I hooked the lake's Monster Fish ...but how big is it?

[@jamesrussel1133]

One of the very best things of all about your fishing is that you keep it real Graham. You use and adapt the gear you have rather than feel the need to purchase the “ latest matching” rods and reels, the£350 flashy pods etc. You know what matters to catch fish. If there was one person embodies the phrase if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, it’s probably you….except that you probably would try to fix it rather than throw it away too!!!! Lol

[@johncameron2545]

Awesome set up Graeme!!! I love fishing and the outdoors. TA fishing and TA outdoors are both great channels. I’ve learned so much from both.

[@tuffy3211]

To me its like watching an up to date episode of out of town with the late great mr Jack Hargreaves brilliant . Love all the videos Graeme thankyou .

[@benholland3682]

Curved shank helps hook the fish. If you look where the tension is being pulled from the hook eye - the curve helps set the hook better with less chance of the fish coming off! Another great vid!

[@BarmyTwubble]

Yup, obviously not for every situation but certainly a hook I use the most in my carp fishing, rarely need to add any shrink tubing to aid the turn with these hooks, rig depending but they are great and turn fast to dig in

[@wildrose7546]

I called in at Finch Farm a couple of months ago, looking for a closed faced reel. The chap rummage through a box in the shipping container, and found an Abu 506, and only charged me a fiver😊

[@TAFishing]

I have several rods and reels from there secondhand container...why pay more ??

[@ianlarby8256]

Hi Graeme, love the videos that you post and your sense of humour, never fails to make me laugh. I remember you from my days at Hollybush and the incredible catches of Tench that we all made, back then. So glad to see you're still getting out and enjoying yourself. Regards Ian

[@JEJAK_ARTA]

the catfish is very big. I'm a saltwater catfish angler but never got one that big👍👍👍

[@bobmcelroy7289]

Personally, I like the mixes that you do. There's a million people doing fishing alone. But the love of fishing also comes with the responsibilities of life and it's always good to see them taken care of.

[@TAFishing]

Need to get the priorities for family sorted, and then fishing is good to go !!

[@raygrange7312]

Excellent Graeme. Thoroughly entertaining.

Your videos are always amazing, congratulations beautiful fish! Your fishing equipment is fantastic, you are an excellent fisherman! Hug!!!👍🎣🐟🔝😉

[@TAFishing]

I like the bit about "excellent fisherman" ,but "fishing equipment is fantastic"??? most of it is secondhand or someone else's throwaways ...thanks for the comment though.

[@matthewtanner9823]

I loved that one, they're always the best ones with a bit of fishing and then ending off in the garden or the tackle shack. Thanks Graeme.

[@TAFishing]

Pleased you enjoyed it. I will see what else I can dig out from the files.

[@tonyowen_seagull_guy]

Such a secret the fish have not heard about it yet!!! Well I fell out of my chair...funniest line I have heard!!

[@jozsefronai9875]

Love your videos Mr P that 45/50 cat looked AWSOME!!!!!!!

[@cliveeariss880]

And thats how you play a large fish well controlled, great video, and funny also, thanks for sharing, counting the days mate, all the best.

[@elsathal7359]

Thank you for sharing 💞

[@backpages1]

It was with a tear in my eye that I watched you release that #50 catfish back into the pond. In Texas where I lived for 12 years, to go catfishing with a friend required two things; a case of beer and the presumption of the fish fry that would certainly follow the days fishing. That #50 would require several Tele calls for additional friends (with beer), and bring some wood with which the fish would fry. And an appetite. My friend passed away a few months back now, and with him went the long summer days of catfish, and beer, more catfish, and more beer. It was a cycle really. I'm going to miss that mate. There was only one like him. We'll meet again I'm sure.

[@TAFishing]

Sorry to hear of your loss ,but it sounds like the two of you had it about right...eating,followed by beer !!..nothing wrong with that...I don't believe I have eaten Catfish when in the States,but caught Channels and do they have one called a Blue Catfish ??...Also had smaller versions down the Florida Keys,but nasty criitturs with Dorsal and Pectoral barbs on the outside edge of the fins. I used them for big Lemon sharks off Nine Mile Bank in the middle Keys.

