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Why?
Going somewhere where you'll be able to use it?
Little bump
Might be, you're driving
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I'm looking for a Fox pikemaster fs 10' 9", 2.5lbtc boat rod. Must be good condition. Cash waiting!
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Like i said, Ive not been to Orkney, but just because it has no rivers doesn't mean the lochs aren't or haven't been connected to the sea.
Would they not have been sterilised, AND wasn't that a point was making myself
I don't think maver fan will think its been a pointless debate, we've probably saved him pointlessly freezing his jewels off.
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I think you've missed taking into account an ice-age that sterilized a large amount of the UK.
Sadly for you i don't think them Tupp cutters look very sterile.
Would that be selective sterilisation? It's been said that there's 22 miles of water between the mainland and Orkney. So if Orkney was "sterilised" (perhaps with those Tupp implements
) and there's no rivers to traverse from the sea how is there any fish population at all? I reckon Corys ferry crossings are looking ever more viable Going nowhere fast but I do enjoy a pointless "debate" for want of a better word
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http://www.welcome-scotland.com/listings/a.../coarse_fishing
I'll be round sometime with a pair of these and some nice new rubber rings. It doesn't hurt. Tupp lambs twitch once then forget all about it.
I didn't think that there would be coarse fish on Orkney, there are not really any rivers to speak of. No perch, no roach, no carp, and I doubt that there will be grayling. I don't think they are mad on peaty acid water.
Just out of curiosity, how did you think perch could get to Orkney, there is 22 miles of salt water between the Scotland and Mainland, and I don't think they let them on the ferry to Kirwall?
Well before I opened my gob without doing any research, I'd assumed they got there the same way as they got anywhere else. As they're in The UK I just figured, wrongly as it seems that they were spread out all over. Historically, all the UK was joined to mainland Europe and I'd reckon all the Scottish Islands were joined to mainland Scotland. How long have Perch been around? since before the continents split?
When I lost my conkers I was thinking more along the lines of comparing Orkney to Scandinavian countries which do contain Perch and Grayling. I'll keep my gob shut in future. But if anyone else wants to keep digging at me after I've admitted engaging gob before brain, feel free, Broad shoulders and all that. Just keep those Tupp cutters away from me
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This guy has quite a nice collection. Beats my 3.
http://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/sho...mp;postcount=11
Nice, better than stamps
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I've a 3601 that isn't listed on that site, there's two models of 3601 that I'm aware of, the sport and the pro if memory serves, I've got the sport (cheaper version) and it's for sale (not cheap)
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OK!! so I know nowt about Orkney
my suggestions were mainly about the tackle.I suggested power pro in 20-30lb not because of the strength of it but because of the dia' of it. In my opinion, and that of people who know a lot about fishing braid, which did sway my opinion when I first started fishing lures, braid should be chosen by equivalent mono dia' and not b/s, and funnily enough 4lb sensor is just between 20 and 30lb PP as dia's go.
I reckon the 14lb braid mentioned (if it's as relatively thin as PP) would cause a bit of grief with wind knots on a multi/baitcaster, too thin!
Checked my jewels, still there, sweating away!!
I reckon/hope someone should be along to back me up on this soon
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Pearl necklace mate, It wouldn't suit you
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I'd bet my jewels it has perch. Also Grayling, debatable coarse fish due to the adipose fin but I stand to be corrected on both counts.
And I'm not looking for a fight, I was trying to give advice on the set up more than the venue
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I would guess the trout season will be closed in Feb.
OOPS!! my mistake
just fish for the Perch then and any Trout that fall to the lures can be called accidental -
I've looked at this rod in my local tackle shop. It has a CWT of 10-30g I think, if it's the same rod as there's a few in the range. So any lure, be it micro jerk, spinnerbait, spoon, spinner or plug will be ok to just over an ounce in weight. I'd go for power pro braid in 20 - 30 lbs and fish the smaller lures for chub and perch but seeing as you're up Orkney, Trout and Perch
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This is one of the few subjects that Budgie and I disagree on despite both of us having 30+ years experience.
