Sneaky seal; that one clearly decided to work smarter, and let you both do all the heavy lifting! 😆🦭🐟 A couple of lovely fat mackerel, and that ling was nice; not the biggest in the sea, but plenty big enough for the table, or to share. And those itty-bitty pollocks earlier on were oddly adorable! 😊
Beautiful day out on the sea and 2 mates fishing together 🎣 can't beat it When i fish with my mates even though we don't say it there's always a competitive edge to the day . Makes you concentrate and think about how your fishing Nice ling for the table Take care John Jason
It's nice seeing you John catching the ling. In Atlantic City, we have a lot of very small lings, which shave us the bait (blood worms). BTW very expensive. You can imagine how frustrated we get. 😅. We keep bigger once as the are very tasty and there aren't restrictions on lings. Years ago they infested a long strip of NJ coast in millions. I've been busy to watch this episode today. Thanks.
Bank holiday weekend, stunning weather, and the in laws decide to spring a “surprise” visit on us! Possibly the one and only negative to relocating to Cornwall, her family and their pleasant “surprise” visits!!! Great to see someone was catching, though! 😁
@@bobhope3817 We actually didn't need the dogs, our other lil' cutie "pets" put in a surprise appearance as my misses was showing sister-in-law our lovely garden. Sister-in-law never moved so fast in her entire life and nearly took me out as she ran past in her blind panicked state! And to think, I've been putting down poison for them. Yep, sister-in-law is scared of dogs, paddling in the sea as there might be fish near her, doesn't like sand between her toes, terrified of heights, crowds, small spaces, strong wind, thunder and lightening, and all and any insects. Oh, and rats. She is absolutely, definitely, resolutely, petrified of rats. Rats who adore our dry stone wall surrounded garden and the abundant bird food which falls from our numerous bird feeders. Mind you, the misses did say the wee fellow who put in an appearance looked like a cross between a rat and a pit bull! 😆 😅 😂 🤣
What a great day's fishing and advertisement for Cornwall. I'm really pleased that the handles on your new setup are on the "proper " side. All my multipliers were left hand wind ones, I never learnt how to wind with my right hand.
We've certainly had some great weather for it mate, that looked like a lovely day out on the boat, shame your mate lost his ling, a couple of nice fish to take home though, very nice, see you in the next one John
Great day on the water with a variety of fish caught. Keep up the informative videos because some of us old fishermen learn a thing or two along the way. Thanks for taking the time creating and sharing your videos. Santa Maria, California
Here on Cape Cod, USA, the seal numbers started exploding some time after 2000 due to protection. It got hard to bring a bass in either surf or boat fishing, because the seals would just wait and rob every fish. And then, of course, the great whites started to come in after the seals, and beach closings became common. They blamed the sharks on climate change, but it was actually the success of the Marine Mammal act that started it all.
Hi John , catching up on social media, been away for half term !! Busy one this one, had it all , hungry seals, lovely ling fillets for the freezer and the stunning ballan wrasse,looked great out there for most of it, appreciate your efforts as always 👍🏼👍🏼
A very enjoyable video John.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 What a great day out for you and your friend. Plenty of fish of mixed species🎣🎣🎣🎣. Some great advice for boat fishing.🧑🎓 Thank you for allowing us to share your session on a lovely day.👍 Take care and stay safe.😷
Thanks for sharing a great day out. And what a fabulous 1st Ballan that was. Would grace a tropical fish tank any day 🙂 (but better returned to our seas)
In port Mellon with the wife and kids seen the dolphins been bass fishing from the beach caught nothing but sea weed but still having a great time. Great content as usual bud thanks 👍
Great little session you both had there John, seals do make it a bit tricky, they sure ain't stupid. The weather is being kind at the moment. Enjoyed watching. All the best to you both.
Awesome video again John, nothing better than fishing with mates or family some nice fish & what a awesome looking day. Happy catching from AUSTRALIA Nick
Another great video thanks mate. Beautiful Balan Wrasse!! Love the colours. Shame about the seal being a bit of a nuisance!! All the best mate. Graham 👍👍🐟🐟
Absolutely, back then we seldom used rods, very hit & miss, paper seascribe sounder, visual marks only, how things have changed, my last boat was in Fowey the height of electronics at the time, Lowrence sounder & navstar nav for Decca. look forward every week, thanks...!
