Feeder Fishing For Barbel | River Ribble

[@kevinbentley4504]

Love your videos I was shouting at the telly westy you are having a bite when you were setting other rod up lol

[@WestysAngling]

Congratulations Kevin you have been randomly selected to win the giveaway in this weeks video. Please contact me on the westys angling instagram or Facebook page to claim your bag of river blend Groundbait 🎉🎣🎁

[@lewislord4803]

Seeing you hit that fish at 17 min is great after the issues before hand! Well deserved man earned the catch over and over again!

[@phillipmawdesley394]

Every credit to you, battling the conditions, patience pays off, Fishing, not catching

[@CIFC]

Another great vid. I used to love winter fishing when I was a bit younger. Fewer people and more space, can’t beat it 😂 Lovely barbel too, still not caught one myself 😊

[@virusoverload1990]

Love watching all your videos. Appreciate that you show good days and bad days.

[@ryanlawrence4883]

Aww mate you did it! Chuffed for you! Great fishing Westy, now we gotta chase them double figures :D hope you had a lovely christmas!

[@JamesPilgrim-ql2to]

What a great video, it clearly shows the difficulties with river fishing in adverse weather. It was truly great to share your fantastic success landing the golden treasure , it made my day as clearly it did yours. Well done for you tenacity and dedication. 👍👍👍

[@jackmartland2332]

Well done mate on your first barbel! Unbelievable feeling catching the first. I use 15lb dance floor main line and 10/12 Fluor size 10 hooks. Keep it very simple on the river and you will always produce.

[@WestysAngling]

Agreed thanks Jack 💪🏻🎣

[@marlin639]

Well done Matt nice fish keep the vids coming looking forward to the next one

[@johnmayo2358]

Fantastic work well done what a beautiful fish 😊

[@richardspearman-i9k]

Well done Matt 👏🏼👏🏼, entertaining as always- right up to the end 😬

[@rockdogization]

congrats mat ..on ya first river barbel.....brilliant video as always ..keeping it real!

[@richardseville8122]

Wow, brill video. Not had much river fishing experience myself but shows how tricky it is compared to easier pond fishing. Merry Christmas & look forward to more fishing in 2025 Westy.

[@tubetonylee09]

Well they do say effort equals rewards and no one can say you haven't put the effort in, one massive well done Matt 👏 👍 💪🎣🐟 whenever you loose that shaking feeling when you net a special fish you know its time to hang up your rods👍 have a great Christmas Matt and pass the same on to Papa West 😊 well done pal 🎣🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

[@grahamgillard1174]

Welldone fella, cracking video mate, wishing you and the whole WESTY'S family a very merry Christmas and a happy new year👍

[@bobharbin842]

Well done Westy. Great video. Get yourself some of those grippers that go on your boots to cut down the slips. Happy new year.!

[@stecrosscross]

Well done mate,cracking fish in difficult conditions! Get home safe , get dried off , get some Christmas dinner, happy days!

[@christineteuma3620]

well done matt awesome barbel

[@keithmorris5088]

Well done ,great to see you following in your dads footsteps,awesome pic of him with his barbel in his younger years

[@WestysAngling]

It’s a cracking photo 😁

[@davidabraham945]

Cracking bonus Christmas video mate , Merry Christmas mate 👍

[@tdheaton306]

Excellent job done , I reckon it's a worm job next trip now I see how you put them on👍

[@robertlunt-01147]

Brilliant westy ,so chuffed for you absolute fantastic fish to catch the barbel,caught my first one on the river Dane 👏👏👏

[@WestysAngling]

So did my dad 👍🏻

[@andrewmcgovern7850]

screaming at my monitor, YOU'VE GOT ONE ON, glad you got that one. good stuff

[@WestysAngling]

😂😂

[@susansmith789]

Great to watch you are so down to earth.

