Specimen Tope Fishing - MY BIGGEST FISH EVER - 50lb+!!

[@norfolkyeti]

Magic, one of the best and purest angling videos I’ve watched, thank you 🙏

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate that :)

[@clanny1]

Nice video and cracking fish. Keep up the good work, treating the fish properly and returning them safe and sound. Great job.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate appreciate that! :)

[@fisherman5517]

well done buddie what a stunning catch ,top man.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate appreciate it :)

[@johnardron4383]

Well done Luke, one of many to come to the boat👍🏻👍🏻🎣

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate :) Hope so!

[@davidphillips2259]

Great catch Luke 😮put this lad in the nexts jaws 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@fishingandherping7681]

Haha thanks mate! :)

[@theawfulangler]

Now that's a fish mate, well done 👏🏽

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate! :)

[@alantipple3684]

Great watch as always and what a stonker well done fella 🎣🦈🎣🦈🎣🦈🎣

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks Alan mate :)

[@philchapman9484]

Well done Luke great fish an you handle them well atb

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate :)

[@howardbenson777]

Great Video Luke as usual 👌

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks Howard :)

[@nigelspencer7841]

Congratulations. Awesome achievement.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thankyou!

[@timberry9705]

Great video, loved the run and fight - nicely done.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate, appreciate you watching :)

[@paddypowergraham5356]

Well done looking 2 get tope fishing this year never done it before

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate, hope you get onto some :)

[@johnboardman1236]

Brilliant job, well done.

[@fishingandherping7681]

thanks mate :)

[@BeneathTheWavesFishingJersey]

😊 just come across this video that was pretty epic. New sub from us here in jersey ❤ all the best bud

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks very much appreciate the subscribe and you watching my videos, and you've got some great fishing down there in jersey, take it easy! :)

[@ronjeremy7629]

Cracking fish, congrats!!

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate! Sorry for the slow reply.

[@davidbennett8605]

Brilliant video thanks for sharing

[@fishingandherping7681]

My pleasure mate, thanks for watching :)

[@hughsimpson3637]

Well done Luke, well filmed in the circumstances, couldnt be easy restling with that monster. Love your reports, much better than the staged TV fishing shows. Looking forward to your lure fishing for bass.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate appreciate you watching, yeah these can be a handful haha, going to be spending some time in North Wales soon so I'm hoping to get to grips with a few more bass before the season is up :)

[@Doitnoelsway]

Awesome video. That’s what you call screaming reels for sure. 🦈🎣

[@fishingandherping7681]

Haha, certainly is mate, makes me feel like I'm big game fishing when I have a day on these :)

[@jaypickup9060]

Superb mate. Boss fish care too 👌🏻🦈

[@fishingandherping7681]

Cheers mate, appreciate that :)

[@thomashill979]

Great stuff Luke

[@fishingandherping7681]

Cheers mate :)

[@thecambridgeshireangler7168]

That big fish shaky feeling is why we do what we do mate, well done cracking fish 👏👏👏👏

[@fishingandherping7681]

Haha, completely agree mate, always feel like a right muppet after getting like that, cheers 👍🏻

[@rossturner8581]

Well done on the fish👍I have caught a few 50lb+ Tope and yours looks a bit bigger than 53lb to me

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate, sorry I missed the reply, yeah I'm still chasing the 60 haha

[@garethwilliams3333]

congrats on your PB, I enjoyed that.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching :)

[@arrontoy8286]

Nice fish mate. Just abit of advice that life jacket won’t do you any good if you go over with waders on bud. Generally you don’t wear waders on a boat 👍🏼

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate, and yeah I hear this a lot but if you look at tests the waders actually don't flip you upsidedown or drag you down in the same way the rumours would have people believe, although I should still take them off, I just like being waterproof up to chest level its quite handy :)

[@martincorcoran8263]

Just came across your chanel, fantastic stuff. Subbed

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks very much, really appreciate support of the channel :)

[@r.sharpe1206]

Tight lines baby 👍

[@fishingandherping7681]

Same to you mate :)

[@ianparker2619]

Superb, would love a go after tope around Lancashire.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate, yeah underrated coastline for the sea fishing in my opinion.

[@mallyuk1]

Some nice tope there biggest i had was 25 lb are you off gut buoy there it was good for tope skate and sometimes mackerel, do you ever see a wooden boat going out called wonder my mates boat from Tarltan it was the old ferry boat from fleetwood to knot end

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate, yeah gut buoy area and yes I think I've seen that boat anchored out there sometimes :)

[@soultrader57fishingandmusi25]

epic man! savour the moment! I bet you're still walking 3ft off the floor !