Well that looked to be an awful lot of fun out there with your friend & you both had a pretty productive day. Very relaxing, very informative video, as always my friend. Thanks for sharing, it was good to catch up with you again, I wish it could be more frequent but that is how it is now with looking after my wife. It is complicated greatly by my disabilities bt that is what life has dished up for us. Greetings to Hannah & the family. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
Looked like a good day out on the water John. As for the Wrasse helping out at the salmon farms helping the eco system, just get rid of the salmon farms and that would be much better for the eco system, they are everywhere up the west coast, them and the Scallop dredgers.
Hey love your videos dude, i live in cornwall in the newlyn area and been doing alot of pier fishing, your videos have really helped me alot lately! Great content, your a legend man👊🏼❤️
Yeah I’m not a novice at this but considering how much bait fish and larger prey you guys were hauling out it’s a surprise that’s all strange behaviour
I usually leave when the seals show up, to bad theres a lot of them on the swedish west coast, and no predators to keep the numbers down, on a 20min trip i can count 3-10 seals. luckily, so far none of them have taken any fish from me.
@@TheFishLocker Hehe, that would put me halfway to Denmark, i aint doing that in a 15", 20hp 2-stroke😂 5-6NM brings me outside of the last rocks and on to the open sea. BTW i looked it up, we have something like 20k common seals on the west coast, British isles have some where about 35k, mostly up north. (sound like im trying to start a competition, but im not)
I completely agree with you on the topic with seals they really annoy me when I’m fishing I call them seafox’s as they only eat one fish and take bites out of everything else
@@TheFishLocker I've found them great for benthic species, but not so good for the pollock and bass (although I have had both on them). I keep them in the bottom 6 feet, wait for the tip to show you the bite, let it develop (they're eating up the trailer!) and simply load the rod - no need to strike. The small assists do a remarkable job! I'm sure if I drop one on a John Dory it'll inhale it!
What's crazy is the hog fish of the western Atlantic is a tasty much sought after meal. Often referred to as a Hog Snapper, it is ,actually, a Wrasse. Crazy differences between cousins!
That was one hell of a wrasse!!!😀 I am sure that you've covered it, but do you ever eat mackerel? Fresh as a very fresh thing - grilled - a tiny splash of soy sauce - amazingly good eating. Beaten by grilled Cornish sardines, at least as fresh, no sauce, just some salad and crusty bread. Simple food was never so good!!
Nice vid John, would be class fishing with you. I was down Anglesey with my brother yesterday, had a brilliant day despite not catching much. I had a strip of mackeral on float down on the rocks close in for wrass, whilst launching feathers out with the main rod 👍
@@TheFishLocker I'll do that and in return, let you know the trouble I had with some scouse smooth hound. Give you a clue - they look like tiny plaice.
A couple of questions for you. 1 what kind of boat do you have. 2 what certificates or licenses do you need to use the boat and 3 how do you know what traces do you know what to use. A very novice fisher
There is something so relaxing about watching two men happily fishing. I think I enjoy it almost as much as you. Thank you 😀👍😀
There is a deep calming pleasure with it isn’t there.
@@TheFishLocker aS USUAL VERY CALMING THANKS
Can't beat a bit of Fish locker therapy on a Sunday evening, Thank you John,
Glad you enjoyed joining us mate.
Thank You again for a wonderful experience
And my Sunday is complete. Cheers John!
Any time bud.
The seal popped his head up with Ling to thank you for his lunch. He's no dummy.
The Master at work. Love it! Thank you John.
My pleasure mate.
Wonderful days fishing and a few fish for your tea, can’t beat it
Win win. 👍🏻🎣
another goodun, well done John😊
Cheers bud.
Cracking upload as always! Fantastic to watch every time!
Thank you for the video! They're good for the soul🔱
Great weather, fish are biting, and with a friend Can't ask for anything more.
