It Took 3 YEARS To Catch This PIKE

[@daniellaw8999]

That tiny net could cost you your dream fish fella, the big net is no use to you in the car.

[@CalAndDani]

It’s very true but the conditions were so bad it really was a shock, but the car wasn’t too far away! So we managed to retain it safely pretty shortly after we landed it 👌🏼

[@calmck3164]

​@@CalAndDani ur hunting a 20 pound pike and you take the tiny net there's no excuses really.

[@calmck3164]

@@markperry-dx2sq not haters we care for our sport if u have a big net use it especially when your making KZbin videos people will copy as they learn from you let them copy the right way some fish will get injured with less experienced anglers.

[@lf1176]

If you cared for the sport mate u wouldnt sink a fat hook into their lips and drag them up a river..​@calmck3164

[@r.mtb_shreddy8714]

Decent vid bro was deffo a good watch👌also I know from experience it’s always when you’re least prepared or least expect it those big girls strike keep at it mate you will deffo have that 20 I can assure you👊

[@cneal1975]

Your fave spot on the weir is my fave drop shot spot. Looking at that girl you caught I might change tactics next winter! Great catch 👍🎣

[@LG_Fishing]

Some absolute fantastic fish there, well done for sticking with it and hopefully you'll have a 20+ soon. bloody swans!

[@CalAndDani]

Mate those swans put me off so much 😂

[@benedictfowler]

Fantastic video Callan, amazing too see what lives in my local dog walking spot! Proper Croc 🐊

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks mate, one of my favourite spots to fish recently!

[@artvandelay5760]

No worries mate, you will get the big girl eventually. It took me 7 years to catch a 40lb linear carp from the local canal. Had him again twice the next year. Sometimes the chase is better than the catch. It's fun fishing for a target, you still have that :)

[@vloggingeverything]

Great video. Your B roll is outstanding.

[@CalAndDani]

Thank you, so difficult to get nice b roll whilst you’re also fishing! 😩

[@fishwithcarl]

Best one yet! Come on the 20lber!!! 🤞

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks Carlos! Might be next season now :(

[@bobkeeble521]

Keep at it mate!!! You’re closer than you think!!! I spent 20 years inching closer and closer to the magical 20lber….. campaigning on the fenland drains…… my first over 20 was 32.2!!!! Still to this day not had a twenty!!! Keep the faith brother…..

[@CalAndDani]

32.2 is a seriousssss pike! Well in mate 🎣

[@andyprest]

That was a cracking fish 👍 well done, good edit that vid mate 👍👍

[@CalAndDani]

Thank you 😊

[@Jack_95]

No way Cal! Didn’t know you had your own channel, in all the times I’ve seen you on the Fish with Carl channel. Great video! Keep it up

[@CalAndDani]

Yes mate! Had the channel for a while now :) Before I even knew Carl, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ewancessford5496]

I'm not a pike angler and I've always fished for carp but something about this video really makes me want to give it a go! Although you didnt get the 20lber you desire those 19lb 8oz PB's were awesome! Great video mate.

[@CalAndDani]

We also like carp fishing but pike fishing in winter is equally as enjoyable! Definitely give it a go 😌 thanks dude!

[@MrHellraiser1987]

nice video mate. And that 20 pound fish will come. But please, please get a decent sized (rubber) landing net for the pikes.

[@TJ-ss1up]

Quality look back Cal, really thought the vid was gonna finish with a 20! Some cracking fish none the less. Might see you by the iron bridge if youre back on your old stomping grounds anytime.

[@CalAndDani]

Really wish it did, ALMOST though! Will definitely be back there again for sure 🙂

[@jim_lightfoot]

Cracking vids..can tell you have a real passion for angling, Dani too 👏🏻🎣

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks Jim we really do love fishing!

[@tomwilshaw]

First 😘 loved this style of storytelling from you Cal!! More like this in the future pls and ty xoxo

[@jwestrik9308]

I second that :)

[@CalAndDani]

Big ups Tom 💪🏼 I’ve heard through the grape vine you might have something special releasing soon 😉

[@tomwilshaw]

Only if I can edit fast enough…

[@CalAndDani]

😂😂😂 best get editing sharpish!

[@SettingTheHookUK]

Just found the channel guys, love it. Subbed and looking forward to watching all your vids. Tight lines guys 😉

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks mate, hope you enjoy the rest of the videos :) 🎣

[@WildlifeAndFishing]

Go Cal! Well done sticking it buddy.

