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  1. Looks like a quite a few fish that one, first one that sprang to mind was an Asp.He's got a very direct method of playing and landing fish on the go there. Not sure I'd be so quick to swing in a fish of that size! I'd love to fish somewhere like Mongolia!
  2. dant

    Huge perch

    We've got our own mini Holland just across the water from the real thing - The Norfolk Broads!! There's some absolutely huge Perch in the Broads. I've had a number of 3lb+ fish and about 70% of them have come on feeder fished red maggot meant for Bream, the rest all bar 1 have come on lives meant for Pike. I can say, having grown up there albeit not having lived in the area for the last 10 years, I have never seen anyone specifically set their stall out for the Perch. I very rarely did myself, preferring to do most of my Perch fishing in the traditional upper river kind of way. I'm sure there are a few that do but you never hear much. Every year you hear and read about holiday makers catching surprise 4lb+ fish. I once, whilst bank fishing at Brundall on the Yare, saw a pike angler in full commando gear 'swing' in an absolutely huge perch that he'd taken on some 10inch lure and then casually lob it back. I think for a certain type of pike angler, a Perch is seen in the same way that a Tench or Bream is to a certain type of carp fisherman. With the head of silver fish that the Broads hold it wouldn't surprise me if a real record trembler came out. : This would have made more sense if tagged onto to the end of the last page but that's quick replying to forum posts on an iPhone for you..
  3. dant

    Special Day

    Give me an afternoons piking on Rockland Broad, mild overcast day, late Feb, nice SW breeze on a well kitted out boat..
  4. Just got back from one of Norfolk's finest walks - Great Yarmouth to Reedham along the Breydon river walls and there's a pair of Spoonbills in the area just East of the Berney Arms. They were actually on the freshwater drainage lagoons on the marsh side. Too far away for the ol iPhone. First time I've ever seen them in this country! Apparently as recently as the 1850's there used to be a huge Heronry and 'Spoonbillery' at Reedham. Perhaps this is the start of the comeback??
  5. Good ol Norfolk eh?? Is that the wind pump down near How Hill? Storcks!!! I saw the Cranes out over the Thurne system last time I was back, which was great.
  6. https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/9428600768675808267?q=avon+twin+tip+rod&client=safari&hl=en&biw=320&bih=460&ei=biDaU5bhHeuf7Abqz4HACA&ved=0CJ4BEKYrMAQ https://www.tackleuk.co.uk/app/shimano-exage-4000rc-p-547383.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw0ueeBRCmhozc-_DRrlUSJABihBEE5dsouswsh0XfzYrtgG-0PyG_UcO9llXZjgwobo33kxoCwhHw_wcB I would consider starting off with an 'all rounder' type set up. You'll have a rod that will suit your local river fishing and one that can do a good job if pushed into service for lots of different angling scenarios. The avon (non quiver tip) section will be ok, not ideal but ok for float fishing or trotting on a river, especially if you're using a slightly heavier set up to combat strong flow or larger fish. For that reason I would go for a 12ft rod. It'll be fine for light carp fishing, Tench and Bream on lakes, Perching with small live or dead baits and can even be used if you fancy a go at light Summer sea fishing. I use a similar set up for estuary work for Mullet and Bass. It will however not be the set up for fishing light lines such as 2 or 3lbs for small Roach, Rudd and Perch etc. I would spend a bit of money on the rod and reel such as the ones above for a few reasons. Primarily, they'll be much nicer to use, there's nothing worse than using shoddy gear. Also if you decide that fishing really isn't for you there'll be more demand for them second hand. Finally, a quality rod and reel set up will be able to handle the outer limits of its uses much better than cheap kit. You must get a decent hat too, that is an often overlooked essential. Lots of people would catch a lot more if they had invested in a decent hat! I would then compliment the rod and reel with a decent seat, bag, landing net, unhooking mat and then all your bits and bobs. Personally I would take advice on the rod and reel and buy them from the internet because I'm tight and then get everything else from your local tackle dealer and try and build some kind of relationship with them. Decent actual tackle shops seem to be a dying breed, probably because people like me keep buying their rods from the internet but find a good one and you're onto a winner. I totally agree with the suggestion of books and videos etc. I would ask a separate question on here to get some beginners reading/viewing lists... I reckon you could get away with £400 for a very nice set up. I've always worked on the equation: what you would like to spend x 2 + £100. I've found this works very nicely for my two main hobbies of fishing and cycling.. Good luck.
  7. I'm sure someone who actually fishes it will give you much more relevant info but from living not too far away, I might suggest that security may only be medium at best. I would be parking the car somewhere well lit and in plain view..
  8. dant

    Big rudd

    Some old reading material on the matter and yet another, albeit old fashioned take on the tactics.. http://www.forgottenbooks.org/readbook_text/Roach_Rudd_Bream_Fishing_1000073033/77
  9. dant