[@fishingandherping7681]

Haha yes mate, still buzzing off this one for a while I think, cheers for watching :)

[@anonhorsetrader4091]

Beauty! 💪

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@clarkson7777]

That's a great Tope buddy but do the right thing and use barbless hooks. It's so much better for the fish and dose less damage to the fish and it's easy to take the hook out. Well done.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate, yeah I fully understand, I've just switched over to the catfish pattern hooks the next step is to barbless, tight lines👍🏻

[@clarkson7777]

Cox and Rawle Mutso circle extra. That's the hook. And crush the barb. I use 2 feet of wire as I have a friend who had a tope on estimated going on for 70lb. and it bit straight through 200lb mono. Ever since then I use 150lb wire, It doesn't hurt the fish, and it's better than leaving the hook in it's mouth. Good luck in getting your 70lber.

[@rossturner8581]

@@clarkson7777 I agree and basically use the same tackle 👍 I have been tope fishing for donkeys years and caught them up to 56lb. seen quite a few people get bitten off using J hooks and heavy mono! pinched down circles are the way to go in my opinion

[@johnboardman1236]

I've been looking for boats who take guests out for tope but cant seem to find any Luke. Do you know anyone please. Cheers.

[@fishingandherping7681]

The only boats round here are the 2 that work out of fleetwood mate, one is the blue mink 2 which everyone seems to rate quite highly and the other I believe is called the Kingfisher but I don't know much about them. There's a youtube channel called life of gaz and one of his videos is a tope trip out on the blue mink so maybe that will be useful to watch, tight lines 👍🏻

[@Qwdtdgg2662]

Blue mink 2 with Captain Andy is best. 53lb Tope was caught on Blue mink 2 this year in Fleetwood. You will have to book 1 year in advance to go on his boat.

[@paddypowergraham5356]

Lads what rod do ya recommend im gonna be fishing of me boat thanks in advance

[@saliminthehouse]

Jheez, nice fish man!

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks Salim! :)

[@johntaaffe954]

Where would be a good spot in wexford to go tope fishing and what bait/lure would i use?

[@fishingandherping7681]

Hi mate, can't say which the best spot in wexford in other than clean ground around 50ft deep but bait wise I'd always recommend a mackerel flapper personally :)

[@johntaaffe954]

@@fishingandherping7681 ok thanks

[@tdheaton306]

Nice fish but may I suggest a decent bait runner reel no messing with the drag I use a Penn spin Fisher liveliner never any problem 👍

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks mate and yeah I really need to convert to multipliers for most of my boat fishing but I'm lasting the fixed spools out as long as I can haha.

[@garyellison3589]

@@fishingandherping7681 If you are going to be doing a lot of tope fishing may i suggest a leaver drag multiplier, i have used the ABU 7000LD,s for many years now and have found then to be a excellent choice, but sadly no longer available, the LD,s allow you to either increase or decrease the tension very easily for different states of the tide run, there are some good leaver drag reals out there today by shimano and penn,,

[@fishingandherping7681]

@@garyellison3589 Thanks, very useful because I am going to swap to multipliers so its helpful to know which ones people have found to be gooduns :)

[@aaronmanley7826]

What van is tgis mate i love it and im lookin for new van

[@fishingandherping7681]

It's a mitsubishi delica l400 mate, great 4wd adventure vans, 2 videos ago I did a video all about it if that helps :)

[@aaronmanley7826]

Thanks for the Reply 👍

[@SharkBaits]

Great fishing. You over reef or sand?

[@fishingandherping7681]

Cheers mate, over sand this, very clean ground, sorry for the late reply.

[@SharkBaits]

@@fishingandherping7681 no problem buddy. Good fishing. Hoping to catch one or two myself soon.

[@aaronmanley7826]

When fishing live mackerel chop off the tail lots blood make nice Blood trail

[@fishingandherping7681]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@jay-ps1ox]

It would be great if you offered day experiences..Maybe a little side business. It Its something that is lacking for sure. And i would certainly be happy to pay.

[@fishingandherping7681]

Sorry mate didn't realise I'd missed your comment, I would be up for doing that to be honest but I think it gets a bit sketchy with liability insurance, the boat has to meet certain safety standards etc, if I could just take people I would haha