Brian Carragher

Andy Are you really as stupid as your postings seem to suggest? Read your own posts above and ask the question, do your posts come across as rational or illogical rants with the intention of getting yourself banned? Here's a clue "Do I really care that I've p$ssed off a load of barbel fishermen on the Hampshire Avon? Not really. That's what I intented all along, and the reality is that I don't give a rats **** " And that's patently obvious with your early morning alchohol fueled venom

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If you're going to build a cabinet as shown then DONT use corner brackets to hold it together, you won't get the required strength in the cabinet build The screws will only be gaining a light hold into whatever you make the carcass from and won't be as long as the carcass is thick (so they don't poke through)and are more likely to slip and pull out when you're looking at the weight of water. A cubic metre of water is a ton in weight so make your calcs on that You can make the sides of the carcass from 18mm MDF and the shelves from the same but make your intermediates under the tank from the same, you can use 12mm MDF for lighter materials like a vivarium above All the joints need to be rebated (slotted) so the whole lot can be glued and screwed(drill screw holes first as MDF does'nt like direct screwing) and the sides and top and bottom of the frame can be rebated to take a 6 or 8mm panel to fit in the back to stiffen the whole lot up Nail and glue the back panel in place and it'll keep everything tight and square Your measurements need to be spot on when you're rebating and cutting shelves and inters otherwise you lose all the strength and rigidity Moisture resistant MDF will be a better buy but dearer but will last a lot longer given what you're intending using it for

Exactly the same thoughts as the majority on here have

You can counter the balance issue but you have to make it heavier but because its balanced it does'nt seem to be an issue Put some weight inside the bottom of the butt to counterbalance, work out whats needed when the reels on the seat

Uncanny, just thinking about this one the other day, you get some good stuff on here, nice one Elton it's one of your site's is'nt it

I should think you did, bit of good luck is that

Totally agree with the above , thats why I've not posted till now. You can't have a serious discussion/debate with someone who flip flops all over the place every time he's shown to be wrong and introduces new grievances every time he leads himself up a blind alley He's no angler, not even sure he's a canoeist given he only goes once a year but he sure is one very "Victor Meldrew" type character who just wants to rant and rave on every topic and every posting The best way to respond to Andy Young's postings is simple; DON'T, that way at least he'll only be able to direct his dislike of everything at himself

Go on Barry, have a guess which wreck he was fishing and how he was doing it, I don't think you will be far wrong

Well done to Rich a cracking fish and a cracking result

Does the National Mullet Club accept bald blokes?

Looking at the background I would'nt be surprised if it was Wyekhams other big pike from the trout lake

Theres Nurse Judy and Lynn, another two regular names that spring to mind plus theres been a number of new women members join lately Think fishing is still seen or percieved as a male thing when really it does'nt matter which sex you are when it comes to fishing but it would seem that when women do fish, they tend to be better anglers or at least seem to be better at catching fish

Well thats my river season over as I won't get on again before it closes Fished Saturday and Sunday to try and get a few more decent pike over two different venues Saturday I had 6 runs without a fish, pulled out of 2 , snapped off on one and three dropped runs Sunday a different stretch and only one run all day connecting with a nice fish of about 23lb , had it in the net twice and it managed to slip the hook, that was something always on the cards after seeing just how lightly it was hooked in the jaw The pike have spawned as there was plenty of pike fry in the margins all between one ane one and a half inch's long so the future of piking looks good providing theres enough fry survive So al in all a decent year even after todays lost fish I finished the season with 5 pike over 20lb with lots in the 18 and 19lb bracket, roll on next Autumn

I hope to be out both days over the weekend trying for one last lump, had a good season this year for the bigger fish so will see if theres one more to come, a couple of high end doubles would'nt be the end of the world though

Aahh Wiltshires finest then, 28 pints of snakebite between them does'nt do much for a fishing trip to the river, more like a few p*ss heads getting smashed by the water and society having to deal with the aftermath