    Big rudd

    I'm watching the Rudd Diaries with interest. I hope he gets one. Not sure I've ever seen quite so many variants on catching one species of fish all in one place!
  10. dant

    Big rudd

    Floating maggots? Works a treat on Horsey Mere if you keep an eye out for marauding Terns.
  11. I'm posting this up on behalf of one of my close mates. It's a lovely boat, very well looked after and stored. It's a perfect inshore dinghy and would be spot on for Broads Piking.. Here's his write up: 15ft GRP boat, 6ft beam, really stable on the water perfect fresh or sea fishing boat. It has a large central locker which can house the fuel tank and line if necessary. Auxiliary outboard mounting. (covered in the picture) Two year old Nelson County Marine cover. 17ft trailer which tows really well. 9.9hp 4 stroke Mariner outboard which is in very good condition having been kept indoors and very reliable. I am in the process of giving it some new paint at the moment but it's ready to go. Please feel free to contact me to have a look. It is currently out of the water in a North Norfolk boat yard. £2000 ono Harrymalt@mac.com +44 7949 029846 Can't seem to add pics via my phone on the mobile site. Email him for pics. It's a lovely little boat in great nick!
  12. All good advice there! I might suggest something along the lines of my 10ft Greys GRXI travel spinning rod. It's not a cheap rod but it's just about the most versitile one I own. It's landed a double figure Greek Dorada, it's a good Mullet rod, use it for all my attempts at spinning for Bass, not total overkill for Chub and Perch and is an easy rod to cast most 'normal' spinners and plugs as a sporting Pike rod.. I've found it really useful. I've been doing a lot of cycling in the last few years and I can get the rod in its tube and just about everything I need for an on the hoof session in one pannier. Could be worth a look would stow away easily on a cruiser..
  13. You must be going to somewhere along Ferry Road then, Nice! I'm often round that way charging about on my bike. Some really good countryside and lanes over that side of the river. I grew up across the river at Cantley, you'll see the sugar factory silos and chimneys a couple of miles off. Yes the river will be coloured very much so on the bigger tides. You won't have to worry too much about the finer tackle. Personally I'd fish something like a 6lb mainline to cope with the weight of the feeder and say a 3lb bottom with 12-14's for the bigger baits and 16's for everything else. Take plenty of bait. Also I be tempted to pre bait somewhere on the Chet near the mouth. You could end up with a very decent bag of Bream. There's some nice marsh dykes that side, especially the one from the old mill halfway down Ferry Road. One thing I'd definitely recommend on the non fishing side of things is to walk The Wherrymans Way from Great Yarmouth to Reedham. It's a great walk along the river through to the Yare estuary, Breydon Water. Best way to do it is get a train from Reedham to Yarmouth, walk through Asdas car park, up onto the river wall and off you go. There's even a pub halfway down, The Berney Arms which I believe has opened up again. It's about 7 or 8 miles in total. If you do it you'll appreciate what this talk about the tide is all about and just how close to the sea Reedham is.. Good luck with your trip and let us know how you get on..
  14. Wahey 2003-2014 - how time flies.. All the advice given hasn't changed though.. The river rockets through at Reedham. Best thing to try and do if you want to fish Reedham itself is to try to get yourself in the lee of a bend to cut of a bit of the flow, either that or behind an obstruction of somekind. Fish close in and if you groundbait add some white crumb or something sticky to make sure it gets to the bottom. If you fish a feeder it wants to be at least a couple of ounces. There'll be lots of Eels which'll make a mess of any worm or maggot baits but there are Bream and Roach there and some very good fish too. Personally I would bait heavily close in and fish corn over top at dawn, dusk or into the night. Try and get a tide table or speak to someone there as then you may be able to work out the best time to avoid the worst of the tide. For example we're on neap tides at the moment, you get those every 2 weeks so work it out for when you go. If you get decent spring tides you may well struggle outside of slack water. If you've had enough of being savaged by a 4 knot tide you may want to go to the Reedham Ferry pub, have a few beers and a spot of dinner and try you're luck at charming the landlord into letting you fish his little lake out the back. There's a caravan site there and it's a punters only thing I think but he may let you have a go. It's a fairly average reedy little carp pool but it might be nice to fish a float.. If you want to risk the odd bull and farmer then some of those little marsh dykes in the ferry area hold roach, Rudd and jacks. Keeping travel local you've also got the River Chet over the ferry and towards Loddon. Try and get on somewhere Reedham side of Hardley Flood and you'll find some good fishing with less flow. A little further across country (about 5 miles) and you can get to Buckenham Ferry which should offer you some if the best fishing on the Broads.. I think there's also some fishing ponds at Limpenhoe but I know nothing about those.. Good luck..
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