[@WestysAngling]

Thank you ! I try to be. Nobody is an expert when it comes to fishing, no matter what they say 👌🏻🎣

[@johnbemister1508]

Great result Westy..... Ps. I bought those korum prebanded hooks, but the 8mm wafters don't hold very well..... So I used your corn band tip.....perfect.... Ended up catching a 7lb pike on a bright pink bandum, when retrieving... method feeder and 12lb guru ngauge..... Fortunately it hooked just inside the front of mouth so unable to bite line.😊 Thanks for all your great tips and videos

[@WestysAngling]

That’s amazing !! Must have been an aggressive response

[@johnbemister1508]

@WestysAngling it was and on the method feeder rod.😊

[@marshallsmart4763]

Merry Christmas Matt. I Think you've gone above and beyond with this river series, weather / bank conditions and health wise, your commitment is admirable. Probably a bit beyond in this episode, on your own with bank conditions like that, a vlog is not worth that risk pal. Congrats on the barbel and the great content this year, I'm an avid watcher of the channel and love the banter with you and your dad. I have the river Severn a ten minute walk from my house, but I truly wouldn't risk fishing with bank conditions like that on my own or with a mate. You can only drown once buddy. Take care, and I'm looking forward to some more great content in 2025

[@user-as91vyc]

Well done westy on your first barbel. I went out Christmas eve on the river wye with my mate but we both had a bank. Wishing you and your father a merry Christmas and hope you have a great new year. Thanks for all your videos this year. And keep um coming.

[@David-ce1nh]

Big up Westy, great content as usual from one of the best fishing channels on You tube. Nice fish mate, nice reward for your perseverance in chasing Barbel. Have a great Christmas mate, wishing you and your family a great day.

[@EugenPries]

Congratulations on river barbel. Great video as always. Merry Christmas!

[@Liligrith]

Merry Christmas Westy! Keep on fishing! Amazing content all the time and thank you for the Christmas email this morning was appreciated

[@paulroberts2625]

Cracking video for a Christmas morning watch thank you..persistence has certainly paid off for you with 2 PB's.. When you're ordering replacement gear have a look for crampons or ice cleats that clip over your wellies..might save your life mate. Happy Christmas from Turkey

[@PiebaldBrandon]

Congrats on the barbel westy! Also merry christmas

[@gwrbuckleyjunction1733]

Well done westy good effort What a beautiful fish Merry Christmas matey and have a brilliant new year role on more fishing adventures Take it easy pal catch you soon All the best Sion

[@stanwilson8089]

Nice to see you catch the Barbel,and you starting to realise that tactics catch you the fish,and not expensive tackle.The scent trail brought the fish to you,and your hit and miss searching method was a waste of time. Fishing in a bed of hemp and groundbait is what brought the fish in.Great vids,and getting more interesting

[@philhenderson7635]

Another great peice of content Westy. Well done on achieving your objective!!! Great river Barbel Merry Christmas pal!!

[@slysi84]

Nice Barbel!!! Great Christmas Day video!!! Thank you!!! Stay awesome.

[@genokemp2433]

Merry Christmas to you, your old man and family Westy .Have a great day today .Thanks for your efforts on the bank 🎣 Great viewing and much appreciated mate 👏

[@Adventureman1010]

Go on westy i caught my first barbel at 8.6lb on that stretch. Well done mate

[@andrewwigley2276]

Great forst river barble that mate welldone 🎉

[@StephenPickering-b5u]

Very enjoyable video pal well done looking forward to seeing more of them 👍

[@paulweston7249]

Cracking barbel and well deserved Westy!! Have loved watching your videos this year bud and supporting your store. As someone else mentioned - get some 19 spike crampons (cheap as from a certain online retailer) to slip over your wellies. I was recently introduced to them by 2 old boys on my local stretch - game changer and they may save you some real bother!! All the best for the New Year

[@WestysAngling]

I will look at some ! I just feel if you did slip in you would stand less chance of getting out your waders wearing them. Also thank you so much for your support 💪🏻🎣

[@paulweston7249]

I never wore waders this time of year for that same reason bud….. just wellies. Take a look, they’re mounted on flexible rubber and just stretch over your boot - I’m really impressed with them. Loved that other comment someone made about the dog spike and paracord, gonna try that too especially when you’re out on your own!!

