How to Set up a Float for Rock Fishing: a GREAT way to fish!

Minimize snags and catch quality eating fish. Using a float is a highly effective way to fish off the rocks. Roger Osborne shows you everything about float fishing off the rocks.
Learn how to catch all sorts of species! I'll show you everything I do when I'm fishing off the rocks using a float 🐟✅

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All the best with your fishing!
Roger

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[fatmanwookie]

Good to see he's wearing a vest as well not to many rock fishermen do thanks for the great advice

[nassiq]

Roger, you have done it again, it was only today I was researching using floats of the rocks and here you are!

[craigwhite]

Great to watch another video, and I compliment you and your viewers on the open and friendly interaction

[SoBoring]

If you mix a little sand in your bread burly mix it gets it under the water quicker and the birds don’t pinch as much.

[lumikiewalker]

My Great Grandmother used to make a simple dough and use that as bait whenever she went down to the creek on her handline and always caught plenty of Bream. Couldnt help but think of her when watching your rock fishing video. Love your content and ive been taking plenty of tips, thanks for the great videos! 😄👍🏿

[jayaramnair]

Roger I have followed your fishing shows and refreshed much since I am in my late years in Canada. I used to fish in SA and lots of Shad (Taylor, Bluefish) from a very early age. My Dad had taught me to fish and I carrie that to fishing in Cape Cod (USA).
Your shows really tempts me to come down to Australia one of these days and maybe meet you on the beach, So keep on doing what you do best and keep me entertained. A big THANK YOU for keeping me refreshed. 🙏🏽🌹🇨🇦

[andystocks]

Your videos are so interesting and engaging. What a super location. Best wishes from a cool, wet Yorkshire, England

[martinbisschoff]

Interesting! In South Africa we use a similar approach with the "Burley." Hope the spelling okay? However, we knead the crusts into a stiffer consistency, add a few drops of cod liver oil, and wrap the bread around a small pebble. Then we chuck a piece in straight ahead, and another two pieces at about 45 degrees left and right. The pebble goes straight to the bottom, the bread dissolves slowly, and the cod liver oil rises through the water column. Also increases the possible target species.

[SoBoring]

Thank you, great tip with the rubber tube I am going to give it a go next time I’m chasing Gars. Thanks again.

[NautFin]

the rig for floats. i been fishing for long time. good someone finally shows true accurate. thanks roger.

[ianwoodward]

Great vid mate. Thoroughly entertaining, you’ve got to love our weather

[cactusjayse]

Hey Roger. I'm a long time watcher, but first time commenting. I've always loved your content. Your videos are the epitome of KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid, lol. But it works. You are always very informative and a very knowledgeable fisho. I too only use the two knots that you use, as it's all you need. I recall 40 years ago using a basic looped rig, with 3 hooks free on the loop, baited with crust, from the Anglers Omnibus, (Les Firth rig) maybe? Pulled many big bream from the Harrington wall using it, as well as dough. Anyway, keep it up mate, always waiting for your next upload. Happy fishing and tight lines. ✌️

[monkold-sdlm]

I was waiting for this rock fishing and special float session! Thank you so much Roger..❤❤

[SyahrinMasri]

one of the best video I've seen and very clearly explained for beginners like myself to understand. hope you continue your good work.

[russellwheaton]

I’m happy too see it isn’t just me that catches blooming seagulls 😂
Some great tip again thanks again, love the videos

[AndrewFishman]

This was my first fishing love. Pop introduced me to luderick fishing when I was but a wee little lad, and I have always loved to soak a bit f bread, weed or cunjy under a float off the rocks. I prefer to use a brass ring in place of the swivel. Just what my granddad always used. At times it can pay to clip a couple of small split shot spaced onto the leader just to drag it down a bit better in a choppy wash.

Soft white toast is definitely the go. I use it for carp and other freshies as well as in the salt.

[joegrande]

I always enjoy comical as well as insightful comments to read 😊

[greeenestbasterd]

Great video!
I grew up in England and would predominantly float fish, trotting to be precise. The closest I’ve seen to that style is how you guys fish for blackfish.
We would use the same clear rubber except two pieces and would slide it straight onto the line and then push the top and bottom of the float into the rubber trapping the line. You can slide the float up or down in the same way, the float just doesn’t run.
In deep water we’d use 14ft rods as they help with casting and tending the slack line.
Again great video mate.

[can-cruiser]

I have used some floats where the line goes around them from the outside (not through the center). It has a small spring loaded hook at the top and bottom to hold the line. Takes seconds to move it up and down for the desired depth..

[billy]

Many years ago, fishing with Dad on the North Coast we would occasionally catch drummer when fishing for Bream of the rocks. They sure put up a fight. Dad always said the drummer were only good for fish cakes and that was only if you didn't catch anything else. Interesting that people say they are good to eat, maybe what we called drummer were a different fish, as I didn't recall them as being good to eat.