paul93

I think it also depends on how you were introduced to fishing. When first started last year i caught 4 fish in about 4 hours so i never expect to bag up or catch big fish during a session. I go fishing to relax. I set myself targets but think its a bonus if i actally achieve them. But my mate stated fishing a couple of months after me and his first session we both did really well and caught alot of good roach and a couple of carp. I told him that would be a rare day but he kept moaning when it didnt happen again. He packed up after 5 months.

if was another angler then bob roberts. He seems like he would be interesting to listen to. If its a non-angler then it would have be Pixie Lott. Then the fish might not be the only form of entertainment.

I was going to use a float but think gonna have to try that method now. sounds interesting to try. how light a tip do you mean? i think the lightest ive got is 1oz. will that do the job?

can you just clear this up for me phone. when you say minnow do you mean every fish that isnt predatory? ive only really seen you mention predators, carp and minnows. but sometimes you call carp minnows. is it the american way or do you mean the fish that we would call minnows (dont know the scientific name)?

interesting read

is there any known reason why barbel dont seem to do very well in stillwaters, or is it as of yet unknown? has anybody caught a barbel that seems to be thriving perfectly fine in a stillwater? and i dont mean just surviving. i mean flourishing into a strong population.

it that your normal excuse phone

ive heard a few others say that. but why are people more bothered about barbel? are they more fragile or is it because they have thier own set of 'worshippers'. im prepared to get a bit of stick for saying this but should the welfare of one fish really be above anothers.

i recently caught a chub in a local commercial and it got me thinking. should traditional river fish, such as chub and barbel, be put in stillwaters. or are they better of being left in the rivers. ive heard tht in rivers chub are good fighters but this one just seemed to give in right away. i dont know if is true of all stillwater chub or barbel, or was just this particular fish. what do you guys know or think about it?

that would have to be one hell of a special fish to pay 500 quid for a painting of it to be done.

looking at some of the latest threads this may be a sore point for some but i want to catch some good rudd. ive only caught a few that were no bigger than about 6oz but they nice looking fish. i know a place where there are some up to 1lb and would love catch one that big. so any general tips for them would be useful. thanks in advance.

the weather has made it harder to get out, and when i have been out ive had to break ice to fish. cant wait for the spring to bring some nice weather.

ive heard that river fish often fight better than a stillwater fish of the same size and species and was wondering if this is true. the only river fish ive caught is perch and i cant say i noticed much of a difference. but ive been told that it makes a big difference with barbel and chub. is it true or does is it regional thing or does it depend on the size of river etc.

im back fishing again which is a good thing but the reason why isnt. after 5 weeks training i tore a muscle or something in my ankle so the army have medically discharged me. so to get over my self pity ive bought a new korum 3G float rod and plan to go fishing tomorrow. then its a trip to the jobcentre.

im going in the REME as a vehicle machanic. will try to post when i get time. and thanks for the advice.

well thats it. i went for my last session and decided to trot maggots and try the occasional lobworm. managed several perch up to about a pound and one that reached 1lb 4oz unfortunatley i forgot the camera so cant post any photos. but thats it for now until i finish training

leaving to start training for the army on the 30th and because of various leaving parties etc i only have time for one last day fishing. so have decided to target perch on a local small river and wanted advice on wether to trot maggots or leger a lobworm for the best chance of a biiger fish. want to meke it a good session as ill be traing for nearly a year so wont be doin much fishing for a long while. thanks in advance for the advice.

apart from losing track of time ive also lost a chair once. was fishing the margins, got up for a pee, came back to see the chair was gone and there was a whole lot of bubbles coming up from my baited area. sadly fish werent the culprits making the bubbles.

evidently not even pike are safe from the nusaince carp

hi me and a mate are thinking of going to the alderfen fishery. was just wondering if anyone had fished it before and could you give some advice on baits or tactics to use. we want to fish the match or specimen lakes but not bothered about the carp lake. thanks:)

think it was a mix of bad hook tying and a bit of bad fish fighting skills ie, not using the drag properly on the reel. but got it sorted and couldnt be happier with the results.

hi just thought id say thanks to everyone that gave me advice about my carp problems. went fishing yesterday. didnt target carp but hooked 3 and landed them all. was so happy with the result but forgot my phone so couldnt take pictures the biggest was about 6lb though which isnt huge but a new pb for me so thanks again for the help

i would love to get rid of the small perch as i really want to get a 2lb one but that would pointless as then there wouldnt be any when the bigger ones are dead. so i guess we have to just put up with them

beats my pb of a 3 and half pound common carp thats a really nice fish

try reading bob roberts online blog. its a good read and he does 3 or 4 each month http://www.bobrobertsonline.co.uk/ plus the other articles on his website can be interesting as well