Fishing with Dead Hornets

Рет қаралды 108,968

11 ай бұрын

This has to be one of the wackiest (and dangerous) unusual bait attempts made by anyone in the World...but the Totally Awesome Fisherman never gives up the chance of some free bait, even if getting it appears to be a bit sketchy....After finding a huge Hornet's nest in his potting shed, not only does he risk getting seriously attacked as he disturbs them, but he wants to use the Hornet grubs for? FISHING BAIT? Has he finally gone over the edge? You might think so, but you need to watch the film to find out how it all turned out...You may be surprised..
TA Outdoors KZfaq channel: / taoutdoors
TA FISHING CLOTHING: taofficial.com/collections/to...
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ FOLLOW US ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
• INSTAGRAM → / tafishingofficial
• FACEBOOK → / totallyawesomefishing
• TWITTER → / tafishing
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ FISHING PLAYLISTS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
SEA FISHING: • Sea fishing UK, Irelan...
BEACH FISHING: • Beach & Pier Fishing Tips
CARP FISHING: • Carp Fishing
FLY FISHING: • Fly Fishing & Trout
PIKE, PERCH & ZANDER: • Pike, Perch & Zander F...
RIVER FISHING: • River Fishing Tips
SHARKS & BIG GAME: • Sharks & Big Game Fishing
"HOW TO" TIPS: • 'How to'
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ FILMING GEAR WE USE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Main Camera - Sony
Secondary Camera - amzn.to/2jXo3C0
DSLR Camera - amzn.to/2bXaO1Y
Laptop Editing Computer - amzn.to/2g4LMd4
GoPro Chest Mount - amzn.to/2cjvTBL
GoPro Head Mount - amzn.to/2bXdwo4
Drone - amzn.to/2bXd0GI
Mike's Camera Microphone - amzn.to/2bThNbb

Пікірлер: 343

@robertcook2251 11 ай бұрын

I grew up watching john wilson on tv and although he was a legend and i never got bored of watching his programmes i must admit you are so much more entertaining than anyone else so thank you very much Graham

@VALIS538 9 ай бұрын

Same here mate

@supadupa1905 11 ай бұрын

Sir, I love your videos because they show raw fishing. No fancy pansy equipment, just experience, and skills. The first part, the hornet nest part is totally awesome! Sir Attenborough is proud of you.

@jamescoughlan8193 11 ай бұрын

You really dont need people like that around when you are trying to spend an evening of relaxed fishing

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

I thought they were getting close to a full-on scrap...funny thing was they were supposed to be fishing together...One just wouldn't leave it alone...

@jamescoughlan8193 11 ай бұрын

@@TAFishing different times Graham , the word consideration isn't in their vocabulary. All the fish you were catching , in the old days young lads would come and try to learn something from you , you certainly wouldn't want those two near you more chance of getting mugged by them.

@neilvee451 11 ай бұрын

Idiots but no match for Mr p 🥊🥊🥋❤ great session.. wow we seen it here 1st again 😅😁🙏 hornet grubs 👍🏻😍

@davidhull1546 11 ай бұрын

Idiots like that really p*** me off. I go fishing for some peace and quiet but too often it is ruined by these morons. @@jamescoughlan8193

@paulfreer1302 11 ай бұрын

We used to put the wasp comb in the oven for a couple of minutes. This killed the grubs and toughened them up

@matthewtanner9823 11 ай бұрын

Not just the BIGGEST fishing show on KZfaq but the one with the most variety of fishing also. Graeme, thanks for going to the lengths you go to.

@leewhittington5806 11 ай бұрын

Don’t need shouting when ya on the bank… but also I bet you rocking up an catching first cast also made them a little aggy 😂😂 all the gear an no idea springs to mind well done mr P ✔️😎

@geoffcaptaincpaige1167 11 ай бұрын

Used leather jackets a lot as a kid. The larvae / grub of craneflies found mostly in the soil or under grass roots. Used to always get a few when digging up worms.

@mikerom9958 11 ай бұрын

What a cracking video Graeme. I was enthralled right through. Thank you so much. Such a funny guy!

