Ignore the neggative comments most of us love your videos many thanks

Some people are so insecure that they have to denigrate everything or want to know the ins and outs of a ducks arse. Continue to do what you do. Every day is a school day, whether you make videos explaining everything or you are enjoying fishing with no commentary. I love the diversity. Thank you for all you do. Be well and be safe.

There’s always geniuses behind a keyboard…. Love every video you do… excellent an informative..

Haters will always hate, find your videos every good and easy to follow, keep them coming

I must admit I have never done much sea fishing and I do enjoy watching your videos and I have learned so much so I can take my grandkids out to enjoy themselves.👍🎣

Just what I needed after catching mackerel myself recently. Someone else dispatched them, but now I've been educated by you thanks so much.

Great video, douglas. I have always found ure videos very informative keep it up . Smashing stuff!!!!

That was the most informative fishing video I’ve ever watched! Great stuff!

Informative and real, thanks for another great video👍🎣

Thanks again for the video once again, been fishing for 35 years and I still learned a good few pointers, thanks again and keep up the great work 🎣

Top quality video as always buddy, keep them coming. Phil

Always enjoy you're shared footage,thanks👍

I think its important you do what you like with your youtube channel, you take the time to share this stuff, and most are grateful for that. So you post what you like, and ignore the disease of social media trolls, they are the losers. I have followed your channel for quite a while, Ive fished over 40 years, Shore,Boat, Salmon, Trout bla bla, and Ive learnt a lot from you so thank you. Keep it up.

could watch this for hours mate fantastic work

Great video mate great to see the tackle and rigs you use some good content 🎣🎣🎣🎣

An excellent and informative video Douglas.

Great mackerel fishing tutorial, you explained everything so well. Keep up the good work👌

Great video Douglas…always enjoy your new content.

That´s what I call a good angler´s video! Greetings from Germany!

Great video! Thanks

About a month ago, I was teaching two guys up near Oban how to mackerel fish and it pretty much followed exactly as you suggest, even to dispatching the fish. The only difference is that I still use mono (8lb, so light enough to still cast 70 yards or so). I tried braid but found it was very prone to wear on any rocks and just too expensive to replace. Keep up the good work. I followed your advice on using bombarda for sea trout and it has helped a lot. Thanks 👍

I watched both videos and these are both really good videos. Not many people give enough detail on fishing for mackerel but you nailed it 👍

another great video on a fish many anglers begin with. I still use a rod bought from Woolworth when I was around 8, now 61 and still using that rod. I now carry a small blowtorch to destroy any discarded line I find. I'm going to use your method for dispatching my catches now. tight lines.

Good man thanks for the video. Don't mind with the summer fishers. Keep going 💪

Great video as usual 👍👍🤠

Thanks brother this was truly brilliant and how to dispatch a mackerel humanely, I see a lot of people leaving them flapping around , or just knocking them over the head as I would normally do .

I appreciate that there are alot of novices, but this video was so informative and I learned things myself! Great video and please use the negative comments as constructive criticism to continue making amazing videos and helping people learn an amazing skill

Another class video buddy keep on doing what your doing tight lines ...colin 👏 👌🎣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I have been mackerel fishing for years in Devon but still found this video really helpful. I will definitely switch over to using braid line next year based on this video. What absolutely beautiful scenery! I look forward to seeing more of your excellent videos.

Thank for sharing the video, thoroughly enjoyed the watch, thanks.

love your channel man ! new subscriber here :)

Mate you do not need to apologise for anything I love your work and so please throw it aside and continue what you do best I've learned lots from you and my friends ❤️🙏namaste

This is a brilliant video thanks very much for the attention to detail and all the information. Subscribed

Beautiful scenery and nice catch! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for your reply I’m going to Cornwall this summer with family.. tight lines I hope… your fishing skills are next level.. top man

Enjoying the videos, great stuff 👍

I have only once been mackerel fishing off a jetty many years ago got heaps of them only bait size but was really amazed at how much fun it was and how easy you can catch them if they are in the area you fish thanks for the video.

great... mackerel fishing is very easy, good luck always brother.. 👍🙏😊

Thanks for this video. I found it really informative. I'm planning to do a bit of mackerel fishing off the west coast of Ireland this summer. Best wishes to you.

Forget the negative comments keep the grate vids coming 👏👍

Great way to dispatch a mackerel, my dad showed me this as a kid and I now show my kids.

100% quality info video mate ❤

Douglas. Keep up the good work, ignore the negative comments.

