do any of you no if the burbot is still present in any uk rivers
burbot
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, May 13 2005 02:21 PM
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 02:21 PM
my favourite fishing spot
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 02:23 PM
This one reared its head some while back. I feel a search coming on!!
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 02:27 PM
Twas officially declared extinct in the UK in 1972.
BTW - did anyone catch Ray Mears in Sweden on BBC2 last night - he set night lines through the ice - and caught burbot on everyone! - Though I couldn't help wandering that they weren't much bigger than the deadbaits Ray was using!
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BTW - did anyone catch Ray Mears in Sweden on BBC2 last night - he set night lines through the ice - and caught burbot on everyone! - Though I couldn't help wandering that they weren't much bigger than the deadbaits Ray was using!
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 02:33 PM
Have a look at
anglersnet.co.uk/ubb/ultimatebb...t=014670#000000
anglersnet.co.uk/ubb/ultimatebb...t=014670#000000
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 03:04 PM
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Though I couldn't help wandering that they weren't much bigger than the deadbaits Ray was using!
Exactly what I thought Chris. Did you notice that all 5 fish had neatly lip hooked themselves despite the deadbaits being left in the water overnight supposedly ?
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 04:50 PM
Please don't tell me that Ray Mears isn't genuine!!!!!!Paul_D:
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Though I couldn't help wandering that they weren't much bigger than the deadbaits Ray was using!
Exactly what I thought Chris. Did you notice that all 5 fish had neatly lip hooked themselves despite the deadbaits being left in the water overnight supposedly ?
That's another illusion dispelled..... not.
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 11:38 PM
Ray Mears is certainly genuine, I've met him very briefly. I doubt whether they'd go to all that trouble to fake the shots, when it would be just a lot easier to just say he only caught one, or deep hooked them all. It wouldn't matter anyway, as they all ended up in the frying pan.
Chris Yates did a slot on Radio 4 a while back, where he actually tried Burbot fishing in this country. I can't remember where he was though, but as usual, it was very entertaining.
Chris Yates did a slot on Radio 4 a while back, where he actually tried Burbot fishing in this country. I can't remember where he was though, but as usual, it was very entertaining.
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 11:39 PM
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Posted 14 May 2005 - 12:08 AM
does anyone no if the ea have any plans to re introduce it back into uk rivers ?
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Posted 14 May 2005 - 02:23 AM
Doubtful since UK conditions are marginal for Burbot, at best.
http://www.fishbase.org/
http://www.rook.org/.../fish/lota.html
And are you really sure you would want to add them to the waters that could sustain them?
http://www3.gov.ab.c...ing/burbot.html
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http://www.fishbase.org/
http://www.rook.org/.../fish/lota.html
And are you really sure you would want to add them to the waters that could sustain them?
http://www3.gov.ab.c...ing/burbot.html
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