[@CalAndDani]

Thank you 🎣😛

[@Simon-sm7ny]

So I watched this video, last Sunday at 12:00. And then all geared up I went at 13:30 for some pike fishing in my direct neighbourhood (bike distance). I caught a probably 30+ lbs pike in some small side water of a lake, by far the heaviest ever in 30 year pike fishing. Below 1 meter probably, but fat like a carp. I saw it take my streamer. Really great experience. Thanks for your inspirational video. And good luck on your hunt. Greetings from Rotterdam, the Netherlands

[@CalAndDani]

Hi Simon we’re glad you felt inspired, well done on the pike that’s a beast 🎣🐊 hopefully one day we can say the same about a 30!

[@Simon-sm7ny]

@@CalAndDani Thanks! Maybe your 20 lbs pike comes when you least ecpect it. But size and weight in the end don't really matter. Enjoy your fishing. And keep posting those videos!

[@northernmotion090]

This is so interesting to me. Seems really common to use dead bait in the uk, how come? It’s very uncommon here in Sweden, we use big soft baits, swim baits, jerk baits and so on when fishing for pike.

[@CalAndDani]

I honestly don't know, it always seems to catch the bigger pike using dead baits.

[@BeekaysBikesandTheAbbeyLanders]

Wow what amazing Pike. They look really healthy aswell. Great catches Have you ever fished the lochs for Pike? There are some real monsters in some of them lochs. They are a lot stronger then the river pike aswell. I held the rod once when some one else caught a 30 pounder while they had to go and get a landing net out of their van. It felt like a lump of concrete. My record is still only 17lbs lol Been trying to beat my friend for 17 years hahaha

[@sigspearthumb9574]

Might be strange to ask but what Ouse stretch were you located on ? The fishing club closest to me is on the Huntingdon- St Neots stretch

[@TJ-ss1up]

A good hour n a bit from there.

[@williamwebster486]

Hey buddy, loving the channel pal 👍 South Africa is an amazing place 💯..

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks mate! You’re not wrong we want to go back so badly 🇿🇦

[@Fishinglife235]

That ice kick didnt go unnoticed😏😂

[@CalAndDani]

Okay good 😂😂😂

[@steve-no4gi]

As a Scotsman yous are so lucky to have all those species in rivers. Scotland is supposed to be famous for pike and salmon. But really the canals are shit and salmon are very hard to catch. Would love to be able to head down the river and have the option of chub barbel tench pike carp perch . It's shite being Scottish 😅

[@CalAndDani]

We’ve always thought Scotland was really fun for pike especially:(

[@ImAwsme]

Nice fish. Dont understand why you dont measure the lenght.

[@Svennoow123]

Weight of pike varies quite a lot depending on the time of year and other factors. I'm from the Netherlands and we only measure the length of the pike because it's more accurate and consistent to compare and it's also less of a hassle plus it takes less time.

[@johnmaskell5124]

Great video, really enjoyed that! A river 20, or one from a natural lake in the Lake District is also my big goal! Still ongoing...

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks John, hopefully you can complete your challenge! 🙏🏼🎣

[@tadhghayden7601]

Still great river piking. Keep up with the walking in icy puddles pass time..very therapeutic

[@CalAndDani]

I had way too much fun crunching the ice 😂

[@shaunsfishingadventures]

Great video i really enjoyed that so close to the 20lber youll get one soon

[@CalAndDani]

Hope so! Thanks for the support 💪🏼

[@TimWatson-y3g]

Like the video well made and your narrating is good. As some of the others have said you need a bigger net. Pike are very fragile and bending the big girls in the net is not good for them. An unhooking mat should also be used as pike are very fragile creatures. Drop off indicators should also be used to positively show runs where possible as well or you miss a tentative take and end up witha Deeply hooked pike which is not good for you or them. As I say keep going loads of vids and books on pike fishing that can help you in your quest. Try using bigger baits as you don’t have to cast far for pike a lot of the time, especially on rivers . Good luck and keep going some huge pike in the Thames

[@new-beginnings-fishing]

Well done mate congratulations you did brilliant

[@CalAndDani]

Cheers dude not quite the 20 but maybe next time

[@thepikewhisperer420]

Really good watch this loved it

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks mate!