[@cgamejewels]

@@TAFishing Yeah we have them in Louisiana. We have like five different catfish. They can be fried or baked. Some good eating no doubt.

[@jackscott5144]

How come you don’t catch and release in the usa so you can catch again.

[@backpages1]

@@jackscott5144 Thanks for your comment! In the US, there are several different kinds of fish we throw back for some future 'catch'. Black Bass is one of the most widely enjoyed catching, and 99 out of 100 people will release it. There are several other lines of fish, Crappie, white bass, catfish, just to name the most popular, are desirable for their taste and are frequently kept. The catfish is one of the lines that grow like weeds here, and it is considered to be a favor to get the big ones out of the lake so the smaller ones can grow. Another like the catfish, called a Buffalo, that is another 'weed' of the lake, although it is too boney for the average fisherman and frequently given to those that are catching fish so their family has something to eat. They put up a good fight though! Crappie are one of the best fish for a 'fish fry', there are so many of them and they put up a good fight as well, but are best used for food. The overall objectives are (1) to feed your family and (2), conservation of our lakes and rivers. We clear out the 'weeds' to make room for the other species for the fun of fishing and to teach our children conservation.

[@jackscott5144]

@@backpages1 well explained i can fully appreciate that thanks.

[@steverpcb]

With all that willow you could have some new cricket bats :) The best safe fire lighter is a straw bale soaked in diesel !

[@sifishes]

SUSAN 😂😂😂 CLASSIC, WELL DONE GRAHAM 🎣🎣🎣

[@benjaminciboci7132]

Great for getting super hyped for my fishing session tomorrow. All the best to You Sir and keep up the good videos! Cheers!

[@TAFishing]

Good luck with your fishing trip.

[@benjaminciboci7132]

@@TAFishing Thank You very much!!

[@yourstepdad93]

Did u have any luck fella?

[@benjaminciboci7132]

@@yourstepdad93 unfortunately it rained too much so I couldn't go 😑

[@yourstepdad93]

@@benjaminciboci7132 Sorry to hear that mate theres always another time good luck in the future 👍

[@williamsonpeter3452]

Never mind the size it's the ,but on the day .it's the experience I think .Best wishes jock.!!! Enjoy.

[@elsathal7359]

Wow what a clean on the banks!

[@garsimmulholland4984]

Great to see you last week at Slough Swingers Club....I thought you were joking about the fishing!!

[@albertchambers811]

As your known in my house as uncle graeme love the videos 📹 me and my 2 year old daughter watches all the time keep them coming and thanks 😊

[@torpoint100]

NICE ONE GRAEME love watching the variety 3 Fs fishing fires and fun THANK YOU

[@adamstearmanphotography]

Loved watching the whole video, great insight into your hobby, and personal life away from the banks. No need to apologize and explain yourself. Keep up the great work, and videos. Tight lines

[@nigelmidwinter3269]

Friday evening viewing with Graeme...Thanks GP!😀

[@TAFishing]

No probs...I still aim to produce.More next week.

[@johnconnick3796]

Thank you for vid Graeme, hope your keeping well 👍

[@TAFishing]

All good,just a bit cream crackered from jobs.

[@peterream9437]

Great viewing as always Mr Pullen 👍

[@chrispickering1814]

Greetings from Kos Greece. Summer is here 30 degrees time to head for the beach cast out and sit back and drink beer🍺🍺

[@Joecoleman84]

Great present for the end of my birthday. Cheers graeme!

[@andygeeunited6484]

Great videos! Did Graeme reveal the secret bait? 🤔

[@jeffherndon7893]

Hey GP .. You are by far my favorite youtube host and I love your channel. Y'all have a big fan from Kansas, USA. -Jeff

[@TAFishing]

Hi there Kansas...thanks for watching.