@sonofagun9856 11 ай бұрын

well this channel definitely lives up to it name 'cos that was TOTALLY AWESOME i did a bit of digging around and it is thought that either the yellow and black is a warning (for animals that see colour) or the contrast between the two colours (for colour blind animals) are a warning too, it was in a "pond life" online forum someone asked if wasps can kill fish with their sting, but either way the carp loved them grubs and didn't fancy a gob full of hornet, keep up the great work Graeme

@alf9638 11 ай бұрын

Totally awesome as always and thanks for the laughs Graham 😂

@user-mb8ft2ev1r 11 ай бұрын

Good and educational as always. Love the fishing techniques.Keep it up Graham, brilliant stuff. I found a couple of old fishing books the other day in my loft and I do believe one of them is one you produced. (Freshwater bites,)brings back old memories..🎣

@condor1961 11 ай бұрын

Hi Graham, the reason the carp didn't take the hornets off the top is because they can sting the fish and kill the fish!! Just Googled it. Love your videos GP!! 🎣🎣🎣🎣

@louistyler6766 11 ай бұрын

Can i just say me and my girlfriend love watching uncle grahams videos, he really helped me het her onboard with fishing and now she complains when its time to pack up! We love you uncle graham

@motorsnutts6594 11 ай бұрын

What a brilliant discovery G, totally awesome nest removal 😂. Appreciate your efforts mate👍🏼

@shaunjones6049 11 ай бұрын

Match men in the 70s fishing on the Gloucester Canal used to grow their own maggots for bream fishing .The size , and more importantly the softness of the maggots were supposed to be far superior to shop bought maggots.

@liampople4309 11 ай бұрын

😂so bloody funny,mate you never fail to entertain me and the missis

@condor1961 11 ай бұрын

The white stuff in the nest Graham is cotton fibers. To make the Grubs firmer you could pour salt over them to draw some of the moisture out!

@waynethompson8416 11 ай бұрын

You are a much braver man than I am Gunga Din!!! I imagine that there was considerable poison left on the actual wasps...perhaps that is what turned the fish off? In any case, while I might be willing to use the grubs, the fact that they WILL eventually turn into the Hornets turns me off of the idea of using them. Thanks for the wonderful and amazing videos!

@LondonPredatorAngler 11 ай бұрын

Graham vs Hornets! this had me in stitches.... grubs are a fantastic free bait for alot of species... I remembering reading a John Wilson book of Baits years ago and trying it myself for Chub and Carp, they was wasp grubs. this babies are huge and ripe... works a treat.. the fish love them!

@durhamranger988 11 ай бұрын

Very entertaining and enjoyable video. You did well not to get stung when you attacked the nest.

@paulbudgen1422 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. So funny watching you tackle the nest, I would be scared too. We accidentally disturbed a hornets nest at a lake once and had to flee the swim as they were very angry, my daughter who was about 8 at the time still mentions it ,20yrs later,still traumatised😂 Great idea using the grubs though and the fish obviously find them delicious. Wait for the big bait manufacturers to start producing hornet glug!!

@feelinsupersonic1606 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this video cheers grezza ✌🏾

@pauljohnsontwonoviceangler6170 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant video Graham. I think birds naturally avoid black and yellow insects so perhaps fish might too. Those grubs certainly took fish. Thanks for sharing

@cliveeariss880 11 ай бұрын

Great video mate, you showed them how its done, and so funny, you always deliver.

@cliveeariss880 11 ай бұрын

Oh mate reminds me of a wasp nest in my broken down shed, well down, and glad your safe, always thinking man, great video, was going to fish today, but some diy had to be done, will go after work tomorrow, no matter what, great video, be safe out there.

@wayneworcesterbaggieboingb549 11 ай бұрын

GRaham super video mate brought back some memories. Mate of mine used to work at pest control and would often bring me wasp grubs .i remember having my best bag of chub ever on the grubs and cake on the river wye .was and still is a magic bait if you can get ya hands on them .of course they were banned on river contests in my day as its such a lethal bait in the right hands .chub just cant resist .i have had barbel take them too..tight lines

@ronalddonald-cj8fu 11 ай бұрын

Hahahaha "mrs comes out does her drying in there.......IVE GOT BOILIES DRYING IN THERE" 😅😄😃😂😁😀😊☺

@ryanlynch248 11 ай бұрын

You can get a sting of a dead Hornet . I used to be a pestie and got tagged several times 0:04 kneeling on dead wasps in attics! You should be wary of using insecticide around fish too as it can be toxic. Brilliant video, love the old school feel. Keep up the good work Graham.

