[FTP Server behind LAN Problems]

I`ve sorted it now, seems like the router CP doesn`t like firefox as it was hiding settings.

I used IE and sorted it within minutes

Just noticed that your "virtual server" settings are the equivalent of the port forwarding stuff I was on about. Oh well. Pleased you sorted it anyway.

[FTP Server behind LAN Problems]

Hi Si. Just a few thoughts that might help. You probably know / covered all this already, but it's not clear from your details.

 

How are you trying to access your server from an external machine - i.e. what IP address are you using? The 192.168... range is not Internet routable and nobody will be able to connect to you on that address from outside your LAN. Have you exposed your machine 192.168.1.22 (or at least the FTP service running on port 2121) in your router/firewall settings? It's usually called something like Port Forwarding, or depending on your setup, you might be able to use NAT.

 

If port forwarding, from an external machine you would attempt to connect to the external IP address of your router, which would in turn forward your request (depending on the port in your request) on to the 192.168.1.22 machine and the service running on port 2121.

 

E.g. router external IP = 217.8.240.75

Router setting to forward all connections for port 2121 (or whatever) to 192.168.1.22:2121.

External machine trying to connect to your ftp server would point to 217.8.240.75:2121.

 

With NAT, the 192.168.1.22 machine may be fully exposed and any port connection will be routed straight through.

 

If you've already covered all of that, perhaps its a passive versus active ftp issue. I won't try and explain everything about passive versus active ftp - check out http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html if you don't know the details.

 

Hope some of that helps.

[Quiver tip fishing, advice for a new-starter]

There's lots of basic how to articles on the web, FishingMagic have a good series starting with this http://www.fishingmagic.com/news/article/m...AN/2136/V/4/SP/ - you can scroll down to the Related Articles at the end to find the next in the legering/feeder series.

 

Great link! There were a couple of really embarrassingly basic questions I was umming and ahhing about asking on this site, and now I don't have to!

 

Thanks very much WickerDave!

[What your angling weakness ?]

Like a few others have said, my greatest weakness is not concentrating on the fishing. The number of times I've glanced up while chopping up some loose feed, or from watching a kingfisher zoom past, and seen the quiver tip springing back from a nice big bite. Sometimes I think the fish are watching me, waiting til I'm not paying attention, and then they go for it!

 

Then annoyed with myself I'll recast and send it straight into the tree on the opposite bank.

[St Katherines Dock, London]

There is another place that as far as I know is ok to fish, called Shadwell Basin in Glamis Road, turn right out of St Katherines dock and follow the Highway up about half a nile to the traffic lights that cross Glamis Road, turn right go down to the red iron bridge and fish almost underneath, if you go past the Prospect Of Whitby pub then you have gone too far.

I have seen guys fish there in the past catching Carp on the float almost under the bridge.

 

That's right - thinking about it, the canal I mentioned links up to Shadwell Basin. Remember seeing a lot of fish in there, but never had the chance to try it out myself.

[BBC on "migrant's food fishing"]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5342000.stm

[St Katherines Dock, London]

I used to work there. Never tried fishing the docks themselves - almost certainly not allowed, but there's a canal that runs under Vaughan Road and I think residents are allowed to fish in there. I've seen some carp in there, and tried taking a rod into work one day. Some big chap came storming out of his house within seconds of me setting up and non-too-politely pointed out the no fishing sign (that I honestly hadn't seen!) and I think he said it was residents only. It was a little while ago so I can't remember precisely what he said, and of course the rules may have changed by now.

[livebaiting]

I think what Brian and Budgie are getting at is spot on.

 

This issue is obviously a sensitive one, and always has been. There's a lot of people out there who really don't like what we do. And unfortunately writing stuff like "it [livebaiting] will be banned before long. It kind of has to be ... It just isnt the sort of thing that will be tolerated any longer" is likely to be misconstrued.

 

The only way the "current political and social climate" will lead to such a ban (and subsequently the rest of the wedge of which this is only the thin end) is if there is something for the antis and the media to feed on. Squiffy's first post is effectively saying that livebaiting isn't acceptable to society in this day and age. Well, it's not going to be acceptable if angler's are saying so on their own forum! We know the facts, we've caught the fish, we know the effects. So why provide baseless ammunition for those who would ruin our sport? I can't imagine seeing an anti saying on one of their forums "experiments have proved fish don't feel pain the same as humans - perhaps we should stop anthropomorphising and let them go fishing?" - even though in that case it's actually true!