[@garywagstaff3549]

No need for 15lb line on Ribble. Get yourself some premium line korda subline 12lb or Gardner hydrotuff 12lb both break at over 17lb That peg is at the end of the the bedrock that runs down from 200 yards above. Also in the channel is 3 rocks like fingers stick up when it is low that's what your getting stuck on .put a weak line between your feed and run ring so you will only loose feeder or lead.

[@BarryGarcia-we2cd]

Hiya, yes I know its Xmas day, dont worry the Mrs is asleep I prepped the turkey lunch it's ready to go. This sad old man just watched your great video, what a fish , I was excited for you well done a good Xmas present to your self, have a healthy & happy festive time.

[@TonyLock-k7y]

Merry Christmas Matt! What an incredible session! 1st river barble and a pb chub! Nice!

[@ConnorMcMillan-jo3im]

Merry Christmas Westy!! I had 4 winter carp from German lane yesterday on the boosted barrels so it was a win for me! Congrats on the PB barbel and Chubb! What a place to catch it from… Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

[@angussturrock7474]

Nice one mate, what a fish. I know fellas who have fished for all their life and never got a barbel

[@keithbryant7521]

Merry Christmas bro...I hope you and the family have a good one 🎉

[@WestysAngling]

Merry Christmas Keith ! All the best to you and your family. Thank you for supporting the channel

[@diro3131]

Good morning and Merry Christmas from Germany. I wish you a Happy New Year. Stay healthy.

[@viaphone8354]

Mate, so chuffed for you. I was screaming at the screen, for you to turn around on that bite when you were tackerling up

[@WestysAngling]

😂 thought this part may get a few people hyped

[@user-jx2kx3uw1q]

Great video, inspiring me to have a go.

[@BarneyTrent]

Brilliant Westy, great feeling indeed. 15lb Gardener HD line held up for my pb Barbel despite being tethered to a 3ft branch after a major snag up 😅

[@WestysAngling]

😂😂😂 I have dragged fish in with attached branches before! I do think I need to up the 12lb though, I have done 15lb Berkeley big game ready to load

[@More_Beer]

Merry Christmas, great vid for sorting the sprouts out too 😖😖😖😆🍻🍻🍻

[@stumpyden]

Have a merry Christmas and new year cheers for great video

[@barrywatson3013]

Great video I was nearly shouting at you to turn round. Well done on the barble that's my next fish to catch. Merry Xmas to all

[@WestysAngling]

😂😂 was a good bite that wasn’t it 🎣

[@carpykeith]

Your face and body language when you lost that first fish! Super glad that you got that 8-2! Going to take myself off to the Derwent on Hogmanay and try and get a Yorkshire barbel!

[@lukefairey1560]

Great video merry Christmas 🎅

[@michaelovery8388]

hi m8 nice fish,get home get dry and warm happy christmas to all the family

[@Twitcher999]

Crampons, never leave home with them. Absolute life savers on muddy riverbanks 👍🏻

[@kevinhudson6999]

Happy Christmas great video .

[@leescoey]

Barbel at last you put the effort in though looks like your getting the river bug

[@Kwaarq]

Merry Xmas to you and the family, let 2025 bring every success

[@kameronkelly7954]

I have about a 2hr drive for my nearest barbel, so not done it for many years.

[@PeterEWest]

Merry Christmas well done

[@peterhodgkinson8121]

The ribble is not like a lot of rivers there is bed rock that the river has cut out you can see it in summer on a low river this and boulders are where you loose most of your tackle.. you did nothing wrong my only advice after many years is have the korum free running not pushed onto the bolt as they dont come off to easy and it leaves a trailer please keep the video's coming loved them

[@SandroMantovani-t3k]

West tanti auguri dall' Italia !❤️

[@Torotrakman]

Congrats on your first Ribble barbel! You fished in tough conditions with river on the rise. Par for the course losing tackle unfortunately but you can mitigate it somewhat by ensuring your lead or feeder does not move when you cast in. You had little chance of that on this session though! Well done again and welcome to the Ribble tackle graveyard!