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

I washed the baits in freshwater before using them for that very reason. But I will be wary about kneeling on dead wasps when up in lofts checking header tanks and the like,so thanks for the tip.

@ryanlynch248 11 ай бұрын

@@TAFishing Thought you had given them a wash. I sometimes forget the stuff I could get my hands on was much more toxic that stuff you buy in garden centres! My wife has asked if you can do more videos of Colin,She's a big fan.

@antonycullen6225 11 ай бұрын

you have mastered the art of free bait !!! legend.

@matthewlofts2721 11 ай бұрын

Hello Graham.. I have only just found and started watching your videos, . Now i know just by memory i recognise that bit of river i used to fish back as s teen the river wey that runs though the town of Farnham, that is even Gostrey Meadows in the back ground.. Oh the joy.. Thank you so much for bringing back found memories of my youth... Tight lines.. 🎣...

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

Its nothing like it was 30 years ago. More water flow then ,loads of decent Chub,like so many rivers its a shadow of its former self.

@Rose.Of.Hizaki 11 ай бұрын

Would love to see more videos of you fishing tiny streams and creeks like this! The fish were small but looked absolutely stunning! Would be interesting to see if there were any bigger creek chub there.

@paulAnthony7236 11 ай бұрын

We have chub over here but not creek chub like the ones in the USA.

@carldawson832 10 ай бұрын

Hi graham you ok pal, holy moly thats crazy. Made me laugh your brain was on overdrive about using them for bait hahaha. All the best graham from GRIMSBY.

@squirrel7t7 11 ай бұрын

I just wanna see the look on the guys face in the tackle shop when I ask him for a pint of Hornets' larvae

@davidibirch3025 7 ай бұрын

Howdi Graeme, hornests build their nests from wood pulp, old fence panels are a favourite of theirs. Great video again buddy. 👍

@RobTaverner 11 ай бұрын

I remember when I was a kid people would knock my dad's door when they found a wasp nest. He would remove the nests for the wasp grubs for his fishing. His preferred method of nest removal was to use his gas gun which he used for warming floor tiles that was his day time job. It was all over very quickly. ;)

@TheCountrysideChannel 11 ай бұрын

Lovely, it reminds me of the lake I found full with fishes

@richardmeftah2569 11 ай бұрын

Hi Graeme. I've been watching your channel for years now and I'm a big fan. I think you should put a disclaimer on this video to make sure that nobody tries this if they find a hornet's nest. You've been very lucky with this nest as they are massively aggressive and very territorial too. A good friend of mine was very seriously injured as a kid after curiosity got the better of him with a hornet's nest and a big but no big enough stick!. He spent a few days in hospital and still has a back covered with scars!🐝

@johncooper398 11 ай бұрын

I see your boat is back 😂🎣

@joncoulthard9028 11 ай бұрын

Graham so retro this. 50 years ago, in a small Yorkshire village I served my apprenticeship at a village green garage. We were the go to place for any villager with a wasp issue. My boss had this enormous tin of a cyanide based product which with a 6 ft bamboo pole and teaspoon on the end we provided a free wasp nest solution for the village. The grubs our quarry. We had a very isolated venue on a river that no-one knew of. After work we journeyed there and simply free lined the grubs and had so many memorable chubby nights.

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

Good retro story,thanks for commenting. Chub fishing is certainly not what it used to be.

@Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer 11 ай бұрын

Ive watched a few wasps one day cutting little strips of wood from the side of our shed tiny little lines appear on the surface of the wood then they fly away to create the hive. Its also quite amazing at how straight the lines were too.

