Epic Fishing with PRAWNS - WHAT A BAIT!

Graeme has had more than his fair share of double hookups on camera,but in this fish-filled session he had no idea what he would latch into on ultra-light 13-foot match rods and chilled Prawn for hookbait.....It proved one of the best afternoon sessions he has ever had,and you can bet he will be stocking his freezer with a few packs of prawns from now on....Sit back and enjoy...he filmed the entire sequence on his own,but gave thanks to Willoughby and Ben for helping him out with his final photo!
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[@TAFishing]

This was filmed a while ago - but Prawns are still a deadly bait all year round. Have you ever fished with Prawns? They can be great for Perch in winter too, underneath the overhanging snags.

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

not tried praws yet, thinking of giving them ago on a joint perch and chub river session soon when it warms up.

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

TAFishing - yes Graeme, I’ve caught loads of catfish ( mainly channel cats) on prawns ( shrimp here in states). But good bait either way! I’m pretty sure I’ve caught Carp on shrimp too, of course the Carp over here will eat all sorts of stuff, so it doesn’t surprise me any of the things they’ll eat! Back in the late 70’s I used to go to this creek I knew of and seine crawdads ( crayfish) , I would usually keep the small to medium size crawdads and put them in a plastic bowl w/lid, and NO Water!! Just crayfish alone, and then freeze them, then when I went fishing I would take them out of the freezer and let them slowly thaw out, but they were best used still frozen, just hook them through the tail once and fish under a float, I always caught Big Carp on them! The Carp loved frozen crawdads!

[@Mike-jc9xd]

Thanks to your vids I used prawns this year and I've caught perch,Rudd,roach,dace,tench,bream and carp great great great bait

[@DjDolHaus86]

Been using prawns to good effect for years, there doesn't seem to be a coarse fish that doesn't like them. The little tubs of prawn in brine from LIDL are ideal session packs but I've found that raw, unshelled prawns are far better if you're after a big stripey. As a general note, if you're catching small perch in a swim then its time to move as that's generally an indicator that there are no bigguns nearby, due to their cannibalistic tendencies perch only hang around with similar size fish. Personally my favourite method for singling out the better fish is live baiting where allowed and big fat lobworms as a back up

[@andymetternich7453]

TAFishing fished for freshwater fish with shrimp. Does that count?

[@chrisbarnacle6262]

The double catch at the end was brilliant .. great skill Graeme 👌

[@ianmiller865]

we so need you on tele....ive been fishing 4 35 years and i still learn of you. many thanks

[@connorcardinal5932]

Yes another video 😀 awesome again ! Only KZbin channel that puts out quality content

[@simonhopkins3867]

Connor Cardinal couldn't agree more. good one mate.

[@connorcardinal5932]

Simon Hopkins yeah thanks, only recently got into fishing and this channel has provided numerous tips and is now my favourite KZbin channel

[@divin777]

The minute 39.21 , that picture is just awesome !!

[@outdoorjo6752]

Yep, used prawns for two or three years just before I packed it all in and had amazing success with them. Like Doug Hensley said, crayfish tails work really good for the bigger carp but especially Perch as they are a bit to big for the smaller fish, ...you can get em in little tubs at Lidl too along with TJDolhouse86's prawns. They cost a bit more but will almost guarantee you a bigger fish. Thanks for reminding me of this one, it's one I enjoyed a lot when I watched it first time so watched it again :-)

[@costaskarpi6511]

Almost unbelievable...Amazing well done...

[@danielcotton5175]

Love watvching your channel, i get so much info and learn alot from old videos and new one - you are my go to channel for anything fishing related i need from general enjoyment to actual instruction and ideas. Thank you - keep up the good work!!

[@sh.osmanov6792]

Dude brought a stove to make tea lol most english thing I've seen my whole life

[@ainzooalgown6450]

Are you even an angler if you don't bring tea?

