I Can't Believe I Caught This Beast at The Last Minute! Biggest of The Year!?

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Жыл бұрын

This session I hit the canal in search of a big fat canal perch to end the prime predator season. I decided to use jerkbaits as the weather is warming up and these predators become more active. The session started off slow, but after a change of location the bites started to come thick and fast with pike after pike slamming into my hard baits. Although this was great fun it wasn't the big perch action I'd be hoping for. After the storm hit a change of location was in order. Would I have time to find a big one?
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@stevemaynard9003 Жыл бұрын

That perch was killed by an otter. I used to own a fishery and lost several big carp, with similar injuries, caused by otters. Otters are on every waterway in England now.

@The_ginger_fisherman Жыл бұрын

Definitely not an otter buddy. I'm 90% sure it was a mink

@stupat3 Жыл бұрын

I remember in the 60,s. In Scotland,there were thousands escaped from the mink fur farms.

@differentfins Жыл бұрын

Here in Canada otters are super common, they can literally clean out a fishing hole. We have mink as well, cute little animals. I have a photo of a mink smelling my feet because there was fish slime on my shoes. Then it went over to my net and grabbed it with its teeth and pulled. The net fell on top of him and it was trapped for a few seconds. So funny.

@CW-wm7up Жыл бұрын

What fishery did u own

@stevemaynard9003 Жыл бұрын

@@CW-wm7up I owned and developed Ashmead Fishery in Somerset for 20 years, where the first 50 lbs carp in the south west was caught. After that I sold to a friend Mark Walsingham, who sold it to the Carp Society about a year ago. I caught a lot of mink in the early days, but otters took over in later years and the seventeen acres had to be fenced to prevent fish been killed by them.

@raydwane9294 Жыл бұрын

Lovely perch Chris and another brilliant video,well done buddy👏

@nollol9460 Жыл бұрын

Glad you got rewarded for being so patient!Congrats mate

@gtingaming716 Жыл бұрын

What a stunning Perch!!! Well done mate!! I wonder how old a warrior fish like that would be.

@derekmay8679 Жыл бұрын

Can never get over just how ferocious little jack pike are lol...They seem to enjoy eating things bigger than them lol...Nature is a truly unique thing... I'd say mink that nibbled that perch.

@r333wall Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning that perch chris. great session.thanks for sharing..

@james.chester.3568 Жыл бұрын

Nice perch Chris and that first pike was a good en too loving the content

@theabandonedhunter3604 Жыл бұрын

What a Perch, awesome catch 🎣

@TessTickles00 Жыл бұрын

Mate, you are the best UK lure fisherman on KZfaq.

@Codeagles1 Жыл бұрын

Really learnt a lot from your videos thank you for sharing

@pieduckman Жыл бұрын

Great video, as always. lovely catch

@danhall3200 Жыл бұрын

That perch 😍 I'm still a few ounces short of my dream 3... I'd say most likely a mink. they'll have been breeding/mating and anything partially eaten is usually the sign of a meal being interrupted by another mink, one not looking for food.

@deedontworry Жыл бұрын

It's kinda pike day! 😅🤘 Great job on managing that 3lb perch Chris! 💥✊

@TheBudgie29 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Perch to end the season with Chris.

@petercalthorpe7966 Жыл бұрын

G'day Chris , absolute awesome Pike and Perch welldone mate . Good Olde uk weather , you should buy a pack a mac and keep it in your back pack. Great session again, all the best form down under mate. 👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@philiptheman892 Жыл бұрын

Really nice perch mate, good stuff 👍👍

@AndyJackson-bg9hs Жыл бұрын

Nice fish! 😮 great angling as always!

@emielbech6886 Жыл бұрын

I felt that! Losing your lure to the trees is the worst, but it could probably be worse, if you are fishing and you catch nothing, feels no bites and there are no fish active that must be worse, but if you catch nothing at least you've had the day outside at the water. I find every little water hole, stream lake or sea doesn't matter water is amazing and the fish in them even more amazing.

@Bart5800 Жыл бұрын

Cracking perch that mate, what a fish to end on!👍🏻

@robertmansell3667 Жыл бұрын

Great session Chris,I like to see that im not alone in losing tackle to snags 😏hate that feeling,that Perch though😮

@akwamarsunzal Жыл бұрын

What a stunning perch! Well done that man! Used to love catching perch, none in the waters I fish now! Never hit a 3lb so jealous but nice one!

@wychwoodmcduff7957 Жыл бұрын

What a fish! 😮 I reckon it was a mink that had that perch. Cracking video as always.

