Ice Ice Crazy! (TUNNEL BARN FARM)

Over two inches of ice at Tunnel Barn Farm. Time for the Big Bertha ice breaker AND lots of F1s on pole and maggot tactics!
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[@thisoldtrialsrider7110]

You would be the last person I would put down as having mental health ! So positive and high on life, you are amazing how you get this hobby across to useless fishermen like me, keep up the amazing work filming Jon, on the beautiful banks of British waters ❤

[@JonArthur]

Thanks for the nice comments. I'm a complicated soul!

[@peterthornton8520]

Great result Jon. Especially after the strength sapping Ice Breaking work. 14Lbs Breaker bouncing!!!. Watched the version on the other channel. Well done to all of you.

[@JonArthur]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JamesBrown-ko1ic]

No better thing than experience! This will help loads of people seeing how it's done even when it looks impossible 👍

[@JonArthur]

I could have done a better job but it certainly gets knackering and you get the odd wayward ice breaker throw! :-)

[@fatrap1986]

Brilliant that Jon think I’d have gone home when that sledgehammer bounced on the ice

[@JonArthur]

I did question my sanity :-)

[@Bazzerboy1959]

Very impressive Jon, well done on the match win 👍, but I take my hat off to you for preparing your swin with such persistence…

[@JonArthur]

I should've settled for a smaller hole but I always want to get 'just a little bit further'!

[@ihcfn]

Well done Jon, fair play mate!

[@JonArthur]

Conditions to remember but hopefully not repeat!

[@thomashiorns1574]

Very dedicated Jon, we've all been there at some stage, crazy fishermen with a love of the sport...

[@JonArthur]

So true!

[@kennyscouse3388]

Effort definitely led to success there Jon, well done, well deserved 👍🏻🎣

[@JonArthur]

Thanks Kenny, turned out OK in the end! 👍

[@bungholebob]

There's an art to it Jon, well done.

[@JonArthur]

Kind of! 😂

[@OneDaveAtaTime]

You should enter the Highland Games. Good job rope didn’t tangle round your ankle. Hard work but think where you were with Covid not so long ago. A day like this was unimaginable so great to see you back fully fighting fit…and frozen 👍

[@JonArthur]

Absolutely. The difference between me now and back then still amazes me!

[@markgallagher3409]

A proper angler, well done mate and tight lines

[@JonArthur]

😂 I am not sure if it was 'proper' fishing but I kind of enjoyed it!

[@stegrundy4014]

Great vid Jon 👍 We not all butterfly fishermen 🥶🥶🥶

[@JonArthur]

Thanks Ste 👍

[@KoenLenssen]

Loved it to bits Jon, thanks for another great video and congratulations on the win!

[@JonArthur]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kriskarrouze9079]

That is dedication, I think i would have got back in my car, So well done on the win Jon.

[@JonArthur]

Cheers Kris

[@jean-pierrevanderstraate9015]

now i know how crazy you are jon. Well done m8 from a Belgium friend.love all your video's.

[@JonArthur]

Hey, thanks Jean-Pierre!

[@wayneharris7545]

Well deserved win for that graft 💪 go on Jony boy!

[@JonArthur]

Cheers Wayne, it fished surprisingly well on the day!

[@wharfeego]

Absolute madness! But you bossed it Jon 👍

[@JonArthur]

Wouldn't want to do it every week, but made for a nice film!

[@simonbealey3080]

Good result put some hard work in surprised you had energy after throwing Big Bertha about hope the knows about her😂 use to to boldings fishing complex he ride a boat round with his dog sitting on the smashing it a lot less work👍

[@JonArthur]

That is my worst nightmare having someone go round with a boat/speedboat as it just creates a lake full of icebergs making it too hard to fish... and the poor souls down the windward end get EVERYONE'S ice! 😂

[@andrewscott6339]

Carry on Jon. Can always wrap up. Love the content

[@JonArthur]

Cheers Andrew!

[@davidmitchard1330]

Hi Jon, That's 1hell of a workout, well done on the win Jon.