@danielcoppock 11 ай бұрын

now thats a damn good use of that nest :D giving them fish some quality baits too :D

@julianmarsh7993 10 ай бұрын

As a pest controller that was hillarious, I'd have lent you my bee suit if I knew. It is paper, they chew on wood, sometimes the nests are multi-coloured from chewing fences. The danger of procuring them from pest controller is putting pyrethrins or bendiocarb into the waters and that's really bad, in the old daysground nests wasps were sought and they were killed with carbon tetrachloride. Apparently the chub go ballistic for the honey combe as well......But its the lifecycle, the symbiosis between adult wasps n hornets, the adults feed the grubs things they foraged and in resturn get fed sweet sticky honey dew so that's what probably attracts them.....The insecticide you used to kill the hornets would probably be detected by the fish, the grubs are in semi sealed cases.

@ulsterrich4213 10 ай бұрын

Was them gunshots at the end putting an end to that argument on the far bank 😅 Great video really enjoyed the whole smashing the nest and the fly killer 😂

@DriftedDreams 11 ай бұрын

I feed beetle grubs to my reptiles as a treat and when I have some left over I take them fishing.they are about an inch and a half long. Absolutely amazing bait on rivers for multispecies. I've even had a 7lb Jack pike take one.

@grahamsibbert2412 11 ай бұрын

Hello Graeme. If ever you come to Milton Keynes please have a look at the river Ouzel. The MKAA stretch starts at the Leighton Buzzard by pass and goes all the way through MK to the M1. The section I try to fish is no wider and no deeper that this river you are fishing in, but we have weeds, weeds and weeds on top of weeds. Please let me know if it’s me doing it wrong or the water because I blank every time. The canal and Lakes are ok. The river Ouzel last year was very good.

@Rhodietoo 11 ай бұрын

I find beetle grubs from the compost heap work well, and are tougher than most other maggot type baits.

@mlawren7 11 ай бұрын

You are an absolute madman.

@bryanrotchell1565 11 ай бұрын

Fairplay to you Graham , I'd hate to be stung by them , free bait mate 👍

@WolfmanWoody 11 ай бұрын

Those are the European hornets, not Asian, and it's only the females that sting. You are quite safe handling the males. Yes and back in the day, anglers used to kill off wasp nests with cyanide powder at the entrance to their nest. Break up the cake and mix with crumb for groundbait and use the grubs as bait. They can't sting so you're safe handling them. They still work as you found out. 😁 Happy days.

@mikeybrant6305 10 ай бұрын

When we were kids we dig up a wasps nest for the grubs to catch chub, five of us all gat stung at least once, you live and learn.

@matthewlove9951 11 ай бұрын

i would love to bet that some of them grubs on a hook with maggots in a feeder would be a good days fishing on the river. Future video perhaps? All the best keep fishing !

@MrTench8 10 ай бұрын

That was a lot fun to watch! Not many would tackle an Hornets nest! We get quite a few in our garden, we have caugth some close on 2" long! It is not untill you put one side by side with a wasp that you appreciate just how big they are. I measured the sting on one at 8mm long!! about the same as the whole yellow body length on a regular wasp. These are European Hornets, the Asian ones would dwarf these!

@fishingnorfolk 11 ай бұрын

Many many years ago when i was around 15. I watched a old guy catch about 50 chub on bees honeycomb filled with honey. He just cut a small piece off and hooked ot on a size 2 hook link ledgering. The chub were mental for the stuff. Never heard or, sean anyone else ever use it. He said it was chub bait no1 par excellentce.

@jasondavies5115 11 ай бұрын

Loved this video good job as usual. I think these are the European hornets.

@carpypete 11 ай бұрын

Graham, they used to bake wasp grubs in the oven to toughen them up. Don't think your good lady would be too keen on that idea though! You could always give them a quick blast in one of your bush camping ovens!

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

Must make them sort of crispy ?..I would be worried they might stretch and explode !. Mind you I should drop a few Hornets down my mole hills,someone said they can still sting when they are dead ..

@gregrot 11 ай бұрын

We used to boil the nest in a muslin bag. Then pick out the grubs. Getting the nest taught us how to run like buggery.

