***CARP FISHING TV*** Underwater Answers 4 - Weed Edition

Join Rob Hughes on his latest dive into the depths of Wraysbury South lake to take a detailed look at weed. Rob explores the problems weed can cause and he provides some potential solutions. Also there is an underwater test for Harry Charrington as he tries to find out where he is more likely to get bites from, in the weed, or on a clear spot. If you fish a weedy lake then watching this is an absolute must!
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[@dUbStEpRaVeR90]

Now this is how you do an underwater vid educational, informative with no ego thanks guys please keep these coming

[@Hesher42]

I would like to see an in depth underwater look at silt! Be interesting to see how different rigs and lead set ups look over silt and what the indication is like. How it effects a bait both colour and smell

[@ladsgonefishing1251]

Was expecting them the be blazed up since it is a weed edition 😂

[@skywalker_og209]

Well its weed but not the good stuff 😄

[@dylanthedyslexicvillain4294]

Cannasib Seeds lol

[@BCStander1]

Love Rob's insight and absolute passion. He really does go the extra mile.....

[@Shepstreets]

This is the best underwater series available.

[@leeh1974]

That was brilliant lads I fish a very weedy gravel pit and have learnt so much from this video I was a sucker for a chod rig over the weed and only last year started to use pva bags and actively searching for clear spots it has transformed my catch rate I also found a weed rake and baiting up the raked area kept the area very clear for months I would love to see you do a weed raking episode cheers again lads keep up the good work

[@markbaker3528]

Great vid guys! 👍🏻 Hughes is bang on with taking the time to find a suitable clear spot!

[@markstorer7204]

Great video, double 👍👍...after seeing Robs underwater footage i couldn't agree more.... find the clear spots ...... great to see the rescue of the snagged fish too ... it has opened my eyes ... thanks again Rob & Harry .

[@iansmith5668]

Rob and harry, What an amazing video,full of amazing facts Rob your the king of underwater 👍🎣

[@jakebaxtersecondnature7898]

Smashing work lads.. I love these videos as for me its all about watercraft and that outfish any bait, tackle, time spent on the bank. The key!!

[@craigcameron3607]

Absolutely brilliant to see ..wel done rob and Harry..great video and to see a fish behaviour on the line was great to see also

[@DrogariaMartins]

Hello from Portugal, great video, and thank you for the tips, I love all underwater video, we have a perspective like a carp, Thanks for both of you.

[@nicomyburg4678]

So wats the lesson, take a diver with you when fishing 🎣😂

[@scottotoole3867]

Great video guys. I’m someone who isn’t the best with the marker rod and can’t always find good spots to fish and give up on it early. After watching this I will defiantly work harder on finding clear areas. Thanks for the insight

[@MrDINODINO74]

Thank you for your efforts and time spent to educate as . I don't have the equipment to dive in and that way no matter what I put a old door and 4 blocks on the corner and in the 2 square metres definitely is nothing to cache my hook 🙂

[@Senno_101]

Awesome as always!! Thanks so much! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@iansmith5668]

Rob and harry,an amazing video,full of loads of facts Great angling harry

[@dannybartlett4225]

smell is a major sense for fishes, used for many different functions including location of a food source, predator avoidance, finding their 'home' area or a spawning ground, recognition of kin group members and identification of fish of the same species there sence of smell is as good as a dogs nose if not better i was tought us sweetcorn where ever you see weed after seeing the sweetcorn trees i now understand why, your literally putting food in every food channel great video and great insite well done Harry and Rob

[@pshunreal.2825]

Brilliant Rob & Harry 👏👏👏

[@keatonditchfield8437]

Fantastic video! Really informative! Harry good on you mate for the longest carp fight ever! #CarpCare!

[@TheBungeroo]

Really Really enjoyed this. Hughesy is totally right, you get more bites from cleaner areas. Top work Lads.

[@brandonezra4231]

Makes total sense. Like most fish, it’s about eating…easily

[@christopherwarren6451]

Very enjoyable video. Always good to educate people on the best/safest way to catch fish.

[@Mike33]

Love these underwater videos, a real eye opener.

[@davehibb]

Absolutely fantastic keep up the good work it was very interesting

[@helencoulson2362]

Eye opener, nice one .

[@markjefferys2549]

Nice bit of information as always keep on keeping on cheers

[@drewking29]

beachers brook 😂 loved the underwater footage of the Fighting carp. Showed its power even after a fight and being bedded down in weed for​2 hours incredible ❤️ great insight

[@alfiedog30]

Fantastic view and insight in what you don,t see and what we think great job guys

[@davebutler8066]

Brilliant, keep em coming.