[@NathanChapmann]

@@ainzooalgown6450 And a pot noodle

[@codyswindell1282]

Nath Chapman agreed

[@johnhorner769]

Can't beat a fresh brew

[@silverbob999]

once again another great episode

[@divin777]

Love your vids !!! In order to have the prawns holding better keep them 20 secs in the microwave or oil them two minutes . Btw , cat food , the one you showed us a while ago is not officially my secret ingredient for whatever feeder groundbite I use . I’ve learned even to put it on a hair rig with a quick stop for my method feeder . Thanks for all !!!!

[@sonofeloah]

Nice size carp! I would keep some to put in the hot smoker over some ceder wood and then once smoked to the point of falling off the bones, de-bone and can it all up with some white wine and herbs. Would not open up a jar until it has cured for at least a minimum of 3 months. Never buy commercial canned fish again!

[@bensteer3778]

Jayden Claussen each to their own. Some people eat, sone return. Does everyone has to conform to your personal sense of right and wrong? Are you the ultimate moral authority in the world?

[@kimbird6554]

it proves that you do not need to buy expensive boilies and other foods from an angling shop, to have a good days fishing .

[@G0NMY]

Enjoyed watching that session Graham, and what a gent allowing the young lad to hold the other fish and be photographed. Great ambassador for the hobby. One comment I wanted to make is that bigger perch tend to come at dusk, well that is what my dad rest his soul used to teach me. he often had an evening session at the local park, and as a youngster I never understood why he always came home in the dark. But he always had some beautiful Perch in his keep net. Anyway Prawns, I think maybe you should opt for King Prawns to target the bigger fish what do you think? That slug escaped to live another day. Thank you for sharing. Tight Lines. Mark

[@anth1655]

Merry Christmas

[@KINGSOWN100]

Graeme, you give many thousands of people great pleasure and you can't do better than that. Happy Christmas to you and yours mate.

[@themartz]

Love ur vids, u always make me laugh, top fishing too :)

[@wildrose7546]

Great fishing Graeme. Also big shout out to your wife for supplying bait, sandwiches and " The chair" and Merry Christmas to you and your family. xx

[@simonhopkins3867]

anyone else stopped fishing to eat, drink, smoke and piss lol it's rare but when it happens it's magic. :)

[@andymetternich7453]

Simon Hopkins yeah, I remember the bites coming EXACTLY when the sandwich or the beer bottle touches your lips😣🤐😁

[@matthewward5892]

Okay tomorrow prawns it is. It's your fault if I blank Graeme

[@abaidh1]

Matthew Ward How did it go?

[@robertocarlos-yi1sk]

We use prawn for catching Bream in Australia, just try to touch the prawn as little as possible, the fish sense the scent from our hands. Killer bait..

[@poppypoopapie]

Love this guy who relishes every fish he catches big or small. Just loves catching fish, his enthusiasm has no bounds.

[@MrSantacruzz]

You are a great angler and always proving that you don’t have to spend lots of money on the latest trends to be successful

[@jocookham4810]

Love these vids. He has a passion for fishing and is not worried about buying all the gear. This is the type of fishing I love and want to pass on to my sons. When I see guys with £1000's of pounds worth of heavy gear and dressed in full camo its hard not to laugh. Its about simple gear, watercraft and passion for the fishing itself. Young kids need to know 90% of the tackle is nonsense. You need a simple set up simple basic baits and then get cracking. Kids should be allowed to fish on very low cost day tickets or preferably free as well.

[@TAFishing]

Well said !....I'm going to dig out an old photo of me in camo gear,as it was all the rage 50 years ago,and I think its worse now !...everyone has to have matching green.Trouble is they wear all the green stuff so the fish can't see them,then they cast 120 yards to the other side of the lake ?? What's that all about ? Maybe the fish have binoculars.

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

this is why i dont fish for perch on commercial carp venues, lots of little offcoloured perch barely any stripes. i find in rivers you get bigger perch with amazing colours and stripes. also they arent hook or rig shy usually in rivers

[@ChrisG55584]

Captivated from start to end! Always quality content. You’re one of the greats Graeme 👍

[@timothyqtully807]

Merry Christmas

[@unoevo24]

This guy is awesome! Great angler. Lovely character!

