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    getting from A to B on a bus, with all my fishing gear!

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    at the moment I have a chair/rucksack, a rod carrier and a net bag. This goes very well on a bus, which I have to use because it takes me 45 minutes to walk to my local fishery. I do need a new chair however because the one on my rucksack makes my back hurt after half a day. I need some ideas on how I could keep the handiness of my rucksack and have a good fishing chair with a back rest and it has to be able to be easily carried around on and off buses. By the way it doesn't have to be a chair rucksack cross breed by the way, in fact it would probably be best not having that, it would go easier on my back.

     

    Ok, congrats if you read all that and understood it!

     

    any ideas?

     

    Thanks

    sticking our nose in again

    in Non-Fishing Chat

    Posted

    If I was in charge of the country we wouldnt have anything to do with the UN or even the EU!

    I dont care if it would reduce imports! It would reduce the overly excessive immigration and would increase the Britishness in the country!

    These stupid multi country organisations are just trying to act like the group of "cool kids" that every school has, they think they are always right and always better than everyone else.

     

    GET BRITAIN OUT OF EVERYONE ELSES PROBLEMS!

     

    If the Yanks want to stick their noses in we dont have to aswell, let them do it, let them take all the blame when it leads to a full blow war!

    Part time work?

    in Non-Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hello, I know this is off topic but does anyone own a shop or anything in Skelmersdale or ormskirk that I could get some part time work at weekends and school holidays?

     

    Thanks been looking for a job for ages, I know it's kind of off topic but I couldnt see a section of the forum for off topic things and it wasn't related to fishing politics so I just dumped it in here!

     

    Thanks in advance

     

    :D

    how long will maggots keep?

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    Since the weather has not exactly been suntan weather of late, I just keep mine in a tub on the doorstep, not sure what the postman makes of it!!!

     

    But basically mate, as its been said, depends how old they are when you get them from the shop and then how cold you keep them.

     

    gonna nip out into the shed now, see if theres been any escapees :)

    Extreme beginners guide please?

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted · Edited by jackhammer

    My sisters boy friend is bring me round some fishing gear he never uses any more, he said I can just have it for free, he said theres a pole (I presume he means a rod) some line and box with a few things in.

     

    Deffo gonna get into this sea fishing though, probably go camping near the sea at some point and just fish all the time, keeping an eye on the tide though, my tent isnt that water proof

     

    Anyone know any good fishing spots on the liverpool side of the mersy?

     

    Thanks

     

    He brought round an 8ft spinning rod with loads of lures!

     

    Gonna get out as soon as I can, might go over the weekend if I can find somewhere good on the liveprool side of the mersey :)

     

    Can you fish near the albert docks? If you can does anyone know what the fishing is like at this time of year? I will probably be using a lure unless I catch some mackerel within the size limit I'll take a cutting board and fillet that while fishing, between casts.

     

     

    Thanks for your help everyone!

    holding carp

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted · Edited by jackhammer

    I edited this post to nothing because it makes me look like a stupid fool, they arn't innocent, but they arn't guilty either, its us that moved them to this environment :)

     

    if you didn't see the post I edited to make this post, ignore and just think of me as a crazy person :)

    holding carp

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted · Edited by jackhammer

    Hi,

    I always hold my fish at about chest height ( I'm kneeling near my hook removal area by the way, not stood up) with both hands underneath , one near the tail and one near the fin on it's side,space your fingers apart and smile :) oh yes and a man once told me to remember to hold its side fin in between one of your fingers, just so people can see it.

     

    As to how long you can safely keep it out of the water, I don't know. I generally only keep it out for maximum 3 minutes. to release it put it back in the landing net and lower it into the water, wait until it looks like it can keep itself upright and rotate your net so it can swim happily out :), sorry if you already knew any of that.

    Extreme beginners guide please?

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    My sisters boy friend is bring me round some fishing gear he never uses any more, he said I can just have it for free, he said theres a pole (I presume he means a rod) some line and box with a few things in.

     

    Deffo gonna get into this sea fishing though, probably go camping near the sea at some point and just fish all the time, keeping an eye on the tide though, my tent isnt that water proof

     

    Anyone know any good fishing spots on the liverpool side of the mersy?

     

    Thanks

    how long will maggots keep?

