How To Catch Catfish - Catfishing in the U.K.

[@fishingtutorials]

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[@DC65DC]

I caught a catfish once. We went for a drink and she looked nothing like her pics without the filters on so chucked her back in the river.

[@landon5682]

That's a good one

[@benjamin112]

Did you poke her first?

[@DC65DC]

@@benjamin112 yeah with my rod

[@EarthshakerOnamazu]

@@DC65DC sus

[@flowsmallen9082]

🤣

[@blackfox7254]

As everyone else I can only agree guys "You two are becoming the Reference in tutorials about fishing, you nailed it again". 👍

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks for that!

[@marcusbentley2397]

@@fishingtutorials uno your 1st catfish video from 4 years ago what was the lake you were on

[@Shmoobiess]

@@marcusbentley2397 those lakes used to be part of Tanyard fisheries which closed down, the catfish lakes got passed on to Frogmore Fishery 👍🏻

[@marsbar7099]

@@marcusbentley2397 tanyard fisheries

[@rmf574]

Im glad you mentioned strong tackle, see too many people use weak gear for cats when its not acceptable. It puts the fish in danger and is just irresponsible. Another thing for anyone getting into catfish: do not use spod rods. They have no fighting action and trust me, they aren't as strong as you think. If you go catfishing use gear that can handle the biggest fish in the lake, dont just assume you won't hook a big one.

[@snizdoc2302]

I've landed good size cats on carp tackle. 12lb mainline and size 6 hooks. Anglers and danglers

[@rmf574]

@@snizdoc2302 no doubt. its quite common to land decent cats on carp gear, it happened to me and got me into catfishing. The problem is when people target catfish fully but dont bother to use different gear. If you are targeting big cats, use gear that can handle it. I dont care how good of an angler you are, an 80lb cat going for a snag doesn't care about your 3lb carp rod. Ask any cat angler that fishes a lake with carp in it and they will tell you that stupid irresponsible carp anglers often get rigs stuck in cats mouths then get snapped off. Its not uncommon for cats to be caught with another rig in their mouth from a carp angler. We're all out there fishing, be responsible and look after what we all love, dont risk it just to be able to say you caught a cat on carp gear.

[@patches2221]

@@rmf574 the big cats in my canal keep pulling off my hooks 😅

[@ghostdevill]

Indeed! Don’t use carpgear to fish on them! This fish will destroy your blank cause it’s not up to the job! A catfishrod these days isn’t that pricey! So don’t loose fish because of stupidity!

[@knightofcretshaw945]

Thanks, I was gonna use 20lb mono, but just bought some 45lb braid bcs if this, cheers from a newbie :D

[@trevcornwall8160]

You guys know I love Catfish! So I greatly appreciate this video! I'd just like to add a couple of things, I have been in some Catfish groups on social media and picked up quite a few things.. 1. The rods are more through action as well as of a higher test curve as you said, anything over 50lb's then carp gear can be ruined. Suitable reels really need to have rating of 15kg's front drag, Surf reels are very popular amongst Cat anglers. 2. And most important, thinking about the welfare of the fish, you shouldn't risk going in under gunned as it could be fatal! Obviously getting snapped up but if you don't get snapped up and you play the fish for too long the lactic acid builds up which you can see by the Cat turning pink, sometimes the fish won't recover from that, worth baring in mind when targeting these beasts! Cracking video guys as usual :)

[@davidionita5603]

You have been working on this video for 2 months? The dedication!👏

[@jimmyfireball]

They do quality, over quantity. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AD-FISHING]

5:10 "ya best be talking about my catfish" 😂🤣😂🤣

[@carpadventures8052]

Never caught a catfish however I do know that they are big slimy demon looking things😂 doesn't stop me wanting to catch one though. Thank you for this!

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

i used to like catching barbel,then i caught a catfish..i like to fish new farm fisheries between maidenhead and bracknell

[@snizdoc2302]

Be prepared 😂 I got towed around on a boat for like 45 minutes with my pb

[@carpadventures8052]

SNIZ doc, jeez! How much did it weigh?