[@AlexP-hl4wn]

Great film - was really hoping you’d done it with that last fish! Good luck for the future, but can’t help but think that you took Danni, she’d have one in about an hour…

[@CalAndDani]

Ahhh it was so close but hey ho! Oh yeah, the video would have only been a minute long if Dani came with!

[@JacobBradley-k7s]

You ever caught any decent ones on lures or do you only dead bait

[@CalAndDani]

We’ve had a couple but nothing big maybe the biggest around 8-9lb, always found deadbaiting catches the bigger ones!

[@heyitsme6083]

Absolutely fantastic video mate. Nice one that twenty will happen 👌 👍

[@CalAndDani]

Fingers crossed!!

[@andyspikeangling1561]

Ya need a bigger net lad

[@CalAndDani]

We got one in the end just came so out the blue was not actually expecting to catch

[@Tracktreadz7777]

Hope Ur both well n settled in new yard, .. brilliant vid 👌🙏 Definitely got the right ethos n approach to landing that 20... Bet U end up getting a high twenty'.. Effort always equals reward n that U Clearly deserve... Just Keep going out on your own otherwise Danny Will catch it for u 😁🙏

[@CalAndDani]

All settled now thank you :) Hopefully one day, however I can also see Dani catching the 20 before me 😂

[@2BruvsFishing]

You'll deffo catch one! I can feel it in my bones!

[@CalAndDani]

Hopefully before the season is over!

[@craignewell1]

Best 1 yet m8

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks mate took a lot of editing and filming so I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

[@adamthomas-lm7zx]

That weir pool is 5minutes from house I’ve spent hours this winter down there pike to 18lb 16lb three around 15lb & a hand full of doubles. Go roach fishing there buddy then the pike turn up, brilliant day fishing. Try fishing the swim to the left of where you are not far out just under the trees. I’ve had my pb perch there as well 3lb 7oz. Great video mate & tight lines 👍🏻

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks Adam! We love that spot, one of our favourite places around that area for sure, well in on your captures as well 😃

[@rossclarke4619]

Big fish require a slightly larger net 😂😂. Very enjoyable to watch 👌🏻

[@CalAndDani]

Yeah just a bit 😂 don’t worry it was retained in a 42 inch net very shortly after landing it!

[@rossclarke4619]

I use one of them little nets, looks to be the same one, but not for 3 foot pike 😂😂. Your doing well keep it up 🎣🎣

[@brockfordjunktion]

I went 15 years without a winter carp, then lost one and banked a second in 30 minutes on January 6th last year. Then had another in December just gone. Patience is key in fishing, but doing the same thing hoping for a different result doesn't work.

[@CalAndDani]

Well in that's mega!

[@mousey7789]

Big fish tackle, monster net. Best pike net I've ever owned

[@CalAndDani]

Definitely need to bin that net we used for sure!

[@h3nr1_18]

Nice vid! However, why don’t u use a whole mackerel, and only half? I’ve always had big fish on big deadbaits. Maybe try and give that a go next time

[@CalAndDani]

We have used whole mackerel before but never really caught on it, we prefer to cut it in half so the juices flow out, and it's much easier to cast.

[@2BruvsFishing]

Cor!! Well done m8!!! That pike at the end of the vid was well fat!!!

[@CalAndDani]

Cheers dude not quite the 20 yet but it was still really cool 🎣

[@2BruvsFishing]

@@CalAndDani they all count!!!

[@trevorcornes1056]

Nice show 👍

[@ferguson077]

great vid is there one about your pike rigs

[@CalAndDani]

Thank you! We made this video and within it theres the rig we usually use “Catching Legendary Pike On The Great Ouse River (HUGE FISH) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6fVeoGhntN1rrM”

[@dibdabdub64]

Fantastic video. New sub

[@steve-no4gi]

Your the double of cal from fishing with carl

[@CalAndDani]

I am cal from fish with Carl 😁

[@robertkirk1983]

Persistance will pay off buddy keep at it. Some cracking fish there caught especially from river. Im still chasing my first 20lb, too. Although can't complain only 18months into my pike fishing and already pb of 16.5lb

[@CalAndDani]

Yeah, that's a decent pike!! We will keep at it for sure

[@karlmcnicholas210]

Yes you do need a very big net I love watching your videos and you will catch that twenty pound fish keep trying it will happen.

[@CalAndDani]

Definitely have a few sessions left until we pack the pike rods away for summer, fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[@M4GnZ]

go to danmark or sweden the amount of pikes over 20 pound are insane and you could easily get a 26 punder if you fish the right spots

[@CalAndDani]

That would be insane!