[@WestysAngling]

That makes sense ! If the flow catches it rather than it going streight to the bottom it’s got more chance of being carried into a snag 👍🏻 good advice. Suppose not much you can do to stop that unless you use a much heavier feeder

[@Torotrakman]

@WestysAngling exactly mate, pack that groundbait in tight as hell and fish the right oz of feeder/lead to hold bottom. I must have lost well over 50 rigs this season but its just the way it is on the Ribble if its rocky.

[@richiewong1]

Merry Christmas to you and yours mate 👍🏽

[@WestysAngling]

Merry Christmas Richie 😁🎄🎁🎣

[@ebbnflotheenviromanc1127]

Bro u was always gonna fall in 😂 seen a 90yr old get 6ft of air on that streach last winter.. I was talking to him when he went 😮 I dunno.

[@WestysAngling]

😂😂😂

[@Adventureman1010]

Merry Christmas

[@rickymossman1937]

Yes use 15 lb gardner pro line

[@AndrewRobinson-b3f]

Is this the Salmsbury stretch above the tickle trout.. excellent fish btw

[@WestysAngling]

Still the ticketed trout stretch just further up 👍🏻

[@AndrewRobinson-b3f]

So still pay at the garage and walk up ... thanks and merry Christmas

[@WestysAngling]

You can do but it’s easier to drive to the farm stretch

[@razoutFishing]

that was defo Barbel at first bite, ideally 15lb mainline, took that advice from my local Barbel expert, has reduced the lost of my rig and more chance to success landing them. Congrats on your PB and first River Barbel, defo worth losing that rig, glad you stayed and carried on fishing pal. Merry Christmas!

[@WestysAngling]

I have upped it ! I don’t think the line thickness will put the fish off 👌🏻 what lb hooklengths do you normally go for ?

[@razoutFishing]

15lb mainline 10lb fluorocarbon line (guru pure)

[@rossjennings5791]

If you move down to Orange pipe it's alot less snaggy well gone on catch

[@PaulsWest]

Is this closer to the bridges?

[@stanwilson8089]

Bob's your uncle,Fanny's your aunt and Jeremy Hunt's your best friend. 😂

[@Myles989]

Great vid! If you don’t mind me asking what stretch? My club has quite a lot of sections so looking to get down at some point

[@andrewmantova8801]

Lost first one on rocks deffo. Big channel in the bed rock where you were casting to

[@WestysAngling]

The fish must be in and around that channel for sure

[@CollinBennett-x7h]

Top man 👌

[@stetunstall4124]

Happy xmas matt n paul

[@WestysAngling]

Merry Christmas Ste 🎄🎁💪🏻

[@PaulsWest]

@@WestysAnglingMerry Xmas Ste

[@yorkshiremix6877]

Hi westy I fish 15lb main line on the river and like you I've lost 3 feeders in a morning on the river swale

[@WestysAngling]

Good to know it’s the nature of the beast … and not just my bad angling 😂

[@kevinbentley4504]

I can't believe how happy you are when you lose grippers and cage feeders oh well top fishing m8 cheers

[@WestysAngling]

😂😂 not a lot that can be done ! It’s painful but might as well laugh about it

[@peterholder392]

Merry Xmas Another great video what’s the tripod you use thanks

[@charlesrowland6690]

good vid were ypu on day ticket stretch

[@ChrisMoore-kf9ix]

Westy! Where did ya get your tripod rod rest from?

[@WestysAngling]

Advanta river pod 👌🏻

[@chrishullah5000]

Thanks for the great video and well done with the Barbel. I'm going to be looking at fishing the Ribble next year. Looking at your footage that stretch looks upstream of the M6. Is that a club water and if so which please?