Doesn’t get much better does it
Don’t force it, enjoy it - best words I ever got told. Bit hard with a clonker on the end though 😂
Haha.
What a beautiful day out!! Happy to see you guys fishing and relaxing. I enjoy all these videos, keep it up!
Thank you very much. 😊🎣
Love the idea of eco parasite cleaning. Bet that seal loved your fish, lol. Great education again for us all John.
He was really testing my patience!!!
@@TheFishLocker 🤣
Now that looks like my kind of rod. Only just at the wrasse but what a fish. Thanks for another video 🎉
My pleasure bud. 👍🏻🎣
This video was a joy to watch.
Thank you John.
Sneaky seal; that one clearly decided to work smarter, and let you both do all the heavy lifting! 😆🦭🐟 A couple of lovely fat mackerel, and that ling was nice; not the biggest in the sea, but plenty big enough for the table, or to share. And those itty-bitty pollocks earlier on were oddly adorable! 😊
We did manage to get one Ling past him thankfully.
Thanks for the table/ecological info on the Rass, most interesting to the uninatiated.
My pleasure Nigel.
Beautiful day out on the sea and 2 mates fishing together 🎣 can't beat it
When i fish with my mates even though we don't say it there's always a competitive edge to the day . Makes you concentrate and think about how your fishing
Nice ling for the table
Take care John
Jason
Haha. You wouldn’t be mates if there wasn’t 🤣🤣🤣
Loved the video John nothing better than 2 friends fishing on such a beautiful day 😊and catching lots of fish 🐠
Thank you Dawn. We had a wonderful time. 😊👍🏻
It's nice seeing you John catching the ling. In Atlantic City, we have a lot of very small lings, which shave us the bait (blood worms). BTW very expensive. You can imagine how frustrated we get. 😅. We keep bigger once as the are very tasty and there aren't restrictions on lings. Years ago they infested a long strip of NJ coast in millions. I've been busy to watch this episode today. Thanks.
Great commentary, informative &
a sense of you know what your talking about, a pleasure to watch many thanks.
It is our pleasure Alan. 😊👍🏻
That weather! 😎 ,Wow !! Nice one John 🏴👍
Thanks Phil.
Your vids are so relaxing John.
Thank you very much. 😊👍🏻
It was like being there, loved every minute and listening to your knowledge of the ocean.
I am glad you enjoyed joining us Tony. 😊👍🏻
An excellent watch. Spot on. Thanks very much.
My pleasure Carl.
Thank you John, just dropped my mate at airport, so catch up. Hope all is good with the family, greetings from Cyprus. 🐟🐟🐟🐟👍👍
Thank you Jacqui, have a lovely day.
Bank holiday weekend, stunning weather, and the in laws decide to spring a “surprise” visit on us!
Possibly the one and only negative to relocating to Cornwall, her family and their pleasant “surprise” visits!!!
Great to see someone was catching, though! 😁
That’s usually a good time to go to the shed to check the fishing gear. 😉
Mother in law song I wrote many years ago contained the line…
🎵If she’s sarcastic or bombastic rub some chilli on her knicker elastic…. 🎵
😀😀
The shed is a great panic room to escape.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Get 2 big dogs keeps mine away
@@bobhope3817 We actually didn't need the dogs, our other lil' cutie "pets" put in a surprise appearance as my misses was showing sister-in-law our lovely garden. Sister-in-law never moved so fast in her entire life and nearly took me out as she ran past in her blind panicked state! And to think, I've been putting down poison for them. Yep, sister-in-law is scared of dogs, paddling in the sea as there might be fish near her, doesn't like sand between her toes, terrified of heights, crowds, small spaces, strong wind, thunder and lightening, and all and any insects. Oh, and rats. She is absolutely, definitely, resolutely, petrified of rats. Rats who adore our dry stone wall surrounded garden and the abundant bird food which falls from our numerous bird feeders. Mind you, the misses did say the wee fellow who put in an appearance looked like a cross between a rat and a pit bull! 😆 😅 😂 🤣
I was thinking im glad theres 2 of you as its easier to get that seal on board when the mackerel bait turns into ling bait turns into seal supper .