Very good for chub, you might be surprised just how much barbel like them too

And the usual tosh from those who don't do it and think others should'nt do it or even worse calls to ban it from those who never pike fish anyway

Theres quite a few of us on here from the north east, you must be quite close to the Teesside area if you're fishing Great Broughton ponds If you fill in your profile and state which town or area you're from you can get quite specific advice from folk who may know your venue quite well

Paul won't have seen this yet as he'll have been at sea all day but his boat is licenced to take up to 12

QUOTE (Brian Carragher @ Feb 20 2012, 07:30 PM) Yeh that'll be me, that avatar is a local fish, have to be careful I might get illusions of being a legend in my own lunchtime Still doing it and getting a few decent ones out Nice to get reacquainted, mate. Dare I ask how big that particular Esox is, Bri. Looks like a handful. It was a good fish and over the "magic mark" if you understand what I mean

I like that link, very funny but so so true

I need educating Whats a "Striking Iron"

I got asked (again)if I'd ever had 2 runs at once when fishing when fishin g with 4 rods, so I'll give the same answer as before, yes I have. It's happened on a few occasions but not very often, I've also had 2 runs at once whilst only fishing 2 rods and again it has'nt happened often Has it resulted in deep hooking or damage to the fish; no it has'nt. A running fish does'nt swallow the bait it merely holds it in its jaws/mouth until it stops and has time to swallow it, if you hit a running fish and then release the tension on the line 9 times out of 10 the fish will stop running and lie doggo on the bottom, it can't swallow the hooks because you've already set them and they can't go any further down the throat, you can then deal with that one when you've netted the first One of the reasons for spreading your rods is to minimise the distance from rod tip to bait to increase the bite detection especially when fishing the near marginal shelves and the merest of indications shows up well by using a combination of any or all of the following, heavy running leger, drop offs, alarms and floats Its because of the use of all the above bit detction gear that I can minimise deep hooking but it still does happen and when it does it usually occurs because the pike has sat on the bait , swallowed it and then remained stationary without setting off any of your bite detection methods. Deep hooking can and does happen even when you're using only one rod but generally it occurs with bigger fish which don't feel threatened or need to bolt off to some secure place to eat their meal. As a pike angler you have to be prepared for deep hooking and have the gear to deal with it if it happens because at some stage during your piking years it will I was asked have I ever had a fish run into another anglers gear when fishing 4 rods, the answer is NEVER. It just has'nt happened and theres probably good reasons for that. The first being that I always think I'm more in control of the fish than the fish is of me, that's what makes me an angler and not just a catcher of fish, the second being that usually theres no one beside me unless they're there by invitation, ie my son or some of my mates who I fish with Pike anglers very rarely see another angler on the bank much less another pike angler as pikers by nature are a bit secretive about where they fish and in how close they are to other anglers anyway, we don't tend to like proximitry, we prefer the solitary approach , so if I'm out piking I guess its very rare to see anyone apart from maybe an odd rambler or so (most of them are odd by the way) and very very few other anglers over a coarse of the season

Phone It would seem our two posts crossed and has caused you some confusion, my post was directed at the one above yours from Latimera Having read and reread your last post, I still don't know what it is you're trying to say but from my perspective and using fishing rods and reels I have no problems using multiple rods nor do I have a problem with others fishing for other different species using multiple rods ****** Every responsible angler fishing with multiple rods uses some form of baitrunner or open bail arm system along with drop off bite indicators coupled with bite alarms and sometimes with floats as well so the level of attention they pay to any indication of a take is quite detailed and if a fish is running then they're not eating or swallowing baits or hooks so there won't be problems with deep hooking or un sporting aspects of fishing using techniques as described, in fact a multi rod user is probably more tuned in to his or her gear than is commonly acknowledged, any deep hooking that can occur will happen before a fish sets off on a run and can occur without even showing on the alarms and drop offs A few steps, in this case some 5 or so steps in either direction to give 15 yards is not unsporting or foolish but perfectly practicle and very easy to do whilst keeping very good control over your gear