Top man sir 🐟🐟🐟

You’re videos are great 👍

Hello great videos enjoy them very much thank you

Great video, thank you 👍😄

Really enjoy your vids, especially the tutorials on Bombarda fishing. I found them most informative for my recent trip to Scotland. Excellent fun and technique. Agree about 20-60g rod weight, and the Penn Battle 4000 is a true workhouse of a spinning reel. The ‘transit van’ of the reel world. One Q though, when you say ‘straight into deep water’, what are you calling ‘deep’ ? How many feet ? I also use Navionics and it is fun researching my own marks, but what depth are we looking for ? Top work. Keep the vids coming.

Great video, no need to justify negativity. Been fishing for 20 years and never targeted mackerel. I will give it ago 👍

Great video thanks very much

I am a beginner, I found this tutorial very helpful. I am going to Onich next week, will put your tips practice. Thanks.

Thank you for dispatching you catch quickly, you are a good fisherman.

Had got several of the Bombarda floats in different weights and with the floating and slow sinking though not tried the slow sinking as yet , as where i fish with with rocks also can be a bit iffy i suspect Plus have to watch for birds in the water , as been known small ducks have grabbed baits and no one wants that a hooked bird and had happened not to me but has to others . I got Bombarda idea from your past video catching sea trout thanks . And also for me Scotland is tops for fishing . Top scenery also seems where u are adds to the fishing . Ignore any of the not good comments as i suspect they are jealous . You are showing them videos and they do aid others in how to tie things and what to buy etc and good for newbies learning ..I was always a fresh water trout fishing guy but them days on salt water fishing into sea . Tight lines 👍

Mate dont worry about the negative comments, i have just gone and watched your first video and personally i think it was really good. Good tip for new anglers is practice, practice and more practice, you can watch a million videos and yes learn tips and tricks but practice is still what is needed. Lastly people shouldnt try to copy exactly what you do, they should look at not only your videos but all fishing videos as guides and not a how to. Its like people who watch football religiously and see the skills professionals use week in week out, doesnt mean they can do it without practice. Sorry for the rant mate. Have subbed and look forward to more great content.

Fantastic brother thanks… instead of using a weight do you think I could use a metal lure to follow the feathers?

Lovely Video I caught my first fish ever on 15 Sep at Llandudno North Beach 30 min after high tide. Like your details about line and rig I used 15lb Mono straight to Rig Via a Swivel and OKUMA BREAKAWAY FAST LINKS. Had a 20g Spinning Fishing Lure Spoon Metal weight with 3 hooks attached. one fish completely swallowed all 3 hooks had to dispatch it to get them out. I will look into your methods.

Yeah, ignore the negative comments. Whether you are a professional or novice, there will always be someone who will have nothing but negative to say. I like to think that the majority of our viewers appreciate the fact that we are sharing our angling knowledge, limited they might be. Keep fishing and sharing! Btw...that's also my set up when fishing for mackerel. The only difference is that I make my own Christmas Tree rigs using surgical tubing and tinsels.

Thank you for an informative video, as an angler of some sixty years the only thing that I would add, would be a swivel to the top of your trace and a snap swivel to the bottom. These allow a quicker tackle up or change of tackle if you want to change and I feel that there is less wear on the lead end, but this is not a critisism.

Good vid...ta.

Another great video! Thank you. Would it be possible to put on a link for the free app that you mentioned? 👍😊👏🎣

I agree we stay away from our local pier in the mackerel season or we go early or late when the masses have left after high tide

Great video

Great video learned alot from them all..was looking to take my son makeral fishing from the shore first time for both..where would you recommend 😊

Great video, Subbed, I have been a fly fisherman for 30+ years but want to start some light Mackeral fishing for when my Partner and I go visiting the shores and this video was perfect especially the humane way to kill them, very effective as you probably know all us Fly Fisherman use priests to the back of the head but I will defiantly use your method for any Mackerel I catch.

Thanks❤

Respect young sir, you're doing a great job with your videos. Raymondo.

Thanks for the video is it true that you have to clip mackerel to bleed to stop them going off

Brilliant 👍

Nobody is an "expert" we all learn from each other, different lures and techniques and what works for you may work for me. Thankyou for sharing and ignore the negative comments!!! Edit. Such as that app 😮 Installed immediately 😂

you are amazing thank you!

hi thx for you vids ,very helpful. can i get more details about the app you using to find depths please ?

