I Just Caught A Canal GIANT! New PB!

[@paulwoods3161]

Congratulations. Been following you for a couple of years now, and your joy today was a thing to behold, as was that 23 pounder. Pleased to be sharing in your success 😀

[@tonyfridh8001]

You STILL manage to get so worked up, by the sheer joy of the moment, that you forget to record. I buy THAT any day over all these perfectly arranged videos on the net. Thanx for sharing this awsome session and keep em comin mate! Cheers from Sweden!

[@elcoach8931]

Great catches!! About the bleeding, its not the hook but the amount of pressure on the fish with rod and line. Heavy tackle can inflict wounds on the fish and so a bit lighter tackle takes away this issue. Done carpfishing for long and caught thousands and slowly moved from ultra heavy to soft rods for the sake of the fish. You can still use a thicker line on a soft rod with no problem and using thin small barbless hooks makes no difference also, as with a soft rod your hook is safe from bending out or ripping through the mouth of the fish. Love to see whats swimming around in that canal😁

[@njmcmath]

freelining bread.... no better way to catch them ! 100% my favourite. awesome fish from a lovely setting - very jealous !

[@darrencook3827]

Your enthusiasm for fishing Is so infectious I love it, you don’t just flick a line in the water and hope for the best, you explain in great detail the watercraft that’s connected to this sport. And this is what keeps me enthralled with excitement about your videos, keep up the sterling work and sport we call angling.👍🏻

[@techtipsuk]

Love your videos. I’m 49 and I’ve not been fishing since I was like 15 when we used to go all the time. Seriously considering getting back into it.

[@1Gmac]

You so deserved that absolute creature. Your knowledge, expertise and techiques are only outweighed by your positivity and enthusiasm. Brilliant angling

[@djihe]

Fantastic session Chris! All the grass carp look amazing, but the 23lb carp was a real treat. Well done.

[@DiggingwithDallas]

Beautiful beautiful and more beautiful!!! I’ve got grass carp in my pond at home they grow fast!!

[@1SteveSmith]

You are a legend, your enthusiasm just keeps shining through...It really is such a pleasure to watch. Your videos never fail to lift my spirits and put a big old smile on my face. Thank you for your excellent content.

[@firstnamelastname4722]

"I'd rather this than a stinky carp from a puddle. " 😂😂😂😂 I love this dude

[@karlpearson8032]

Getting out there and living the dream through determination and believing that the fish are there somewhere, awesome footage, very inspiring well done Chris 👍👍

[@davemanton5774]

Wow, thanks for this. It was so fantastic to see such a productive, healthy waterway. And your face says it all. 23lb pb grass Carp from a canal Wow again.

[@cbreeze5279]

I am a Carp angler from across the pond and fish mainly for grass carp. They are huge and fun to catch. Thanks for taking us along.

[@greenwoodys]

Chris, I use micro barbed and have never seen bleeding like that. Although you did bring the fish in pretty fast especially as it was a grass carp! I tend to play the fish in a more sedate retrieve and enjoy the fight. Great catch.

[@cm5764]

Tiring a fish out completely that way is doing more damage than a barbed hook mate, regardless of how paramount your fish care is, your still stressing a fish out by hooking it in the first place

[@bloodlinesoffire5633]

​@@cm5764in know 2 fish farmers who would disagree

[@bloodlinesoffire5633]

Grass carp fight hard and fast, in a canal i guess having to bully them into the net doesn't help with hook hold bleed, should always carry and use a carp care spray for hook holds......I would only use micro barbed (most decent fisheries insist) and you wouldn't get the bleed if had room to play the fish, with a large grassy even half hour gentle battle it will still go nuts in the net and bitch slap you on the bank 😂

[@Mkdwellar]

In my opinion you need to play carp of that size

[@robertnottage8847]

Great catches , and been following you for years now , but I must say this time ,I would of liked to see the fish not man-handle so much in the fight and yes carp spray on is what we as fisherman must use to preserve these amazing creatures we spend our live pursuing . I know you had a small swim there and plenty of snags so wont hold this one against you fella , cracking vid and amazing catches .

[@ANDREWPARRY-m1i]

Like a mermaid. 🧜‍♀️ 😂 Definitely should be the ginger fisherman’s new catch phrase. What an amazing creature well done Chris thanks for sharing the video.

[@glennashcroft7950]

I am not a Carp fisher at all but if I were Grass Carp would be top of the list. What you did there has to be some kind of a record. Love your enthusiasm and respect for the fish. Always a pleasure to watch.