[@darrenbrignell8482]

Great video Rob and Harry its great to see you talking in depth with the way that Carp feed and how they may prefer to have food presented to them in terms of the loose feed, my old Dog would always have his dried food chucked onto the lawn as if I were feeding my swim he most definitely enjoyed searching for his food as it is how they would feed in nature. I would be interested to see how Carp feed after periods of high pressure conditions when they are hungry opposed to when conditions are normal when they might be searching around like my Dog would have and do you think that the corn that was left suspended in and on the weed in your video being uneaten because by the time they came across that food it was at night time when they would naturally stay away from the weeded areas and come back for it in the day time and mopping up the grub on the clear bar. Look forward to watching more of your great videos. Darren in Cambridge.

[@chrisbanham788]

Amazing insight into weed fishing, well done lads 👌

[@peternufc1981]

Best under water I’ve seen

[@harrybergh140]

It is great what you are doing. Top. Harry from the Netherlands.

[@p.p.8113]

Very enlightened by this and an eye opener to venues I've fished with heavy weed and no boat on site... still one of many things I've learnt is always worth the lead about with right tackle even on a day session on weedy venue as a easy meal a happy meal lol. This may sound stupid to a few!!! Weedy venues with no boat or bailiff say book waters should be barbless???? Would Harry of landed that carp say on he's own with no help... Top vlogg guys very interesting. Thank You...

[@grahamefreestone5309]

Very informative and entertaining. 👍

[@mikekerny1414]

Awesome, very interesting! 5*

[@continentalwaterways4923]

Great content once again. I'd ike to see a video where you fish on different thicknesses of silt. Would be interesting to see how rigs are presented on the silt, whether elongated, braided hooklings do a difference. On the same note: do fish feed over "rotting", grey silt - or do they avoid it completely. Keep up the good work :)

[@mitheshdeendayal7498]

Looking at this weeds underneath is like a bush . This is definitely a place for massive fish to be lurking and I'm sure it's a good place for huge bass to be hiding .

[@dereckwood3541]

Food for thought Rob🤣

[@HCRFishing]

Some great footage of what us anglers are up against awesome

[@fin1493]

Would love to see this experiment with Chod rigs!

[@MartynsAnglingAdventures]

Interesting watch.

[@GlenDella1]

excellent info please do more

[@garrywright443]

Those grapple leads are a vital bit of kit for me now. couldnt do without them... you can create a small clear spot using the grapple leads , by making a series of casts to the same spot as accurate as you can.

[@alexavfclineham7301]

I'm by no means an expert compared to some but Rob must be spot on at the end, it's just common sense

[@luismontes134]

To catch in the weeds/forest you need a sloppy mix, measure the size of the weeds and use at least a 3 foot flouro leader with a very buoyant pop up, 10mm up to 15mm, and not a heavy lead, 1oz lead 2oz max, and make sure to use pva foam on rig, spod over the rig with flakes/particles just like you guys did on the video to create that Christmas tree.., remember guys dont limit yourself to fish only on clear bottoms, challenge yourself, because you are going to find yourself in lakes where there is no clean bottoms/or access them... nice video guys..

[@richb8141]

Thanks for the video I found it really interesting. This video has the opposite results than fairbrass fishing weedy lakes on masterclass 6 when he dose better fishing off the spot in weed. It’s all very interesting learning other people’s opinions.

[@paulhickmott6129]

Yes, watched Danny F, both interesting but confusing. I do think Danny was fishing on a thick bed of weed two/ three foot and the fish could easily see the bait, not in a jungle 5 feet.

[@royclose946]

Got to be the clean area s for me 👍 🎣🎣🎣

[@CEOAirsoft]

I would really love to see a video on chod rigs. I want to know it's limitations and how it works in different situations.

[@fox_international]

CEO Fishing check out Carp Fishing Edges Volume 5. Head to 1hr 20mins kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-1gKyGlKeMqZY

[@carp.fishing]

Love it if you could do a feature on silt fishing on estate lakes.

[@grahamrowland6681]

great video Fox. How about a silt video

[@swampy6664]

Class vid. 2 questions. Are ur findings gonna be true on a different lake (fished the same way) and what would say a chuck it anywhere chod rig look like in the weed. With say the chod set 5 to 7 foot back from the lead.