@markward8216 11 ай бұрын

Great video

@torpoint100 11 ай бұрын

another entertaining one Graeme interesting too

@markhead8193 11 ай бұрын

loving your vlogs

@TheMattchooo 11 ай бұрын

TIP for you Graeme from a qualified pest control technician... if you ever have a wasps nest inside your house, generally your loft, then leave it. when the wasps die out in september, the queen leaves and searches for a new place to build her nest. They NEVER populate an abandoned nest so you will only ever get wasps in 1 specific space, once. unless of course you remove all remnants of a current nest, then there is a chance you will have a nest built in its space in future.

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

Worth knowing...I wonder why they never use a nest the second year after all that building work ??

@TheMattchooo 11 ай бұрын

thats a good question. i believe due to parasites and potential diseases being present when the new colony is established. it prevents the egg, larval and pupa stages from becoming affected by parasites mainly.@@TAFishing

@normannorris3642 11 ай бұрын

The nests are made of tree bark, where they mix their saliva with the bark to join them together. There can be anywhere between 30,000 to 50,000 in a nest depending upon the size of the nest. They can be quite nasty when they are angry from being disturbed.

@michaelcooper9493 11 ай бұрын

Many years ago, my mates and me came across a hornets nest in woods near our home and decided to jab at it. One mate got hammered stung several times. His granny covered him in the go-to treatment in the 70's for stings blue bag. If I remember correctly, it was a washing aid for keeping net curtains white.

@colinbox9074 11 ай бұрын

I trod in a wasps nest In the late fifties. My granny also recommened the blue-bag treatment, but even in those days most people were using modern washing powders and blue-bags were becoming obsolete.

@DjDolHaus86 11 ай бұрын

I remember my dad telling me of his misadventures digging up wasp nests for the grubs when he was a kid

@andrewharris4940 11 ай бұрын

My boy loves watching you if your near Westbury Wiltshire and you fancy fishing the cement works one day he would love it keep up the good work thanks

@anthonyharrison8584 11 ай бұрын

The Queen, the King , the Knight,, who runs that joint,, very likely some slimy politician.

@georgecain8279 11 ай бұрын

Nice one G Man. Now, in a survival situation, at what point do you start eating the grubs? 😂 Great film as usual thank you

@martinbuck3094 11 ай бұрын

Yellow and black stripes are natures warning colours which is probably why they aren't taking the hornets. Years ago, my Uncle used to collect wasp grubs for fishing bait when my Father and I were visiting. They never failed to catch.

@dalemallory7524 11 ай бұрын

I agree. That is my understanding as well. Yellow in nature is a warning of danger or simply a defence. However,.. I have caught many trout on a bumblebee fly.

@squirrel7t7 11 ай бұрын

I caught plenty on black and yellow zigs so not sure it's down to colour to be honest. I think its the shape or scent.. Like they've been stung before.

@leewhittington5806 11 ай бұрын

Your absolutely crazy mr P tackling a hornet nest 😳 lucky enough there didn’t seem to be many in there 😅

@gosnest 11 ай бұрын

A bit off topic here but my dad used to fish with rush grubs, they burrow inside the stems of bullrushes, by seeing holes on the foilage then stripping the leaves back would reveal the large white grubs, great for perch fishing.

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

Never heard of those,I shall start looking at rush stems in a whole different light now.

@leegarner6013 10 ай бұрын

Job done indeed. Well done.

@johnmelling1693 11 ай бұрын

I remember using wasp \ hornet grubs for bait on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and local lodge when I was a kid👍

@leemanton4994 11 ай бұрын

😂😂 pwaa sod off, bloody blue bottle. This had me in stitches

@Bolanksakti 11 ай бұрын

Good fishing

@grahamlong6870 11 ай бұрын

The colour is intended as a warning to anything coming into contact with such a beast. It seems universal, even though they probably have never seen a hornet before. I used to catch grayling on dead wasps in the autumn though.

@bobharbin842 11 ай бұрын

Excellent as always Graeme. Never try fishing with live hornets given the aggravation comatose/dead ones give you. Wasp grubs used to be an excellent bait and probably still would be though some of the chemicals used to subdue them would probably be banned nowadays!

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

I washed the bait first.