Haha.
What a beautiful Wrasse!
that one was to pretty to eat! :)
They are stunners aren’t they.
What a great day's fishing and advertisement for Cornwall. I'm really pleased that the handles on your new setup are on the "proper " side. All my multipliers were left hand wind ones, I never learnt how to wind with my right hand.
The reason is baitcaster are practically spinning gear. So I fish it like I would a fixed spool.
The noodle rod looked like great fun.
It really was.
Very nice wrasse jon ,
Thanks mate.
We've certainly had some great weather for it mate, that looked like a lovely day out on the boat, shame your mate lost his ling, a couple of nice fish to take home though, very nice, see you in the next one John
It has been a beautiful few days hasnt it. 😊👍🏻🎣
On my way down tomorrow can’t wait
Nice weather for it 😊👍🏻
Top marks again john nice fishing nice weather nice fish nasty seal Crack on
Cheers Barry.
Greta wrasse mate 🙌
Thank you.
Beautiful day on the Water!
It certainly was.
Great day on the water with a variety of fish caught. Keep up the informative videos because some of us old fishermen learn a thing or two along the way. Thanks for taking the time creating and sharing your videos. Santa Maria, California
Every day is a school day mate. 😊👍🏻
Great vid again John,what a load of Pollock's 😂
Thanks bud.
Here on Cape Cod, USA, the seal numbers started exploding some time after 2000 due to protection. It got hard to bring a bass in either surf or boat fishing, because the seals would just wait and rob every fish. And then, of course, the great whites started to come in after the seals, and beach closings became common. They blamed the sharks on climate change, but it was actually the success of the Marine Mammal act that started it all.
I am aware of it Jon, it is a case that I reference when I talk to people about the U.K. problem.
Just another ecological conundrum that man is ill-equipped to handle.
Unintended consequences.
Hi John , catching up on social media, been away for half term !!
Busy one this one, had it all , hungry seals, lovely ling fillets for the freezer and the stunning ballan wrasse,looked great out there for most of it, appreciate your efforts as always 👍🏼👍🏼
That looked a top days fishing. Lots of fish lovely day 👍👍👍👍
We had a blast!!!
Still love the content of your videos I tend to let your videos build then I binge watch them. I've learnt a lot from you 👍👍👍👍
However works for you. 😊👍🏻🎣
A very enjoyable video John.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
What a great day out for you and your friend. Plenty of fish of mixed species🎣🎣🎣🎣.
Some great advice for boat fishing.🧑🎓
Thank you for allowing us to share your session on a lovely day.👍
Take care and stay safe.😷
It is our pleasure Ian. Have a good one bud. 👍🏻🎣
Ive said it before and i'll say it again,we really do live in a beautiful part of the world
It’s not hard to see why we love it is it? 😊💙
All the fish in that bay know your names now...😂
Thanks for sharing a great day out. And what a fabulous 1st Ballan that was. Would grace a tropical fish tank any day 🙂 (but better returned to our seas)
It was a beautiful fish wasnt it!!
Brilliant, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure
Nice Ling !! Good show as always, I take it your mate is a bit of a Newby to boat fishing,he done OK,keep them coming John....Tight Lines!!!
We all start out knowing nothing mate. Every day is a school day. 😊👍🏻
And he couldn't wish for a better person to teach him how to do it right......... ❤
Awesome video. When the weather is calm like that I take my boat 50+ miles offshore from Tampa. That the only we get into 120+ foot of water .
A flat day and a good run like that is fun. Here we get 150ft within 1 mile here
It’s so shallow here in the gulf, but we do have a nice fishery.
In port Mellon with the wife and kids seen the dolphins been bass fishing from the beach caught nothing but sea weed but still having a great time. Great content as usual bud thanks 👍
I hope you all have a wonderful time.
Loads of pollock. Great video John!
Pollack* 😉
I saw that you'd posted, so I made a picnic and came along 😀 Great footage and action. Thank you 😀
I hope you enjoy joining us Andy.
