>>>>>>Here’s a list of the tackle you’ve seen Dean using in his videos! 😃 Penn Fathom Casting Special reel- www.veals.co.uk/product/penn-fathom-ii-casting-special-fthii15sdcs/?aff=27 Century T900 rod- www.veals.co.uk/product/century-eliminator-t900-sgt/?aff=27 Varivas Yellow Sport Mainline- www.veals.co.uk/product/varivas-yellow-sport-1-2kg-spool/?aff=27 Varivas Shock/Rig Nylon- www.veals.co.uk/product/varivas-shock-rig-nylon/?aff=27 Asso Classic Shockleader- www.veals.co.uk/product/asso-classic-shockleader/?aff=27 Varivas Big Mouth Xtra Hooks- www.veals.co.uk/product/varivas-big-mouth-xtra-box/?aff=27 Varivas Catfish Hooks- www.veals.co.uk/product/varivas-catfish-hook/?aff=27 Varivas Full Circle Hooks- www.veals.co.uk/product/varivas-full-circle/?aff=27 Ian Golds Tripod- www.veals.co.uk/product/golds-6-super-match-rest/?aff=27 Seadra X3 Power Crane Swivels- www.veals.co.uk/product/seadra-super-strong-x3-crane-swivels-100-stainless-steel/?aff=27 Breakaway Imp Bait Clips- www.veals.co.uk/product/breakaway-imps-imp2/?aff=27 Tronixpro Seat Box- www.veals.co.uk/product/tronixpro-big-beach-seat-box/?aff=27 Dean also ties his own range of brilliant sea fishing rigs! Bookies Rigs- www.veals.co.uk/product-category/terminal-tackle/traces-and-ready-made-rigs/shore-rigs/bookies-rigs/?aff=27 Something else you’re looking for? Find it here! www.veals.co.uk?aff=27
Well done mate. That can't of been easy. Takes a lot off balls to talk like that, hopefully it will encourage others to do the same when they need help. Tight lines and great to see you back!!
I have just watched this Dean and I always had you as a happy go lucky lover of life. As someone who suffers from the Black Dog myself at times I couldn't recognise that in you in the previous vids of you I have been looking at. I started watching your stuff two weeks ago and two weeks ago my life turned inside out hence why I watched yourself to take my mind off the worst thing that has ever happened in my life. Last year my wife and I retired to Ireland as she and I love greyhound racing and greyhounds as a breed and I could train a couple of greys myself over here. I even trained a winner. Then the bombshell hit I found my darling wife collapsed but conscious on the bedroom floor two Saturdays ago . She was rushed to Kilkenny Hospital where they found a bleed on her brain and she had a stroke. She was then rushed to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin which is the centre of excellence in all Ireland for bad cases. Thankfully she is now out of immediate danger and has been transferred back to Kilkenny to have physio and speech therapy . She cannot speak very much and she is weak in her right leg. But she is a fighter and she will pull through hopefully but it will take time. My race dogs are now gone given to friends to race as I couldn't give the time to look after properly now. I have still got my retireds as pets. I couldn't sleep at first and I could feel that Black Dog beginning to stalk me. Then I came across your vids by chance . I was looking for something on Lavernock as until we moved we had a chalet at The Marconi and I wanted to see the sandspit again where I would take my retired greys for a run. Your stuff was brilliant and helped switch off while watching you. Tonight I watched this after coming back from the hospital and by you being so brave and telling your story you have pulled me back from that spiral of depression and who knows what else . You are one inspiring man and I thank you with all my heart . All the very best mate. DOGGIES !! Tight lines Jeff x
Great video and great honesty, well done on showing metal health for men shouldn't be a issue or have stigma attached to it, very brave sir. I also have a daughter with aspergers and adhd, it's incredibly hard. Good on you for fighting back from such a dark place, finding help and keep going, I take my hat of to you Dean 👍
I really think that fishing should be used as a form of therapy for mental health. I have used it to escape my problems ever since i was a young lad. I've always had a dream of one day teaching people to fish opening a fishery/rehab centre to help people with mental health issues. Glad to see you bounce back
Fair play to you Dean. Very honest amd brave to share. Glad your making the videos again amd good to see you enjoying your fishing again, even the dogfish too 😀
Well done Bud. A great vid done with courage. To mis-quote Rocky. There is no shame in getting knocked down, it's how you get back up that matters. Nicely done. X
After watching this video and listening to your story about your mental health, I would like to thank you by showing that its OK for men to open up about their mental health. I suffer from mental health and have started opening up about it after watching your video.
