Live Match Fishing - River DON Earth Centre - Northern River Masters

This week I'm back out match fishing and another chance to qualify for the Northern river Masters final on the River Don.
I draw on the Earth Centre stretch of the River Don at Denaby/Conisborough.
As this is deep river fishing my approach is a simple two pronged attack. Get some groundbait balled in, to fish the bolo rod over the top and leave it for around half an hour whilst I go out on the feeder fishing for bream.
With the river low and clear it's likely to be a tricky affair and the feeder line will undoubtedly dry up so bolo fishing and presenting a running bait will most likely be the mainstay if I can get enough fish feeding in the swim.
Will my simple plan pay dividends? Will I qualify for the final? Watch on to see how to fish the River Don at the Earth Centre.
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Until next time...
TIGHT LINES!

[@martincallaghan8817]

So near yet so far , hope those lost fish don't induce nightmares . There'll be another day . 👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Martin. I haven't slept right since 😉

[@peterwilliams8122]

Well done. A really enjoyable film.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Peter, much appreciated.

[@mickrumford2164]

well fished mate. on a lovely looking bit of river

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Mick 👍

[@pnico3775]

Another good performance John and bad luck on losing a well deserved section win by 2ounces better luck on your next match.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Nico, just gotta keep dipping the hand in the draw bag and casting out, I might get a winner eventually.

[@anthonycarroll1965]

Gd match John unlucky m8 🎣

[@keithdavies4860]

Wow hard fought match and 2oz decided section well done anyway

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Keith. There's no easy match, the standard is high, lady luck will always play a part though.

[@daveewens6578]

Top video mate, unlucky on section , pretty good days fishing though and no pike to bother you :)

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Dave. Yes I've not been bothered by the pike lately, I'm sure that will change when the fish start to shoal up tighter for winter.

[@tontonghostfishing1712]

Good fishing bream john !! 👍🎣

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Tonton 👍

[@phillipblackham9629]

Well done John 👏

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Phillip. 👍

[@ishy2step]

Unlucky mate, close. Better weight than I had at Sprotborough for the River fest.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks John. As we know, every day is different, sometimes what you do works, other times nothing does!

[@adamstoneangling3411]

Well done mate, fished your socks off, couldn’t of done any better, a case of hard lines, no doubt the framer also lost fish, very close 🎣

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Cheers mucka, 1 of these days it will be enough 😉

[@pmay222]

thats more like it...PROPER match fishing...! enjoyed that.... all i could suggest... id like to have seen you try the feeder over yo balled in groundbait line, the bigger Bream like it nailed to the bottom ive found..... and i recently tried the fjuka black 6mm soft pellet garlick flavour... they were bloody good for bream i rekon theyd be good over hemp.... lovely bit o river..

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Good point, it might have found me another bream. I once did exactly that over the pole line on the Blackwater Canal in Holland and went from struggling for a bite to winning the match with bream. I'm not so sure about Fjuka, I've tried them on commercials without success, but not the black ones, though a halibut pellet will probably do the same but it's just a massive gamble fishing non-natural baits for bream and silvers on a river match.

[@johndawson3453]

hi John, well done, I think its your best video, envious of seeing you do some proper fishing, lovely looking stretch you were on, would you ever consider fishing a slider in that area,

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks John, very kind of you to say so. The only time I'd fish a slider there would be with a waggler slider to the far bank over the feeder line - that's one way you can pick up an extra fish or two when the feeder dies. I wouldn't fish a slider down the middle or on the inside crease though as the bolo on the long rod affords so much better presentation, control and gets you fishing in the deep water quicker than waiting for a slider to settle.

[@antrog1895]

@22:10 I was out in that 😆 About bloody time you got into some decent fish after some gruellers. Cheers, great vid

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

I'm not so bothered about me getting wet, it's the groundbait and bait that I try to protect with the brolly, hate fishing under them but I was glad of it that day. I can't disagree, the fishing has been hard for me most of this year, thanks for watching my struggles 👍

[@derekbatey1501]

Really well fished John , hard lines on being 2 ounced! I was down at sprotboro, tough going. Keep trying mate, tight lines

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Derek, I saw sprot fished tough. We'll keep going 🤞🎣

[@jamesflynn1784]

Unlucky John well fish’s tho 👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks James, the result at least gave me confidence boost.