[@richardgarratt4718]

Chris is the best angler in the uk his videos are 100% love everything hes ever done. Always gets me in the mood to rip the rods out.. get out there.. my hero

[@russelllutwyche5736]

I stopped fishing quite some years ago but used to use barbless carp hooks only and even then occasionally the mouth would bleed. I hated catching fish where all their mouths were distorted from scar tissue. Some of their mouths were so badly scarred you wondered how they could still feed. At the time there was some discussion about bent shanked hooks being the problem due to them rotating in the fishes mouth whilst being played and thus tearing the flesh in the mouth. I fished with one and three-quarter test curve rods and would play them rather than force them in, but you would still have the same problem. The only thing I used to do would be to treat the wound with an anti septic, I think it was called Klinik. As a matter of conscience I did it every time whether it was bleeding or not.👍

[@paulgeddert6125]

I'm not a fan of barbless hooks. I've used them where fisheries have barbless rules, but have seen them move around in the hook hold and cause nasty slices. A quality barbed hook (micro barb), I think is thd best all rounder.

[@russelllutwyche5736]

Yes, I think you could well be right. On the discussion of barbless hooks versus barbed or micro barbed hooks, there was an argument that the barbed hook held its position in the fishes mouth rather than moving around and causing tears which could be more likely to happen with a barbless hook.

[@philipalbon3192]

All long shank hooks are terrible in my experience

[@ianhorabin9763]

Incredible fishing,those grass carp are really weary biters& super strong fighters that go nuts in the net..a deffenate Clonker...nice 1..Ian

[@bigdrums9905]

I've not fished for a few years now but used to use Drennan Super Specialist hooks, and flatten the barb, and had few issues with them - caught fish up to 28lb no problem. Lovely video by the way, fantastic result, well done!

[@jamesjohnson7905]

I'm old enough to remember when they were stocked at 3 to 4 inch long to help keep the weed down it didn't work but atleast we still have some of the fish

[@kylerobinson6537]

Council did it years back in a little 3/4 acre pond near me, the pike found them particularly tasty and now there's just one really big one left swimming around on top of more weed than it could eat in a lifetime🤣

[@paulduff4922]

Nooo, you found our secret fishing hole🤫, Been fishing here with my lad over the last couple of years. Bit of a trek but well worth it. Some good sized bream and tench to be had as well on the method feeder. Top video well done Chris.

[@stevehigginson8220]

Amazing angling and great to see a healthy canal. Quality production too. Top work, Chris.

[@Deathst4lker]

Wow! What a cracking session! Well done, Chris - and thanks for sharing 👊

[@marcharley6465]

I've been coarse fishing for decades and I recognise your skill in catching specimens of various species, selecting the right swims, methods and baits. Those Grass Carp were very impressive. Well done !

[@sobellfanatic]

Unbelievable fishing. Fabulous wild fish in a beautiful setting. Doesn't get any better than that. And you didn't use a boilie! "Kin 'ell"!

[@russellgarrett8505]

Wow ,congratulations Chris . 3 stunning fish on simple tactics and good old bread ! Brilliant 👌

[@robertrobson5531]

Jaw dropped, well done mate. You truly deserve the title of the best angler in the UK

[@tom-n8y1u]

Maybe, but he never posts any vids featuring specimin roach, does he?

[@andrewsheriff2196]

Absolutely brilliant !! Well done !! Love your passion and dedication 🤠

[@simonchasescarp724]

From the look of that bigguns tail, they're on borrowed time 😞 cracking video, gotta love the endless passion and pure joy fishing brings you and you display in these videos Keep up the good work 💪

[@allanmarshall4582]

Wow, great days fishing in a natural water. Thumbs up my friend.

[@jeremyallard7015]

Chris I used to use size 2 French Forged Carp Hooks, I have also used Aberdeen Long Shank Hooks which may have a smaller barb.

[@Leest0n]

Meanwhile here In the mids most of the canals are dead! Beautiful fish, good job!

[@bellson666]

Amen to that lol I'm Leicester and the canals are bollockeds

[@bellson666]

I'm in Leicester and are canals are fucked

[@Leest0n]

@@bellson666 I’m in Nuneaton and the same here… did 4 or 5 sessions for pike and didn’t see a single one, one visit to the local pond and one within half an hour! Coventry canal is deffo dead in a lot of stretches

[@iwilson227]

Up here in Scotland too. I only really fish for pike and perch on them and have never really caught much. Probably says more about my skill level than the fish 😂

[@Tonyboii1971]

How come they are dead ?????

[@stuartweston8466]

Omg what a session and incredible fish and your enthusiasm is just great to see you have watching you over the last year has got my about to start fishing again can't wait for my new adventures

[@elwhagen]

Congrats to the new PB, Chris! Love your energy and your caring of the fish.

[@petervisser4910]

Being a carp angler I only use barbless hooks and take my time landing the fish, never have a bleeding wound. If there is I put a special antiseptic fluid on it so it diminish the risk of infection.