Dean your an amazing bloke you know and seriously strong and brave. You really ain't had an easy time of it but your still here and that is what's important. I'm really happy your in a better place now. You actually put a lump in my throat Dean that don't happen to me ever. Just felt like grabbing you and giving you a big man hug but that would end up with me getting a slap 😂😂. Your a massive inspiration to all Dean young people and older. This video and message needs to reach more people. Thank you Dean for doing this. And I can see how hard it was for you but you absolutely smashed it. A massive well done Dean I don't know you personally but I'm proud of you for this.
Bless you Dean. I know exactly where your coming from! I had a hard bringing up & fishing has always been my release too! I've been diagnosed with BPD & agraphia spent most of my life out my tree & three of my 4 kids have autism & ADHD it's bloody hard! I have no friends anymore. My old mates just don't want to know! I've recently got into sea fishing, from 35 years chasing big Carp! I struggle with no one to talk to, but I'm still here!! & Catching every session!
Massive admiration for your honesty, takes a massive amount of balls to be able to admit what makes you vulnerable. Big respect to you. Keep the videos coming mate. Hopefully bump into you at some point fishing so I can shake your hand 👍🏻
Brilliant video pal..watched a few of your videos and always enjoyed them 👍I had a cr**py childhood myself but luckily just cracked on with it ..spent a bit of time at her majesty's pleasure 🙄worst thing I went through was my son going through addiction with the drink and coke.. felt like a bystander at times.. don't care about me but if it's your kids 🙄 hopefully we'll get through the tunnel 😁 sorry for venting, sometimes it helps .. cheers pal..all the best Lincoln 👍🤙
hit home this 1. Unfortunately a family member of mine and fellow fisherman was going through similar to how you have described in your video, sadly no one got to him in time before it was too late. Always kept his emotions internalised and wasn't able to reach out. As a man in this world it takes a lot of balls to 1 admit you need help and an even bigger set of balls to ask for it. Never be afraid to talk, chances are someone close to you has or is also going through similar. Great that your coming out the other side of it stronger and healthier, long may it continue.
Not easy for a guy to open up and make himself vulnerable like you have here. Take my hat off to you Dean, have been in a similar place myself and isnt easy
Thank you for the video, many men must be drawn to fishing to get away and get out in the elements. I can definitely say I've had similar thoughts, so glad you have shared and that there seams to be a network of men growing who are able to talk about this stuff and get it out in the open 🙏🙏
Only now getting around to watching this, absolutely love watching your vids and this one stands out the most. Inspiration to other men and anybody else going through mental health. Big respect mate
Hi Dean, a great vid, & thank you for opening up about mental health it can’t have been easy for you, I have mental health issues, and my release is sea fishing, I did carp fishing for just under 30yrs, and before that sea fishing since was a kid, I’ve always had depression and anxiety from the age of 13, but didn’t realise it was that, but, the same as you, fishing was my release, I got married, in the early 80’s to a wonderful woman, I have 3 amazing adult children, & I’m a grandfather of 4 little ones, but in 2004, my wife had a rare autoimmune disease, that would eventually take her sight, & then went onto develop cancer, through out her illness she kept working, & I kept fishing, she understood that I needed that time to myself, she would encourage me to go fishing, even though I felt guilty about leaving her at home, she was having chemo, & she went into remission twice, but unfortunately it came back, & this time she couldn’t beat it, she passed away a week after we were told that the cancer has returned more aggressively, I didn’t cry for two weeks, not even at her funeral, I couldn’t understand why I didn’t cry, I realised I was bottling all up, I thought fishing could be the cure to what I was feeling, it wasn’t, I needed to talk to someone, anyone that would understand what I was going through, I’m on medication to help with the depression and anxiety, which doesn’t work all the time, my mother has vascular dementia, my dad is in hospital, and I’ve had to take care of her, which is incredibly hard, and it’s caused my mental health to deteriorate immensely, I’ve had to remove myself from that situation, & we now have a care package in place that takes a lot of pressure off me, & I can get back to what I love the most, besides my love for my family, Sea fishing, I’m sorry for the long txt, but as they say it’s good to talk 🎣🎣🎣
Nice one Dean. Well done for sharing mate and glad you are in the mend. CBD is a real game changer. Definitely helps me keep the stress and depression at bay. Tight lines mate 👍
Another great video 👍and it's good to see you're back out. Well done on having the balls to talk about things with us all, talking helps. I'm not going to say I understand because no one goes through what you do, but from another person that has come through from extremely dark times if you need to chat/get away from normal life we're all here for you. Keep up the good work 👏 and rember talking helps. Tight lines.