[@WestysAngling]

Ticked trout day ticket 👍🏻

[@chrishullah5000]

@@WestysAngling Blimey that's surprising. Thanks for the info, much appreciated 👍

[@shauncorless8965]

Try a sinking braid line u could use 30 lb bs would be the same as 6 lb nylon line ,

[@WestysAngling]

I may give braid a try mate ! Just bloody expensive isn’t it 😂 I’m a tight arse, but I suppose cheaper than losing so many feeders 👍🏻

[@StuartMoss-x8z]

How are you using the bands with worm

[@WestysAngling]

Can you not tell from the video buddy ? Stretch your band out with a bating needle 🪡 then slide them on. The band opens up behind the worms. You can use a quick stop but I don’t like the hard plastic. You need strong bands though, I use my own brand 👍🏻 westysangling.co.uk/products/westys-strong-method-feeder-bait-bands-x-100?variant=50243713892659

[@gloytusmaximus9304]

Enjoyed that mate but get theesen a dog ground spike with some strong paracord or similar with knots tied every 18 inches or so it could possibly be a life saver

[@WestysAngling]

Is this something you do ?

[@gloytusmaximus9304]

Yes mate once got stuck at the bottom of a steep muddy bank on the river wharfe and had to crawl up on me knees and belly to get back to top, ended up using bank sticks to stop me sliding constantly back down, took around 15 minutes to get up probably a 4 metre path, now dog spikes first thing in me box if I’m going on river adds hardly any weight and costs around a tenner for a decent one

[@peterhodgkinson8121]

I do the same on the opposite bank as its steep dog spike with rope

[@TerryDickinson-i2n]

Cracking barbel and well deserved for your tenacity. Please select a safer swim next time my nerves were on edge when you were going home 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@rickymossman1937]

That's why I use braded hooklenth and not line for hooklenth try it next time you go

[@Lukas9877]

Nice🎉

[@stanwilson8089]

Why not use fluro carbon for your end tackle,and avoid your break offs?

[@WestysAngling]

The hooklengths never broke it was obviously the feeder getting lodged. Or do you mean as a leader ? Personally not a fan of fluorocarbon, reason being it’s not as supple as mono and doesn’t flow naturally in the current. Just personal preference I guess 🎣

[@stanwilson8089]

@@WestysAngling Actually,I meant as a Leader.Modern versions of flurocarbons have come on a lot recently.

[@dagukmonster]

What stretch is this on buddy? Looks good

[@WestysAngling]

Tickled trout

[@markhoulding1938]

lol They probably stink because you haven’t cleaned and riddled them. Keeping them in the fridge slows them down and stops them sweating as much.👍

[@WestysAngling]

I know that Mark 😂 they where in the fridge 3 weeks mate they where past riddling

[@markhoulding1938]

@ Sorry pal but disagree their never past cleaning in maize or sawdust then riddled off on the back.

[@yamyow]

Well done Westy. Hope you've dried out and eaten

[@jamiesanglingchannel]

You’ll be selling the commercial gear in the New Year now you’ve experienced river Ribble Barbel

[@WestysAngling]

I think they call it all gear no idea Jamie 😂

[@nationwideroofing]

You can weigh my fish lol

[@WestysAngling]

I’d start by working on your roofing reviews

[@joeking57]

Own brand river ground bait but uv caught 1 barbel in ur whole life.... How does that work then😂😂

[@WestysAngling]

Quite easy really, you produce a blend specific to river fish. Also just to correct you, I have caught hundreds of barbel. Just not out of a river. Also it’s not just for Barbel it’s great for all river species 😉

[@joeking57]

@@WestysAngling pond barbeler.... Says everything buddy.. Well done on ur "first" actual barbel

[@Bob-sh9sw]

I have bagged up on his River blend Groundbait

[@joeking57]

@@Bob-sh9sw yea but ur not doing a youtube video promoting a ground bait that has caught 1 river barbel...

[@TomLong-du7zz]

@joeking57 Nobody is forcing you to buy it … so how does it effect you ? I smell jealousy

[@barbaraneville5036]

Merry Christmas