Great little session you both had there John, seals do make it a bit tricky, they sure ain't stupid. The weather is being kind at the moment. Enjoyed watching. All the best to you both.
The weather is wonderful at the minute isn’t it. 😊👍🏻
Awesome video again John, nothing better than fishing with mates or family some nice fish & what a awesome looking day. Happy catching from AUSTRALIA Nick
Thanks Nick. 😊👍🏻
Another cracking session and lovely conditions love it mate
Thanks mate. 👍🏻🎣
Great vid.
Thank you.
Nice one mate, can’t beat a nice day out fishing 🎣, take care 👍👍👍
On a good day it’s hard to beat. 😉🎣
Another great video thanks mate. Beautiful Balan Wrasse!! Love the colours. Shame about the seal being a bit of a nuisance!! All the best mate. Graham 👍👍🐟🐟
Thanks mate. Aye he was being a real nuisance.
OMG How many fish did you catch 😳. 👏👏👍👍
We had a good day. 😊👍🏻
Absolutely, back then we seldom used rods, very hit & miss, paper seascribe sounder, visual marks only, how things have changed, my last boat was in Fowey the height of electronics at the time, Lowrence sounder & navstar nav for Decca. look forward every week, thanks...!
It truly is amazing how far marine electronics have advanced isn’t it!!
@@TheFishLocker Yep certainly is John, a weekly trip down memory lane for me here in the South of France, heres to next week with local wine...!
Forgot to mention, back then Rodney Bewes used to join us...useless git, he had a place in Cadgwith..;
I never had a lot of luck on the Lizard, mind you that was many years ago, a long days steaming from Falmouth with a slow crabber.
Yeah. A lot has to be said for the angler too. 😉🤣
Well that looked to be an awful lot of fun out there with your friend & you both had a pretty productive day. Very relaxing, very informative video, as always my friend. Thanks for sharing, it was good to catch up with you again, I wish it could be more frequent but that is how it is now with looking after my wife. It is complicated greatly by my disabilities bt that is what life has dished up for us. Greetings to Hannah & the family. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
Best wishes to you and your good lady mate.
Brilliant content, as always.
Thank you sir.
Decent sesh apart from the seal spoiling the ling fishing lol pesky seals 😊
Very frustrating
Looked like a good day out on the water John.
As for the Wrasse helping out at the salmon farms helping the eco system, just get rid of the salmon farms and that would be much better for the eco system, they are everywhere up the west coast, them and the Scallop dredgers.
If you think I was advocating Salmon farms you missed the point.
@@TheFishLocker I didn't you would for a minute. Apologies for any potential offence, you're way to eco conscious to approve of that carry on.
Good to see you teaching a complete novice.... without help some anglers struggle for years.
We all start out knowing nothing. 😉👍🏻
Hi John another great day out m8, Tel G
That was painful...put a BEND in the rod!! Lol.
Lessons were learned. 😊👍🏻
Awesome thanks biggie fan of your channel
Thank you John.
Not sure how u feel about seal culling but we have loads in norfolf . It's delicate subject
If we aren’t going to cull them we need to stop taking in sick starving ones and releasing them.
@@TheFishLocker totally agree let nature take its course
Nice fishing lads ,well done ✔️
Cheers bud. 😊👍🏻
That first ling had a juicy conger or ling bite on its back end
Yes
26.55 talk about the deep blue. Looking at it, with the two you fishing…. You do look minuscule .😊
Like specks of dust
💯% good fishing time 🍀😉👍
😊🎣
It''s about time you pulled your fleet pots out for us
I’ll decide. 🤣
Hey love your videos dude, i live in cornwall in the newlyn area and been doing alot of pier fishing, your videos have really helped me alot lately! Great content, your a legend man👊🏼❤️
I am glad the videos have helped you mate. 😊👍🏻
Great video John don’t know why I was surprised to see a seal so off shore but you learn something everyday
They do that when there isn’t sufficient food for them inshore in their usual area.
Yeah I’m not a novice at this but considering how much bait fish and larger prey you guys were hauling out it’s a surprise that’s all strange behaviour
That was glorious
Stunner of a day wasn’t it.
