Lots of Mackerel & the Lures We Use

[@haoha2559]

When there a school of mackerel.. anything you throw down will work.. great video.❤❤

[@Trojwaterman]

When there are huge shoals even bare hooks work. Unfortunately most of the time these days the shoals are small and broken up. Just as you get a few fish they are gone again.

[@jimthewhelk2087]

Great mackerel fishing both of you, love the full tub ye caught!

[@kerryfoster1]

Don't forget to emphasize only keeping what you need! Last season I kept only 12 for the winter bait ( it wasn't enough) but In the days when I caught Hundreds - many years ago now- I only kept what I needed. They are a disappearing species - thanks to the FACTORY SHIPS.

[@Trojwaterman]

We tend to release any small to medium mackerel and just keep the bigger ones. This will just be a flush of large fish for a couple of weeks then they disappear somewhere else till next year. If we get near to catching more than we require we will go and fish for something else on these days we could have landed way more but simply did not.

[@bennyhaslonghair]

I worried about keeping 1 or 2 more than a dinner worth, then I watched a program on BBC where they were basically hoovering them out of the net, it was awful. Losing all our UK fish for a Japanese buyer. Really sad to see. I only started mackerel fishing this year and keep hearing stories from all the old boys of how it's change dramatically in the last 2 years.

[@kerryfoster1]

@@bennyhaslonghair Yes they trap the shoal with purse seine net big enough to engulf a cathedral then hoover them up with a giant suction pump. They should be forced by law let at least half the shoal go. Mackerel could well become endangered! The most prolific fish in the sea😣😣😣😣😣

[@johnfurness2346]

Just found this, just ordered the sleeving from Ebay, black and red, and the hooks, so will be making my own, as I was buying them for around just over a pound for a string of daylight lures, I think I have that down to 80p for a 4 hook trace, not a massive saving but its theraputic and I trust my own knotts more than factory produced rigs. I am based in the North East, mackerel have finally arrived, but no great numbers yet, but I did mange to catch an 11lb 4 ounce ling yesterday (not on the feathers) on a muppet baited with a whiting fillet!

[@backpacker_ricky]

He picks up fish as if they wanted to be hooked lol nice. That too without bait. Amazing. The fish must be very hungry to come after anything

[@trampster7306]

Nice update on the Maxkerel lures Troy - didn't realise you used different colours. Great haul of Mackerel too. Back from 4 weeks about 100 miles South West of you wiith no internet - Operation KZbin catch up has commenced! Stay safe & well. 🎣🎣👍👍

[@stanwilson8089]

Good idea having a mackerel bucket each,I was expecting some massive tangles,haha.

[@colinguernseyguydunn639]

Great catch of mackerel and Pollock love watching your videos troj very enjoyable and educational in making your own pots and lures for mackerel 🎣🎣🎣👍🎣 God bless you 🙏🙏🙏

[@versatec1]

Wow I have watched all your videos and I've never seen you use black or red lures... anyway absolutely cracking lures ...best fishing tip I ever got the whole of my life... thank you😊👍... the only modification I did was to draw big black eyes on the lures...seems to work👍...ill have to do a video of me out on my boat and show how I fish....

[@pccrayfish7674]

Nice one Troy, so good that you share your tips etc. 👍 Well done

[@cryptohivemind205]

Another good good video well done guys

[@ironix1]

Flattening the barbs a little helps enormously.

[@stanwilson8089]

I made a few of your mackerer rigs after watching your first demo,Didn't know red and black would work,so They are the next project.Number 4 Aberdeens this time.

[@Trojwaterman]

Red and black work great for the mackerel also you get some nice pollack on them

[@u.b.gurung-travelvideo4469]

Great fishing day for you guys there 🍺🍺

[@gowersponger1]

Exelent video well done both 👍.

[@ianm4316]

Great day out with some cracking fish, could fish all day catching mackerel so much fun,😎 thanks for the video guys , hmm is that Rebecca starting to try wearing lucky hats? 🤣

[@Trojwaterman]

Yep it is :)

[@rebeccanorth6349]

Lol...I think it worked really well 😁

[@Mike.Smth2112]

I always time my boat sessions to end on high tide so I can get myself a good stock of mackerel if the pollock or Huss fishing was bad. I eat no other protein besides them for the next 2 days then😂. They’re crazy good fun to catch and are delicious. The amount of food you get for the cost of boat fuel is nothing. It’s just free food.

[@MrSCOTTtheSCOT]

We take a good sized ice cool box with freezer blocks, wrap them in a tied poly bag to keep them clean , under a layer of kitchen towel on the bottom , stops any freezer burn to the lowest fish in the box, then as we catch them we gut them and fillet them , fling the guts n heads over board , makes a good chum line and particle drop to keep the mackerel interested local to the boat. Once home you can then give them a quick rinse and bag them for the freezer, since mackerel guts start going off and tainting the flesh once dead, it keeps them in good nick and also keeps stinky guts n heads out of the bin, in the hot summer weather. Unless you intend to keep all that good oily mess for freezing into chum blocks.

[@Trojwaterman]

If I ever take them for bait I always gut and freeze asap then they are really firm when used. I have never understood why bait shops sell them with the guts in.