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    I bought half a pint yesterday, they are fresh and big with lots of maize. I always put mine in a bait box in a plastic carrier bag and just leave them in my coal bunker outside, they should last a fortnight or so, but i'd try to use them within a week or they won't be as good. If i get round to buying a mini fridge they would last weeks if not months in there. The thing with maggots is to keep them cold and dry, and if you are keeping them for a while keep them clean as well.

     

     

    thats acutally a good idea, I'll get myself a mini fridge, that way I can just go into town whenever I have time and pick up a pint or two of them, and then I should have a constant supply, without mother getting angry :)

    how long will maggots keep?

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    I bought half a pint yesterday, they are fresh and big with lots of maize. I always put mine in a bait box in a plastic carrier bag and just leave them in my coal bunker outside, they should last a fortnight or so, but i'd try to use them within a week or they won't be as good. If i get round to buying a mini fridge they would last weeks if not months in there. The thing with maggots is to keep them cold and dry, and if you are keeping them for a while keep them clean as well.

     

     

    thats acutally a good idea, I'll get myself a mini fridge, that way I can just go into town whenever I have time and pick up a pint or two of them, and then I should have a constant supply, without mother getting angry :)

    how long will maggots keep?

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    I bought half a pint yesterday, they are fresh and big with lots of maize. I always put mine in a bait box in a plastic carrier bag and just leave them in my coal bunker outside, they should last a fortnight or so, but i'd try to use them within a week or they won't be as good. If i get round to buying a mini fridge they would last weeks if not months in there. The thing with maggots is to keep them cold and dry, and if you are keeping them for a while keep them clean as well.

     

     

    thats acutally a good idea, I'll get myself a mini fridge, that way I can just go into town whenever I have time and pick up a pint or two of them, and then I should have a constant supply, without mother getting angry :)

    how long will maggots keep?

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    in the cold and dark they will last for a couple of months but gradually lose weight

    you have to look after them though ,nice bedding and no smell of ammonia and only take what you need out of the box ,those you return will turn quicker than the dormant ones left in the box.rather than cool a fridge is best

     

    its amusing to think of the conversation the sprightly warmed up ones have with the sleepy ones on their return ,tales of adventure before they cool down and nod off :D

    why do you need a paint tin on the top? hopefully its allowing air circulation ?

     

    when I was fishing the other day I was set underneath my umbrella and I looked down to make sure non of my stuff had blown away, I then noticed a large number of the buggers squirming away from the box, they had pushed the lid that had me loosely put on and escaped, Theres still plenty of small holes in the lid of the maggi box still open though :)

     

    I think the warmed up maggots would be welcomed back as heroes!

     

    Thanks

    how long will maggots keep?

    in Coarse Fishing

    Posted

    I bought them on sunday, attempted to go fishing but got very cold and wet so I came home, I plan to go on thursday but will my maggots keep till then.

     

    They are being kept in a dark shed with a small paint tin on top to stop the little buggers escaping :)

     

    Thanks

    Extreme beginners guide please?

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted · Edited by jackhammer

    Are you looking to do shore or boat or both i can give you excellent tips on cod fishing and what baits to use it depends where you are going to fish rock fishing is big buisness around the northeast with stacks of cod here off the shore at times again local knowledge does help .

     

    paul.

     

    I will probably be fishing from a beach or off some rocks on the Mersey estuary when I finally manage to get all my stuff together, dying to get into saltwater fishing though.

     

    What happens if you catch a cod, can you cook it and eat it or do you have to release it like in commercial coarse fishing?

     

    Also can somebody put up a basic rig for catching mackerel, gonna fish for mackerel first, had some good advice.

    Extreme beginners guide please?

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    You just start asking the questions and we'll see if we have the answers between us. Nothing better than anglers net mate. and you get treated gently, don't go on the conservation and politics section till you got your feet under the table though.:D

     

    It's just really the tackle I have questions about, can I use my coarse reel, or are there specialised ones for sea fishing, also what's the deal with hooks, do I need sea fishing hooks or can I use coarse ones?

     

    thanks

    Extreme beginners guide please?

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    Could anybody please advise me of a good website for an extreme beginner to sea fishing, I am a coarse fisherman and have been offered a look at some of my friends sea fishing gear he never uses, I would like a look at a guide to sea fishing before I even try to do it.

     

    Thanks

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