[@dk2428]

Free lining bread is exactly how I caught my first carp 3 decades ago. It's so much fun! *About the bleeding mouth, I hardly ever experienced it. Only thing I can say is I've been using softer rods 2.5Lbs test, 0.40mm nylon and microbarbed fox armapoint hooks mostly in size 8. Congrats on the PB!

[@I_ll_beer_back]

Good fishing (from Germany)! 🤩 🎣 👏

[@raygrange7312]

Absolutely brilliant Chris. Great to watch.

[@djjudgev]

Excellent session. Absolute huge fish. Beautiful setting and great video work.

[@jameslee445]

I bloody love your enthusiasm. Thank you for your videos. x

[@andym5900]

Chris another cracking one As a carp angler I use barbless hooks Still get the odd bleeder but seems to occur when hooked in scissors Suspect more blood vessels in this area More prevalent in spring

[@theshrew69]

Thats a great session Ginge well done. Over the last few years ive walked / ridden hundreds of miles on my local Canal and ive not seen a sausage ( although the water is extremely dirty ) Id love to catch a canal Carp of any size. Well done old boy

[@jackrobertshaw]

Awesome, with the Carp Hooks, the Wide gape or Mixer pattern hooks work well for surface fishing and do tent to avoid that issue. Another consideration might be a finer mesh net to protect the fins from getting split when they go crazy. Loved this video, you have us all grinning ear to ear just watching from home🙌😁

[@karlmcnicholas210]

Chris lovely grass carp love watching your fishing channel you hope you win next year over on the continent show those boys over there who is the boss.

[@LiberaNosAMalo]

Great video. Lovely to see some canals still holding such fish. I love canal fishing. 🎣

[@MrMuffydiver1]

Well done ginge....ur enthusiasm is infectious 👍👍👍

[@stelawford963]

Absolute top bloke and I consider one of the most skilled all round fisherman i have ever seen! Thanks for the videos chris 👍🏼

[@elgar104]

What a fantastic fish. Congratulations on yet another awesome video.... and thank you!

[@jimfella76]

A man after my own heart! I only fish for Carp off the top, its the best way and more like lure fishing. My one tip is to take some dog biscuits as well, cheap and plentiful (Tesco own brand beef and Veg is the best I've found). They also make a great dinner bell-esque plopping noise when you thrown them in that often attracts the Carp. Dog Biscuits are best used for locating the Carp, then once you've found em, fish for them with bread as you were (personally cant be bothered to hair rig a dog biscuit!) I used the barbless Korda Mixa hook for surface fishing and don't generally have the bleeding issues. Well done again Chris, super chuffed for you.

[@Dereklongbottom]

Ginger I’ve been watching you daily for a year now and you get me siked up for every weekend I fish everyday weekend because of you cheers pal

[@cliffdixon6422]

Amazing session, the look on your face when you got those fish was a picture, the sheer excitement is why we all go fishing. Have some stonking Carp on the Grand Union near me but have failed to catch any so fair play on getting those beasts. Regarding the bleeding from the hooks, I use Pallatrax Gripz most of the time and have only ever had one fish bleed on me (That was a Tench)

[@martinflavell3045]

what a session. amazing result. god I love this channel!

[@liamwalton5249]

Fantastic session Chris 👍🎣🎣 tight lines mate 👌

[@deividas_kimontas]

What an awesome canal session Chris! 🔥 Really nice Grassies! Freelining is the best way of catching Chub and Carp! 🎣👌

[@Stupot2]

Possibly the best fishing vid ive ever watched. Could feel your heart beating . My favourite method 👍keep em coming

[@ashleygriffiths441]

Wow mate, what a great session you had....3 beautiful looking grass carp.

[@albiewilliams6830]

Get in there chris well done would love to live where you do already looking forward to your next video

[@r333wall]

Wow congratulations what a fish.. That pb.of yours That's a fish people dream of from a canal.brilliant vidio..

[@markdonnelly1810]

Brilliant videos and explanations on fishing and rigs Keep enjoying your fishing 🎣

[@ADeeprose]

Absolutely fantastic angling! What awesome fish. Actually made me buzz!

[@needham831]

Now that's what I call a Red Letter Day. Well done Chris mate! 🙂 Those were some truly stunning fish and the 23 pounder at the end was the cherry on the cake. Congratulations! 🎣🙂

[@xienieveul7382]

I really enjoyed watching this video mate. Thank you very much for sharing!

[@nickhall982]

Great stalking and angling - from one ginger fisherman to another! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DavidBoxFish]

Awesome session. I would say the bleeding is from freelining and irregular hook holds in the side. Most normal methods of carp fishing is done on the bottom using hair rigs which means the rig flips over into the bottom lip which is mainly just cartilage

[@tomo870]

Well done mate, Canal fishing in the N.W. is so underrated. It's all the deep Cheshire sandpits and quarry's that everyone seems obsessed with.