[@jmeatheadw]

Very interesting, especially the footage of clearing the fish from the weed. I’d love to see a tutorial on feeling the lead or the PVA bag down. I’ve go no idea what I’m feeling for and so have no idea what my rigs are on half the time!

[@fox_international]

James Alexander we will look at that in 2019

[@jmeatheadw]

Fox International Carp Fishing amazing, thanks very much.

[@2010wembley]

Fox International Carp Fishing can you tie this in with counting the lead down in various depths using different lead sizes for those that dont use markers?

[@samwright8559]

@@2010wembley call me stupid but why not find your spot then use a marker to find the depth after?

[@stevewilliams9012]

great footage 👍 I try and place my rig close to the edge of the weed as I can ,but looking at your footage do you think the bait had been left alone next to the weed or been disturbed and settled their

[@kevenwatt8409]

Not first I have watch all of the underwater films and loved them learnt a lot just one question would you think it would have been better to have fished stopping the lead knowing the weed was so thick.??

[@justluvfishinguk]

Awesome guys awesome

[@venturiwatersports3152]

nice vid again ! and all seems cool if you know how to feel the lead down properly, i feel this is something im so shit at and is easy for others :/ would love to see some tutorials on this ! anyone else out there got any tips ?

[@stevieway5946]

Awsome 👌

[@AlSarajFishingSports]

Nice bro

[@darrylclarkson1799]

I'd like one on how it looks dropping from a bait boat on a tight line, slack line etc?

[@mitheshdeendayal7498]

Hello . I would like to see how underwater current plays a rolls with moving the bait around.

[@carpercarper1611]

Be nice seeing a bag of glugged baits in the weed see if the attraction got them in there quicker

[@lincslegend6936]

I used to fish a day ticket lake in Lincoln. I remember a period when the fish showed in a large weed bed repeatedly for weeks, the lake was fishing tricky at that time. It was about 7-9' deep but the weed hit the surface. I ended up slinging large solid bags straight into it and caught very well. Wasn't putting any bait out. I haven't come across that scenario since but it worked back then.

[@leeparsons9393]

Hi Adam, what was the lake called

[@lincslegend6936]

@@leeparsons9393 Richmond lakes mate.

[@leeparsons9393]

Never fished there, will have to give it ago one day

[@samwright8559]

How would you recommend fishing in a chalk pit with litterally 3 or 4 clear spots in the whole lake, my catch rate has been Good this year fishing in the shorter weeded areas and using little bait as mentioned and now cray fish have become a big problem too, now winter is approaching I'm wondering how you would go about bait and rig presentation wise?

[@stevenjacobs4329]

I would like to see footage on an airbomb ,a spom that opens up when pulled back in the air and thus releasing id say about 3.5 foot further than your clip(obviously depending on how you cast)

[@geoff1653]

Great vid AGAIN lads . Who makes the “grappler “leads you are using Rob

[@fox_international]

Geoff Smith Fox do Geoff available from all good tackle shops.

[@purecarnage7913]

I agree that you can leave the fish if you are using Barbed hooks but the fishery I’m on barbless hooks only to use barbless hooks is impossible

[@robsyuk]

I would have liked go have seen a 4th rod,a chod in the weed. I will be buying a grapling lead as my local lake is so weedy, you could walk over the lake with it being so dense.

[@brad5308]

A silt video would be very interesting.

[@16vastraturbo]

would of been nice to see a chod rig set to 4-6ft of the lead and seen what that looked like.....

[@gwl78]

Thats why I bought a fishspy so I can see whats down there.

[@stuartstead3768]

Are you getting good results with the FishSpy?

[@ptaylor5014]

Firstly how strange that this video was published on the 7th November but has comments from 3 and 4 days earlier HOW? I have caught a few Carp in thick weed and got snagged so just played the waiting game, on one occasion I got snagged with the fish still on the other end so I slacken'd the line and waited nearly 20 minutes for the fish to swim out the other side of the thick weed bed, then game on and I landed a stunning fish. Very interesting how the fish behave and prefer their "meal on a plate and not have to pick it off a tree" No point trying to rip the fishes head off by continuing to pull and pull.

[@lukedavenport8514]

PAUL TAYLOR if you’re a fox syndicate member you get to view these videos a few days earlier 👍🏼

[@ptaylor5014]

Oh that explains the difference in time published and comments left, thanks for letting me know I had no idea why. Great videos :)

[@jacquelinehulme9761]

Love the video's but as a diving instructor myself do you not worry about entanglement when on your own? Great contents though.

[@mrfister1899]

We all need our own pet diver haha Fancy a job, Hughesy?