[@tomalex3260]

I am new to fishing went to the local lake. Over 4 different people came to offer help and told me about your channel. Your out there

[@fishingtutorials]

Thank you so much! This is great to hear :)

[@simon2161]

Great video, I will use the spam as bait this weekend with half a boilie underneath it to stop it coming off

[@user-zd1io3lu5k]

watched this last night and sat there thinking I'd love to bang into one of these went to parkers specimen today for my second time on any lake in 14 years for a quick 12 hour and caught my first cat weighing 23lb.6oz fought like a trooper won't be forgetting today anytime soon keep up the content mate love the vids bit inspirational tbf tight lines Karl

[@nickimboden8623]

In Switzerland we use most oft the time 300 - 600g rods about 3m long , size 10'000 reels or bigger, about 150lbs mainline, 200lbs Swivels, 150 - 300lbs Rigline and big game hooks 💪🏼🤣🐋 Awesome Video again, keep working guys you're doing great! 😁👍🏼

[@lucaskleinbauer4581]

Honestly, i dont tend to comment on videos but i love your editing and content! You guys just keep getting better and evolving. Keep up the great work!

[@BasicFishingNZ]

such a sick looking fish. i remember seeing these in river monsters and man they r bold as hell

[@cookstersfishingadventures4665]

I really love this film so very helpful to my starting guide to cat fish Every time I watch I'm learning something new thank you so much

[@Operationcarp]

Me and my brother went catfishing for the first time this week and found out how hard they fight! Fantastic video yet again! We will definitely be going for another go at them after watching this! Thank you. Ross

[@feralgrandad4429]

Great video. I had 2 days fishing the Ebro in Spain. I caught the smallest out of the guys but I didn't care it was 121lbs. Best bit was I got a 28lb carp as a by catch which is bigger then my full on carp fisherman mate Stan's PB and is still the only carp I've ever caught 😁

[@erikaserikas8239]

Im so grateful that you guys exist! A catfish has been on my bucket list for many long years

[@lovroklanecek9944]

I used this bait yesterday, and I caught a 10-pound pike and a small perch. Thank you very much!!!

[@Dardly]

This tutorial has helped me and my dad a lot since we are doing our first cat fishing session this weekend so hopefully I catch!

[@dutchjoey1]

Would love to hear more after the weekend!

[@Kosh42EFG]

Not watched fishing videos for ages. And I find you on another channel!

[@Za86m]

Man, those are some prehistoric creatures. Good stuff

[@samobviously1770]

This is awesome thanks for posting this! Ive never caught a catfish before but I recently became aware of a lake very close to me that has a 120lbs catfish in it. If Carl and Alex are interested in visiting the lake I’m talking about I would be happy to share the location. (It’s in England)

[@mofishingtv]

Hi

[@Falconer710]

It just gets better and better lads another top vid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👊🏾

[@bengoesfishing1123]

Great video Carl and Alex. You have inspired me to get back on the bank ❤️❤️

[@joeswallow9610]

My angling has come on so much from these tutorial videos

[@fishingtutorials]

yay! That is exactly what we love to hear! :)

[@BaileyBarwick]

It’s finally here!!!! Been waiting for this

[@fishwithcarl]

Thanks mate!!

[@ryanhemmings6325]

started watching you guys a couple of months ago, i hold my hands up, i saw a lot of vlogs from your younger days and didnt really give you the credit due to your age, i guess im an oldie that prefers the older generation (do they know what they talking about?!) however, wow, i kept watching - you're both quite an inspiration and your clear concise videos are proper quality, i would 100% tune in if you made it to ITV/BBC etc!! Well done for producing some stunning material, you have also inspired my 8 year old daughter... hats off to you - keep up the good work!!