 

I understand that Squiffy's comments were not designed to reflect his own opinions, rather they were an interpretation of a perceived social trend. But I think it's important that we don't just accept that trend, and instead make sure we work hard to defend the facts, our principals and our excellent sport. More comments like Tog's about slugs and oak trees please.

[Gutted]

I have to post this as my wife isn't being very understanding and I've got to tell someone.

 

Just got back from fishing for chub using cheese on the local river. Nothing for ages and then just as I was setting the line after a fresh cast, I got a couple of knocks on the quiver tip. I struck and for a moment thought I'd hit a snag. Then the "snag" started to move - staying low and moving from side to side. I managed to bring some line in, keeping it tight and then I heard a strange whirring noise. It was my reel! The clutch was slipping as whatever I'd caught flew off down the river. I've NEVER had a screaming reel before.

And then suddenly it was over. The fish (I think it was a carp) rolled briefly on the surface in the evening sun and my line went slack.

 

I was so gutted - I actually felt sick. I still feel awful. I've never been anywhere near a fish that big before, and I lost it before things even really got started. The hook knot had failed - weakened I think from my attempts to extricate my tackle from some reeds a few minutes earlier.

 

I hope you don't mind me sharing this with you all - I already feel better for having written it down.

[Barbless hooks and safety]

I agree with poledark that draconian rules and regulations would more likely damage the sport than help it.

 

Perhaps clubs and societies could make more of an effort to offer open days / training days - and if it turns out that some already do this, all I can say is they've not made it very obvious around where I live.

 

I've been fishing on and off (mostly off until recently) for nearly 20 years, and I'd still appreciate the chance to find out more about how to look after fish. I never fish lobworms on my river anymore because I usually end up catching an eel, and as previously mentioned, they're almost impossible to keep still long enough to unhook.

[leger rigs question]

Thanks again to all of you.

 

I'll certainly add some weight to the link, and will have a go at that safety loop rig.

 

As for upstream / downstream fishing, I usually fish to a point downstream from where I'm sitting. Pardon my ignorance, but is that considered "upstream" or "downstream" fishing?

 

I'm familiar with the different bite indication possibilities if I'm downstream of the bait (drop-back rather than a pull - thanks to Tony Miles "My way with Chub" that I've read about 5 times) but as far as I can tell, the flow is so slow on my stretches of the Medway, I don't think it makes much difference which direction I fish in.

 

I'll let you know how I get on with the amendments...

[leger rigs question]

Thanks for the reply.

 

Pleased you approve the running link. As you say, it's nice and simple and means I can get fishing nice and quickly when I get to the river!

 

My hook length was quite short - about 12 inches, sometimes less - but I must admit that having lengthened it a little recently, I do seem to be hitting more bites. Is that what you'd expect?

 

As for the weight, I admit I've struggled a bit to tighten the line to bend the quiver tip without the weight slipping. Guess I should make it a bit heavier perhaps?

[leger rigs question]

Hi all. I only found this forum yesterday and it looks friendly, so I thought I'd ask a question that's been bugging me for a while.

 

I mostly fish for chub and roach on the Medway in Kent, and use my medium feeder rod with 4lb line straight through. Until recently, I've used small bombs straight on the line, stopped with a no. 1 shot. When I ran out of bombs the other week, I tried replacing the bomb with a loop of line with 2 swan shot instead.

 

I'm still catching (though must admit I always seem to miss a lot of bites - both with bombs and my new link rig) but wondered what the best setup might be for my type of fishing. There's so many rigs out there - I'm not too bothered about feeders as I usually fish at close range with bread - but I wondered if any experts out there think I may be doing something wrong.

 

What's the advantage to plastic leger stops, beads, swivels, silicon tubing etc over simply pinching a shot on the line? I often wonder whether fish feel my leger weight rather than pulling the line through its link - hence my high missed bite count perhaps? - would another rig be likely to help me out here?

 

Any thoughts much appreciated.