@BeardMeetsBeers Жыл бұрын

What a session Chris! 👏 Although now I'm secretly jealous that I'm not on the bank with the last few hours of sun

@kikogarcia2293 Жыл бұрын

Un verdadero espectáculo, enhorabuena por las capturas y siempre captura y suelta un saludo 🤠👍

@chrisgolfer7528 Жыл бұрын

Well done Chris, what a great stonker to finish the session with, well done.

@differentfins Жыл бұрын

Cheers from Canada! I am actually eating some perch for lunch right now while watching this. Our perch dont quite get as big as the European variety but they taste great!

@stewartevans9753 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that! What a monster Perch

@anotherangleUK Жыл бұрын

Cracking Perch, well done Chris.

@stevebarley8413 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely cracking perch well done

@mrskint55 Жыл бұрын

What a nice session you had well done.

@oskariperala1933 Жыл бұрын

You're such a positive and versatile when it comes to your fishing techniques. I'm just wondering: do you ever take fish for food or are you just catch and release? Greetings from Finland! Is there any waters that holds zander?

@cliffdixon6422 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done Chris! Cracking Perch, we have a few that size in a local river near me in West London, would be happy to put you on them if you are ever down in 'the smoke'

@tonyross7376 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff Chris. what a butey of a perch 🐟

@nigelsmith3144 Жыл бұрын

Always such great content!

@delgoldthorpe4005 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful fish mate ,really nice to see someone , you know, actually weigh it too :) That dead fish with the gills eaten....Otter for sure! Seen them do that exact same thing numerous times with numerous fish species....eat the gills and head and leave the whole rest of the fish. Great vid.

@chopperhehehe Жыл бұрын

Cracking days fishing and what an ending .Big perch 👏👏👏 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️👍

@Dannny1067 Жыл бұрын

that release shot of the 3lbs perch is epic. Especially with showing that sick tattoo on your wrist

@mad_max_fishing Жыл бұрын

Would you be open to making a video about how to work/retrieve different types of lures?

@paulharris6886 Жыл бұрын

Otter Chris. Same problem in my area. They’re everywhere now and love to feast on the gills

@Fish4san Жыл бұрын

Epic angling Sir! Loving the content 👍

@differentfins Жыл бұрын

"Run Forrest" 😂, I would love to feel some rain. April 4th and we are still buried in snow, another 25cm of snow falling the next 2 days. So depressing! (In Canada by the way)

@allanmarshall4582 Жыл бұрын

Great catch, hope I copy that tomorrow. Perch fishing

@foylad4862 Жыл бұрын

That's the biggest perch i have seen out of a british canal. Good job mate

@justluvfishinguk Жыл бұрын

Awesome buddy .. amazing fish session…

@itspdw9506 Жыл бұрын

Great catches, well done!

@keithleivers4061 Жыл бұрын

Its rainin perch ..halleluja !! Clonkin fish Chris 😊

@kaurfuks8460 Жыл бұрын

really nice fish love the content from you. I also want to be like catching bigger perch what know do u use for fluro leader to swivel or bait?

@darrenrodd. Жыл бұрын

Great days fishing 🎣 👍

@tonycamplin8607 Жыл бұрын

A great session with those pike, in all my 75 years of fishing I've never seen so many pike caught in such a short time. I can't get used to plugs being called crank baits, when did their name change? Also a nice bonus perch.

@thomasharrison72 Жыл бұрын

Cracking Perch, sounds like the bearings are going on your baitcaster

@davidbamber6795 Жыл бұрын

What a way to end the season, better than my day today with yet another blank for carp

@tamasmarton7760 Жыл бұрын

You're the best keep going 💪❤

@yilmazuncu1 Жыл бұрын

what a beautifull fishing day . Well done.

@jamesatkinsfishing Жыл бұрын

brilliant perch at the end Chris well done thank you

@TeijoOjanen Жыл бұрын

Snygg abborre. Bra jobbat.👍👍👍

@trevorcornes1056 Жыл бұрын

Some nice pike Chris but that perch was something special. Nice one 👍 . I Think that was a mink that had that perch ☹️

@Bo88y22 Жыл бұрын

Great session.👍

@gymbruh1824 Жыл бұрын

My red letter pike day was in side ways rain and strong winds,, they love it

@kevinfisher7142 Жыл бұрын

Its got to be a otter mate, thats one hell of a big perch well done.

@oldsmugglerflyfishing Жыл бұрын

That was a beast!

