These Micro Crank Baits Got Crushed! Possible PB!

This sessions i went out to the local Creek / river in search of chub and perch on the UL crank baits! It was an eventful session catching not only both target species, but also a couple of bonus pike too! Not only that, but i even managed a clonking chub that would rattle my current pb! Unfortunately i didn't have my scales on me, but that didn't bother me i was well chuffed with the quality of the fish i picked up on the micro x-rap and UL Minnow.
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[@jonbrown853]

Congrats on the rapala sponsorship. Well deserved.

[@LiamDCoughlan]

The amount of money I’ve spend on Rapala I deserve a sponsorship too 😂

[@kingxiong3175]

@@LiamDCoughlan hmm maybe ;)

[@AlphaQHard]

@@LiamDCoughlan I have a whole box of rapala crankbaits that Ive found whenever they drain a lake by me. Probably $200+ worth of lures

[@LiamDCoughlan]

@@AlphaQHard love that bro! I’d be putting them on eBay £5 each 😂 make a killing

[@alliwhitehouse778]

So happy to see this man getting a sponsor! So thoroughly deserved. Some of the best uk fishing content for SUREEEE

[@hairyscone]

Congratulations on the sponsorship. Well done. Look forward to seeing what they send and what works.

[@hanzelman1963]

For sure i enjoy it! What a big chub at the end, what a beast on such a small Xrap! Nice video Chris, like it!👍👍🥇

[@paulchappelhymns]

I love the Rapalas. Honestly, it makes me want to go shopping for lures, then get fishing! Thank you, GF.

[@needham831]

What a chub! Great vid as always Chris. Some of those bigger Perch were stunning and the upper single Pike was a nice suprise, but that Chub was fantastic. A real big unit. Congrats for that beastie.☺ It just shows how deadly fishing with small lures can be on rivers.

[@mcfluffchucker]

Great job getting that pike in bud done with skill , and congratulations on your sponsorship , like those wee rapalas

[@Kenarew]

New here, but liked youre style and subscribed. Watching this made me feel like the fishing youtubers I used to enjoy have drifted too far from why I started watching them. Glad to have found your channel.

[@davidbamber6795]

Another great video fishing streams and rivers I can only dream of, I'm dead jealous. Keep up the good work Dave B, Chichester

[@TheFilet13]

The fish care you have is remarkable! Never had much luck with hard baits! But I might give them a go 😏🤞

[@tomgodzik9886]

All your videos are great 👍 to watch. Thanks for sharing them.

[@richardtatlow9877]

Your local river is a gem 💎 Showing a very healthy balance of fish with some whoppers to go

[@ericgorius5953]

Love watching ur videos, keep up the great work and all the fun

[@delwigzieful]

another chris classic awesome video thanks for posting,Dellboy

[@matthewtanner9823]

I enjoyed the video. We used to fish like that here in Mid Wales 35 years ago, we'd use the smallest Mepps spinner out "00" I believe are the smallest. Also we used to scratch off the dots if they had red or blue dots. For some reason plain silver normally works best for trout and gold was better for chub but I imagine it depends on what's in the river at the time. Congratulations on the sponsorship. I like Rapala baits, I remember watching Matt Hayes years ago and they often did a talk on their baits.

[@knottyheadrich5887]

Nice multiple species day!!! Loved this video.

[@petercalthorpe7966]

Hi Chris, what a great session . Cracking chub mate and the Perch was a beauty 👍stay safe mate all the best from Downunder 👍👏🏻👏🏻

[@albiewilliams6830]

What a cracking chub at the end there all the best on ya next fishing venture

[@new-beginnings-fishing]

im up north for next few days fishing in the sea at south shields for mackrel as i wanted to give it a go but ill be coming on the river as soon as i get back..the river IDLE in retford is looking better every time i see it on your video,s.the cannel is looking good also just as i remember it..the rivers i fish are hard going at times but still manage to catch..cant wait to come bag up on the river you fish..missed it as not fished the river IDLE in a few years..

[@Vissenbijdewaterkant]

Great video agian! Congrats with you PB chub!

[@and1cardsuk733]

Clonking Chub mate! Cracking bit of fishing.

[@BlackCountryPiker]

Nice one Chris, the head shakes on that chub looked hardy 💪💪

[@chilliboy8448]

Great video matey, keep em coming

[@stevesnailfish]

Pike and flourocarbon leaders.....It's always a heart in mouth moments when you hook them.... Monster Chub FFS !!!! Enjoyed that.....and very wise to carry some Pike unhooking pliers with you.....Even I do that....just in case.

[@cityboygoeswild1266]

Really enjoy your videos Chris 👍

[@tadhghayden8440]

Fun fishing..well done sorting that pike out...

