Russell Fitzpatrick

i use them occasianilly for carp,depends as neal and others have said,more than anything(i know its not a barbel forum!)i use them for barbel, a drilled bullet lead held in place with float stops about 2-3 feet from the lead coffin leads are good too for this or even more simple if your unsure about the bottom but want your mainline pinned use a few swan shot pinched at foot or 6inch intervals behind ya lead,only works with bolt/self-hooking rigs tho.

hey GAZHILLA good news i spoke to my mate at his shop,at first he gave me the usaul ill speak to them,rung me back quoteing £19.99 for a new quivertip section,bog off! i told him the koo n said if i broke it stepping on it fair enough but its a brand new rod and i aint paying for a new section,it broke playing fish!so he spoke to the rep and viola ill have a new section on the way free of charge all i have to do is drop in the old one to the shop,great news!THANK YOU SHIMANO! [ 19. June 2004, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: Rattus Norvegicus46 ]

went back friday blanked went back today same swim,one barbel no monster 6lb 12oz,but boy did it give me a fight!nice fish had a few fluke things on it?like leeches,but round and white in colour?strange.very happy bunny i am.did you go ed??

i use braid for my pike fishing lure or dead/livebaiting,helps get them hooks home,plus i love it for drifter fishing,no s-t-r-e-t-c-h! i also know some one who owns a carp lake, he bans braid hooklinks becuase they can cut the carps mout during th efight,the problems stem from people using briaded reel line at low wieghts ie 7-8lb b.s,wich is incredibly thin and very abrasive unlike say silkworm a braided hooklengh for carp,i dont use braid for anything other than pike i may consider using it for cats or in certain situations surface fishing for carp(always using a mono hook lenght).IMO stick to mono for carp n chub n barbel if anything it may cost you fish,as they are not hard mouthed like pike,you might get a few hook pulls(no stretch!even with a shockleader-more knots to worry about).i think any line wrappiing round a fish is not going to help it,ive had pike roll over braid when playing them to the net never cut one once...i use 38lb dyneema antres its as thick as say 12lb mono.not abrasive either very soft infact. [ 19. June 2004, 08:53 PM: Message edited by: Rattus Norvegicus46 ]

i'll have a flik through m'yn when i get a mo,check ya spod question sir he definetly owns one im sure hes got "THAT" pic above his shop counter im sure im right i do get muddled up sometimes but im pretty much sure of it,never bean beaten that one i take my hat off to who ever catches that record one by design,infact i take my hat off to anyone who can land one that big and hold it for a photo!

moderators-can you delets this post please i sodded it up -cheers [ 19. June 2004, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: Rattus Norvegicus46 ]

i forgot to mention im a litho print mac op/re-toucher so i have alot of software n programes to play with,i put togather fhm,heat,elle etc before final print. i got xp at home so maybe i should get a usb camera.?

or take a look in a few months worth of anglers mail's they had a feature with him in it i think he owns a tackle shop in hampshire?

indeed they are newt,i still think theres a wee bit of chub in grass carp!maybe a common had a threesome with a chub and some fat mirror!but the mirror was firing blanks! [ 19. June 2004, 08:22 PM: Message edited by: Rattus Norvegicus46 ]

FOX do some digital scales dont know how good dont know anyone who used them,worth a look tho,bit expensive tho. [ 19. June 2004, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: Rattus Norvegicus46 ]

the flow mate, all to do with the flow.....

well th esp ghost may not fool old chevin but it definetly fooled the barbel...stronger than i thought too,snakeskin?is that by kryston? im still yet to pick up some sufix, shops got it £9.99! it better be good!

oh-no all i have to do is take it to work plug it in to my mac open the pics covert the jpg's then using the company i work fors wicked scanning and printing software i can re-produce quite good ,clear large/small pics,i usaully enlarge on e originals if its a pb,i re-print them as i-proofs(if your fimaliar with them?

did any of you,see the new record in the papers?it was huge 39lb+ looks suspiciously like a giant CHUB!!!!conspiracy thoery i tell you,there not carp ther huge chub!!!(well i wish they were ) [ 18. June 2004, 09:12 PM: Message edited by: ratty46 ]

nice one boozle,how much is it to fish up there mate?im not too far from there,someone pointed me in that direction for som egood sport on lures,a good few jacks in there apparently

illhave some soon elton,just gotta finish of the film,i put it in the camera in a hurry,didnt realise thers 40 bloody exposures on there! got some nice barbel a tench and some carp.

i use the old waymaster scales,i think there are several variants all look the same all black white dial,red needle(like most scales!)rectangluar shape weigh up to 30lbs but theres new ones out that go to 40lbs.i thought about getting them nash ones(up to 40lb i think) with a luminous back light,but in my eyes you cant beat the good old avon scales,difrent clours on the dial to make reading easier, no is it/isnt it a double!yes i must get my self a set a soon as i can always mean too, but my waymaster's have lived with me for nearly 10 years and they are checked regulary and are still very accurate.rueben heatons are the very good too.or have a look at some of keenets scales they look ok may need regular checkin tho. [ 18. June 2004, 08:40 PM: Message edited by: ratty46 ]

i got some little catolouge with my book from amazon taday its got digi cams in there 3mill pixels i think there between 90-150 notes ill have a look see whats there n list thm on here.

nice one stefan your plan worked and you caught some good fish,shame about the biggie,keeps you going back tho,inch mate,keep on it you'll get her!

lol thats what i figured ed!i got stuck behind a new book i got today im going tomoorow for sure.boris n chevin can be a comdey duo i tell ya chevin's speciality is dissapearing with out a trace,like ghosts, boris the barbel,chevin the chub,bertie the bream,terry the tench,martin the mirror,christopher the common,larry the leather, etc it adds etertainment to my'n n my mates days fishing " i got one,what you get martin or christopher" lol

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go jk with the barbel,nice fishing mate,nice chub to!get back down there with some heavier gear n battle old boris.anyway i off for an evening session see ya!

are you mad!!after days off bright sun they'll be loving the overcast,im off in a bit,an evening with boris and chevin!