Very useful for a beginner sea angler like me, thanks. Btw, has anyone ever told you that you look like Steven Gerrard lol

I agree, some total novices will watch your videos but also some knobends do then feel they need to comment where the comments are not needed. Keep up the good work buddy👍 Is that the base across from you ?

Ignore the haters - it's your video and you're offering it for free! 👍🏼

I would add that for food Mackies are much nicer if you bleed them immediately. For bait I wouldn't bleed them out as you want the blood in your baits. Good video. Thanks for the tip on the navionics app very useful.

Even if you make the most perfect video you will always get those negative comments. In fact you will probably get more as a some people don't like to see others succeed 😂😂 Another good video and some lovely Mackerel 👍

Good to see that you respect the fish when you decide to keep them, and don't let them flap about and suffocate. Touching a mackerel to release it, is fine and for some reason, the myth continues that they die if touched.

Most folk that are saying you make it look too easy is folk who have probably bought a cheap rod , jumped into their local tackle shop bought a few packs of feathers and weights and went down the sea and blanked , As everyone has said and you already know anyways your a grown man don’t let any negativity get in your head it takes a lot to start a Chanel and sit and record yourself and take time out your day to give people like myself fantastic content to watch👍🏻as you said you don’t know everything and neither do I, but I’m certainly taking your tip on using the feathers upside down and giving it a try next time

Love your channel and your ethics, have you ever tried swapping your lead with a 40gram silver spinner, same job but sometimes pick an extra one up or the odd bass and do you ever fish for mackies with a single spinner, I personally find it more sporting and fun,keep up the good work

Not enough tackle shops left on the isle of man sadly and its due to online shopping. I understand you m8 it's all new to some and if you don't know you don't know, I've been teaching someone to fish for over a year and he recently told me he's not interested and it's not like I forced it on the guy he said he wanted to know as much as possible so I drew diagrams for him to practice rigs etc and it's all for nout but atleast I know in future I'll ask if you want to know I'll show my methods but don't waste my time if you're not really interested. Anyway great content, I always think best fishing is an area with Pollack wrasse and mackerel and trying floating lug rag or sandeels your almost garunteed a fish.

A bit of solitude when fishing is best it's good to get the peace plus you can see more nature,stren is similar to braids casts well good way and easy explanation of the rigs rather than some other anglers skip over and hardly share clearly their rigs

Very good, I am quite experienced but still found it interesting. I used to live in Exeter and you can get mackerel down there all year around. I have moved back home to the North East of England so now I am not so lucky as it is my favourite fish to catch and eat, it saddens me to see people pulling them in 6 at a time and just leave them drowning in air. I assume west coast of Scotland, but where? Not the exact mark, but just rough area as I may be having a holiday in Scotland later in the year. John

Great video. How can I find the link to your knots please?

A scotchman that uses feathers in England, tony Blair must be in town 😉

Hey man love the videos, what do u record with?😊

is that mambeg ? used to be called dalandui or something ? , spent many a long summer murdering mackies doon there

New Subscriber here. ( northwest Coast fisherman) Please ignore the keyboard warriors. There is always someone with to much time on their hands, that get some kind of "Thrill " out of nasty comments. Anyway, thanks for sharing this video. 👍👍

Don’t worry! Carey on !

Don't give the negative comments a second thought. Do what you do and enjoy the experience. Happy fishing!

Good vid fella. But what is "deep water"? Maybe you gave a measurement but I missed it :)

Excellent and informative video..... Where is this place?

Used to catch hundreds of these as a kid in Scotland. Loved Mackerel for both fishing and eating. Used the same killing technique but had my fingers in the gills before pulling back, this broke a major blood vessel and they would shoot blood for a fair distance, Made the flesh better. In South Australia now and the mackerel here just anit the same.

Hello sir, thank you for the video. With this setup I can catch other varieties of fish and squid maybe? Thanks

The navionics app doesnt appear to be free, are you able to link to what you use?

Hello unable to find navyonics photo from appstore do I have the spelling right enjoy your vidios

Great video. What is the name of the app please?

Hello mate, great video and thank you for sharing, Now only one thing, how to get the navionics boating for free in the UK please? I downloaded the app and want subscription £39 a year, just wondering Thanks again for your help

Donyou have to bleed the mackerel out or can you cook straight away

The gareloch was where i had my first fish, a mackerel from our wee sloop, caught on a Toby

I didn't know Stephen gerard got into fishing? Fair play Steve