Dean it's so good of you to be so open and honest it's what more men especially need to do. I've had Multiple sclerosis for 20 years now and what goes hand in hand with it is depression and its chronic. I'm on medication for it but it helps but never takes it away. I've had to try and cope in different ways like getting back into sea fishing wish I gave up for probably 15 years and slowly getting back to it. So all in all a great video well done.
I just watched this video, just wanted to say much respect to you and to be honest I wish there were more like you . I have also been in a dark place which lock down forced me to confront, drug addiction which was masking problems from my youth . Iam 54 and have been carrying and masking my problems for close to 40 years . To be honest the outcome wasn't what I expected I've lost some very close people, but at the end of the day I am better off now , anyway thanks for posting this and I wish you and the ones you love all the best and keep them fish and video's coming 🙏
Dean mate I got a heart of stone but that got me your a legend for speaking about it if fishing is your release keep at it your a inspiration to everyone absolutely love your vids
I have been watching your more recent videos and learning lots, thank you. I hadnt realised you had been dealing with all this and appreciate your honesty and bravery to talk so frankly about all the tough times you have endured and glad you seem to be on the road to a better place. I think a doggy a cast is possibly the most challenging of them all!😀
Great vid Bookee, Fished with Coops last night who recommend I watched this. As a fellow mental health struggler it's good to see men stand tall and talk openly about their battles. Only positive things can come from this approach. Also agree with you regarding removing the toxic from your life and surrounding yourself with good positive people. Good on you mate.
Glad to see you back out fishing Dean , have followed your RU-vid channel a while now , your honesty is inspiring. Hopefully will teach men to talk mental health. Very brave man and your fishing is top class
Hats off to you Dean, I shut off from everyone years ago and realised had no mates at all not even family give shit , I have my wife and daughter, thats all that matters, have bad days ups and downs, but fishing is and escape , started up last year, building my gear slowly, but learning alot from you,so don't give up , keep passing that feather from your cap, and Tight lines buddy !!
Hit me this, thanks for sharing mate. I spend every night watching fishing videos and tend to watch yours all the time. Big thing I found as a distraction is the gym.
Great video Dean, it’s a hard thing for any man to speak out, most men suffer in silence, good to see you back out there where you belong in your happy place. Keep it going Dean 🎣🎣🎣
Thanks Dean for this - A brave man to open up and share the problems you have and are facing. If it helps one person, that's a success. On the fishing front you have one of the best casting actions on You tube , that was a hell of a slack liner !! Good to see you back and take care
Great watch Dean and very honest of you to share your inner most demons ,like you said most adults have them but how we all deal with them can be very different ,glad your on the mend ,your family will be proud
Great session and video. Amazing marks you fish and fair play for the words of honesty.. just remember past is past and the present is all that matters.. 👍
Thank you for this video mate, glad your back fishing as its my release too. Have so much respect for what you've been through and push the positive message that fishing can really help mental health. Top bloke 👍 tight lines 🎣
It takes great strength and courage to come out and tell it all in the open , probably the hardest thing you have had to do on a personal level even including family bereavement . Well done Dean I hope you stay fit strong and positive as best you can !!!!!!!!
Keep your head up bud. My situation has been very similar. I've been very lucky with my family and friends and sad to to reliant on them to get me through dark times but hey I'm still here and have started learning to fish at 42. I really enjoy watching you and this other local boy Gareth to help with the learning curve and location's, take care dude.
You didn't need to catch a fish to make that video a success Dean!. Well done, it cant have been easy to open up like that, but if it makes one person think they need to talk to someone you've cracked it. Nice to see you making videos again fella.
