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I was using a rod with maggots. I had thought what you said that they were pulling on the maggots and not taking the hook and did use a size 16 as well but since there was alot of other fish in the water didnt want to go too small incase something larger passed by.
I wouldnt worry too much about hook size when it comes to larger fish. I have caught double figure carp on a size 16 hook. It could have just been one of those days unless its a regular thing. Carry out a test and use a size 18 with one maggot and a size 16 with two. The smallest things can make a difference when fishing for silvers.
I often tip for bream and one day i can use a large maggot clip with 4-8 mags on for example but the next time i go it will be only a double mag on a tiny hook that catches. You just have to try different things on the day. Also try to maintain less slack line between your rod tip and float. This way your strike will move the hook into the fish far quicker. This is why pole guys hit a lot of silver fish. As soon as they move their pole tip an inch they are onto the fish. With a rod you could be taking up two feet of slack line before your strike even moves the hooklength.
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Im looking for a good all rounder reel to do abit of everything with and not sure which to get. My mate managed to break my spare reel last time we were out and I dont really know much about whats available and which is best to do abit of everything. Any ideas?
Totally depends on what you mean by a bit of everything. If things like carping will be done then a baitrunner of some kind is advisable. It also depends on your budget. Think a little more info is needed.
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When fishing with a float for silver fish I keep having the problem of missing bites. I ignore the little taps etc and wait for the float to go under and then strike straight away and dont seem to connect. I try and make sure that I plum the depth right when on the bottom and sometimes the float will get ripped under hard and I strike but nothing.
For example the last time I fished I tried mid water as well as on the bottom and kept watching the float go down and hardly ever connected. I normally use 4lbs fluorocarbon line and either a size 12 or 14 hook.
Anyone have any advice?
I would suggest that a 12 or 14 hook is a little large for a lot of silver fish. Try like a 16 or an 18 instead. Also what bait are you using. A larger bait such as corn needs to be hooked correctly to allow the hook to catch as you strike. When fishing for silver fish i tend to scale down a lot and use something like a size 16 hook with double maggot on it. Also when it comes to silverfish you will not hit every bite anyway. Not unless you are a jedi. They will tap pull and poke constantly and a lot of the time these are bites you will miss. Perhaps they are just shy biting and they are just pinching the bottom of the bait and pulling rather than swallowing bait and hook together. Oh and are you using a rod or a pole?
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http://www.fostersofbirmingham.co.uk/BTAST6000R
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http://www.fostersofbirmingham.co.uk/ST63108
I'm new to carp fishing and i need a baitrunner but i want somthing that's not gonna let me down every 5 minutes.
Not really fussed about performance i just want somthing thats gonna last.
Which reel will suit me better as a beginner ?
If it makes it easier i will be pairing it up with this rod,
http://www.brentwoodangling.co.uk/jrc/j4_rods.htm
2.75lb
Thanks, Dave
I have the Shimano Super Baitrunner 6000 XTEA. It is a fantastic reel but quite pricey. The shimano one your looking at seems the best option in my opinion. If your willing to spend a little more maybe check ebay for the same reel i have. I got it for £66 brand new in a lucky auction. Was jumping around getting it for that price. It really is the best reel i have ever used.
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Tried the suggested braid at the weekend. It was great. Thanks for the help. Landed a nice 9lb sturgeon, a 7lb barbel and countless carp. Was a great day. Sensitivity was much improved. Thanks
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Wow that is a great looking fish. Congrats to the man on that one.
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I think you will find that lots of people use mono main line with a braid hook length with no problems so long as the hook length is weaker than the main line. I know i do for my method feeder work on any water and some of my barbeling on the river.
Knowing from your other posts that you may fish on the Ribble at times i will just point out that braid main lines don't get on well with rocky waters.
Ok cool. I thought braid was a lot stronger than mono for its diameter and thought that maybe the mainline would have to be a heavier weight than you would like to use if you chose to use a braid hooklength. Im no expert on braid as ive only ever used it for a hair rig for carping so all thoughts are taken on board.
Also well spotted on the ribble thing. It can be very rocky in places. Im going to load up one spool with a good braid and one with a good mono. Thanks.