[@levidotson6610]

The fact that you went through the effort of hair rigging worms and spam just cracks me up

[@darwindavies6979]

Great watch as always guys cracking session looking forward to the next vid 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@jasonprotaszczak8011]

Caught my first cat yesterday, honestly cant believe how hard they pull. Took off up the lake like a rocket and I literally had to hold the spool and walk backwards to turn it away from snags. I've had some very big carp/pike/barbel in the past and nothing compares to the surge of power from a cat. Carp fishing seems boring now 😅

[@samgarrod4781]

Great stuff chaps. 🐱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (also see Jon B in the UK 🐳)

[@pelle.h1809]

Caught my first wels zander fishing in strong current. Might not have been very big, 15 pounds at most, but in very busy fast flowing water, the thing almost spooled me.

[@JudK27]

liked it before i've even watched it because i know it's going to be a top video as always👌🏼

[@michaeldhenry]

Please guys if you’re going to go for catfish, use the adequate equipment for cats, just like you would do for carp, even thought catfish are predators they aren’t meant to have prolonged fights as they build up lactic acid and go pink, lots of cats to belly up because people play them for half hour (not all cats go belly up and some swim off and then die a few days later) just like you would for carp we want to look after these creatures, big catfish mat, rods 4.5 lb tc or more, appropriate reels with MINIMUM 25lbs mono or 80lb braid. They can be caught on lighter gear especially toddlers up to 50lbs but once you hook a bigger one it’s different and it’s always good to look after the fish’s welfare. Land it quickly, chin it out get a few quick pics and then let it be on its way! They are an incredible species❤

[@petekeightley2973]

Another great video lads. Thanks for your time in making these to help other anglers. Never caught a cat fish myself but I'd like too.

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks Pete!

[@leegray8950]

​@@fishingtutorials Good evening. I'm looking at fishing for my first ever uk catfish, but I don't whàþ Rod,reel and what pound mono line to get, can you please help me? Regards Lee

[@lewisbianco9264]

Class video as always, this is the lake from the big fish off... Would love to get down one day 👊👊

[@JMKiller-pi6vl]

I love cat fishing. Theres a lot of bull, channel, and flathead cats here that get pretty big

[@jayy730]

Been asking for a catfish video thank you lads

[@Lightraymuse]

Another quality presentation. Thanks Guys.

[@mofishingtv]

Hi

[@samjones-ou3bn]

mc donalds fries is a bait for catfish !!! funnie i know but i fished all night and caught huge catfish till we ran out of bait !!! plus old sausages use bait needle and 2 single hooks or one treble and back of sausage for channel cats and spring /summer bait sprats or white bait small herring just the head hooked on free line no sinkers just cast out let it fall and hold line for bites at night best results !!

[@Sam-ut6tg]

Love your vids do a colab with catfish and carp

[@davidholding9187]

I can’t wait to catch my first catfish I’ve hooked into one before but never landed it as it was caught through he someone else’s line that had been snapped off

[@CarpioTheOnlyOne]

Really great and informative video. Brilliant work as ever thanks

[@54PIRATE]

I had a 43lb cat out of green acres farm fishery in Kent the other week and the thrill of a fish that big is awesome they go to 60lb plus there so maybe I might just get lucky oneday

[@joshuastanley2543]

grate video guys it has inspired me to try catfish fishing

[@fishingtutorials]

Awesome! Good luck :)

[@carpfishingde5302]

But in Germany it's different because you have to take 300 lb mono and 600gram rods😳

[@davee.9906]

That's some big tackle! We don't usually get catfish that huge near me. The biggest I've ever caught was 20 lbs.

[@chrisunbekannt5887]

I think the tackle that the guys use here you can take here in Germany almost already for carp fishing :D

[@carpfishingde5302]

@@chrisunbekannt5887 yeah 😂

[@carpfishingde5302]

@@chrisunbekannt5887 bist du Deutsch?;)

[@chrisunbekannt5887]

@@carpfishingde5302 jop 😁

[@darryltaylor9614]

Great video guys top work as always lads

[@markmars4525]

at the start i wasnt so intrestet in catfishing and it wasn't on my list to catch but now i know more about catfish so next time i go fishing im going to put out a catfish rod too and thanks for another awsome tutorial 🐋🐋🐋🐋😁😁😁

[@fishingtutorials]

Yay!!! :) good luck!