[@JonArthur]

I ached a bit the next day! 😂

[@iancampbell2028]

Very patient breaking all that ice and getting it cleared u deserve to win that much with the amount of effort , great video and congratulations on the win 👍

[@JonArthur]

Cheers, I am guessing we all put in a similar amount of ice breaking effort, but its lovely to be rewarded for it and get a nice film too

[@reallytalltom1712]

Amazing fishing considering the cold! Fantastic result. You're nuts😂

[@JonArthur]

Yep agreed! 😂

[@keithtaylor7795]

Good on you, give your self a medal 🥇

[@JonArthur]

😂

[@MrTim207]

There’s all the justification for moving abroad where it’s warm! 😂

[@JonArthur]

😂😂

[@kelvinbarker7772]

Well done for the effort top angling and great video tight lines

[@JonArthur]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dazzab81]

Now thats dedication i wouldn't of even been there to smash the ice but i gotta lot of respect for the lads n gals that are stil out there in these conditions thanks for the upload jon 👍

[@JonArthur]

Glad you enjoyed it Dazza

[@stevanfarley6704]

Great video and Great result i thought all that crashing would make them scatter

[@JonArthur]

It never ceases to amaze me how you can catch straight after all the commotion!

[@everyoneknowsadave3580]

So glad that it looks like you finally shook off the effects of that long covid … man you had a lot of your fans worried with the state of your breathing last year …. anyhoo good start to the new match season that weight in those conditions is fantastic … thankyou for sharing the match … atb

[@JonArthur]

Appreciate that thanks. Watching it all back it made me think back to that time with a huge sigh of relief!

[@jaycfc6955]

The Geoff Capes of match fishing 😂 💪🥇

[@JonArthur]

💪💪💪😂

[@jaycfc6955]

@@JonArthur did you count the sledge head down to the bottom to judge the depth Jon ? 🤣💪

[@JonArthur]

😂 It was a one count, so Im guessing about 20ft? 😂😂😂

[@bazpartridge5824]

A unbelievable effort Jon a win well deserved

[@JonArthur]

Cheers Baz

[@sandyprosser805]

Well Jon that was great to watch, you ardent anglers will do anything to fish, have great week 😊

[@JonArthur]

Thanks, you too!

[@JeffOrtega33]

Wow Jonny brilliant workout. Great video thank you and well done on the match.

[@JonArthur]

Cheers Jeff

[@trimn773]

Take my hat off sir. well done 👏 🎣🎣

[@JonArthur]

Thanks for watching

[@asktheefathe]

Brilliant jon

[@JonArthur]

Cheers for watching

[@tonymatthews2987]

well done Jon that ice was thick !!!!

[@JonArthur]

Naah just "cat ice" apparently, ha ha!

[@tonymatthews2987]

@@JonArthur I remember many years ago on the bridgewater canal at trafford park it was 6 inches thick one fella brought his chainsaw it was proper eskimo fishing lol🥶🥶

[@JonArthur]

My mate witnessed a herd of cows going down the Oxford cut many many years ago! 😂

[@tonymatthews2987]

@@JonArthur Bet that coloured the pegs up lol 🤣😂

[@JonArthur]

No, they were walking on the ice it was that thick!!

[@robertgreen9112]

Great fun Jon like watching the hammer event at the Olympics, have you ever lost a icebreaker lol I have😢

[@JonArthur]

I've had a few near misses when the rope's sitting on top of the ice in the middle of a canal! My favourite ice breaker was lost by someone I leant it to on the Stainforth & Keadby. It got stuck 13m out and didnt matter what we did we just couldn't budge it, so we had to abandon it and I guess it's still there to this day, a bit like Excalibur! Now I don'y mind lending an ice breaker on the proviso that if they lose it they go in after it or pay me for a new one!

[@ianwilliams1269]

Well done Jon you deserved that

[@JonArthur]

Cheers Ian

[@stephengeoghegan-doughty.5870]

Great result Jon, I think you deserved it after the exercise you committed to just to fish. For by being nuts, you're a quality angler buddy Keep it lit my friend.

[@JonArthur]

Thanks for watching. Nice to share the extreme matches!

[@poppypoopapie]

After clearing that ice your name should be Jesus, well done, expect it got you warmed up Jon.Excellent win.

[@JonArthur]

Thanks, it was tonnes milder this weekend and I managed to win my lake at Tunnel again in much better temperatures!

[@dufferscorner]

Jeeez John, I’m lost for words. Anyway well done at least throwing the Big Bertha kept you warm. PS/ The Stanfo trays arrived and they are good for the lime pole rig winders. Just need to find a solution for the longer blue rig holders now. Thank you for your help John, much appreciated.

[@JonArthur]

Glad to help. There are other similar solutions if you search about, maybe on the same website?

[@melvynroe116]

Well done Jon, great video, just shows how fish are attracted to noise 😅

[@JonArthur]

Makes you think doesn't it!?