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Braid is very good for quiver tipping only problem is that its lack of stretch doesn't cushion really light hook lengths very well. I use a "leader" of mono attached to the end of my braid to allow for this (a stretchy brand like Drennan Float Fish is good) Kind of a compromise because you are trying to balance the outfit so the lack of stretch gives good bite indication but you need a bit of stretch to protect the light hook length! get it right though and it beats any other set up hands down.Ive never found a purpose "feeder braid" that Ive liked! they are normally a bit delicate and dont last long. Standard Spiderwire or Power Pro in 20 or 15lb are the best bet (remember these will have similar diameters to the monos you are most likely using for this sort of fishing at the moment ie 20lb Spiderwire is equivalent to 6lb mono) Don't be tempted to get even thinner/lighter BS braid else you will have problems. Also forget any worries about braid damaging your rings providing they are modern lined ones and not old chromed ones!
Also dont worry if the braid is a floating one rather than sinking it wont make any difference.
Thanks thats great advice. I think i will put the braid on as my mainline then and use a mono hooklength as you suggest. I thought it was odd that people were using braid as a hooklength and mono as main line as this would surely end up in losing a lot of terminal tackle in the event of a break. Thanks again.
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Hi all.
I have been fishing for a long time using a tip rod and have had great success on almost every outing. However i have been reading that a braid hooklength can increase your sensitivity a lot and help put more fish in the net. I was wondering if you would recommend using braid for hooklengths (or even mainline) or to stick with what i have been using which is the silstar match mono. The weight i use is an 8lb main line and 6lb hooklength as i am very aware that i can pick up large carp in some places i fish and don't want to risk a very light hooklength in case of a snap off. My tip rod (greys prodigy barbel 1.5 test) is very good at absorbing the shocks from the fish but i dont want to risk losing that fish of a lifetime by using too light a setup.
Would you recommend using braid and if so what brand/weight or are there any other tips that can be offered when it comes to sensitivity and pickups (apart from the obvious ). I am aware a lighter tip can help with indication but i tend to cast long range and dont want to damage a very light (and probably expensive) tip by hurling weights and feeders with it. Also wind can be an issue even with the tip close to the water.
Although i have been using a tip rod for long time now i wouldnt consider myself an expert of any kind so any other useful tips are appreciated. For example i get a lot of small bites and dont know whether to strike or not. Im talking taps and little pulls. I usually wait till i know the fish is pulling hard on the bait or is hooked already as i use the maggot clip on a hair rig. I find it hard to know when to hit it and when to let hte bite develop. Last outing i had 25 bream, 8 tench, 6 carp and a sturgeon so i cant be going far wrong (altough it was on a commercial) but i like to hear other people takes on using tip rods as it improves my own skill set.
I appreciate your input.
Tight Lines
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Or maybe Wigan Angling Association, but you will have to google it as i can't get a link to work for it.
Ok thanks very much mate. Will look into those ones.
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I think Southport and District Angling Association may fit your bill and i don't think it has a waiting list.
Thanks.
I did take a look at them but they dont really seem to have many waters and the church deeps stretch of the ribble they have is fishable from the opposite bank for free anyway. They dont seem to have too much to offer i dont think. But thanks anyway.
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Getting more seriously back to the thread.
The one thing that nobody appears to have brought up is the very sad fact, that not enough youngsters are taking up fishing and we are rapidly moving towards a situation where the only people fishing are sad grumpy old people.
Already the vast majority of anglers are over 50 (I am not sure about 50 maybe its 45) but whatever we are followers of what has become an old persons sport/hobby/pastime.
We could easily be the last generations of anglers this country has.
For I am certain once we start to die out and dwindle in numbers the anti-fishing lobby/brigade will push for a total ban on all fishing.
Sure I am a fanatic and so are many of you, or at least committed to our sport/hobby/pastime.
Angling needs a constant influx of enthusiastic and innovative youngsters and we are not getting it for whatever reason.
I don't really think this is the case. I am only 24 and i now love fishing with a real passion (as do a great many of my friends). I used to like it but as ive gotten a little older I can appreciate it much more and the pleasure it gives me to sit at one with nature and admire great specimens of fish of all sizes. (Size does not always matter!!!)
I think what happens mostly is that the father or mother (or even brother/sister!) introduces the child to fishing when they are very young. This is where they are bitten by the bug upon catching their first fish. The fishing bug then lies dorment in the blood stream in a kind of incubation period.