[@markmars4525]

@@fishingtutorials thank you and good luck to you too

[@tcox8729]

I just ordered myself a daiwa gs ltd 4000 reel to go with my 12ft 3.5lb rod for catfshing. Hopefully get some monsters on it.

[@samthomsonfishing200]

Great! I'm going catfishing tomorrow. Almost like this video was made for me🤣

[@fishingtutorials]

Have fun! Good luck mate :)

[@mtfwebster]

94lb cat came out of the Severn, at Ripple, Tewkesbury near me not so long ago!

[@werftv4580]

hell yeah.. best footage on YT...

[@stevennash5753]

I took up fishing again after a 13 year gap, I got 2 catfish about 7lb and a few roach. Been back to the lake again hoping to get one of the monster ones someday

[@fishingtutorials]

Amazing to hear you back into it :)

[@xavierfourie2811]

This is actually a dream fish for me, i would love to hook a 30kg or even a 50kg monster of this species.

[@kieranbath6615]

Epic again boys. Brilliant vid

[@angelwhite376]

Try fishing monastrys. The monks used to feed on them. The one up north outside Elgin pluscarbin abby. Might have spelt wrong. There's a pond with huge fish in it don't no what they are but they eat whole apples oranges A sandwich. I think they are carp. 150 lb.

[@SteveDouglastheCatfishDude]

great video guys

[@fishingtutorials]

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers Steve!

[@ciao9497]

I live in italy i use squid! Try it, you put either 1 or 2 trouble hooks depending of how big of a piece of the squid u wanna use.. i usually use the entire one, even the small ones Will be able to eat it

[@vibez87]

We do not typically use treble hooks for Catfish in the UK

[@ciao9497]

@@vibez87 well but you can

[@vibez87]

@@ciao9497 no, you can’t. No fisheries allow it

[@ciao9497]

@@vibez87 then replace the trouble hooks with a decent size hook or 2

[@DamienBaka]

In France we don't call these "catfish", we have another word. Catfish is a species that is quite smaller and they have like 3 "stings" so I never hold them, I always use my foot. They always end up dead anyway because we're not allowed to release them. Nice video, too bad there was not a bigger one though. :)

[@334outdoors8]

Cool video yall need to come to the Florida panhandle we have some seriously under rated carp fishing and some dang good blue cats as well

[@MrThomasshoaf]

Do wells catfish grind their gill plate together to make a grunting noise like the us blue cat or our flat heads

[@scottkaercher1733]

Your catfish look way different than ours here in the states. Our catfish gets up to 60 to 70 pounds especially the flathead catfish and the blue channel cats.

[@ghostdevill]

This is the European Catfish Latin name Siluro Glanis! It can grow bigger then 4,5 meters and weight more then 150kg. You can find more info about them if you search under the Latin name.

[@jordansharples7062]

them back to back whoppers at the end though awesome :)

[@ptaylor5014]

Great video, never caught a catfish but after watching this im now thinking of doing just that, could use some of my heavy sea fishing gear mixed with my carp gear.

[@fishingtutorials]

Best of luck!

[@markgreen4946]

Great video again lads,

[@angelikamajewska7645]

My CAT record is ( 86lbs 13oz ) i love the way cats fight they are really strong and i caught it on SPAM it was last week in RICHMOND THAMES

[@Yes-nk9in]

Time for you to move to Canada to fish a million lakes for the channel lol

[@zanebillington8962]

Love the videos always helpfull and easy to understand

[@fishingtutorials]

Glad you like them!

[@oliverblair5664]

Amazing video

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks!