[@calumhenderson5420]

Wow love ur videos mate keep them coming

[@reefgeer9442]

Hello from Germany You have so nice rivers / fish in England Nice job with the Pike

[@devonangler3781]

Nice video, just had a cracking trout session with the ultra light minnow on a tiny stream

[@akcharlie1960]

OUTSTANDING video. Did that first strike startle you as much as me? I love it when they hit the lure as soon as it hits the water. Surface strikes are the best. Have you considered swapping out your treble hooks for singles? I've become almost strictly catch and release lately and it makes un-hooking so much easier. Not to mention that tangle of trebled lures in your box isn't so bad with singles. Again, thanks for sharing your time on the stream.

[@TheAimtoplz]

Well deserved...awesome content and fish managment...

[@Joowkemoowke]

m8 you have best UL youtube channel atm. Great job. I hope I can fish a river like that in the future :D I started making some lures for chub. I am sure they would absolutely destroy them on that river :D

[@pawelandrzejak3325]

Was host crazy to watch this film ,💪💪💪🙌🙌

[@bipenbudhia2428]

Great video as always. Can i ask what camera you use to record the video's with? The quality is really good.

[@benjaminpond7839]

Wicked videos as usual dude... Any advice on a little lure rod? Just for some fishing down the river itchen for pike and small trout

[@712mook]

great video, keep them coming...love it....

[@rockdogization]

wot a cracking chub!..top angling!....

[@karlwatkins2331]

Nice fish there chris mad blow ups good watch buddy keep them coming

[@Secrimsoc]

Great catch and release of the large pike.

[@interstellarartois5902]

Unhooking that pike from through his gills was really skilful, great video again mate

[@kadoffii]

Mate---> great video again dude

[@interstellarartois5902]

@@kadoffii what?

[@ShooterQ]

Beautiful footage

[@Boxersboy-um1fd]

Some lovely fish there - that Chevin was a pearler! Small observation? - have seen you on this river many times........but never seen another angler on the water?

[@chopperhehehe]

Cracking catch 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🙂🤞✌

[@thedaftyorkshireman2186]

Yet another mint vid to make me even more jealous river tees has seals that are nuking everything sickening but with nothing else to fish what can ya do keep it up mate I'll be watching 👍

[@Chris16761]

Great video, thanks for sharing it 👍

[@derekirelandsirsmokepotalo1152]

Another top video Chris well done cracking chub I would say it's a 6lb r easy love the content keep them coming as I live for them 💯👌

[@jamiehubbard8823]

Great video mate well done need to get a session mate

[@LucasR-xl4sl]

Great Chub!

[@Neo-cm8pb]

Good session, some nice Perch, decent pike and a monster chub to top it all off, wicked video mate. Love the care you put into unhooking the fish aswell, so many people just yank or cut the line after losing patience with unhooking in awkward places so it's nice to see unhooking safely and correctly with you explaining the process for those who have less experience, nice job Chris.

[@adri.s]

Congrats on the rapala sponsorship. I have the same hip bag, what kind of plastic box do you usein this video?

[@ZachRussell.W]

Love the ul minnow for tricky fish

[@BIGM-gg9ln]

great fishing!!

[@illecebris8709]

The Rapala Jointed Shad Rap is a one of a kind crankbait. 🔝

[@UKFishCam]

Love micro baits

[@BasicFishingNZ]

i like those rapala lures had some good times getting trout and perch with them here in New Zealand. been a while since ive caugth them but man those x raps really had great actions. those fish taking the lure were pretty epic takes. those perch r relentless as hell. kinda miss targeting them haha what was that crawling on your nail at 9:29

[@andrewwarburton3943]

Lovely chubbly 👍.

[@KKARCHER1970]

Some good filets you're throwing back sir

[@waffleridersmoto4191]

Excellent fishing buddy also try the Small Gulp Swim baits.

[@glenmorton7008]

Perch love the Rapala

[@andrei1457]

Hello, did you put at the end of you’re line a string metal, because sometimes pike can cut you’re line? Thank you for the answer

[@fishingforbiteswithmo]

Great news about Rapala 👍 when lure fishing on a river is it better to cast up or down stream or both? Cheers 👍👍

[@thepikeangler2022]

Do both. I've had fish from both ways.

[@aleksandarbanovski4193]

Great fishes! Ive got the blue-orange one ;) What kind of leader are you using ?

[@darkiee69]

14lb fluorocarbon according to what he said in the video.

[@stephenbroomhead4110]

Nice see you pal excellent content

[@ninos431]

Are you using a clip to quickly change lures or you tie your x rap directly to your line?

[@MrTone41]

Supurb chub well done!!

[@yorkshirecoastadventures1657]

Great catch with that chunker. It's always when you don't have scales with you int it. My pb Carp was without scales 😪😪😪

[@jamiebury1807]

wonder why it was vibrating? do you think it was in pain?