@paulhosey575 11 ай бұрын

As a kid used to use wasp grubs one of the best baits going

@derekharding7841 11 ай бұрын

With the bait be so dangerous to get you would expect they would attract the tougher fish, pike at the least, but a great white would be appropriate 😂

@Rh-il5bj 10 ай бұрын

your viudoes are fantastic and they cheer my day up and i love it ur humor is amzing keep it up

@TAFishing 10 ай бұрын

Glad they helped cheer you up..more to come,I might double upload again next week. Depends on "real" workload.

@Hoshmagosh87 11 ай бұрын

Amazing

@Esoxlucius51 11 ай бұрын

when i was a kid me & dad used to dig out wasp grubs,excellent bait for Chub.

@chrisjpainter 11 ай бұрын

Hornets are the most passive of all our vespids. You could have happily come and gone and they wouldn't have bothered you. I've sat under a hornet's nest and fished a day out and not died even a little bit. The nest is made from wood - mostly bark - and green plant material. It's chewed up and mixed with saliva. It's incredibly intricate and really quite beautiful. Your colony was our own European Hornet, Vespa crabro. There is a slight misconception over the invasive species. In the UK, it is the Asian Hornet, Vespa velutina. This is actually slightly smaller than our own. Where the confusion comes is there's a separate species called the Asian Giant Hornet, Vespa mandarinia. That one is huge and is invasive in the US, where it's known as the murder hornet, but it's never been recorded here. A few idiot red-top newspapers didn't check their facts - hard to believe, I know! - and the two were reported as being one and the same.

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your in-depth comment. Nobody has actually covered why in fact the Hornet even has a sting ? Does it use the sting to kill its prey ? or does it just clamp on them with the front fangs ? Or is the sting purely defensive ?

@chrisjpainter 11 ай бұрын

@@TAFishing The sting is purely defensive. When they catch prey, it's done with the jaws. A sting in the tail's mostly quite an awkward thing for use as a predation tool. It's well away from anything that can hold a prey item still (legs, mouth) and it's difficult to get it into position without the potential meal moving off. But as a defensive tool, if you're fleeing something, your most dangerous tool is right where your enemy is coming from, so it's in prime position to get a first strike in! There are exceptions. parasitic wasps use their stings as offensive weaponry. But they're preying on large things like spiders, so getting the sting in a useful position is easier. It's also used only to disable the prey, not to kill it. They then lay eggs inside the live spider, then the larvae hatch out and gradually munch their way through the (still living) host. Some eat their way through the host in a specific order to keep it alive as long as possible. Charming creatures...

@kelvinpaul6840 11 ай бұрын

Monster chub bait love your videos

@barrieneaves6369 11 ай бұрын

Did you try using the nest material on the hook? I've used wasp nest as a hook bait for chub. It works - if you can get it to stay on! I've never tried it for carp though. I used to add wasp nest material into groundbait too. Not sure if it attracted the fish but it boosted my confidence! Where was the lake that you fished?

@paulellam6926 11 ай бұрын

Right lads, I,ve got an idea lets take a Hornet, freeze it and see if a carp will take it off the surface! Absolute legend!

@andrewgreen1940 5 ай бұрын

Wasp grub was once a popular bait.

@williamshirkie9401 11 ай бұрын

It’s made of chewed wood and my grandfather has used wasp grubs for trout fishing for years and years

@thomasburras 11 ай бұрын

Looks like good bait, i wonder if wax worms would work the same.

@mrsexyarpi 11 ай бұрын

One of the best baits,i use them for almost 40 years now ...

@Slikx666 10 ай бұрын

Has anyone told Graeme about the Hornet King on KZfaq? Lots of information. 🤔👍

@michaelbaines2383 11 ай бұрын

Scary stuff 🐝🐝 some people keep the old nests intact and hang them up in the garden. Apparently deters other hornets/wasps setting up a new nest in the garden. Had to get rid of a nest last yr underneath my rose beds. Called someone out though.....not as brave as you

@xszl 11 ай бұрын

a brown paper bag will do that trick too. I always have one in the garage and under the appletree..