[@SteeeveO]

This dispels several angling myths......that fish are scared off by noise & vibration, that fish don't feed when it's freezing, & that Jon doesn't swear. He's quite artistic too.

[@JonArthur]

Ha ha, I never #%@*ing swear... much! 😂

[@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp]

That’s definitely a duvet day.

[@JonArthur]

Double duvet ha ha

[@givman2004]

You need to increase the sawing potential of your chain. A load of nut and bolts makes them 10x better and cutting and dragging the ice. Make sure the bolts are around 100mm min.

[@JonArthur]

It's something I've considered a lot but it's a fine balancing act as I've seen so many awkward shaped chains and breakers getting stuck in very thick ice. My chain is twice the length of most others I see, thinner and doubled up, so I can get a good saw. A lot of people used to advocate chainsaw chains but it's something I've never looked into. We only ever do it a couple times of year, so it's not something I get chance to play with too much.

[@holford98]

Well just goes to show that when you see anglers on there peg whispering and worried about noise it doesn’t really matter….the time and amount of noise you’d think it would effect the fishing…clearly not looking at the weights caught that day….well done jon fishing on days like that sort the men from the boys!!! lol

[@JonArthur]

It always amazes me. Even when I scoop the rubbish out of my pond my golden tench and carp often wont swim away and just want to swim into the landing net. Fish are daft!

[@PolicyWatcher1011]

... and some people worry about spooking fish with a 15g bomb 😂

[@JonArthur]

Now do I fish my 15lb bomb in line or elasticated? 😂

[@chrisfoster5098]

wow super super keen....and great result.

[@JonArthur]

Thanks for watching!

[@briandonaghy9075]

Need more height, Jon, but be careful you don’t concuss the fish! p.s. you must e bloody mad!!😂🎣

[@JonArthur]

Easier said than done when it's 14lb, but yes a bit of height always helps! 😂

[@5tanw0rr311]

I’d have given up Jon🥵 well done mate, medal for perseverance oh and I hope you got some Freddo’s

[@JonArthur]

Sadly no Freddos that day!

[@5tanw0rr311]

The hard work paid off. At least you earned some Freddo 🪙🪙 well done Jon

[@heyitsme6083]

Nice one Jon really interesting to watch and weldone on the win. P.S I do slightly think you must be lol 😂

[@JonArthur]

Just a bit! 😂

[@kelvinworthington8570]

Great stuff Jon! Have you ever thought of entering the highland games..........??!! 😊

[@JonArthur]

Ice breaker throwing. Tossing the butt section. Bait tub discus. Tug O War with pole elastic! 😂

[@apassionfortangling3671]

Your commitment to the sport is admirable. Do you want to borrow my 12metre landing net handle? 🤣😂

[@JonArthur]

I actually have an old 13m pole with a landing net handle that fits it! 😂

[@alanhall3970]

Well done I'm surprised there was a fish left within a mile of your peg after that😂

[@JonArthur]

A new way to 'ring the dinner bell!'

[@samhirst7331]

Mental that man

[@JonArthur]

😂

[@user-ik3wp7ok4d]

Jon,recommends please good light weight float match rod? Thanks.

[@JonArthur]

Hi, I really like my 13ft Horizon Pro Waggler for general float work on rivers as its a light to medium action I guess. If you want something featherlight for very light hooklengths then Cadence do a No1 or even 0 (zero) float rod thats worth checking out.

[@johnwoolley3707]

Knackered before you start john we'll done

[@JonArthur]

I stayed warm all day after that!

[@gmask7560]

Mate, I thought you southerners were big softies. I take my hat off to you. It'd be a long boring winter for real softies like me if you didn't do what you do and post the videos. Thanks so much 👍

[@JonArthur]

Thanks... but I'm a Midlander AKA the best of both! :-) 👍

[@iveywebb44]

Hi Jon. Can i ask what the best rigs were on the day? Also, did you catch everything in the deep water just tapping a few maggots? Thanks

[@JonArthur]

One rig did the lot with depths from 3.5ft to 4ft. All the ins and outs and feeding etc is on the extended edit in my members area, which is very cheap to join and over 80 films. Tight lines!