@christopherproctor3886 Жыл бұрын

What a huge perch nice one 😂

@skateboardingjesus4006 Жыл бұрын

That dead perch very likely got hit by a heron, but had just enough strength and weight to get away, sans it's gills. I've watched the herons at the end of my garden do something very similar. With small fish they'll spear any part of the body, but with larger specimens they nearly always go for the head area.

@johndyer9232 Жыл бұрын

In the US otter do that. I would have never thought of heron, but that makes sense.

@jimballantine4408 Жыл бұрын

No way a heron would nibble a fish's gills. Whatever it was it was a mammal. That's shows the fish are in plentiful supply. (Good!). The predator can nibble the juice y bits and not all the risky boney bits which they would do if food were short. Imagine being at an all you can eat buffet. You don't bother with the messy tricky boney bits do you?

@skateboardingjesus4006 Жыл бұрын

@@jimballantine4408 What on Earth are you rambling on about? Nobody said anything about nibbling. I've personally seen exactly what herons can do, on a very regular basis, given I have two resident at the bottom of my garden and watch them every day. This isn't definitive proof, just very high probability. And saying "whatever it was it was a mammal" is a contradiction in terms.

@GIBBO4182 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful specimen! 🎣

@bikerslovecurvessr9609 Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris beautiful perch fella. Can I ask a question about glasses. What do you use and then the lense colour. What’s the difference between dark or yellow I’m guessing weather ? Thanks and keep the vids coming 👍🏻

@johndyer9232 Жыл бұрын

That perch looks like otter, but since you don’t have them there I’d go with the mink.

@aaronrushton1 Жыл бұрын

Hi mate long time watcher of your vids. Ive recently found a little urban canal rhat is very shallow, mostly less than 1m deep. It has very few pike but i can see them cruising sometimes. Ive had a few follows but the fish are very spooky. I know you really specialise in this kind of fishing, how do you sightcast pike without spooking them and what lures do you recommend?

@jammersalaw421 Жыл бұрын

You carnt beat a big perch though theres something kinda special about them i think propper old warriors they just look the part great content as always laddy 👍🏻

@silksdetailing Жыл бұрын

Brilliant fishing

@josephscott4997 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video

@williammallender8391 Жыл бұрын

well done -good video

@neilhalley8897 Жыл бұрын

Great perch.

@StourSpecimen Жыл бұрын

cracking perch

@jiridolezel413 Жыл бұрын

I wish I had such lovely places for fishing in here... Generally, it is really hard to catch pike, perch in my area.

@erichunt3391 Жыл бұрын

good feed big perch,callem red fin in australia,just reat for the barby

@65LB Жыл бұрын

Stunning fish! Gravid female?

@backupintheday9710 Жыл бұрын

Quality Fish in great condition.

@scottrankin7759 Жыл бұрын

Chris what go pro do you use mate for the first person view?

@liamscully2647 Жыл бұрын

He did well to run in the rain without snagging on everythin in his vicinity that happens to me when I even walk a little too fast

@ibraheemali9541 Жыл бұрын

nice content subscribed after watching lure vs bait challenge with fish with carl

@corylaw4727 Жыл бұрын

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿your a legend

@George-of8ib Жыл бұрын

When you’re fishing for perch what trace do you use? If it’s fluorocarbon what diameter do you use? I tend to use wire just incase I hook any pike and I’m sure I’m deterring the perch because of this.

@kodiwtf Жыл бұрын

what sort of line are you using, seems pike always bite through or break fluro from my experience

@connorlewis5486 Жыл бұрын

What set up is that cause I’m after a perch set up hit 20+ pike but don’t really fish for perch but they look fun

@OnTheBait Жыл бұрын

Does the canals not have a closed season? Thought all water ways shut for spawning until June 15th?

@joshuadenness5920 Жыл бұрын

What should be stronger, trace or mainline? Just new to pike fishing.

@richthequick1651 Жыл бұрын

I’m from Canada huge fan we have jumbo yellow perch what type of is that in your video

@ashlleyy1990 Жыл бұрын

my right ear loved the music for a second there

@MrMatt30987 Жыл бұрын

Do you not rest pike when releasing to the canal? Or is that done in your net off camera? (The bigger ones like the second)

@Caleb_Mercea Жыл бұрын

I wish I had a river near my place where I could catch pike non-stop!

@JunglistSolJah84 Жыл бұрын

Think the Ginger needs to make or invest in a Lure Retriever! Or use split ring with lower breaking than mainline and leader, then youll only be losing hook and split ring.