@tadhghayden8440 11 ай бұрын

Rice fried hornet grub dinner mmmm delicious! .. delicious....but will those bream be tempted??? Interesting the black and yellow venom warning stripes instinctively apply to carp species as well...maybe a large chub...nice scaled carp..those Are all lavas types of maggots..and vice versa...now there's a thought..

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761 11 ай бұрын

Used to back in the early 90's order wasp larvae through the mail from over there somewhere, I believe they called them euro-larva or something like that. I think it was through a place called Krafty Katcher where i got them from. Come to think of it, I remember ordering some tackle and other things from them that I never did receive, and I had sent them a money order and never got that back either. Oh well, live and learn i reckon.

@LKHNET 11 ай бұрын

The queen's will bunker down ready to hibernate towards the end of summer, beginning of autumn, after mating with male hornets. As the temperature rises in the spring or early summer they'll wake up and look to find somewhere to start a nest. They do this on their own at first, running backwards and forwards looking for decaying timber which they'll chew with their mandibles, which mixes with saliva to create the "paper" to form their nest which is basically a covering of the comb. It is used for protection and to maintain a temperature on the fast developing comb. She will lay a few eggs to begin with, which will hatch out workers which she'll feed herself. The grubs eat insects etc as for their diet, and the hornets actually eat the grubs secretion so one can't survive without the other. When enough workers have hatched, they will look after expanding the nest and feeding the grubs whilst the Queen concentrates purely on egg laying. Towards the end of the season she'll stop laying eggs to produce workers, and start laying both Queen eggs and Male eggs which will eventually start the whole process over again!

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment..There was a mess of gunk on the floor under the nest,I guess " number 2's" from the worker Hornets ??

@LKHNET 11 ай бұрын

@@TAFishingyep! 💩

@guardian786 11 ай бұрын

Shed needs a revamp, Mr. G 😂

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

I have to re-felt the roof at some stage. I bought the shed for £2 when I was about 20,secondhand then,came from a house clearance in Arborfield,I remember it well. Still going strong...well maybe not strong,but its standing.

@hbdz99 11 ай бұрын

I was fishing on the dorset stour the other day and was sat next to a huge hornet nest. Occasionally a dead or injured hornet would float on the surface down the river. Nothing ever touched them!

@amu7499 11 ай бұрын

You don't want to get stung by one of them graham lol. one of the worst stings. Propper old school bait wasp grubs used to be in the 90's for chub, so hard to find and noone use's them anymore. Big edge bait

@tracypaper 10 ай бұрын

To get the bigger Chub hook some of the cake with grubs still in, Dynamite.

@grahamnash9794 11 ай бұрын

I reckon that the fish instinctively know danger signs of seeing the black and yellow stripes of a hornet. Like a horse will react fearfully when it sees an adder. They just know what's not good for them. Check out the fly patterns you use for trout and see if there's a hornet or wasp, or even a bee among them. I think that's why the carp won't take them. I had some rubber hornet grubs once, and couldn't get a bite!! They were a freebee, so I had to give them a go. The stings are still active. Not that being stung by a dead hornet is a choice by the animal ,but more like the reaction of a nettle, the needle can penetrate skin, and venom can flow though it. So you did right handling them with care even when they were dead. The material used for making the nest is wood. No doubt you've seen wasps chewing fence posts, well they take the chewed wood and use it to make that paper like substance and glue it together with spit. Clever stuff, but I still prefer bricks and mortar. Very interesting video. Seen stiff here not seen before in this context. Did Barny Rubble and Fred Flintstone sort out their issues in the end? ... LOL Take care Graeme. TTFN

@DjDolHaus86 11 ай бұрын

I've seen carp take bees and wasps off the surface, I've also caught on black and yellow foam imitation bumble bees. It should be noted that from the fishes point of view (underneath looking up) everything is more or less black when it's silhouetted against the surface

@freddyoutdoors 11 ай бұрын

Wow that's crazy and very interesting well we know the fish don't like a hornet but do like a hornet grub

@F4Insight-uq6nt 11 ай бұрын

Well Wasp Grubs are a well known Bait especially on Rivers. They got banned in Match Fishing. Apparently they not only used the grubs as bait but crushed the nest and added it to a ground bait mix.

@TAFishing 11 ай бұрын

I think they called it "cake"...