Takes huge amount for guts to open up like this, huge respect for doing so and thanks for sharing your battles and expertise through all these videos 👍
Well that got me. That’s some series of events which I think would have broken most of us. Big well done for being where you are now and for sharing with us, much respect
Dean you should never be ashamed of taking about your problems. As someone that is a few years on you I grew up in a inviramant of you'll be OK just pick yourself up . Well OK but always remember when you go to that darkened room with the key only you have there's always someone on the outside trying to help even you may not see it there is . Don't get rapped up with people only listen to the ones that have always been there for you like your wife and always remember you my not see this but look at the positively in your life your wife your son's there the one's that count I have my room that I go to don't ever think your alone always remember someone else is in there room and it's generally the one's you'd never think should be stay strong chap
Can’t really add anything to all these positive comments other than to say well done and keep going. Great to see you back Dean and long may it continue. 🎣🐟👍
If I’m honest my life is almost a mirror image of yours mate I’m an avid sea angler and I get it’s you’re escape fair play to you bud takes balls to speak like you did keep fishing keep your head straight your a big talent and an inspiration within sea angling and I’ve missed your videos
i take my hat off to you for this.i can relate to what you say having been through similar things even the suicide was in a comma for a month from that ,i found sea fishing is a great escape and has helped me loads in dealing with my own mental health.the one thing i did find a massive help is having someone to talk to as i find once iv spoke about someone it clears the bad thoughts from my mind.it is hard finding that someone,but there is someone for everyone if we swallow are male pride.good luck and all the best
well done mate on the video and well done for talking about what your going though it must of been very hard . you done the right thing by talking to people .. i have two sons with autism /global development delay . sleep disorders and one is none verbal and its very hard and we can only do our best.. the sea fishing has changed like you said its all rows who's better who can get more Viers on youtube etc its not what it used to be .
Well done Dean to talk about it, but sometimes it’s a release to talk about personal struggles! It does clear the mind so to speak…my son has ASD and my daughter is ADHD with Autistic traits and life can be hard! But we keep on going on… glad to see you back sea fishing 👍🏻
Fair play for an honest & frank video. As someone who is going through a rough time myself right now it hit home. Im glad your in a good place right now & long may it continue 👍🏼
Just watched this with my wife Dean. Fair play you for being so honest about things that are clearly very personal to you. We both think you are so brave to go public like this. Great to see you back in sea angling and hope you stay in a better place. Look forward to the next video.
Mate sorry to hear this. I have watched loads of your videos and you are one of the best fisherman on YT. I really enjoy your content, but I can't belive I have only just seen this video. I can really relate to so much that you have gone through. I have just been diagnosed my self with a serious mental health condition. Fishing has always been my escape. I too had a kid at 16. I also have two autistic sons. My youngest memphis (7) is non verbal and is profoundly autistic and is a handful, but I wouldn't change him for the world. I just lost my dad 6 months ago who I was really close with, then a month after, my wife wanted to split. Similar to you, it all hits at once. I too am Welsh! Dad's from Treorchy mums from Cardiff. I was born in Plymouth though! How unlucky is that lol. We have set up a charity to help autistic kids. If you needed any help or advice, give us a shout. You want to go fishing? Also give us a shout. I can put you onto some fish here in Cornwall. Chin up dude. You always got us lot as mates. Keep up the great work bruva. Much love
Really appreciate the message mate so sorry about the passing of your dad, even tho autism is very hard work I wouldnt also change him 🙂, one day I may take you up on that offer 😊
Well done for speaking about it Dean. This will help more than you'll know. So many of us have been to dark dark places and the more we talk about it openly the better we'll be. But it aint easy.
You've had it tough for sure. You have put yourself in a good position now to have a better future and that's a good thing to focus on. Keep talking and just as importantly keep fishing 🎣👍🏻
Great video mate such a sad story your a good man mate for speaking about your dark times takes a real strong person to do that. Great videos stay strong mate
Glad to see you back mate well said and very hard to say I've been though very similar myself and still suffer from anxiety fishing is a good way of helping its helped me over the years top video
i wondered why you hadn't posted for a while....we never know what others are going through and often only find out when it's too late.You have had a lot to deal with and it was an emotional watch....hope you can stay positive and keep knocking those big fish out...all the best Dean
Great video mate and love your honesty of your past and present issues, glad your on the up and if you need a chat just message. 👍🏻 P.s. hope Bec ok n the mend as well
I can only say what everyone else has well done. took real balls to come out with what you said. I bet there are lots of us who have only faced part of what you honestly said and perhaps now we can start to deal with these, while fishing is the great escape.
My hat goes off to you mate well done talking about this to everyone it can't have been easy so pleased your in a much better place now love your channel keep up the great work more important keep strong and keep talking if you get low at any time 👍🙏🙏
Hi,good on you,takes balls to talk us men think we’re invincible,the more we talk the better.really hope you are on the right road now,I don’t fish as much as I’d like to ,with work, but if you ever fancy combing talking,off loading /fishing,sometimes a stranger listening can help,take care.keep filming too
Fair play to you Butty depression is an absolute nightmare glad to see you’ve come out the other end of a very dark tunnel keep that chin up and as usual another cracking video 👏💪
Do you ever fish West Wales? Let me know if you're ever here and fancy some company. You could definitely teach me a lot about sea fishing 😉 I could even leave the rods at home and just come fora chat.