[@justluvfishinguk]

Just brought some Raw jumbo king prawns frozen from Aldi £2.19 ..canna wait try them .. cheers Chris & Sam

[@greatwhitesfishingadventur2273]

Well Done Graeme !!!! 20lb 12oz ...... Amazing ... Cheers "Down Under Mike" ....

[@neilolly]

No prawn starter for you now on xmas day

[@RuachEden]

Prawns? Why are they such a good bait? The fish naturally eat crustaceans; shrimp (which are the same animal as prawns), gamma Shrimp, cray fish and water lice. No surprise really!

[@richm2835]

Another great entertaining show ! Thanks. Something I've found to almost eliminate the hook swallowing when fishing specifically for perch is to use a very light weight jig head no6 or similar size hook , baited with worm or whatever & suspended just above bottom , either with coloured heads or not it doesn't seem to matter,. beneath a float I just use an old fashioned fat bodied "perch bob" type, with a couple of shot up the line if needed . The jig hook obviously hangs bend up and nearly all the perch are hooked in the top lip. Using the same method with an ordinary size 6 results in a lot more swallowed hooks again . I suppose also you get a bite registered as soon as the bait is taken with no play in the line like with a ledger link , whichever way the fish moves registers instantly ? Have you ever used that method yourself ?

[@thediligentdungbeetle8116]

So you prefer cooked prawns or raw prawns because my local sainsbury has a packet of raw prawns for 1. 80 and I'm not sure if I should buy raw prawns or cooked peeled prawns

[@danny0570]

Your enthusiasm is infectious, you should have your own fishing show. p.s. you look like a semi young Stan Lee.

[@jaymutsuddi]

Started fishing for the first time a month ago - prawns landed my three nice chub down my local river in one day. amazing bait

[@nuclierlukegamez181]

I thought it was gona sea, my fav type. Why fresh, why!!!!!! I demand a sea fishing Video now!!! Jk , you also need to appeal to your fresh audience. But im part of the salt ones.

[@flashtheoriginal]

Tried prawns yesterday but on hair rig, minor success. Im glad I saw this today as free-lining direct to hook appeals to me as I find ledgering can be irksome. Will try prawn to hook on main line, letting the bait naturally sink. Ive come to fishing relatively late in life but love it. Really enjoy your videos, thanks a lot for the advice and entertainment 👍 The sense of community here is heartwarming, everyone can help each other but no-one oversteps the mark. Respect rather than disturbance UPDATE 30 NOV 2021...massive day in the margins, deepest Suffolk: 11 perch, one at 3lb+, 2 mirrors < 6lb each and an 8lb common (weighed) - all freelined to a single bb. 2 fat mirrors on the float to end the day. All on tesco prawns, standard size. Thanks Graeme!

[@heyneedhelp8266]

Why tho it doesnt work good om hair rig?

[@TheEssexSpurs]

I am an absolute coward/Only fish with one rod to stop all the aggro you faced at the end

[@rchippex]

There is a special place in hell reserverd for people that reel in while their rod is sat on an alarm. That said though I love the vids. Whetting my appetite for getting on the river!

[@fishinkid8702]

yep i went fishing and they were just reeling and it was going bebbebebeebbebep

[@wookie7816]

Been using prawns for years,Tench lovem...

[@robshaw3655]

Great stuff again. Watch your back Graeme the EA police force might nab you for walking 3m away from your second rod when your playing your fish.

[@Dolphintrancer]

Thank you for this, I am so gonna try that next month here in Denmark

[@SkepyourOwn]

Guy could’ve helped netting that last one to be honest

[@TJ-hd5ym]

Wow I really enjoy all the videos so relaxing 👍

[@aeroflopper]

As a brit you should always make time for tea.

[@FRUElimLDRvideos]

Side note.... use he prawn juice when they are defrosted team it in your pellet tub soak it up and enjoy

[@hillbill79]

Still waiting on one of you fishing in winter. Too cold for the bones?