@@TheFishLocker amazing, the jealousy has bought tears to my eyes
Right hand cast with a left hand reel good man! For me it only makes sense.
Agreed
Great day out 👍🏻👍🏻, wish your buddy had landed that ling though , Iooked like a good one
He’ll get the next one. 😊🎣
I usually leave when the seals show up, to bad theres a lot of them on the swedish west coast, and no predators to keep the numbers down, on a 20min trip i can count 3-10 seals.
luckily, so far none of them have taken any fish from me.
We had steamed for 20 miles to get to the wreck.
@@TheFishLocker Hehe, that would put me halfway to Denmark, i aint doing that in a 15", 20hp 2-stroke😂
5-6NM brings me outside of the last rocks and on to the open sea.
BTW i looked it up, we have something like 20k common seals on the west coast, British isles have some where about 35k, mostly up north.
(sound like im trying to start a competition, but im not)
I completely agree with you on the topic with seals they really annoy me when I’m fishing I call them seafox’s as they only eat one fish and take bites out of everything else
You want to try tai rubber (kabura) lures to match the rod and reel set up John - they're great and so simple to use!
I have some, but find in the kelp they are a little too expensive to lose. 🤣
@@TheFishLocker I've found them great for benthic species, but not so good for the pollock and bass (although I have had both on them). I keep them in the bottom 6 feet, wait for the tip to show you the bite, let it develop (they're eating up the trailer!) and simply load the rod - no need to strike. The small assists do a remarkable job! I'm sure if I drop one on a John Dory it'll inhale it!
@@HCH9990 - I agree. I have fished them with great effect in areas where rock meets sand or in deeper water to avoid the kelp.
Great vid john
Cheers bud.
Fantastic video mate
Thanks Henry.
The wrasse species that I am accustomed to fishing are known to be crustacean eaters. Never new them to be parasite cleaners!
They eat all manner of small invertebrates
Nice one.
Thanks mate.
..Been beauty at mo matey! Tried to look out for you from the cliffs o 'church cove'
Yesterday...few beers later 🍺😉😴
Brilliant fishin..right on 😎
It’s been stunning lately hasn’t it mate.
What's crazy is the hog fish of the western Atlantic is a tasty much sought after meal. Often referred to as a Hog Snapper, it is ,actually, a Wrasse. Crazy differences between cousins!
I have caught them and they are very similar
Nice days work there John. Pity the seals ruined the Ling fishing for you but never mind there's always another day.
Aye mate.
Those seals have more rights to the fish than the frogs!😉
You don’t see the French fishing that tight inshore or on the wrecks.
That was one hell of a wrasse!!!😀
I am sure that you've covered it, but do you ever eat mackerel?
Fresh as a very fresh thing - grilled - a tiny splash of soy sauce - amazingly good eating. Beaten by grilled Cornish sardines, at least as fresh, no sauce, just some salad and crusty bread.
Simple food was never so good!!
Best thing to do is look in the catch and cook playlist. 😉
I look forward to your fame as a fishing educator one day mate! Oh and you found an Earth-ling!!
We are simply sharing what we know and love doing. 😊👍🏻
nice 1
Nice vid John, would be class fishing with you. I was down Anglesey with my brother yesterday, had a brilliant day despite not catching much. I had a strip of mackeral on float down on the rocks close in for wrass, whilst launching feathers out with the main rod 👍
That’s a fair plan to do it mate. Good on you both for getting out there.
@@TheFishLocker inspired by yourself mate, thank you 👍
The beauty of the new rod is everything you catch feels like Moby Dick on the hook! 😂
Haha. It does land the good ones too though.
Dropping in with the first post of the day. Great session / unlucky [delete as appropriate- im sill watching you get bait]
Let me know what you think about the problem we had on the wrecks 😉
@@TheFishLocker I'll do that and in return, let you know the trouble I had with some scouse smooth hound. Give you a clue - they look like tiny plaice.
A couple of questions for you. 1 what kind of boat do you have. 2 what certificates or licenses do you need to use the boat and 3 how do you know what traces do you know what to use. A very novice fisher