[@nicksaunders1405]

Dudes that was an awesome video yet again, i cant wait for more tbh, also just want to clear up that no matter what uneducated people have to say you clearly read the rules amd adhered to them, to which you have done for absolutely every single fishing situation you have ever fished, i cant believe after everything we have been through this last 18 months that the keyboard warriors are still being dickwods, but keep doing your thing and producing the best fishing videos on youtube!

[@KELLYANNEPLAZ]

Love your work troops

[@floreaciprian9742]

Wait there are actually places you can fish for catfish in uk? I've been fishing for catfish for most of my life as my hometown is a 10 min walk to the Danube so this is great news for me. Great video guys now its time to plan a fishing trip. Also if i may add the absolute best bait for catfish are mole crickets. Even in the worst fishing sessions I would always get a bite on them bad boys

[@Polishfishhunter]

Nice one, just one thing if you going for big catfish go and get yourself proper sized bite like half chicken etc not some small bits and bobs

[@dandenrode]

Such cool looking fish

[@justfishing4403]

Loving these

[@Fishingadventureuk]

Please come try out some places in Manchester I’m currently getting my gear together after getting it all stolen from my shed last year ! But can’t wait to get out onto some lakes around Manchester debdale is apparently great very large water .

[@princebumblebud6745]

Circle hooks r the best 4catfish the hook gets hooked on the corner of the.mouth perfect hook up

[@Ibikenfish]

Halibut pellets work too.

[@gwilymthomas2955]

Great video as always, tight lines!

[@fishingtutorials]

Appreciate it!

[@DbaldetToShuffle]

Should have brought a lurerod and a popper or simething like a jitterbug for those night time frenzies!

[@Sonikks]

Would you suggest a running or fixed bolt? I'm a bit confused. I'm going for my first tomorrow and I'm not sure what to do.

[@shawnkeoghsmith6894]

Another mint vid cheers guys

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers Shawn!

[@stephenbingham1808]

Awesome job guys 👍

[@fishingtutorials]

Thanks so much!

[@RockapeandRolla]

I’m glad theres other people fishing for Cats, so i don’t have too!

[@fishingwithrohan7865]

Well done mate keep up the work 👍

[@eenvaasvoormijngordijn7820]

Nice vid one day i want to catch a catfish

[@noblestsavage1742]

You mentioned them being predatory, check out Nigel wood catching them on the fly.

[@Ianman1975]

Great videos, how about a how to with pellets, I'm returning to fishing after years out and the whole pellet thing is mind blowing! 👍

[@punana4]

Great video, justvone thing missing IMO . Where to chuck the rigs? Where are catfish likely to be ? Like for carp i would look for a feature such as lilly pads, island or margin . What about catfish ? Deep water shallows ?

[@missfitsbarbershop7185]

Par fishery tillingham lake in essex have loads of big cat in there upto 110lb followed by another 100lb+ and upper 90lb few in the 60/70lb bracket should give there ago

[@karolinaglowacka4614]

Amazing ❤️ thank you for this video 👌🏼🙏🏼

[@fishingtutorials]

No worries! :)

[@dragomirmarian1360]

Hello from Romania! Please, but please help me guys, i have a question: for a 50-60kg catfish can i use one of these reels okuma distance surf arena 8000, daiwa shorecast 5000A or okuma black bomber spod 8000? Thank you in advance!

[@DragonDevil100]

Dude I love your channel we should fish sometime

[@fishingtutorials]

Cheers Tush! Glad you like it!

[@kieranarcher3601]

Ace vid guys 👍👍

[@ram2504]

in czech is completely normal that lakeoweners dont let you catfishing if you use braid ubner 220lbs and 600g rods its realy looks like this tutorial is almoust only for uk

[@sidemenextras5267]

Class video

[@meesleeuwen1930]

Come to the netherlands in aalsmeer you can catch them in the wild There lives the oldest population of catchfish in europ

[@HuwFerris-John]

How would you sort that line twist towards the start of the video?

[@svenvdgedh156]

Do a sturgeon vid