Only when the child matures enough to the point of being able to appreciate the relaxation (after a long weeks work) and pleasure of a days angling does the bug emerge and take over again. This can also be triggered by a one off excursion to the river where they catch their first chub or barbel re-igniting the flame inside them to pick up their tackle and go for a wander. This is the reason you dont see as many youngsters. I would relate it to maggots and flies. We seldom see the larvae or maggots of most kind of flies in the wild as they are hiding away preparing for adulthood (much like kids revising for exams and finding girlfriends etc). But after this we sure do see a heck of a lot of flies as they have nothing better to do than fly around in plain sight (as we get older we make more time to go fishing to relax from the stresses of adult life)!
Well you see what im getting at.
This is exactly what happened to me. I fished for a few years around the age of 8-13. Then as school exams/drinking etc kicked in i lost touch with why i loved to go and tended to think more about girls than fishing. Then one day my brother asked me if i wanted to go night fishing and i thought why not sounds cool. Better than sitting indoors all night. That night I caught my 1st ever barbel at 8lb 3oz and what a fight. I instantly fell back in love with fishing as the bug was awakened and took hold again.
The reason that I think more young people take time to fall back in love with fishing is that they are cramming so many other things into their lives such as drinking/girlfriends/xbox's/exams etc and just forget.
In my opinion and the view of most of my angling friends, once you get bitten by the angling bug it never goes away, however it can lie dorment while other things take place in your life. I also believe the bug can be hereditary as you usually find it is a family member who takes the youngster fishing for the first time. Fishing runs in families. It is up to us to keep it alive.
Tight Lines.
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Hi All,
I am looking for an angling club or association to join in order to gain access to some excellent river stretches but I just don't have a clue which one to go for. I Live in the north west in Preston (lancashire) so would have to be within that kind of area (or within a 1 hour drive preferably) but the choices are ridiculous. Is anyone a member of a club around this area that can recommend it and give me some examples of good stretches that they offer. I would like to fish the river wyre and river ribble mainly. I normally target barbel, chub and carp when on the rivers but most of the best places around me are now club owned. As well as rivers i am also looking for a ticket that offers some great still waters and canals.
I know i am probably asking a lot but as the new season approaches in june I want to hit the rivers with a new passion.
I have been thinking about getting a club ticket for a while but now i really want to get it sorted. Because i have never been part of an angling association/club i dont really know how it all works.
Thanks in advice for any help offered.
Tight Lines
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There are some sick people about.
Full article here:
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/81...ag_around_neck/
Poor thing. I would hate to find that too.
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I'm sure I've seen this mentioned here somewhere, but just in case anyone missed it:
More details here:
http://www.waterscape.com/features-and-art...ers-scheme-2010
Well that doesn't look very good to me. Having just started fishing the glasson dock canal I was pleased to see that all I needed was a normal fishing license. I wonder if any money they make from this will actually be used to benefit the waterways. Time will tell.
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you love it too whoop whoop, i might actually buy that rod i am getting into pike fishing big time too, so a nice rod like that could make me feel confident but i would be treating it like it was my child hahahahaha
Thanks all. Yeah the first rod is just a fishermans porn lol. Im thinking i might get that and a new reel now and go over my budget just because I would love to carry that around. Will have to incur the wrath of the girlfriend for getting it. Good times
.Can anyone suggets a good reel for me too please but not too expensive. I saw a package of a rod and reel on that harris website but the rod looks very average so will buy the pornographic rod but was thinking the reel on the package would be great. Any ideas please. Dont really want to spend over 40-50 quid on the reel. Thanks again.
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Either of these will be up for the job
http://www.harrissportsmail.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=16558
http://www.harrissportsmail.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17319
Also a good few shimano's but haven't used those before.
Do i need a new reel to fit these or will a baitrunner do for now?
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Either of these will be up for the job
http://www.harrissportsmail.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=16558
http://www.harrissportsmail.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17319
Also a good few shimano's but haven't used those before.
Ok thanks J.K. Im no expert when it comes to these rods.
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Hi all.
