Gone Fishin

I'd love a Korum ruckbag but they is expensive

Thanx 4 the advice ERmmm, I picked up one of the small tackle bags the other week, but what im really looking for is a ruckbag and i thought whilst i was buying that i would replace my rod bag

Looking to buy a luggage set, which includes; Holdall, rod bag and rucksack. Preferably cheap. Anyone know any good retailers? Thanx in advance, Gone Fishin'

Caught a nice common carp off the top again, using dog biscuits. This time I had some scales and the fish weighed in at 15Ibs. With this in mind, I would say the leather was a heavier fish and would now estimate the fish was in the high teens and possibly a twenty. I don't think the pictures do the fish justice and that is why alot of people underestimated the size of the fish.

Sweetcorn, bread, luncheon meat and dog biscuits. Balls to Boilies!

could've sworn this was a leather. Anyone else?

Caught this cracking leather carp off the surface using floating bread, unfortunately i didn't have any scales with me. A guy on the bank gave me 20Ibs but I honestly don't know. Anyone hazard a guess? p.s. please accept my apologies for the gormeless look on my face

I've read many posts on this forum, where Carp get called rotten. Anyone tell me why Carp aren't a well liked fish?

I'd hazard a guess at Roach/Bream hybrids

I was in two minds whether or not to make this post. I feel really bad about what happened and if I could turn back the clock obviously I would. I made this post as a warning of what could happen, if you don't act quickly when birds approach your tackle. I appreciate the replies and god forbid anyone else experiences this but maybe they will remember Tigger's advice, not panic and retrieve their line, instead of cutting it.

Fair point Brian, to be honest I would have retrieved the line sooner than my mate did.

Hi, Just thought i'd share my worst experience fishing ever. Went for a chuck last nite. There was a duck on the water with 8 ducklings. My mate was float fishing and whilst his float was out, the duckings came noseying. When one of the ducklings was about 50 cms from the float my mate lifted his rod and, you guessed it, he hooked the duckling, this paniced the duckling, which in turn sent the mother duck into a frenzy. The mother duck in attempting to help her baby then got caught in the line. At this point I told my friend to cut the line, which he did. The mother then proceeded to flap around the water with the baby dragging behind her like a dead weight. The mother, exhausted by now ended up snagged in some bullrushes, I managed to throw my net over her and cut her free from the line. She swam off unharmed, but unfortunetly the duckling drowned. I am retelling this story, to hopefully make people more aware of the dangers their tackle poses to the local wildlife.

hi, i've recently acquired a Shimano Alivio Medium Feeder Rod. Am I safe to target small/medium sized carp with this rod? Cheers in advance GF

Hi peeps, Quick question. I have two Shimano rods, one float rod ax and one medium feeder bx rod. What do the AX and BX signify if anything? Cheers in advance, GF

whereabouts in Manchester is that pond, my friend

hello all, Was thinking of fishing the Bridgewater canal at Irlam, Worsley or Monton. Does anyone have any knowledge of these venues like; what kind of fish can be found there?, what are the best baits? and which are the best places to fish? Any advice/knowledge would be greatly appreciated Cheers GF

Not the Marina but the dam off Queensway, also near Swinton though

g'day, Can anyone recommend a nice venue to fish in Manchester? preferably not a fishery like Bradshaws. Cheers in advance, GF

Howdy, Does anyone have any idea what size fish can be found at this venue and which are the best pegs? Cheers in advance, GF

g'day, Recently been told I can't fish Lymm Dam anymore 'cause some angling association has taken it over. Does anyone have anymore information on this???? Cheers in advance, GF

I've fished a local pond which is roughly 25 mtrs sq, it's not a prolific pond but they're are plenty of carp in there. My mate was using his on Sunday on Lymm Dam without a single bite.

I've recently bought one of these and when I've used it I haven't had any success. Can anyone here who uses one of these, give me any tips? like how long should my hook length be or what kind of feed should I be using? also can anyone tell me why I can't attach the 'Baggin Wagler' directly to my line using shot, as opposed to tying my main line to a swivel link and then tying a seperate hook line to the same swivel? Any contributions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Gone Fishin

Tyke lad, You have inspired me! For the past few months I have been watching Carp patrol a nice little pond I fish but I've never caught one of the buggers. When I saw your pics, I thought, right, I'm havin one of those blighters outta that water if it kills me, so i've booked the day off tomorrow and bought a s**t load of bait: Maggots, Sweetcorn, Mussel/Shrimp ground bait, Pedigree dog mixers, black peppercorn spam and kite kat. If I don't catch out my tackles' goin on e-bay

Anymore suggestions???????? Not fishing til Sunday so still open to suggestions

Anyone got any suggestions? Recently fished: Partridge Lakes, Bradshaws and Pilsworth. I live near Salford, so anything roundabouts would be nice. Cheers in advance, Gone Fishin