[@trampster7306]

@@Trojwaterman Agree - the last lot I bought stank like hell and we couldn't get the smell out of my fishing clothes for weeks.

[@MrAshprice]

Lovely video 👍❤️

[@stevecrossley7273]

Have you tried the green and yellow, electrical earthing cable sleeves? I'd imagine mackerel going for those colours also.

[@Trojwaterman]

Yes I have it works but red always seem to be the mackerels favorite

[@stevecrossley7273]

@@Trojwaterman Thanks for the video and for your reply, I'm giving this a try 👍

[@billsticker]

Best Mackerel is straight off the hook and into the pan.

[@jasonleedham5678]

Indeed, the fresher the better, one day i will catch a few and bbq them on the beach

[@indianatone218]

Gr8 idea thanks for showing us ,does it work well shore and pier fishing as well ? greetings from Wales .

[@Trojwaterman]

Yes they work well for mackerel also pollock from shore.

[@karltipping4150]

troy can you do some beach rigs and show us

[@Trojwaterman]

possibly, when go beach fishing again

[@fabianronck4575]

hi Troj- you great. i like DIY best. interesting with the colors. maybe there are differences in different regions? : black n red?- I think its not as good as a lure with silver glitter, at least here on island of sylt, germany. white seemed to be first choice with silverglitter-flash-material. some uv, or flou-pearls in morning and evening.. but now i ll try to make one with red n black, as you propose, but i ll add some flash or feathers, playing in the current.. tight lines;-)

[@Trojwaterman]

I think a lot of colours & glitter are very dependant on water depth and clarity. Here now the mackerel are going deep 150ft 180ft so silhouette is important.

[@fabianronck4575]

@@Trojwaterman ah-yeah- the rules of colors are the same for every fish as it comes to physics. the silouette-yes- thats what i thought with black. and red is the camouflage in deep water. now i got idea for shallower water: clear-crystal flash with light red or rose,or to match the environment light sandy-yellow maybe, or in more natural colors on back,olive or so. as always: with sun, clear water in shallow you have to work hard, to match the hatch... i saw sylt angler who changed three times a day colors from kinda pink -chartreuse in dusk to silver chrystal the day, back to pink-chartreuse in dawn, so same rules as for perch and so on... tight lines troy- catch a big one- i am a little jealous for your possibilities- so enjoy to be on a boat or a beach that often. its so precious,even to breathe the air at the sea, or to know(and do) how to get healthy food from nature. big up and thanks for your tips- i learned stuff about foraging: new to me: i don t even know if there is a word in german for it. i try maybe some out, i just found oysters and ""miesmuscheln"-that small black clams-i don t know engl. name. peace in , peace out

[@junwet]

Hi new subscriber here, I enjoyed watching all of your mackerel adventure, where is this place its lovely and loads of mackerel fish.

[@Trojwaterman]

Off the coast of Guernsey in the Channel Islands

[@cedhome7945]

Went fishing off admiral pier Dover harbour with some friends one Berk tryed to use two strings of feathers tied together.how we fell about laughing when he tryed to reel in eight fish up the wall on a spinning rod !

[@Trojwaterman]

Some people do get carried away Lol

[@MauserGSY]

Lots of gulls out there hitting the surface atm isn't there, we watched some last week up north of Chouet but no one can catch the Bass on the surface.

[@Trojwaterman]

Yes its very difficult when they are gorging themselves on the tiny whitebait

[@theyjustwantyourmoney4539]

Wow! It's as if the fish are queuing up for the hook

[@briancare1]

What size of sleeve from screwfix ? Thank you Im using white sleeve from cable wire and it’s effective but downside is bit heavy to cast

[@Trojwaterman]

I use 3mm and 4mm

[@mario.andrei10]

Hi, does this work for beach fishing as well? Thanks

[@Trojwaterman]

yes if the fish are there just use them like regular mackerel/pollack lures.

[@mario.andrei10]

@@Trojwaterman thanks

[@nickpritch3152]

Hi brilliant .,,, What size sleeve from Screwfix

[@Trojwaterman]

3mm & 4mm although I will use bigger with old cut up cables

[@rhysthomas113]

UK minimum size: 12ins/30cm in length

[@Trojwaterman]

Is this the whole of the UK or just North Sea fish? Every one of these fish is well past the that size limit. Even before size limits we have always put back small to medium fish as we have no need for them. The size limit over here is 20cm.

[@harryrambo4564]

@@Trojwaterman Just North Sea fish

[@MiawChanel]

Mantap mang tutor nya, nanti saya mau coba 😎🤙 nice

[@joedennehy386]

In New Zealand we use sabiki rigs with fish skin to catch them. Hyabusa are the best. We use them for livebaits and cut baits. Why doesn't that boat have rod holders on the rail. Far easier to take the fish off, if you don't have to hold the rod. No ice slurry?

