Mastering Light Rock Fishing: LRF Tips and Techniques

[@kevinbartlett1017]

I love this style of fishing. Always a highlight of Scottish holidays with my , grown up, children. The competition is serious!

[@glennwilson7673]

Natural to youtube Ben ❤❤❤

[@lurekayaklrf]

That's my Dawg at 2:41 :) Was such a nice weekend down in Plymouth.

[@Kernow-lerf]

Brilliant day loved being a part of the big lerf and fishing along side with john on the day always great crack and money raised for charities

[@stuartlast8156]

We fished the rocks in southern Ireland like that, except we would use a small raw potato with a small slot to pass the line through as a weight, if the fish dives in the rocks you don't get snagged, the potato breaks off, had some big wrasse with this method !!

[@waterboy8999]

Sounds great!

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

That's a handy trick. I use quartz pebbles in-situ, with a dab of UV resin. It's dirt cheap, nontoxic and the resistance on the LRF line is ideal for releasing at the pebble when snagged. I've had great fun in spots around Dublin that might not be producing bigger fish. Occasionally a larger fish will snap up that little tidbit. Always have my compact LRF gear with me.

[@andrewrush5125]

I can see "Best Boy" enjoying doing a bit of that style of fishing.

[@TheFishLocker]

I plan on entering James and I into the comp in 2024.

[@BF4pawntard]

I started off fishing last summer and I’m totally hooked on it . Haven’t got my heavy gear out all year and never had so much fun catching small little critters

[@grahamallen3941]

Brilliant video John and a lot to learn about the different techniques ! Very interesting mate. Graham❤

[@SeanMcdonald-d5j]

Great video, really informative. Ben really knows his stuff. I'm hooked!

[@Jimmyfisher121]

Thank you John I never knew there was such a club or type of fishing, don't tell anyone but it is how I got my kids into fishing, we were river fishing and the kids were getting bored, I noticed there was a large shoal of Minnows just under our feet so lightened the tackle and bait and within seconds they started to catch quite big Minnows and they were hooked they loved it because they were catching not watching, I have to admit there were a few flying fish, the poor Minnows never knew until my kids hooked them that they could fly, seamed the fish and the kids could learn, they are now serious fishermen and women, now teaching their kids how to fish and a couple of them have had some nice sized trout switching to sea fishing now, this might just be a good introduction for them.

[@TheFishLocker]

Haha. Teaching my young cousins resulted in some of those “Tree Roach”. 🤣

[@mikemanny1533]

Really good to watch this! And good to see Fish Locker giving things a go on the lighter side....fair play to him for not dismissing this kind of fishing and taking the time to learn and appreciate a kind of fishing that is totally alien to him. I've actually gone and bought some really light braid and a jig today....so hopefully...after learning all this from yourselves....will catch something unusual. It's not about the size...it's all about fishing...just that...fishing...and getting out and about with other lads who enjoy the outdoors and the thrill of the hunt. By the way....that Gurnard was stunning!

[@barrywood5357]

You never stop learning with John the fish locker nice one

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

Excellent video. Its great to see LRF seriously taking off on this side of the world.

[@warrennom3194]

Awesome video, 2 legends in their field

[@efcamb]

Any fibres lad?

[@roberthorton2744]

Really informative Seeing how angling skills differ yet have certain commonality Great video thanks to @thefishlocker and &benbassett for posting it It shows LRF is accessible to many in terms of tackle cost and marks Professional pride 1 Blank 0

[@kennylim136]

I might be your farthest fan. Hello from Las Vegas! I got into ultralight, multispecies fishing several years ago but because im so far away from prime water i mostly using bait to ensure most catch. I will definitely LRF more often when time permits. Thanks for showing!

[@DevonLerfer]

Excellent job chaps 👏🎣

[@fin1493]

Thoroughly enjoyed this one, Great to see an experienced angler trying to get to grips with a different kind of fishing. It's helped me get a better idea of what LRF is all about.

[@David35445]

So much of what you guys are doing reminds me of how we ice fish. Using the lead to make a disturbance on the bottom is what we call ground pounding. The pen grip is also our preferred grip method.

[@davewilkins9981]

Great video thanks !

[@MbuhBaeWez]

Awesome light rock fishing👍

[@EsoxLVCIVS6776]

That was epic! I have never seen a man look so happy to catch a tiny fish! Well done John it's been a long time coming! Be interesting to see if you could implement the same method off the boat anchored on sand.

[@stoney332]

Its mad when i think back we use to fish with very light freshwater gear off the rocks and the older lads would say thats no good for shore fishing the rods n that are too flimsy but would catch loads off mini species and to see lrf take off is great if ya see where im coming from we were lrf fishing back in the early 90s and didnt even know it lol

[@alasdairyoung1567]

Went lrf fishing for the first time last week and caught loads of small Pollack. I will say though, I quickly took off all the trebles as they caused some problems when such a small fish got caught on more than one of the hooks.

[@kennethgrindrod6438]

Great viewing fishing spots around Plymouth

[@12345KNB]

Fantastic videos lads.

[@MartyMeatball-n8c]

Well it makes me wana get my lrf rod out start catching some small species becuase its brill great fun sometimes u can hook up to we decent one to its all about getting out keeping the mind giong having some fun loved the video bro keep them coming 😎🤙👌🫶🤜🤛

[@TheBerendir]

Interesting stuff, unfortunately I'm about as far as you can get from the coast east and west as you can get in my country. Would be nice to have the tackle in the boot when I go for a day out with the family 👍

[@davidhughes8030]

Interesting informative video, reminds me of me, loads of tiny bites not so many hook ups.🤔.

[@martinroberts446]

Gutted I didn't know about this as I live in plymouth and would have been there for defo especially as I would have had a chance to meet John

[@heinrichrutten2158]

Nice Video and very interesting method Maybe You could also make a light rockfishing Session in Your own KZbin Channel Tight lines and I Hope you wethered Out the storm Last week and Your boat ist OK

[@thomaswhitty9452]

I’m sure it can’t be good to target tiny fish. Might be fun but do you think they survive? What size hooks are you using?

[@rickytudhope7484]

When was this filmed? Is rock fishing good in winter?

[@johnrickards1908]

Personally I would never use the 'pen' grip. Here in Germany anglers habitually use it when drop shotting. I've seen rods yanked from the hands of three different anglers probably hooking up on decent chub, perch or pike. Apparently it's not uncommon for Ice fishermen to loose rods and reels due to them using the same grip. To me, having the leg of a fixed spool reel between my middle and ring finger creates a naturally supportive rod rest. I think the 'pen grip' (and yes I have given it a good go) doesn't offer the same security and in fact places the rod in the hands weakes position in terms of resistance to a sudden and unexpected downward pull. Sorry, this is not a rant, just my thoughts based on my own experiences.

[@JW-wp1qt]

JL missed a trick, should have brought his secret weapon….James , he’d love it I reckon.

[@thomaswhitty9452]

John why comments turned off on the fish locker channel?

[@dr4gon166]

That guy is gona cause himself some serious issues fishing with his hand like that. Doesn't matter what type of fishing you are doing biomechanics is biomechanics. Not good for your wrist, ulner or hands.