[@pitdahm1155]

Great that the new season has started! Thanks for you work and tips! Greetings from Luxembourg! P

[@mikeh1674]

Great Video Graham thanks and keep them coming

[@TreesForLunch]

Monster fish, no idea how you got it up the bank. Great content as always!

[@Adam-wl8wn]

I grew up down the road from that lake, learnt to fish there and Royal Berks. Say hello to Mick and Lech!

[@TAFishing]

Royal Berks is another good day ticket fishery for a bit of action. I was there not long ago.

[@tyronealaka6537]

You have taught me how to fish love your videos thanks alot

[@TAFishing]

No problem,pleased to hear some of the tips might work.

[@nickcasey1988]

He played his cards right to land that 😂

[@WolfmanWoody]

Darker wood in the inside is heartwood and drier. The lighter wood on the outside is sapwood that feeds the tree. What the dark rings are I wouldn't know, but count the rings in the sapwood and try dating it back. Was it the super warm, dry summers of 1975 and 1976?

[@TAFishing]

Could be,I remember the "76" drought. One of my local lakes virtually dried up and cracked like a salt lake . I remember being able to wade across the Hampshire to save walking round to the bridge.

[@WolfmanWoody]

@@TAFishing It's just a guess, but such hot and dry years leave marks on trees. Same with frosty ones. I was sea fishing in those years, but remember your writings!

[@allanriches9381]

Yum cat fish in beer batter with crispy chips and coleslaw.

[@danielwilson1105]

Ahh, Graeme. Gotta love it. Always using everything till its completely dead 😆😆 I'm not dead yet, mate. And I've been fishing a couple times since the covid made me disabled. Cheers 🍻

[@djrambachannelpetualang]

Selamat menikmati mancing dengan Spot yang mantap Bosku semangat terus 👍🙏

[@GLK-London]

Like you Graeme I just go fishing and catch carp or anything else that's there. On the right tackle any fish can be fun to catch!

[@brettsfishingdiaries]

You can't get them now but as an indicator I used to use the fairy liquid clip on bottle top they were great, and for extra weight I'd push some blutac into the bottom...

[@agkilla]

Always love watching your videos, there's me with my top range bite alarms, and super expensive bobbins all the most expensive gear physically possible, blanking every single time I go fishing and there you are with bottle cap and a bit of tin foil and your catching absolute monsters, makes me want to chuck everything in the lake and call it a day!

[@TAFishing]

Don't throw your tackle away,you might regret it later. Its just the way I fish. The most important part is the bit that goes on in the water,not up on the bank. The fish don't care whether you have expensive gear or not ,they never see it until its too late and they are on the bank !.

[@geoffcaptaincpaige1167]

@@TAFishing I do it your way too Graham. Presentation and water knowledge. Baromettic pressure and water temperature plus GOOD bait. Tackle tarts never impress me personally. I caught a 32.14 common on 7 pound bs mono right through, coupled to a 13 ' Mitchell Blue Match ( fibreglass ) and a 1971 Michell 300. The original tungsten roller bail arm, engraved side plate version. Why the tackle? End of October finicky feeding fish. The 13 foot rod almost used as a pole. To gently 'place' my bait where I wanted it. Bread paste and maple syrup , pure aniseed oil. To add sweetness and smell.

[@colinchurcher3312]

Great video Graham, looks like a small pond what would cat fish be feeding on

[@TAFishing]

Other small baitfish,like Roach and Rudd. There are some Bream in there and I imagine the 1/2lb sizes would pop down a big Catfish jaws quite easily. And of course and leftover angler's baits.

[@deansshootingandfishingham8275]

Great cat fish 👍🎣🐟

[@freddyoutdoors]

Amazing stuff smashed it with the cat fish

[@mickhardstaff6605]

You have a lovely plot Graeme I'm very envious, I'd love to live there with open fields and no neighbors you must be very proud of what you have archived over your working years all credit to you. Remember me to Colin 😎

[@TAFishing]

I will mention you to Colin,he was over today as I was mowing the lawn.

[@dylzdylz1003]

This guys looked 70 for 70 years haha top fisherman

[@TAFishing]

Flattery will get you everywhere !!

