Russell Fitzpatrick
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tis a shame that soem think they are on on the red carpet when taking a pic of a fish....
no matter what the species,i am quick,unhooking and photos are done quick -fast.
with digital cameras you only need 2-3 shots quick look at the screen yep kool,put em back.
if you have to mess about getting scales cameras ready etc use the bloody landing net,rest the fish in the water with one person looking after it other sorting bits out.
its not rocket science.....
as an angler,to me they arent just a fish....they are precious ...specimens even more so
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i am a proper fox tart,but i dont like the look of that reel one bit....
gimme a shimano anyday!
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thanks all i'm still buzzing about it,
the pic was taken just after dusk-halflight- i looked after the fish in the landing net while my mate matty rand ready'ded the scales and camera,thanks to his trick nikon we got some good flash pics and realsed the beast.
the perch kept its dorsal up n pround the whole time we had to be very carefull with it!
teh 2 was icing on the cake...first 2!
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hi all
i have posted this on another forum,but thought i'd share it with you all(and brag a little)
i am still smiling about iti smashed my old perch PB this weeknd with this stunning 3.09 taken at dusk on a pit using double lobs legered on free running rigs,added a 2.08 next morning,my first two
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Good luck with your lure fishing.
PM for ya fella
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oh yeah
nah just need more practice -
theiving gits.......
how are we to send any unwanted/spare tackle?
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And all kept in a plastic bucket I hope Rus?
oh yes
i have my orange b&q bucket,ask gerry ,when i go proper mobile ie public trnasport its left behind and tuppaware comes into its own mate! still cant catch on the bloomin things...lures!??
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looks nice but it looks a bit big for mobile fishing?
i do liek my tuppaware boxes,n my washed out takeway trays too
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I think you have to be careful down my way the lee navigation is classed as a canal below turnford lock and fishing is allowed but classed as a river above and is actually closed. you need to check, perhaps a local tackle shop will know about your streach.
peter
just had a look on the lea consortium site,you can fish from bow-chesunt no further than aqueduct lock.
i had a look as i was curious n might go chuck some lures see whats about.
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Might do.
Seriously scary at one point, though.diffrent place but tidal,i started piking it,but its so dodgy at times,tide comes up quick
after rain...forget it
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He certainly has, mate. He had three over 3lbs and one over 4. He's also had a narrow escape, which should be in his next AT piece, I think.
one off my patch
does involve tidal water?
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QUOTE(sam-cox @ Mar 10 2006, 09:05 PM) Again thanks, I have been using small rud that lucky enough can be caught just feet out from the bank. However thismorning not only did I catch small rud for live bait but managed a very small 3inch chub.
The chub caught me two perch the bigie and berfore that one of 1.6lb, they are tough little baits chub.
Sorry but to me thats really cruel!!!
not really,to catch a predator you have to use is prey as bait...
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think the books not all carp ferret...
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met terry breifly once on the lea,seemed like a nice guy,
i admit to reading his articles in carp uk in the AT,not into carp but he does make me wanna catch a few!
been busy perching lately i belive.
look forward to the book post details up when its available?-cheers
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big old stripey that,congrats!
its whats ist all about,working at it and getting there in the end with a new PB, well done.
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pike-predator becomes the prey-bailey and paige
quality book,learnt alot from it well recommended
ultimate pike-dave horton
very inspiring book!
mammoth pike-nev fickling
just so you can sit read n say "my god...oh my god thats 'kin huge!"
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echo's the others words, better still leave them till winter.....
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probably my first 20+ pike,
i had spent nearly 4 months with very little to show for my efforts,altho i knew a good fish was in residence i couldnt seem to find her,then one sunday in december 2003 i got my take.
the fight was unreal,i have had some good carp that have scrapped, but this was a river fish in a current and she wasnt havin it!
took line several times as i pumped her towards me,the sight of that pike coming upstream on the surface made my knees go weak,she was netted on the second attempt,by myself, i always wondered what a big pike will look like infront of me now i know...they look amazing.
i will never forget that day and the effort and pain in trying to get that fish. even if i get one bigger that will mean the most to me my first 20.
went back about year later(october) and found a fish on a gravel run,looked a good double,so i stalked it,fialed to catch her after she picked up n dropped a roach bait,went back next week popped up a sardine on the gravel run....10 mins later i was weighing a 19+,excellent im thinking....no...same fish in autumn trim! doh! never been back since.
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i would go and fish for the big perch that inhabit some of them,might even find one or two with a pike problem : )
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not had a bad seeason at all,
caught some nice perch(1.8+)on the stick float in the summer while fishing for zander bait,i finally landed my zander after 7 sessions and lots of missed takes,she only wieghed 6lb but she was special as i werent in the fens or at bury hill!
fishing the fens more too for pike,lots of fish up to 13lb i couldnt get above that tho my mate i fish with had several 16's!
i also fished a gravel pit for teh first time in november,and got one take for a cracking 16.3 esox-my biggest so far this season.
also had my first tidal river pike,a fat double.
hopefully next two weekends might produce "the one!"
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if its true thats a mssive perch,
did anyone see mads grossell's perch from denmark? was in AT week or two back 5lb 10oz!! 52cms long, huge great soft shad caught monster!
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get on it mate,
been getting back on the lures myself,been fishing them around my deads too,still cant catch on teh damn things had one fish come off on a shad last night,and one followed a jerkbait n turned away! araaargh!
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cheers,only bit of fun tho,
been hard since xmas,started being one take days most of the time.
boozel get on it mate,switch ya lead over to a large 2oz blockend feeder,headoff the herring chop it up use a stick to push it all down in to teh feeder,pukka rig!
Okuma or shimano?
in Coarse Fishing
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shimano for me, okumas are ok but i have heard a few bad reports about them falling apart after not alot of use
seeing as you wil be lure fishing with it, its gonna take some punishment,go for the shimano, be better off in the long run