Gerald

24 quid!!! Suppose i will get a full year, as im goin back down Feb-Mar next year.

DITCH THE BUBBLE FLOATS¬!!!! if you are trying to catch brown trout then the second method u mentioned is fine, however the weight size is far too big and the splitshot is unecessary. Use the same method but use a 'Drilled Bullet' instead of a 3oz bomb (see picture). I would suggest using 4lb line. Use a hook length of about 1-2 feet. Where abouts are you fishing out of intrest?

I live in Glasgow and I've recently got a new job. The job requires me to goto Liverpool for a while, 5 weeks to be precise, and i was wondering how it stands with the licenses. Can i get a temporary license for the time im there? Do i even need a license? Should i just risk it and go fishing without? Also...does anyone know any decent places to fish in the city?

If it i too loose it wont make te sound, tighten it up a bit.

If its main line you are talking about why not try a braid...with say a 20-30lb breaking strain. You will feel a lot more fight-wise and it will be safer as long as your drag is tuned. Please note...im not a carper and there maybe a good reason why this wasnt suggested earlier.

dunno if i'm being niave here but im sure ive seen mullet MUCH larger than that swimming about...mind you havent seen one getting caught.

I was fishing off a pier at weymes bay on west coast of Scotland and this boy about 15, foul hooked a seagull while casting. Took about 5 grown men to hold the thing still it was goin absolutely mental. Eventually got it free and it buggered off. I was only a kid at the time and thought it was a real good laugh Swans have mastered the art of line avoidance...pity ducks havent,. I tend not to fish a lot of ponds but i can imagine the greeef they give you.

sounds like i need to get a job on this estate.

Couple of Excellent looking fish man. Where abouts did you catch them if ye dont mind me asking? Pike rule! Don't know why more people dont fish for them.

Where abouts on the loch did you catch it??

Seems like you had some fun. Need to get some cash together and go a fishing holiday. Was it expensive(if you dont mind me asking)??

Does anybody know anything about teh otter situation up here in Scotland. I've never seen one myself and im pretty sure they are about but no ideas on numbers and density.

Im from Scotland and this situation isnt a major problem up here, but i fully understand your point. Unfortunetly these things happen but i think your pointing the finger in the wrong direction. Your Enviroment Agency are the ones who should be held responsible for allowing the fish to be imported. Fair enough there are already catfish and liek in some waters but bringing in more 'aliens' is surely wrong. Like the last poster said, you would think they'd have learnt a lesson with grey squirrels and the like. You cant expect every loch owner to proctect against situations like flooding. From what a gather(and the fact they were asking for donations) a lot of your local/club waters have enough trouble as it is.

Surely the site of such a beast will encourage you to give them a try. Even a short flutter like yours must have got your pulses racing. Considering it was your first taste of a pike, will you be coming back for more??

Cheers man. A good friend of mine swears by it. I do mostly pike fishing and just haven't got round to giving it a proper go with the right gear, such as jerkbaiting etc. Mainly due to finance, seems quite expensive.