[@Trojwaterman]

To many ropes flying over the side with the lobster pots so I don,t use them. We use frozen Ice bottles in seawater plus we are often back before breakfast not out all day in the sun :)

[@tanyabaker1061]

I use mackerel as bait for fishing

[@Trojwaterman]

It does make a great bait

[@andrewwhyte8551]

Hi where are you located at for catching mackerel. And can you catch mackerel from the pier

[@Trojwaterman]

Guernsey, You can catch mackerel off piers and rocks its just whether they are there or not as they move around a lot.

[@andrewwhyte8551]

@@Trojwaterman is guernsey in England

[@Trojwaterman]

@@andrewwhyte8551 Guernsey is a British crown dependency down by Cherbourg France

[@KTMSparky]

Only caught one off the shore this year:(

[@Trojwaterman]

There has been a lot here and big ones but getting a lot quieter now

[@adriandonaghey3049]

Do you have a link for the tubing from screwfix?

[@Trojwaterman]

This may help but we went instore : www.screwfix.com/c/electrical-lighting/cable-sleeving/cat830468

[@FamasFTW98]

what diameter is that red and black sleeving you ordered from screwfix

[@Trojwaterman]

3mm & 4mm

[@FamasFTW98]

@@Trojwaterman thanks trojs just ordered them , had good success on the white cable too going give the black and red ones a try now

[@stephenforster8352]

Great session troj great idea for the lures quick question for you would those lures work fishing off a pier instead of feathers love to hear your opinion thanks 😊 👍

[@Trojwaterman]

Yes they would definitely work casting. Last time they were used from the shore I gave some to a friend to use he caught strings of pollack but it was a bit late in the year for mackerel.

[@stephenforster8352]

Thanks mate definitely gonna give them a go 👍

[@TheV1CT0RY]

What weight are you using at the bottom?

[@Trojwaterman]

5oz to 8oz depending on the tides

[@TheV1CT0RY]

@@Trojwaterman Thanks for the answer. And it is just a lead weight designed to sink fast or is it a lure with hooks? Must be just a weight the way you handled it right?

[@cryptohivemind205]

Hi troy do you have any mac's in today at all?

[@Trojwaterman]

nope

[@singers1990]

I went fishing off the pier and all I caught was squid. They went for the plastic?

[@Trojwaterman]

All the fish are in the squid :)

[@joedennehy386]

Nothing wrong with calamari. In New Zealand we target them with squid jigs

[@caloyski8366]

Hi may i know where is that place thank you

[@Trojwaterman]

Guernsey

[@AC-1157]

Holy Mackerel

[@ianhenderson713]

Good morning..

[@Trojwaterman]

Morning

[@ivaylolyubenov1807]

Hope you use them for the table rather as bait or trow away , better than net caught fish from the shops

[@Trojwaterman]

All were used as food

[@versatec1]

I thought you used barbless hooks because you seem to get them off the hook so easily and quickly or crushed the barb with a pair of pliers

[@Trojwaterman]

Not on the mackerel lures you would lose a lot

[@versatec1]

@@Trojwaterman ah ok😊👍

[@ionutoncescu]

omg awesome

[@Elconbrioso]

Grrrrrrrr - been out three times (on the beach) in the last couple of weeks after some of the silver stripey beggars - Dungeness, Hastings and Hythe ...... BIG FAT ZERO. Not seen anyone else catch anything either. Not bitter or anything ( not ) - but is there anything out there ???? Wish I was down Cornwall way

[@Trojwaterman]

Not a lot around now but a month ago they were everywhere here. You could pretty much drop a line anywhere and catch mackerel that included the shore.

[@chriselliott414]

Some of those mackerell seemed too small to keep?

[@Trojwaterman]

We don't take any mackerel unless they are medium large which means they are all way over 30cm You will see us flick back the smaller fish in the videos (Also the size limit here is 20cm and we certainly wont take fish anywhere near that small)

[@peterfrazer1943]

I dont know why People make vlogs about catching Mackrel, as though there is any skill to it. Give a 3 year old Child a piece of String and a hook, put some Silver paper on it and they will pull them in no bother. Boring, when I was out in my Boat I hated Shoals of Mackrel. Mind you, I love curried Mackrel.❤

[@Trojwaterman]

I will tell you why, it's one of my most asked questions I get. What lures do I use, what colours are the best, what size hooks etc. Plus a lot of people like to watch the mackerel videos. Its just one of those fish that a lot of people love to catch and it probably brings back some great memories, its one of the first fish that you'd catch as kid.

[@duncanmit5307]

💜💜👍💜👍👍🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐟🐟

[@gregsperring9110]

Why don't you call them mackerals ? You call bream , breams - squid ,squids. What the ...........?

[@mikecampbell7421]

What a shame Mackerel are so rare these days all thanks to greed and stupidity. We all do the wrong thing with fish as well keeping the big breeders and throwing away the small ones.

[@Trojwaterman]

You have large industrial fishing to thank for that pulling out millions of tons of fish the figures are staggering. Even if you had all the rod and line fisherman pulling out hundreds even thousands of fish every day you would not even scratch the surface of what these massive commercial boats are pulling out. Still nothing is done to stop it.

[@mikecampbell7421]

@@Trojwaterman yep, i am 60 and the destruction I have witnessed in both fish stocks and all other bio diversity is mindboggling and frightening. Hopefully there is an awakening beginning to take place.