[@TAFishing]

Was out in the boat last Friday getting Cod to 17lbs...doesn't get much colder than on an open boat in the sea in winter.Just that I put up what I want,when I want.I like the autumn films,sometimes summer as well,trying to brighten up a time when some people just cannot get out.

[@hillbill79]

Fair enough mate. Its been hard going for Pike these least few weeks where I fish. Been a bit cold for them I guess, on the lures anyway.

[@Daftboy89]

do you guys ever go ice fishing? cheers from Sweden m8 ;)

[@MaffTUK]

You may just have heard this once or twice before but that really was "Totally Awesome Fishing"

[@justluvfishinguk]

Awesome buddy awesome 😎

[@handycamBlakey]

dare i eat another sandwich *both rods go*

[@johnbemister1508]

I think you need a bigger net 😅😅

[@felgate11]

Look for prawns which are on the "Ooops" shelf in the supermarket - sometimes only 39 p to get shut -same day sell by date. (will still freeze for fishing!!)

[@frederickrich7393]

Awesome Graeme CONGRATS.

[@redsky106]

Just came across these films by accident and I can't stop watching them,I've fished since I was about ten had to give it up when I had kids and had to do family stuff,haven't fished for the past ten years,all my gear still in the garage.i love watching fishing programmes even though I don't go anymore.,.suppose you never lose the bug for it

[@changbeerbeer]

Dam! Ever heard of a GoPro? Looks like a movie set the size of that camera! lol... Great looking fish though, great video..

[@douglasnewlands47]

That was good viewing and quite a catch too! Have caught small wrasse off a harbour wall on prawns and if I recall correctly, only one gurnard off my boat. Never considered using them in freshwater, but will try on a nearby gravel pit after Christmas. Best wishes to you all at TAF and in the Pullen household for the festive season and in 2018.

[@KaylynnStrain]

I have never seen a perch that big here in the US, that thing is bigger then a keeper bass!!

[@davidhull1061]

Great video Graham. Out on Saturday to Todber manor, I will make sure I don't forget the prawns and maybe, maybe I might get that elusive 20lber. Keep em coming Graham.

[@GramscisCat]

Brilliant - what a great Video. GP is an inspirational angler - keeps it simple and shows that you don't need to spend hundreds to enjoy great fishing. I especially enjoy his feel for the environment and perspectives from a lifetime of fishing. The best KZbin angling site, the best editing, and the best presenter, there is really no contest.

[@redlightbulb]

Cracking as always Graeme, cant get out over December Chefs life haha you help keep me going with these vids, and Im straight out after lunch service boxing day after some pike, so Merry Christmas lads keep it up.

[@MrCharlescharliechas]

Hi there I've been watching this video and all I can see is you popping fish out of the pond is there any point t to doing this.

[@TAFishing]

No,you are right...I should really take up knitting.

[@MrCharlescharliechas]

@@TAFishing I'm only joking loved the video and I've never fished with prawns will give them a go next time I'm out on the pond. Happy new year to you my good friend

[@daniellowrie7622]

Another top video gentlemen, all the best for the new year and keep the videos coming. Every Friday I come home and I wait for your video to be uploaded, I claim to have seen every one. Stay low move fast, out.

[@williamavery9185]

I am amazed how you manage such quality filming and staying so cool. With a double hook up, big fish too. Well done. Best fishing you tube by far

[@nealebradford6417]

fish them all the time gray, lot cheaper than tub's of smelly pellet's, more to catch the angler, go in the shop they tell you everybody is raving about them, yeer ok.

[@carpingmadfishing3335]

👍👍👍👍

[@anthonyday1839]

Awesome end to a great video..... and the prawn sandwich part was comedy gold 😄. Graeme, you and the wife are a great comedy double act, she should appear in a few vids !!!

[@octaindoctor5153]

I've got a sandwich... I've only had one bite... I can't stop laughing.. Your brilliant.

[@rhino5419]

A very merry Christmas to you Graeme and Mike and all your family. Best wishes for the new year. Thanks for another year of great entertainement.