[@jodidewhirst1211]

hi john ,nice stretch of water there . another five minutes could have made the day better . well on to the next match,loved the rain .it hardly rains in southern sunny california .all the best mate stan .

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

5 mins or 3 ounces more - tell me about it Stan! As for the rain, I don't mind when it's like that but no doubt in another month it'll set in for the next 6 months and I'll be wiping mud off the gear every week, summer has all but disappeared here in Yorkshire. Keep cool and hydrated mate 🍺

[@clintonhughes6245]

Unlucky mate and the sphere end sections seem to be breaking quite a lot

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Clinton, I'm guessing it took a knock in transit, I've had the rod 4 years and it's been sound up until that moment. I guess that's the problem with high quality carbon, they always seem more susceptible to breakages - it's the same with poles, the more you pay, the less resilient they are.

[@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp]

I’d rather watch these river fishing videos than any amount of carp puddle commercial videos. Well done you.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Anthony, glad you like em mate👍

[@alycidon12]

John... Long time no chat mate..... interestingly have never fished this Earth Centre stretch and living in Sheffield I should be. Some interesting tactics here, no flow, snaggy peg etc wondering if you were impressed pal.. Not wet a line this season yet but have penciled in a Wharfe trip...ULLESKELF for a dabble. Take it easy IAN

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Ian, I had an aternoon/evening trip to skelf early season, it wasn't fishing very well. I actually have a free weekend from matches this week so I may head back there for a dabble - can't believe you haven't been out yet, hope all's ok? As for the earth centre it is fairly slow flowing normally and at times it increases either due to lock or hydro turbine activity but eases off again after a few minutes, it wasn't really snaggy just the inside weeds made reaching for fish imperative. I'm told it fishes really well in pleasure conditions and 100lb bags are frequent.

[@alycidon12]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel John...Thank you for response, as you know am disabled and am waiting for a family member to help my with gear etc for a sesh. Sorry to hear you didnt have a very good day on Wharfe but I,ve found thats the Wharfe all over. However will give it a go and see what happens mate....Cheers IAN

[@clivecottingham2043]

Hard Iines John,the money could have gone towards the broken rod.So sickening when that happens.Still a good weight,better luck on the next vid.Enjoyed this one.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Clive, I've got a new carrier section on order and bought a cheap Browning Argon 2.0 to cover my bases for now 👍

[@jorvikangler]

Hard luck. So close. I know what it's like to miss out by an ounce or two. I once missed the keep net with a fish to lose by an ounce

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Oh that hurts even more when you had it in the palm of your hand, but we've all done it, fish wriggles the wrong way and it's gone, the consequences aren't always so severe though!

[@martinsereika1298]

P.s. don't know how he called your weight 2oz behind the scales were bouncing all over. You can get digital one's that are far more accurate even with fish bouncing in the net.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

It happens all the time in match fishing but I guess I had to give him the benefit of the doubt. Our club scales are digital with a hold function and we always weigh with a tripod these days.

[@tonyrobinson3808]

another one of them skimmers would have got you the section frustrating eh

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Yep, might be the closest I get, still got chances to qualify though. 🤞

[@chriscurtis6843]

happens to us all losing by ounces

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Yep, someone's got to win and someone's got to lose....c'est la vie!

[@SIDARI98]

the don is full of bream this year

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Apparently fishes brilliant in pleasure sessions 👍

[@robertmedzai8163]

Brilliant John well done mate , great days fishing you can't say you didn't try mate. You know I have watched your vids from when you fist came up on youtube to now and I honestly think you fishing has progressed so much . I remember you used to keep changing your tactics every 10 minutes and you didn't think about what you were doing , now your movements flow smoothly and you give your swim time to build up rather than hit and miss. Keep it up mate . John I have a question for you do you suffer with high blood pressure or do you have respatory problems ?. the reason I ask this is because I have high blood pressure at the moment and your breathing sounds just like mine. Please don't take this the wrong way but I noticed it on this video.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Robert, no I don't have high blood pressure but I do have asthma. The microphone is very sensitive so if it's too close, it literally picks up every breath and amplifies it.

