How To Tie a Drop Shot Rig for Perch

[@MarkCarp]

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[@harrybatt998]

By far the best tutorials for light lure fishing here on KZbin, Mark. Keep up the good work mate, and nice one as always.

[@MarkCarp]

kind words, thanks harry, glad you like them mate👍🎣😎

[@delwigzieful]

Another classic tutorial from mark best on KZbin by far,Thank you mark for posting,para

[@MarkCarp]

nice one para, you thinking of doing some dropshotting mate?.

[@tonysmall3863]

Another great video Mark. Eventually got all my gear delivered this week so will be giving the drop shot ago this weekend. A lot of others KZbin/Bloggers could learn a lot from watching your videos. Clear instructions and information. Many thanks.

[@MarkCarp]

thanks tony, lure fishing can be hard work sometimes so good luck mate, i hope you manage to bag a few👍

[@markl2013]

Mark I don't comment on vids much but I must say I think yours are very enjoyable and I find your tutorials very helpful........cheers.

[@MarkCarp]

cheers mark, as long as they're helpful that's what i like to hear👍 thanks for taking the time to comment and all the best for Christmas and the new year👍🎣

[@markl2013]

Cheers Mark.....and merry xmas to you too.

[@cast.playandaway]

Nice video and technique. I’ll be giving this a go myself over the next couple of weeks. Thanks 👍🏻

[@MarkCarp]

thanks mate👍 it's a great technique and a very useful string to your bow.

[@stuartduke999]

Thank you Mark ! Really enjoyed the video . I like your shock leader knot too ! Love your work. Best wishes from Bolton!

[@MarkCarp]

i always try and keep it simple stu, the shock leader knot is great for braid to mono isn't it👌 i appreciate the comment, thanks mate👍

[@PhilipBrown1967]

Good vid Mark, I don't do much spinning or drop shot fishing, but I may give it a go st some point, keep the films coming.

[@MarkCarp]

cheers phil, it's a handy way of fishing at this time of year, a few hours active on the bank and home with your feet up before rush hour, I find it keep me ticking over nicely on these very short days👍

[@maxstewart1374]

Pretty cool! I don’t fish for perch much, but I will hopefully be trying this.

[@MarkCarp]

thanks mate, it's well worth a go👍🎣😎

[@francolinobasco]

Good tutorial Mark and perfect for anyone new to DS fishing.

[@MarkCarp]

cheers mark, ds newcomers is exactly where it's aimed👍

[@ivanfojan8859]

Great video Mark. I'm about to head out onto the Gloucester canal in a few days and really want to try drop shotting and this video is perfect. It's nice to see a youtuber fishing left handed for a change. I'm a left hander and all the youtubers seem to be right handed, lol. Anyway, it's Jan 2022 now so I'm hoping your shoulder is well and truly better by now :)

[@MarkCarp]

thanks ivan, it's not mate, the tendons are permanently damaged and i just couldn't get on with the left handed fishing so i swapped back, i'm ok as long as i keep my sessions short and take a few 10 minute breaks now and again, i'm preferring swim baits for my lures these days because i only have to cast them out and wind them in so not much twitching of the rod needed👍 good luck mate, i don't know the gloucester canal but i'm sure you'll find a few fish if you keep looking👍🎣

[@McDookJnr]

I found that a very useful video mark, thanks for sharing more please

[@MarkCarp]

cheers and you're welcome tom, i'll try and make another asap👍🎣

[@paullawrence8572]

Great blog and one nice bloke, cheers Mark!👌🎣

[@MarkCarp]

thanks paul, really appreciate that mate👍😎

[@GazEdwards8690]

I’m off to a venue with perch in up to 5lb 8oz in a few weeks need to beat my 3lb 6oz. Awesome video as always mark.

[@MarkCarp]

cheers gaz, you going abroad mate?👍🎣

[@GazEdwards8690]

Mark Carp going to a place in Kidderminster it’s a match fishery in the summer and holds huge perch

[@MarkCarp]

ah yes, commercials seem to make very good perch waters gaz, that steady supply of fry is perfect for them, good luck mate, I hope you get lucky👍🎣😎

[@GazEdwards8690]

Mark Carp you should join us

[@MarkCarp]

@@GazEdwards8690 not much chance of that i'm afraid gaz, my fishing is 1-3pm on a Saturday afternoon for now, too many jobs to do here and at my aunts, it'll be after Christmas before I do a longer sessions than 2 hours👍

[@alanrogers9589]

Another great vid you did well with your left 😎👍👍👍

[@MarkCarp]

i did awful with my left alan, i ended up swapping back because i just couldn't get on with using my weaker arm to hold the rod, it's hard to change when you're hard wired to being right handed your whole life👍

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Great tuition Mark and many thanks.I am going to tie a few up for stock ....Merry xmas I might see you on the bank over the holiday break .