I have recently taken a big interest in pike fishing after spending far too long aiming for specimen carp and barbel etc. The reason is that I want to become a good all round fisherman rather than concentrate purely on one species/technique. The problem I have is that I now only have the rods i used for tip work and big carp as these have always sufficed for all my fishing needs. Im talking 12 foot 2.75lb test curve beasts for the carp rods which I've tried to use for spinning and found to be very cumbersome and prone to bumping smaller jacks off. And the tip rods are far too light on the top end. I also have two greys prodigy barbel rods to but they are just too long at 12 foot each.
I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good rod with an upper price of around £80 (or even a package as ive been told my shimano 6000 xtea reel is not really suitable for the job). At the moment i'm fishing the glasson dock canal in the north west and having great results (in my opinion lol) with my largest at 7lbs and a few catches on every outing.
The lures I tend to use are light and small with the largest around ten grammes. Also the canal is at most around 4 feet deep. Hope this info helps.
Thanks in advance for any advice offered.
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For me it has to be ledgering/tip. I dont find many things much more exciting than watching the tip pull a little and then swing round. Fantastic.
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Your fishing it exactly how it should be.You get much better control and striking with just a short length between the tip and the float (as youve found out!).Only time I ever use a longer length is when fishing moving water or on a whipp.
I agree here. Ive done a lot of pole fishing in the last few years nd really enjoy it. I had the same concern as you here but i was suffering with the slack line being taken by the flow of the lake surface. I shortened my rig a lot and love the directness of the hookups. It is rare you miss a bit when pole fishing.
Dont panic about the elastic either. Size 24 is more than enough to handle carp. Just remember to get it wet so it flows out of the pole better. I have landed a 10lb common on only size 12 elastic and it was great fun. Took a while though! It just takes practice and a cool head.
Tight lines.
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Hi all.
Quite new to the forums here so hope this is in the right place. Basically im looking to find some where to fish for Pike/Perch in or around Preston. I am very new to the predator scene (except for a few attempts years ago when I was younger) but have been fishing in general for a long time. Ive got hold of all the gear I need but don't know where to go. There are canals around me and also the ribble but i don't know which areas are any good and which are controlled by AA's. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Tight Lines.
Rik
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The only thing that scares me when night fishing is really bizarre noises.
Me and my older brother were out night fishing a stretch of the ribble which is situated behind preston crematorium (so you can guess the atmosphere there regardless of time or light conditions). Great spot for big barbel by the way. It was around 3.15am and we were both sat under our brolleys on the edge of the woods at the bottom of the huge hill leading down to the secluded swims. We were simply enjoying the cool breeze with two rods each waving in the breeze with only our isotopes to watch. We had been quiet for a while as we had been hearing some strange rustlings so were keeping an ear out as we were near a rough neighbourhood. Bank sticks were at the ready.
All of a sudden all hell breaks loose in the woods behind us and it sounds like something is crashing through the woods straight towards us. Then sounds as though something (like a log or a BODY!!!) is rolling down the hill. Needless to say we both froze and looked at each other. After around 20 seconds the sounds stopped as quickly as they began. We still never to this day found out what it was but the rest of the night was spent with head torches on and and radio up.
The other thing was we moved around the bank in the morning only to find there was a huge engraving on a tree behind us which said R.I.P (insert name). With dates and things on it. This WAS NOT there the day before. We havent been back for quite a while now.
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I have found the strawberry and vanilla essence have made a massive impact when used in my bream mixes. Well worth a try. Was only very cheap from asda and gives a nice kick to your groundbait. It also finds its way into the water very easily and disperses quickly as mix breaks up.
Which Reel?
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Of course. I used to do this a lot before i had enough cash to buy different reels for things. You have to get the most use from what you have/can afford. Even now i have a baitrunner reel loaded with braid for tip rod fishing (even though a baitrunner isnt needed here) and another spare spool for it with 12lb carp line (where a baitrunner is needed). This allows me to carry one reel instead of two, reducing weight when mobile, and has me covered for two different situations. A good average baitrunner from a reputable company would do you right in most situations whether its river/lake/canal fishing your doing or whatever else. Ok so it wont be perfect for all situations for example it may be heavier to hold and tire your wrist out if spinning but hey it will work and saves you buying multiple reels if you cannot afford it.
As i said just fish within your means. Take a look at the reels i will post in a moment.