Gerald
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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?
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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?
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Hi All
Had a great time fishing yesterday . but have noticed a slight problem with my reels... when the carp take the hook and went for it taking the line ... my reel didnt make that clicking noise as it went out .... have i broken it?.... to make matters worse i changed reels and the same thing happened.... i have played with the drag setting (rear settings) and everything but have i set up wrong.
many thanks Jace
If it i too loose it wont make te sound, tighten it up a bit.
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Could someone please tell me the ideal breaking strain to use where the carp are reported to be 30lb+ but mainly catching 15-25lb.I have 12lb line on at the moment but need to change line as it is quite old line.Thank You
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.
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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.
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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.
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sounds like i need to get a job on this estate.
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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.
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Where abouts on the loch did you catch it??
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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)??
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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.
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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.
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This is a true fisherman's tale as its all about the one that got away
I was having a very pleasant session yesterday at Bury Hill. I was feeder fishing one of the lily swims along the long bank of the old lake. I had Activ8 soft pellets in the feeder and lob worm on the hook. I'd caught a couple of nice bream (one about 3lb and one about 5lb) but was hoping for a tench. Suddenly I had this savage bite that even I couldn't miss and felt something very heavy on the line. It felt big but it didn't really do anything so I thought it must be a big bream. I was bringing it in gently and got it to within about ten feet of the bank when this massive pike suddenly swirled on the surface. Now it woke up and started to fight back. There was not much I could do with it (medium feeder rod, 8lb mainline, 6lb hook length) but I was still hopeful of landing my first pike - especially such a big one! Many thoughts raced through my mind - will it fit in my net? How will I unhook it? Can I remember the instructions I'd read about in the magazines? Maybe someone can help me?
Unfortunately, these questions must all remain unanswered as very soon the line parted and it was goodbye from Mr Pike.
The monstrous creature fixed me with a baleful stare and opened its enormous maw. For a moment, I was staring into the jaws of hell but with a disdainful flick of its mighty tail the great leviathon returned to the fathomless depths from whence it came.
Sorry, just slipped into Herman Melville mode for a moment there.
I have to say that I was definitely disappointed - my first pike lost and a good one too
. I cannot put any sensible weight on the fish but it was easily over 3 feet long. I think it must have taken the feeder as well as the hook bait as the main line was cleanly cut and I lost the whole of the end tackle. Fortunately, I was using a barbless hook as is the rule at Bury Hill and the feeder was attached using a safety clip so, hopefully, the pike was able to rid itself of the tackle without too much trouble.And so ends my fisherman's tale.
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??
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Dave Bourne and Gerald - welcome to you both.
Gerald - lure fishing is lots of fun and you really might want to give it a go one of these days.
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.
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Before i start i would like to point out i am not a lure angler.
I come from glasgow and have fished lomond quite alot, but i am by no means an expert on it.
If you are boating then i would suggest south of balmaha harbour around the mouth of the endrick. There is a large sand bank due to the sediment from the river and there have been many large fish caught there. I'm assuming you are piking, but theres a good chance of a salmon and/or brown/sea trout about there aswell. I would tend to stick to the east bank of the loch, the majority of the west bank is very faceless.
I would give the central islands a bash aswell, canny mind there names sorry
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hey everyone
I bought two okuma reels last christmas and they are still going strong. They are very smooth and the drag systems are brilliant.
Gerald
Temporary Rod License?
in Coarse Fishing
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24 quid!!!
Suppose i will get a full year, as im goin back down Feb-Mar next year.