[@kadeymc06]

nice pike🎣

[@CalAndDani]

Thank you!

[@patwalsh2739]

Nice video but use the bigger net or it could cost you a pb

[@jimmyfireball]

My local river has been flooded and unfishable for over 3 months. Ever since the week of rain my in October. When will it ever die down 😭

[@CalAndDani]

Oh nooo sad times :( hopefully, it starts to go down soon and you can get back on it!

[@jimmyfireball]

I live in hope. Nice fish at the ends as well there bro 😎

[@SnaggedOnFish]

Well done on the big pike mate! Please retire that tiny little argos net 😂 i think your pike have outgrown it

[@Riverrover]

😂😂😂

[@CalAndDani]

Urm actually Lidl, much better quality 😜

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

Just found yer channel... Nice fish, mate... Sub and a like from this irish angler !! 😎👍☘️🍺

[@CalAndDani]

Thanks mate! We want to visit Ireland this year for some fishing actually 😄

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

​@@CalAndDani The pike fishing isn't as good as it used to be, too many east europeans killing everything they catch... the coarse fishin is stiil very good though... its all about the pre,baiting on the larger waters !! 😎👍☘🍺

[@lesclark2407]

Well done, two 19 1/2 lb are not to be sneezed at, but get a bigger net ( 42inch).

[@CalAndDani]

So flipping close. We did have another net in the car but completely forgot to take it with us DOH!

[@davidgerman5073]

See you up bury fields one time, but just to rub salt it, had my first river 20 (21:01) on my first session of this season from the ouse 😜 took my 2 years though ha

[@CalAndDani]

Ah man congrats, yeah we haven't fished up bury for a while now, hope it still fishes well!

[@pikefishing-cb8bg]

I've been fishing for 6 months and caught a 25lb pike

[@CalAndDani]

Fair play doing better than us then 😂

[@JoeHtltu]

Still chasing my 20 aswell mate had 2 19 n a half’s maself it will come soo enough though 😂

[@CalAndDani]

Ah man! It’s a curse I swear 😂

[@manvscarp4151]

Would you be interested in trying some new carp bait? 😋

[@CalAndDani]

We wouldn’t say no 😉

[@manvscarp4151]

@@CalAndDani contact me on your next carp trip we will arrange you some bait to test out for me. would love your feedback and show Carl how to catch carp 🤪

[@baldvale5418]

Great video but for Gods sake don't ask Carl what his PB is ; )

[@CalAndDani]

Already did haha

[@baldvale5418]

😂 then you must have watched the Video, that Fish is off the scale excuse the pun. I haven't seen it for a while, better go and watch it then 😊 Good luck with the twenty, do us a favour and let us all know when you do 👍

[@timothymitchell5247]

Maybe you will get lucky with your twenty pound pike next year....Never give up because all good things come to he who waits.

[@CalAndDani]

This year hopefully!!!

[@caseygoode454]

Mate wick has a 26 and a 28 pike in there the 28 is on the back bank and then 26 is on the bottom bank

[@CalAndDani]

I know just didn't seem to find it that day :(

[@BenMatthews-n2x]

So hard to catch a 20lber river pike just got to put the time in they are alot more active than a still water pike think they have so much prey fish to feed on they don't need to pick up a deadbait

[@CalAndDani]

Hopefully one day! Yeah a river 20 is like a lake 30 in my opinion 😅

[@gun4life14]

Buy a bar for the scales you left in the car and also a sling for weighing, noddy moves 💤

[@CalAndDani]

Only need a bar when it gets too heavy to hold properly, and we used a fox predator sling.

[@myopin1on618]

Nah my mate had a 30 pound pike out of the Ribble on his first trip on live Bait that ain't big

[@cainpalmerbmx]

Never heard someone try so hard to be someone else even pausing between words like Carl and Alex is a bit much in it good videos n that but just be yourself because your not Carl or Alex

[@CalAndDani]

I’m not sure what you mean by pausing between words? We are still relatively new to the fishing scene and are just trying to make the best content we can, some campaign style more serious videos and others that are way more lighthearted and fun!

[@yammer69]

Nice fish but why are you using such a stupid landing net?

[@CalAndDani]

Just the one we picked up at the time, I went back straight away to the car and grabbed the bigger net to make sure the fish was well rested and in good condition.