[@scottandrewjohnmiddleton8676]

We're a special breed us fishermen 😂😂😂

[@JonArthur]

Certainly. Cant believe how many times the breaker just bounced and how determined I was to get 'just a little bit further' each time! 😂

[@scottandrewjohnmiddleton8676]

@@JonArthur see Jon if you want summat bigger or sharper I'm ya man I'm a welder fabricator and my 14lb hammer head as points welded to it so it cracks the ice easier I'd knock you 1 up no problem 👍

[@JonArthur]

Ahh thats very very nice of you! It's very rare I ever need anything this extreme and tbh I have several breakers at home that are sharper cornered and probably as heavy, so I shouldve packed those perhaps, but I have a sentimental attachment to old Big Bertha and she hasn't let me down, plus its the only one with an extra long chain, which is something I dont see on many other people's breakers but v important in my opinion. By the time I get around to sorting different ones out it warms up and Im panicking and tying shallow rigs! Then when it goes extra cold Im too cold to go in the garage to sort something ha ha!

[@scottandrewjohnmiddleton8676]

@JonArthur ha ha I know what you mean mate I can't wait for the warm weather again I've been fishing today had a great day at riddings fishery but blimey that waters cold on your hands

[@johncuthbert787]

Plentiful ice. But no whisky.

[@JonArthur]

A dram afterwards would not have gone amiss!

[@andykeeble1]

Haha! Great result, both for your wallet AND those biceps!!!

[@JonArthur]

I ached the next day! 😂

[@andykeeble1]

@@JonArthur LOL!

[@paulsedgwick3195]

🎣🤓🤩

[@JonArthur]

Cheers for watching!

[@andypowell7983]

WHAT!!! I love my time fishing, but really. Why doesn't the fishery do it? The prices some of them charge. 👍👍👍👍

[@JonArthur]

They had tried to clear a lot of pegs and kept the bubblers on as long as possible to keep some of it at bay but its a huge fishery and not sure how they would do 18 pegs when it took me over an hour just to do mine. Just a shame it had gone so cold so quickly yet now its 10 degrees and Im thinking about catching shallow!

[@geoffreystockton7639]

Put in for the England football managers job show them what effort really is may be would win something

[@JonArthur]

😂

[@swisstony662]

You have heart of a lion too fish in that garbage 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@JonArthur]

😂

[@jamesweber4938]

Its no wonder you guys need a wheel barrow to get your gear to the bank :)

[@JonArthur]

I parked behind my peg! 😂

[@jamesweber4938]

I think back to when I started fishing in the 60's and I would use an Army and Navy gas mask bag for my fishing gear, sandwiches and a flask. Nowadays its wheelbarrows and thousand of pounds worth of tackle and a van to haul it all ! Did the fish get smarter ? :)

[@JonArthur]

No need for a barrow at Tunnel, plus loads of my films I carry my gear on my back... or even just on my bike!

[@neilhalley8897]

I personally think matches shouldn't go ahead like this, breaking ice to fish. Unbelievable. Tunnel should have pumps on to stop the water freezing overnight. Only my opinion mind. Great result. 👍

[@JonArthur]

They did have their underwater bubblers on, hence the slightly thinner ice to my right with all the air trapped under it, which is where one of them was (there are loads in each lake) but the big temperature drop was too much for them

[@stevenmoses5807]

Anyone who goes fishing in that weather. Needs a check up from the neck up.. the wildlife have the right idea... Hybernate i am until end of February when the fishy wishy's wake up

[@JonArthur]

Do you not remember the Beast from the East in March? 😂

[@shauncorless8965]

Go fishing and have an upper body work out ,,cant be bad 😅

[@JonArthur]

Ached a bit the next few days! 😅

[@jethropenbirthy1245]

Sorry but just breaking that ice would have me ball..d. No way I could, nor would want to fish in that....not for me Beaky.....

[@JonArthur]

Beaky? 😂

[@jethropenbirthy1245]

@@JonArthur Graham Beacroft of Talk Sport......Andy Jacobs (Talk Sport) used to say it when something wasn't for im....lol

[@JonArthur]

I thought you were implying I had a big nose... which of course I haven't! (cough!) 😂

[@jethropenbirthy1245]

@@JonArthur - not a chance mate...that wouldn't be nice. Good luck in 24 fella...

[@thebluesbrother]

Sorry, I just wouldn't bother.

[@JonArthur]

I will be like that in a year or two for sure

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

I must say i'm not one of those that break the ice, it's probable coz i don't have one to do it with, Thank you,

[@JonArthur]

It's very rewarding to lovingly clear a hole and then catch fish in it! Brings out the caveman in me! 😂

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

@@JonArthur