[@gazellis1961]

Hard lines John...2 bl@@dy oz's still a great video. Did you manage to repair the tip or buy another rod?

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Gaz, I've asked the tackle shop to source me a new tip carrier section and bought a cheap rod to get me by for now.

[@briandonaghy9075]

Would you not consider dropping the feeder on the bolo line when the bites drop off. Sometimes they might respond better to a stationary bait rather than a moving one.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Yes, just didn't do it on this occassion. 🤷‍♂️

[@trevoror8668]

Hi john well done so close when a skimmer costs. What do advice on these bollo rods i have never used one and know nothing about them i think these could work well on our river yare it's often 10/ 12 ft deep and quite fast at times but big sticks can be deadly

[@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp]

Trevor. Check out the Daiwa bolos. The 6 m should suit. I use it on the middle level at anywhere between 12 and 14 foot. Much easier than fishing the slider. Great for roach just off the bottom.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Personally at 10 to 12ft deep, I'd just use a long rod, they're lighter and have more rings so prevent line sticking to the blank when its wet. I was using the 17ft Acolyte here. The further out you are fishing will then dictate the length to help you get control of the line and mend it to keep behind the float but if you're trotting down the inside you could get away with 15ft quite easily. As a rule of thumb I like 3ft of line between tip ring and float when holding the rig to cast out, any less and you'll start to struggle like I did on the bandits match on the Aire - I needed my 20fter that day in 16ft of water.

[@trevoror8668]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel thanks John i have an older Shakespeare 14/18 at 18 i found it not so well balanced so it time to spend some money Then. Thanks again for info. If you ever fancy fishing our Norfolk rivers we have lots of matches on the bure and thurne well attended and by some big names lots of skimmers bream a some very good roach give me a shout I'm on the committee of NDAA we run these matches. OCTBOX simply the best see you soon

[@martinsereika1298]

Hiya John I have a little OCD I think I'm watching your videos and loving them by the way. Very informative because you talk us through the match cast by cast. But I always wonder why when you have the rod rest out (the orange and black guru one) you don't adjust it so the high sides are upright instead of always facing towards you? It's my issue not yours but I always wonder why you have it like that is there a particular reason why?

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Martin, that's a keen eye you've got and a great question. The reason I don't have those end stops pointing upwards is purely because they are not required for this style of fishing, they're their to prevent the r.od pulling off the rest when fishing for carp on the method. I've actually had instances in the past when I've gone to pick the rod up on strike and the line has caught around them. Check out 26.13 on this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/ravSq4efbN1poJY when I was using the long guru rest.

[@martinsereika1298]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel thanks for the reply buddy I see exactly why now. If I'm honest ive had similar things happen to myself too so yes it completely makes sense.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

@@martinsereika1298 you're welcome pal. No shame it in its just about learning your kit.

[@tontonghostfishing1712]

Hi john i would like to order some stikers but i live in france would it be possible to send against payment ??thank you to you continue your video 👍👍👍🎣👌🏼🐟🎣

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Tonton, I've temporarily setup shipping options in the store for you to select France on checkout. I've set the flat rate for letter postage to £1.70 which will cover the cost to ship the stickers only - please don't check anything else out against this method, if you want other items I will have to calculate the shipping costs and amend the store accordingly. Please order as soon as possible as I will remove the shipping option once done. Many Thanks, John

[@tontonghostfishing1712]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel thank john i will see it tonighton your site thank you to do

[@tontonghostfishing1712]

I just ordered stikers and a cool cap continue your videos tou are a passionate like me 👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

@@tontonghostfishing1712 lovely stuff, I'll get them packaged off to you thanks Arnaud 👍

[@Esoxluciouss11]

unlucky.. thats fishing