[@matthewwallace4249]

One of your best carp videos without a doubt! the control you showed while playing those two fish at once was nothing short of incredible, you'd think you did it all the time! Great job mate can't wait to see what's coming next!

[@jordanrichards8963]

Amazing video! In my coiny were not allowed to release carp back into any water way because they eat all of our Murry cod eggs

[@ralphups7782]

graeme sir have you tried this reel by abu garcia/cardinal 51fd. just got it,the build quality looks very good for a sort of micro back pocket reel.

[@juststeve7665]

Shrimp left in the sun are GREAT Catfish bait. The smellier the better. LOL you may have to use gloves to bait up

[@jnjjosh]

Vale farm is a brilliant place to start off for carp they will feed off the top and and they love cat biscuits caught 20 in 2 and a half hours between 3 of us

[@RLU-wt8vi]

Love watching you fish! You're so knowledgeable and include not just your equipment & bait, but details that other fish shows don't cover. Things like weather, barometer, pressure, temps and of course, location. Keep up the videos.

[@vinceythefly]

You could have made that sandwich on the bank! Great videos.

[@o.p2836]

where or what website do u get your fish action lurse from because I've looked every where and can't find them ??

[@malcy700]

think you need digital scale. i always weigh my doubles and note them with temperature and conditions and date ( venue) caught . just an idea as we all have our own way

[@chrispigott3000]

I have the same trouble as you Graeme that fish want to eat at the same time as me ! I like your unconvential and some times haphazard fishing !

[@neilsmith7547]

Cracking common graham. God I was in stitches when you had two on at once. 😅😅

[@stuartwilson4710]

Thoroughly enjoy every single one of your uploads. Much better than what's on the box.

[@mikerom9958]

Too funny Graeme!

[@Hotchrome]

Try using king prawns instead. I have never caught a perch below 1lbs on one

[@jeburial3958]

I would say you made that lads day letting him play that second rod and bringing in that beautiful fish.

[@RW88842]

I used to go fishing at vale farm and I caught 20 carp in one session and about 30 other bream

[@stonefly514]

Good fishery vale farm, been a few times

[@TAFishing]

I have always had a good bit of fun there..plenty of stock.

[@MarkCarp]

those prawns look like a cracking perch bait👍

[@piercemaher7287]

@TAFishing what lures should I use on a 25g-35g rod in Ireland?

[@robcollett]

Your videos are very entertaining! You’ve got my subscription! 👍🏻

[@ralphups7782]

catching pot belly carp on the test curve using light rods.? fantastic stuff

[@bencook6605]

Wow what an awesome fisherman . Thanks for all the amazing content I still havnt seen

[@gorjira-pu6yi]

The reason why Perch like prawns is because they are similar to shrimps

[@Arkfishing]

Nice Fish ... Was that Cajun Red fishing line you were using? If not, what type of fishing line were you using?

[@TAFishing]

Maxima chameleon 5lb if I recall..not bought any for 2 years but that was what I bought,so it lasts well.

[@Arkfishing]

Thanks, appreciate the reply and that is rather impressive catching those big fish in such light fishing line.

[@warwickwood5838]

Ur my inspiration buddy good job on that one I would have panicked lol

[@jev321]

Awesome video as usual one of my favourite videos you have made 👍👍👍👍

[@muscletone08]

G'Day MAte . What rod are you using? Not that id be able to purchase them in Australia! I like its action and might look at purchasing them from the old country. Love your vids, always thinking of how i can modify your techniques for our fish here,

[@TAOutdoors]

Both 13 foot standard match rods,you should be able to pick one up fairly priced off the internet. They aren't intended for 20lb fish though ...usually 1/3lb average size,but if you take your time you can still get them in the net.

[@johnloyd3996]

mad how the lake looks green like that, do u know why that is? nice lake ta

[@scottymclaren3582]

Love watching you mate. Love from Australia

[@rp2889]

18:45 - 'dare i chance another sandwich...Nope'... haha love it!

[@colinmorand129]

I really enjoy your videos, I love the English country and the noise of the surroundings