[@pagey5323]

Nearly 30k views and only 2k likes come on viewers click that like 👍🏻 support this legend, I watched on the smart TV at first makes it difficult to like the content on them ! So could be the reason but I’ve jumped over to like on the page .

[@majmat]

Leave dawns crack out of it. You should say, " nice barbel just after sun up"🤣🤣

[@miketaylor2916]

Never mind grabbing the rod, 10 out of 10 for for managing to stay on the phone 😳

[@differentfins]

Yeah that was my thought as well. That whole scenario was a win!

[@charliesmithers7663]

Chatting on t'phone

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Chatting on't phoo-ane. Tha'noz.

[@stonefly514]

Cracking video as always! What landing net is that please? Cheers!

[@robreilly1708]

I was on the phone to the wife on Thursday while carp fishing an i nearly lost my rod lol was a nice 18lb mirror ;)

[@ferguson077]

superb what river is this

[@NO-yr6li]

Could you make video of most the rigs you use to catch these fish

[@janvdb6897]

Lovely video! Seems like it's about time for me to go out and catch some barbel as well. I mostly fish the river Rhine here in Germany. Due to the strong current we fish very heavy feeder rods (250g) and around 140-160g feeder baskets with spikes. We use Owner or Gamakatsu Barbel Special presnelled hooks. They come with stronger wire gauge and leader than standard for the same hook size. Still sometimes the hooks are bent open. We have to play these barbel hard to keep them off the ground where they would dig into the gravel and break the line. Past years we've used maggots as hook bait but I'd like to try pellets. Any particular flavour you prefer?

[@tomjones7593]

Goodness- how big ARE these fish ?

[@janvdb6897]

@@tomjones7593 It's not really the size of the fish as more the strength of the current causing the demand for this setup. A good size fish would be around 70cm (6-8 lbs) but because they are in this current their whole life they are really strong and they know how to use the current to their advantage. Under normal circumstances the river Rhine has a flow rate of around 1000m³/s at 6 km/h and a depth of something around 3-4m. So there's quite some pressure on the line even without a fish on

[@dailyallowance3826]

Hi are you using a 3 meter landing net handle , and what is the best one to get hold of 👍

[@jak22419]

6:30 - Looks like you had something on the other line ;)

[@trippsyyy]

Gotta love them 8mm source pellet ent ya

[@kyleheys3207]

Ginger fisherman where abouts are you in the country on these rivers? Keep up the great work mate 👌😆

[@alangordon7130]

What river is it?

[@henrybennett6432]

Being out in the rain must have been so nice though.

[@stucrossland3719]

Which hooks were you using that got straightened out?

[@lloydjohnson4312]

That’s a powerful fish

[@j2d4oi]

Ginger Fisherman stung by Ginger Ants! 😂😂

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Bustards don't understand friendly fire 😂

[@balintkoder7501]

Hi Chris! There are some nice barbel there. I am planning to go to catch my first ever barbel soon. Similar small river,lots of weed. Fish uo to 8-10lb. What strenght of line would you use? What flavour of pellets you usually chuck in to feed? Thank yoy in advance.

[@mrlittlemouse1]

His name was Christine when I knew of him he was was a transgender

[@notyouraverageguy475]

Pellets wise, a standard halibut pellet between 2mm and 8mm should work which you can also fish of the hair or banded on. You then get various flavours of pellets but if the fish are hungry they will eat. I fish the river Trent mainly so have scaled up to 15lb mainline due to snags. I would personally aim for 8lb minimum. The pellets being used here are dynamite baits and are either The Source, Complex T or Monster Tigernut due to the red bag, but I would eliminate the last one as I don't think they would be used over the others for barbel fishing. These pellets also come in varying sizes up to pre drilled 21mm and do matching flavoured boilies to go alongside.

