In reply to Post #14
Me too!

I'm a Hearn fan boy and like all of his stuff. This was the poorest offering from the recent stream of his esp films still stayed to the end though.

It was absolutely rubbish. You just cannot make a story from floater fishing.

In reply to Post #17
You can't keep regurgitating the same old crap, too many out there these days playing the same old ****.

Bring back Kevin Ellis

In reply to Post #19
seems to be normal in other parts of he forum.

In reply to Post #1
Excellent watch as always. Never lose sight of the fact that these videos are free. I can't help thinking people assume they owe us something. Okay they always have a certain amount of "buy our stuff" but they are always beautifully filmed.

In reply to Post #18
It looked like it was a bit of a botch job, some old footage pasted together to make some "fresh" content.
Nothing epic, but it was still enjoyable though.

In reply to Post #22
I've watched about 15 mins of it so far and finding it a bit boring. Will go back and watch the rest but not the most entertaining or gripping of stories (as said it's more a collection of short stories rather than the normal campaign type video and suffers as a result imo)

i might be the only one who doesnt find floater fishing for carp at all interesting anyway, whether watching or doing it myelf

In reply to Post #24
Neither do I, haven't been arsed with it since the 80s. Set myself a target back then of a 20 off the top, did it late 80s and I think I've only had one more go since then.

In reply to Post #25
Have to agree floater fishing does require a certain amount of effort. Usually in whether when all we feel like doing is seek shade and sit down for a bit. Used to enjoy it more in my younger years when I was far more tolerant of the heat and the only thing you had to worry about was the odd duck pestering you. Went out for the day earlier this year in the Peak of the heat wave we was experiencing to try my had at getting one of the top. Within a couple of hours of trying to fend of anything that flew it seemed within a five mile radius. I gave up and settled for a bit of bottom bait fishing. Far more civilised..

In reply to Post #24
If it wasn't for ducks and seagulls I'd do plenty more floater fishing, at times the fish are real suckers for it, and you can also target/pick out the odd better fish. It still needs some finesse though, and stick float control skills are invaluable.
The Orange fish from Christchurch.

In reply to Post #27
Decent fish that from what was a top water back in the day 👍

In reply to Post #27
lovely fish

Something else that has become a forgotten art as unlike the majority of carp anglers, ( ), you have to work at it instead of just slinging your 3oz lead out with a Turbo German rig.

I used to love floater fishing, trying to be quiet enough and get them feeding close enough to be able to freeline a dog biscuits and catch.
I have been lucky enough to catch a few 20lb'ers off the top, although I'm not sure whether it's sad enough or memorable enough that I can remember them so specifically.
Earith, 21lb mirror, the only fish I caught twice, hooked just over the weedy margins, Nazeing Meads Brackens, 22lb male, the day they started spawning where I had flicked the line over a Lily leaf to slow down the drift in the wind.
Hintlesham, 6lb line and a 20lb golden Ghost freelined.

I've never been as good as the likes of Terry Hearn or Dave Lane with anchored baits, and I've seen Dave Lane catch at Suffolk Water Park from peg 1 when the wind was pushing into the end and bay.