[@Jacobyte1746]

Would they be Gamakatsu octopus hooks Graeme?

[@TAFishing]

I can't remember. They were a sort of gold and I think the tip was red.

[@brian1204]

I’ve seen you catch carp on both beans and hotdogs… bait for lunch!

[@louisjohnson80]

Trust believe in the Lord never give up read the Bible Gospel music Lord's prayer Matthew 5'6 make sure do it everyday

[@cgamejewels]

I just fried up some catfish yesterday for lunch. My favorite fish to eat. Oh, the punny jokes. LOL

[@ronandanne1]

Novice question: do freshwater fish tend to bite more on rainy or overcast days, rather than bright sunshine? Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.

[@TAFishing]

I reckon overcast days are better.

[@markgriffin6640]

I noticed you said you are left handed, but you use your reels right handed. I am left handed and tried using reels on the other side and can't manage it. Thanks for all your videos 🎣

[@TAFishing]

I must have had a senior moment as I am right handed.

[@justinbiondi]

Circle hooks are the best for cats

[@fishingnorfolk]

Great video graham. Nice 50lb cat to boot. Whats the secret bait, is it like the rapter oil secret 😂🤐

[@craigkelly3998]

Great show

[@decdillon7389]

Good stuff as usual. Ty G

[@chrisprobert6]

BARKING? Catfish meeeeooow!! 😄

[@fishing.with.callum]

Going there today. Whats the carp front like?

[@TAFishing]

I only saw a few 5 pounders that looked like they were spawning in the rushes.

[@fishing.with.callum]

@@TAFishing i had a 12lb mirror and some smaller ones. Nice fishery

[@robertlewis3778]

Interesting video.. it's Knot all about fishing is it. (You can have that one for free)

[@TAFishing]

That's a "line" that certainly got me "hooked"

[@dannyboy7715]

Very enjoyable

[@cameronwhite3990]

Have u ever caught a saltwater carp been trying for a while now and have had no luck

[@rayhall6931]

Does the curved shank modify the angle of pull , it seems it could set the hook differently?. Just wondered.

[@TAFishing]

I guess that is what its for..some hook setting properties.

[@Mush-love01]

should go fishing in Gloucester

[@firstnamelastname9013]

👏👏👍👍

[@boat20237]

OWNER 💚💚

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Love folks who offer their unwanted bait to others when they are packing up. I used to local a private fishery up in Essex that had a big problem with people just dumping all their unwanted bait and loose feed into the water at the end of their sessions rather than offering it to others till the owners made it a bannable offence. Sorted the place out real quick. Some people dont seem to understand how much something like that ruins it for everyone. Very kind of that guy to give you the free bait.

[@TAFishing]

I find it happens a lot with beach fishermen. They often give each other leftover baits,especially Ragworm/Lugworm. I guess because they might not have another session planned and the worms won't keep too long in a fridge,maybe 5 days or so. Same goes for maggots .If someone gives me some bait even if I don't use it all on the day it can be frozen down and used for feed in the next session.

[@tadhghayden8440]

Yes been a north ish wind stream for last at least a month...cold .....there could have been a fish attached not that float in reeds....I think they call that catfish ....Smith!....far as I know....well done rescuing that bumble bee...ages since I had a fire ritual....

[@HitTheBricks89]

I believe the trees and a lot of plants are suffering from a lack of nutrients in the soil and compacting of the earth. soil erosion is a big problem that's getting worse and worse. there are some who believe at current rates we may only have 60 harvests of top soil left and the world grows 90% of our food in topsoil. Maybe that's not exactly what's going on with the trees but I think it's probably linked. bit of a downer ey. gonna look at that lump of a cat again, cheer me self up Graham. Trust you Mike, the missus and your daughter who's name I forget are all well and in good health. thanks as always for some grand fishing telly mate.

