DavidWliilamson

Over this winter my friend and my self found that that ether TURMERIC or GARAM MASALA were very effective for roach on the cold mornings David :D

I am going to a fishery to try my hand at carp the largest in the fishery is about 25lbs do I need a braided leader if so what size the rest of the bits I have managed to pick up from the threads all ready posted Thanks David :rolleyes:

My one and only PIKE 3.5in last summer on a single maggot David

you can get a good wind up head light at asda for £6.00 and will save you a fortune on batteries you get 90 min on one led for a min winding david

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXXx4xt7Jqk...feature=related Happy quoted these links earlier today lets you see what they are like David

What a good idea this is why I like this site good info like this gets passed around David :D :D

I think you are right but when you get threads like the one KILLING PIKE this type of thing only gives that type fuel for the fire, and makes them more I TOLD YOU SO AND WE ARE RIGHT. David <_<

The small loch that I fish is not managed and yes there are some big pike but there are also big roach and big perch leave nature alone and things tend reach a happy medium David :D

Tesco have a wind up head lamp its not bad £5.95 is a good price as well David

It is still water lochs mainly for depth and bottom contures as we have found the depth varies quite a lot David

I was wanting to know if any one has the name and make of an inexpensive fish finder David

I agree with you sometimes the old touch method is still the best and not only that you get to know when the fish bite and on the hook David

I have to agree with gozzer that you need some sort of predator in the lake other wise you dont get a happy balance David

There are some good small lochs up in Ayrshire what are you wanting to fish for and I might be able to help David

looks like a good bargain will have to check it out thanks for the tip David

If you ever make it up here you are more than welcome to come out with robin and my self David

I don't agree with violence but in this case bring back the stocks or public flogging maybe then it would stop. Hope you catch the s***s if you do make them repair or help to maintain the pond David

the perch are a good size as well the heaviest that we know of is 4 lbs+ and in the summer a 23.5 lbs pike was caught we use a small dingy to get us to the best spots David

A body of water which is either:* a lake or;* a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay so to answer your question it is a small lake about 1/3 mile long and 1/4 mile wide the smaller loch in Ayrshire tend to be quite shallow hope this helps and the reason it is good for roach and perch is the only other fish are pike David

I get it in a tin in oil i will find out the make and post it David

use hemp that is in oil to start and you wont have to dry it first David

I have read a few articles that you can get a rough weight of you fish by the length can any one enlighten me on what the calculations is please i have some photos of some of our catch before i had any scales and i would like to see if our estimates are any good thanks David

There are some good places to fish in Scotland and the places that we fish have pure roach. I live in Ayrshire and there are lots of small lochs that have been stocked with roach we catch bags with a range from 1 lbs to over 2 lbs most times we fish. hope I have been a help david

I have to agree my friend and I have had some of our best fishing when the the gods decide to let it pour just make sure you have the proper clothing for the weather david

In the summer I hooked a small perch as i was bringing it in a perch that we though was about 3.5 to 4lbs decided that it would make a meal of the one on the hook nearly landed the big one but it spat out the smaller one at the last minuet so the bigger perch will go for the smaller ones but from what I have been told they normally take them on the way in david