[@balintkoder7501]

@@notyouraverageguy475 thank you

[@robertfossey1798]

What a great looking river is it famous e for barbless.would like one near me

[@ivanstepanovic1327]

Fishermen here often call barbel "torpedo" due to power and resistance it offers

[@cityproofdad]

Whatbis your backpack with hard shell ?? Nic vid btw

[@leeboyphatz]

That pb pike was had 2nd chuck on a 1/2lb wobbled deadbait rud. It was my last freshly caught bait for that 1 day session. The pike hit the big rud on the drop as the light was fading. Around 45 min battle with showing off some rather uncharacteristic acrobatics for a pike of that size. Tailwalking at about 50 yards out. By the time ive got under the rodtip its really getting dark. I try not to net pike even though ive always got my 40" landing net, just because the trebles make a mess of nets. Any as i was saying, its now with in reach and spent so wanted the beast of a female had on semibarbed set in the scissors and the other was very worryingly dangling out through the girls. So im trying to turn her on her otherside so i dont end up attached her. Whilst thats going on, im also battling a willow above my head. But finally she was mine and I wasn't a statistic. Still to this day the battle ive had!

[@sawomirzuchowicz1094]

helo again, come to polish river Poprad - 60+ in this summer ;-) my new PB

[@angelwhite376]

The best time is in the rain

[@dudleyedge1374]

Have you tried the X5 from rigged and ready ?

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Nah the action looks like spaghetti

[@jakub121296]

Super..

[@thedaftyorkshireman2186]

Just a suggestion and curiosity when you deadbait do you only use native fish just wondering if you've had luck with some of the to me more unsort after sea fish I got smelt and blueys to try for now ?

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

My favourite deadbait to use for pike is probably sardines. Can't go wrong with sardines 👌

[@thedaftyorkshireman2186]

@@The_ginger_fisherman yeah inad a good winter last year on sardines I was hoping you'd of said something more exotic lol Anyway what you doing replying to me ain't you got videos to make 😜 keep it up matey 👍

[@cameronsmith8292]

Nice video! How big was the barbel 17:07

[@elliottb2246]

What river is this please as I’ve always wanted to catch a barbel

[@chrystophertorjir7599]

👍

[@leeboyphatz]

What's your pb for pike Chris. I'm at 34 lb 4oz from an extremely private disused gravel quarry in Suffolk/ Cambridgeshire border

[@johnbemister1508]

Where is that River.😊

[@k-a-p-a-l-o-s-u-k-u]

Salam dari Indonesia 🙏🇮🇩👉🔔

[@DomFishingUK]

gotta get you on a proper river, pick up the club ticket and you can come with us.

[@chriselson7413]

My mum and dad's koi have successfully spawned and produced baby koi this year for the 1st time in a long time. (They cross breed with the goldfish every year normally, make some lovely hybrids). Do you think the hot weather will of allowed "wild" carp to spawn more successfully as well? Bit off topic but thought I'd throw it in! Ps keep up the good work top videos pal 👍

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

I'd assume they've probably done quite well. I know the other species around here had a good spawn this year

[@fishwith7097]

Where you fishing

[@AboutMMA_]

I only started Barbel fishing this last Winter gone and JESUS CHRIST those bites come out of nowhere and rip off like nothing I've ever caught

[@leventsenfiliz7487]

Tebrikler

[@dennis.the.drummer]

Noice

[@danielcopson7933]

Are you fishing a thicker wire gauge hook by any chance bud?? If I had a pound for every time you said it in this video I’d be a millionaire 😂 all jokes aside bud another quality video and enjoyable content. Cheers

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

🤣

[@Monkememes771]

aaah hes a ginger aaaaaaaaah hes a ginger

[@lukejenner2316]

plz plz plz get a head cam we miss some of the good stuff

[@paulclare5580]

Where abouts is that beautiful stretch of river .?

[@mariuspotosca3304]

What fish is that...cause I don't think that's a carp...🤨

[@TheChuckism1]

“I’ve got a chub on” he he he. That just sounds funny

[@davearthur514]

What rivers do you fish?