[@TAFishing]

All good here..Just too many jobs blocking the fishing sessions though. 60 harvests before we all expire ?? Wow,that's 60 years then..I would think most of the topsoil is fertiliser and various additives anyway,the rest is washed into our rivers to ruin them ,along with the odd few thousand pump outs of sewage....I wonder how deep "topsoil" is measured ? A few feet ? Or yards ?...Maybe they will have to plough super deep to bring nutrients to the surface and root growing areas. That will make a good theory time.

[@Slikx666]

Graeme, just upload whatever you want, well still watch it. And now I can understand what you said in a reply to my comment a few months ago, but the branch did make some content. 😃👍

[@v.rudeboy9829]

made me chuckle when that guy started walking round & asked if you needed help, to the bloke who catches 400lb sharks..

[@johnkay7354]

i thought it was nice of him, all he saw was an old man struggling with a fish

[@v.rudeboy9829]

@@johnkay7354 struggling..?

[@philbarlow9041]

Would say was easy 50lb cat you had and in recent years yes people been naming cats . Great see not one bit of pink on them as well in winter testment how well you played them . Cats do dig inside at winter but they will stray for odd source food if have too .

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

There was a guy here in Ky that had some paylakes, really nice lakes at that, this was out in Southern Ky, I won’t name the town or whatever, but some time back, probably 25-30 years ago, anyhow in was in the process of digging out one of the lakes and making it bigger, paylakes here are nothing more than glorified farm ponds really. Anyways he had started to dig out this one lake but he had plans on stocking it with Wels catfish but unfortunately before he could get his dream halfway finished, he passed away. What a bummer! A big bummer! He was a good man, kept a really clean business there, but his old property sat vacated for close to twenty years and then I heard another fella bought the place, I have not been down there since this guy opened it back up, would love to go see what he did with the place and do some fishing. That original owner had a really good stocking of big Blue cats and flatheads, there was 3 lakes on this property, two way in the back of the property which were the two biggest lakes and there was a smaller lake out front by the bait house. I have a friend that caught a 75lb Blue from one of the back lakes, I caught several flatheads from one of those back lakes but my biggest was 27 lbs and the other 21 lb, both caught on live bait fish, small goldfish and bluegill ( sunfish)!

[@TAFishing]

Sounds like a nice place to fish ,and some good sized fish in there. I never knew the Blue Catfish grew to 75lbs(or larger ?...Good luck with the fishing there.

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

@@TAFishing - yeah buddy, no doubt! Yes sir, the world record Blue was 140 something lbs and caught out of a reservoir on the Carolina/Alabama line, I think? I know it was from over that way somewhere.?!?! And that lake has produced several big blue cats, but there are other places around the states that can produce a giant blue. I’m just waiting to hear that someone has caught a huge Flathead, something over a 100 lbs, they could get as big as a blue cat, it’s just the blues are pretty much always on the move and are eating machines, a big Flathead could stay in one area and catch one big meal and that will last him for quite a while. Anyhow, yeah it’s on my bucket list to go to, probably Spain? Is that where that river is that grows Wels catfish to enormous sizes? I thought there was a river in France that has huge Wels too? But thank you Graeme for the response my friend, I do appreciate it! Take care and tight lines to ya! Cheers 🍻

[@richardalun-jones3319]

Next time, use the tin foil as a lid to improve the efficiency of your cookery!

[@chdraughting1438]

GA I like it " I just go fishing"

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

I'm surprised that the pay lakes don't tag their fish just for the sake of tracking their growth etc. This would also lend itself to people being able to say they caught "The Colonel", "Golden Bill", Linear Tim" etcetera, last year he was X pounds and Y ounces but this year he was Y pounds and Z ounces". The axe you were using is what my grandfather would have called a "ladies axe". It's due to the 'kicked' handle and lightweight head and is meant for use around the yard. His tree felling axe was an 11 pound broadhead with a straight shaft, 5 foot handle, kept sharp enough to literally shave with. He spent most of his time before and after WW2 as a "timber-getter" and they only used axes and cross-cut hand saws. He never used a chainsaw until he was in his 60s.