[@WolfmanWoody]

I bought quite a few some years ago as a result of a French angler telling me he caught barbel on his by bumping them on the bottom in weirpools and fast currents. Didn't work for me as yet; they're smaller than you were using.

[@elizeujrvernillo2254]

Show sua pescaria! parabens

[@_dopesmoker420_2]

Biggest fan👍🏻🤘🏻

[@casinodelonge]

I think every UK fisherman loves to catch a nice perch, they are so redolent of childhood. I remember as a 12 year old catching a half pounder in the canal and thinking it was like a whale.

[@KarsLtd]

What was that creature on your finger at 09.30? From the river, or from the fish?

[@leem25]

Chris you NEVER have your scales 🤣 Korum have just released some tiny digital scales, i think you need to get some!

[@robinsumsion2863]

Do you crush the barbs down on your hooks?

[@matthewbeddows2206]

Bad angling practice. With two trebles in its throat that pike is dead if it bites through the fluorocarbon leader. Use a wire trace if there are so many pike in a water, or at the very least change out the trebles for a large single.

[@MrAnderson321]

Agreed.

[@paulharris6886]

Absolutely agree. Great vid, but 14lb flurocarbon? With pike about that is playing Russian roulette. What is wrong with some 12lb Soft steel or 12lb titanium? Beautiful old warrior of a Chub though

[@MrAnderson321]

@@paulharris6886 I’m with you on that, definitely bad angling in my opinion as well.

[@logsman100]

@@MrAnderson321 grow up

[@MrAnderson321]

@@logsman100 😂🤣😂

[@thepikeangler2022]

Question for you, what's the maximum size lure you'd use for chub? I'm talking an ideal. I'm saying around 4cm. @Gingerfisherman

[@TheRadivoje]

Big chub Mans minus 1,

[@asd7959]

are these floating on the surface lures?

[@Speysider1962]

AWESOME

[@DanielSmith_19]

Length and power on the rod? Thanks!

[@NicolasValentinScotland]

Nice video . Rapala will produce the good .

[@danbrown8564]

Videos r so good

[@waldekteraz5647]

All best

[@leejclark]

What size crank bait did u use

[@AsianVideoGamer]

Man I wish we had perches like that in Canada... The ones I catch are like the size my finger.

[@jayzha07]

WHAT RAPALA HIP BAG DO YOU USE.

[@adjusted-bunny]

Massive ginger beard! "Men Only" beard fertilizer?

[@casinodelonge]

That big chub was a real old warrior, wasn't he?

[@teckelshuntingandgoldfinch108]

Top class session I’d give you 6 lb for the chub. What river is that its spotless

[@petertomo95]

Keep a pair of scales with you at all times you never know 🤞

[@paulroberts2800]

Great lures rapala but I always swap out the hooks for barbless and take off the middle hook because 95% of the time it's a tail strike

[@matthewrodwell3959]

Great video. You are a very talented fisherman and I can see that you care for the fish you catch.Because you catch so many and return all you should really consider putting single hooks on your lures and even making them barbless. You’ll still catch a lot of fish. You will miss a few but you’ll be surprised how many stay on with a single hook and you will damage a lot less fish.

[@lilcurtiz5333]

I'd love to fish perch with a mono leader.. however, in our waters there is always the risk of pikes which could easily cut of the thin mono leader.. thus, I'm always fishing with a steal leader and don't catch many perch :(

[@TheRadivoje]

Try knot2kinky 6lb.

[@greedycarperfishing8364]

🤩👏👏👏

[@fabiostrogulski9262]

02:15 : óh, Jesus Christ, is Perch Bourne! 😈😈😈

[@lewiseverton3573]

How u so good at unhooking a big pike I caught died because it was so far down and I couldn’t get it u got tips

[@TheMightyGameMaster]

if you learn to hold the pike by the gill plates they open their mouth and the gills also open up which allows for much easier hook removal. Also large angled forceps really helps for getting hooks out, small and large 👍

[@flybyphil1361]

Fish care should be paramount whilst fishing I'm sure u would catch nearly as many fish on less trebles and more singles.at the end of the day we all should think about catching fish in our future sessions but using all these trebles can damage fish far to much and ppl should at least give single hooks a go.You may lose an odd fish using singles but the welfare of the fish should come first and not someone's Ego fact..!👌

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Tried making a video about switching to singles on hard baits. Fished for 4 hours targeting trout lost 13+ fish and blanked..

[@brooktrout8568]

@@The_ginger_fisherman best not to even use hard baits for trout then

[@jamess1729]

Hi there - great videos - would be good if you could do an instructional type video on unhooking and caring for pike? Keep up the good work

[@rangerlcfc]

There is one. I watched it last year when I was learning how to unhook and handle pike

[@sajmon_v8_850]

you re the best

[@martinaddison1461]

We don’t have streams like that or perch that big in Pennsylvania I’m jealous

[@bluesmanken123]

why don't you go barbless mate?