[@PI7ABR3D]

That was an amazing video. Enthusiasm and passion shines through. Grassies are my favourite fish and you hit the jakpot here. Well deserved and absolutley amazing captures.

[@kelevrea]

Well done Chris! I’ve seen big commons and mirrors also few massive Koi but never Grass Carp this size! Congrats on new PB!

[@simonfletcher2797]

That was an impressive haul by anyone's standards..three grass carp on the same day ! ...I think you need to mention the name of this stretch of canal..if only to give the rest of us a fighting chance. Keep up the good work, we are all loving your content.well done.

[@petercalthorpe7966]

G'day Chris, fkn awesome Grass Carp mate the best session ever 👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. ALL the best form down under mate. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Adam-rn8gb]

What a session and excellent example of stalking carp Chris. To attempt to asnwer your questions about the bleeding, could be that you're having to fight the fish in a small area of water so that mixed with them being fighters is causing more pull / more damage. I'm sure they'll be fine though 👍

[@chopperhehehe]

Congrats 😊 Cracking show 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😁✌️

[@jasonjones6463]

Can see the delight on your face. Great session Chris.

[@noisemunga7845]

Awesome video AGAIN! Floating bread is my favourite way to catch carp. It's especially fun when people around you on the same water are using all sorts of complicated set ups to catch and still blank. Whist watching you catch fish after fish with just a hook and some bread on the end of the line. I've seen children put seasoned anglers to shame doing this 😂.

[@matthewkellett9899]

Lovely fishing vid, keeping it real for all of us. fantastic!

[@carpmadchris8815]

I'd love to catch a grass carp and more special coming out of the canal well done ginger fisherman love your videos awesome

[@PandoraChaser2]

Amazing session mate. I've not fished any canals with Grass Carp but those were stunning beauts! Bravo Sir :)

[@alanshearing7515]

Awesome days fishing, congratulations on your PB . A couple of beasts followed by the monster of a carp amazing. Greetings from New Zealand.

[@sefikempowermentcoachvilla7843]

Fantastic Chris .... nothing less than you deserve 👍

[@trevorcornes1056]

Absolutely brilliant catch Chris, very good size fish too . Three grass carp in one day,nice one.

[@nigelsnoddy9136]

Brilliant Just love seeing you happy 🐟

[@HighTrend19]

Hi ginge think you should come up to Poynton and fish some of the canals near there. Some beautiful fish saw a close to 4lb perch get caught the other day on a dark green fluke style lure.

[@BlueNoseTSG]

Great work Chris, what a fish, what a session.

[@guynicholson8036]

Amazing, I didn't know we had grass carp, they are introduced species that apparently cannot breed in UK, so that must be a old introduced fish. Lovley

[@christopherforster6555]

Good fishing young man and a lovely day for it .

[@HammyHarris]

Wow those grass carp are awesome! Would love to see you fish there again for a bigger one!

[@24bellers20]

Walked down a Sheffield canal last week and saw 4 large Koi. Lovely colours too.😊

[@baldvale5418]

Amazing fish Chris and so well deserved, 23lb is the things that dreams are made of. I wonder how many anglers have spent hours & hours fishing for those very same Grass Carp then you rock up & nail 3 in one sitting : ) Congratulations Chris.

[@Le10-]

Once again another cracking video mate keep up the canal carp content you make it look easy some people put years into trying to catch a carp out the canal TOP ANGLING GInge 🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@adriangibbons893]

Wow Chris what an angler you are, congratulations.

[@jammersalaw421]

absolutely chuffed for you pal what a session it turned out to be hopefully them grasses stay in there for many years to come and maybe even double in size 😀 you've had a touch there lad brilliant mate another great video as usual take it easy buddy keep em bent 🎣👍🏻

[@stewartevans9753]

Great fish ginger mermaid! You hook your bread exactly the same as me,as for the hooks I always use micro barbs and find even them sometimes hard to remove! Anyway once again a great vid thanks for the entertainment! 😂😂

[@stegrundy4014]

Wow 🤩🤩🤩 wot a session Chris thats wot fishing dreams are made of 😴😃 Well done mate 👏👏👏

[@bentorkington5326]

Awsome watch dude was good to see you get excited over settling down for the carp .as far as hook bleeding and such probably just depends.on if the mouth of the fish is fresh or a hardened on 🤷‍♂️

[@jasonridyardhome]

Great result, they are fantastic captures. Really well done 👍👍

[@DanS360]

Well done Chris, another PB on record on a canal. Awesome job.

[@1conkers1]

Just 100% loving the passion. thanks for the inspiration

[@anglerguy]

great fishing and footage! Makes me want to get on a plane and fly four thousand miles to fish a canal.

[@ianthomas1060]

Location, location, location. You nailed it, great vid as usual. I agree, proper carp, not puddle stock.