[@kingrafa3938]

👍👍👍

[@briansilver6196]

Great vlog and some nice fish lol shame about the food 🤪

[@TAFishing]

It was a bit "Billy Basic" but it keeps me alive until I get back to the home cooking.

[@jimmysuds]

ive started takin my mum down here she's disabled, 2 days ago had a 30lb today its blanked completely. 4 people had been night fishing all night and day a no one got a take. although the lads last weekend caught 22 cats mostly in the 20s

[@WESTVIRGINIAOUTSIDER]

Do you have a special knot you us to tie on the hook?

[@TAFishing]

No,just a tucked blood .Check out our two films on how to tie fishing knots.

[@WESTVIRGINIAOUTSIDER]

@@TAFishing nice learned alot I'll give them a working shot

[@ZoltanHercules]

“You alright, need a hand” “No I’m alright thank you very much” Translation: mind your own business 🤣

[@Jimmyfisher121]

Yeh love that Graham don't fish big fish, no tiny little sharks they are so small. real fisherman's tail.

[@TAFishing]

Well,I meant specimen fish,in relation to the size a species might grow. People can often end up disappointed when they start only targeting record sized fish. I just try to keep things in perspective ,as most fishermen are happy catching ANY fish...

[@pjlynes]

whats the magic bait ?

[@keepgoing1973]

"Beach fishing and boat fishing soon" When????

[@Thebonesoftrees]

I am on Vancouver Island BC. Can you let me know what the name of those hooks are and I will try and send you some. Cheers.

[@TAFishing]

That was my problem ,I can't remember the name. I got them in Chilliwack where the guides were using them. I think they were gold but with a red tip ?..

[@Thebonesoftrees]

@@TAFishing I hit some tackle shops and see what i can find.

[@troywales983]

all the trees are dying because the tree huggers are squeezing the life out of them ,

[@joshdelaet3536]

What are you doing in Liverpool?

[@TAFishing]

Getting a computer repaired.

[@chriss1802]

I swear I see you in North camp the other day, I was driving. Was it you? Or your double?? 😂

[@TAFishing]

No,I was doing some work at one of the properties...re-cementing a window frame in an office unit and ensuring it will last a few more years and give me more time on the water...Its not all fishing I'm afraid. I need to get the joblist cleared first which is why I mostly only fish afternoons/evenings...Well spotted though...I'm going to start wearing dark glasses and a Panama hat !!

[@martind6838]

Is that ash dieback

[@TAFishing]

It was a willow tree,and must have been the cold plus snow weight that finally snapped it.

[@1983Topdog]

I'm shocked none of the hotdog was used for bait lol

[@TAFishing]

It was a hart choice to make....

[@Jimmyfisher121]

I suspect Graham that the ring was a bad two years probably what caused the brown in the middle.

[@james6495]

Graeme what happened to the totally awesome intro video?

[@TAFishing]

Just have not used it for a while.

[@martinmctaggart244]

Bumble bees don’t sting

[@funjohnny86]

why would you turn down friendly offer for help? a little callously may add

[@TAFishing]

I thought I did thank him for the offer ? Its in the film.

[@colinlaw9752]

I want to catch a cat had a couple of fights but the fish has always won

[@TAFishing]

They are certainly a tough opponent, but I find it tricky knowing when is their best feeding time...I think they are susceptible to changes in air pressure or something.

[@tonygalloway3704]

That man's funny "do you need a hand" obviously he hasn't seen Graeme aboard the high sea drifter juggling 6 rods

[@TAFishing]

It was nice of him to ask. I just had a Catfish run on the other rod so maybe he heard that. I've never had a "double up" on Catfish yet,but I feel it would be a one-way ticket....

[@Jacobyte1746]

Just Graeme and an old Coot on the bank...

[@TAFishing]

Sounds about right.

[@Jacobyte1746]

@@TAFishing Thanks for sharing your day out Graeme It's been a while since I've been out fishing because of illness & a total shoulder replacement leaving me not knowing if I can reel in or even hold onto my rod as I normally fished for Salmon & Steelhead (Lake run Rainbows) here in Canada.