[@jordanlayfield8975]

Would you recommend raking weed?

[@mrlocorio4291]

Can you buy divers from the angling shop?

[@terrybernard2870]

Would be nice to see a gripper lead cleaning a spot 👍

[@MarkCarp]

great video, there was no way that fish was coming in from just the bank, I try as many tricks as I can from the bank, slackening off, changing angles of pressure, getting the rod as high as possible has been best for me, in the past I've even stood on my bedchair with my rod as high over my head as I can get because you can't beat pressure from above to get them out, sometimes it works and sometimes you just need a boat....or a diver👍😁

[@michaeldemetriou1399]

Best to unhook him in the net not bank him let him go as soon as you can that's why we didn't see him holding the fish. Good bloke.

[@terrycoleman8559]

Half boilies flutter down in to weed also

[@thomasthetankengine2257]

Fucking brilliant going out to the weeded fish!!! When we seeing fox anti weed scuba gear??? 😂 awesome video 👊

[@my_carp_life3424]

Would of been good seeing a stiff hingef/ chod fishing over weed with bait over it

[@andywilkinsonhull]

An interesting film, again. BUT to say that the fish didn't feed in the weed doesn't match the fact that the rig that you couldn't find on day one had been 'done' by day two. Surely that fish had found it and fed in the weed?

[@darrylclarkson1799]

I fish an incredibly weedy water but it averages about 4 ft deep, almost impossible to feel a drop because the lead is on the bottom so fast you just can't tighten the line fast enough.

[@fox_international]

Darryl Clarkson that is certainly a problem on shallow venues. To ensure you can feel the lead down we would recommend using as light a lead as possible 1-2oz with flat sides. With this, find your spot. Check it with the grappling marker lead. Then cast to it with your normal setup. If you have done the work with the marker rod correctly, as long as the fishing rod lands on exactly the right line and hits the clip nicely then you should be bang on

[@darrylclarkson1799]

Thank you for the advice most appreciated. These videos are so helpful, Top company selling the best gear. Been fox loyal for years.

[@jimclarke5049]

Have u tried making your own spots groundbait particles etc can get them to clear it for u

[@Matt19873]

Do u fish a tight line in weed?

[@robertbeaver3867]

Be good to see how effective a week rake is on a spot

[@user-to2pf8rb5m]

Robert Beaver what about a month rake?

[@Kingcarparpeggio]

🤓

[@flopshotking]

If in doubt chuck a solid bag out, on a level tho weed that thick and high gotta fill for tap tap tap on the marker, better rig presentations on a clear spot 👍👍👍

[@fox_international]

Michael Watkins the great thing with clear spots is that you can present anything you like on them. Harry loves using solid bags on clear areas, they have served him pretty well over the years so who are we to argue?

[@flopshotking]

Fox International Carp Fishing agree no argument here.and to be fair he do catch and is a fantastic angler

[@daveberry2177]

hy me frend, i am dave frme romania, these are good eat, do you eat the cypry manks demitros

[@insideout2600]

Wow

[@azaz...]

bit flash at the end,

[@chucky1golf]

Do Fox sell these divers kit ?

[@whiffyg]

If he did it be cheaper to go to a diving shop!!!!

[@MrDaSoNe2009]

💪🏻💪🏻

[@IFilmUfos]

Great video but the weed is all dead now 😂

[@leebraisdell5023]

Weed is a constant pain, being around a lot of weed can make me very tired and unable to reel in the big fish when it comes, people often laugh, I however don't find it amusing, with tiredness comes hunger, followed by the need to sleep, all this leads to an unhappy angler

[@leebraisdell5023]

I often get paranoid whilst fishing with a Lot of weed around me too, I can never just enjoy the day out because at any moment a fish may jump out and attack me with his Lazer beam eyes... Shit, did you hear that! Fuck, I best go

[@ApexHerbivore]

@@leebraisdell5023 I'm fishing with lots of weed at the moment. It's definitely a struggle. Just having a little lie down.

[@AaronsAnglingJourney]

Brill this

[@LordLee1973]

Great content, shame he does understand the difference between the words bought and brought. " I can see that the lead as bought something back"

[@CarpeDivision]

🍃🍃🍃

[@WERONEfishing]

yes listen to shawn silt please need help

[@jamesbray4646]

If you couldnt find a clear spot and had no choice but to cast into the weed,would you be inclined to think more about what goes in your bag to try and make it stand out more to the fish or even have items that will float up into the weed to try and draw them down