[@MarkCarp]

cheers ronnie, yeah i'll be out somewhere, i've got some carp fishing planned too so i'm not sure what days i'll be lure fishing but i'll be out somewhere between chester and bunbury locks over the holidays, happy Christmas mate👍🎣

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Got my Lyme and Warrington ticket now so get Boxing Day over and I am on it! Elaine working New Year’s Day and i always go out fly fishing but this year could be different. I have a lot to learn (perfect) but it’s a hobby so no pressure 👍👍

[@MarkCarp]

@@ronniebiggs4026 you've got plenty to go at with those two cards mate, just start off with small lures and fish for numbers rather than big ones, the more you catch the more you learn👍🎣

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Mark Carp Good advice Mark . The main thing for me is having a couple of hours win or bust ....but also locating a nice little sweet spot !

[@MarkCarp]

ah yes, those hotspots, they can be the gift that keeps on giving but they aren't so easy to find, good luck Ronnie, there's no substitute for time on the bank when it comes to discovering those spots so just keep at it regardless of win or bust, eventually you start to win more than you bust👍🎣

[@AdamTheFisherman]

Going to give drop shot ago soon. Need a new rod and reel for it. Good video mate 👍

[@MarkCarp]

thanks adam, the gear is quite cheap compared to carp gear and it's a really good way to keep yourself ticking over with the odd short session, specially at this time of year👍

[@boldersa]

Very enjoyable, I really should give it a go instead of either spinning or fishing with worms, lovely bit of canal Mark 👍

[@MarkCarp]

cheers andy, I must admit I prefer the lures, it's harder to catch perch on lures than with a worm but that's the challenge👍

[@Kubson1988]

Another great video, thank you!

[@MarkCarp]

you're welcome az and thank you for the kind words👍🎣

[@jameswood3461]

really helpful and clear!

[@MarkCarp]

Thanks james👍

[@banditfishing1558]

Nice vid mark👍

[@MarkCarp]

cheers mate, I struggled to make this one, can't believe how cold it was yesterday, I was lucky to get anything in those conditions👍🎣

[@banditfishing1558]

Yea we went all weekend. My mate had a 4lb pike on Saturday. I had one that was 6lb 2oz on Sunday from the Avon in Stratford. My mate is mad though he went night fishing Thursday to Friday as he didn’t have school. He had a 12lb mirror, his mate had a 17lb common, 15lb mirror and a 12lb common. They woke up to rods frozen to bite alarms. 😂😂

[@MarkCarp]

@@banditfishing1558 crikey mate you're all keen!, being frozen in is an occupational hazard at this time of year, they did well to catch as did you and your mate with the jacks, good results all round specially in these conditions👍🎣😎

[@FishWithBish]

Great how to video buddy you look sooo cold

[@MarkCarp]

it was bloody freezing bish, most of the day was spent filming so i didn't have a lot of time to fish, i was greatful to catch one in the end👍🎣😁

[@walshy69soldier]

Hey mark can you suggest any good local canals local to Birkenhead many thanks Keep up the great videos

[@MarkCarp]

in a word no john, the shropshire union is the nearest in ellesmere port but it's not easy fishing and blanks happen often, the trent and mersey, the bridgewater and the sankey are all the same, hard fishing with plenty of blanks. you literally have to drive as far as staffordshire to find big perch in any kind of numbers, the southern end of the shropshire union in the midlands is far better than our end. i don't like to travel so i make do with the areas around chester but you won't find any big canal perch on this channel.

[@walshy69soldier]

Thank you mark im going to give the canal in Ellesmere Port ago next to the boat museum I’m got all my lures and pike tackle will let you know how I get on 👍🏻

[@MarkCarp]

@@walshy69soldier i was going to say john, the boat museum around telfords warehouse is probably the best area, good luck mate👍

[@anthonyhood6832]

If there’s pike where you fish, how would you incorporate a wire trace into this?

[@MarkCarp]

hi ant, you can use a wire 'uptrace', the section between the hook and your braided line becomes a wire trace, there's no palomar knot when you use a wire trace, you just have the wire trace to the hook then tie the mono/fluoro bottom to the eye of the hook as well, it's not an ideal setup by any means but it does work👍

[@ukstreetfishing]

Struggling to find that lure any recommendations thanks for 🤪

[@MarkCarp]

which one mate?

[@ukstreetfishing]

@@MarkCarp the gunki whizz

[@MarkCarp]

@@ukstreetfishing yeah they are in short supply like most things these days, not much is coming into the country due to covid wrecking supply chains, there's a few on ebay but not many and a lot of colours have sold out.

[@ukstreetfishing]

@@MarkCarp ok m8 thanks for the reply 👍

[@dawidslotwinski2545]

For the drop shot rig would braid be sufficient? Or would it have to be normal line?

[@MarkCarp]

hi dawid, for the drop shot rig you should use fluorocarbon, it's the best line for the job because it's invisible to fish when it's in the water, use braid on the reel and fluoro for the rig, that's the way i do it👍

[@dawidslotwinski2545]

@@MarkCarp thanks a dozen! great video aswell btw, i learnt a lot from it!

[@MarkCarp]

@@dawidslotwinski2545 thanks dawid, good luck mate, i hope you catch a few👍🎣

[@jgumblesonshuntingandfishi8251]

thanks bubby

[@MarkCarp]

thanks mate...i think😂