I prefer a front alarm when I'm predator fishing. I actually like to hear the little bleeps that tell me what the livebaits are doing.
However where I definitely agree with Budgie is using an open bail arm in conunction with a rear drop-off indicator to minimise any change in resistance. I insist though that the indicator's a heavy one so that dropbacks are quickly and clearly shown. In turn this means I insist on a rigid arm with an adjustable sliding weight. Not only is it safer for the fish, but it also means I can vary the tension to suit the flow in a river or the undertow on a lake. Being able to vary the tension is also imperative to be able to fish the right depth when I'm using a sunken float paternoster, one of my favourite rigs. I use a modified Fox Pike Swinger, and you can see my review at http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/Tackle-And-Bai...ke_swinger.html
Budgie, you suggested that the Gardner line clip isn't suited to braided lines. I'm just about to try braids for ledgering/paternostering rather than just with drifter floats and lures, but I do use the Gardner clips with mono. Will I need to change them, and if so what would you recommend?
Terry, like you, I use alarms so that I can watch nature. This is why for much of my bank fishing for pike I don't use a float. Floats need constant attention and for this reason I don't agree that they're always the safest method of bite indication. In theory maybe, in practice not.
I'd be very intersted to hear the results of the experiment, Terry, especially in the light of Arkay's interesting comments.
Scroll down for line clip mods. http://billysbackbiters.blogspot.com/
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Delkims are great for giving early indications that don't show on (normal)* drop offs. a mate and myself were fishing a stretch of river two or three seasons ago and both getting the odd take. Bites were seen on the rod tip before any indication was given on the drop offs on my rods. I was using fox sx digitals as front alarms with rear drop offs. My mate was using Delks' with rear drop offs and the Delks picked up his bites as they were shown as knocks on the rod tips. I always thought Delks' were over hyped as alarms but this incident changed my mind. And still, I haven't got them myself
I'd also up my hook size to at least a 6.
*There's a bloke that posts on the P&P forums that makes some drop offs that are supposed to be great at showing the slightest movement of the bait.
http://www.42inch.net/tackle/bite_alarms/bite1.htm
Edited and link added!
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The trend is for 3 identical rods but these are normally used for 3 different situations, ie, dropping a bait in the margins, casting a bag to the horizon or casting a single bait to a fish that's just shown itself no matter where in the water, to suggest just a few scenarios. So that makes three identical rods pretty pointless or stupid, even though I've fell into the trap/trend myself
. TC's are all about casting, mostly, so for bag work at medium/long range I'd go for at least 2 3/4lb but personally use 3lb. I use greys prodigys in 3lb, life time guarantee, relatively cheap and good under the tip close in so no hook pulls. They also look nice which is the most important aspect of carp fishing
Or be diferent and get one each of 3, 2.75 and 2.5
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Epson DX8400 I've recently bought one and it's a cracker. You can buy copied inks from most of the usual places but the genuine inks aren't too expensive.
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Hemp oil that we pay a small fortune for from tackle shops can be bought from Tescos at half the price. Good oil is the name to look for on the shelves.
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Colin if you're using an old internal hard drive you have to set the jump switch to slave otherwise your pc will be trying to boot from 2 drives. Take it out and you'll see the switch crossing the pins.
A couple of pics, it will probably be set to master, change to slave using the key shown on the label. If it's not this type of drive, sorry for wasting your time.
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It doesn't look deep enough in the pic' maybe a bad angle but is it a siver bream?
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Soaking just reduces the cooking time, soak for a day and boil in the water it's been soaking in. It can take an age to split if i hasn't been soaked.
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I do mine in bulk, a mate in the catering supplies trade got me a "stewpot" that covers all the rings on the cooker. I put about 5k of dry hemp in , cover with plenty of water and soak for 1 to 2 days, more if I forget about it. I add a full tub (supermarket size) of bicarb, the same tub size scoop of sugar and about half a scoop of that tub of salt then boil it til it splits. If it doesn't catch fish it preserves the hemp very well for just about all season if stored in a bait fridge set to quite cold. If it starts to ferment in the bucket, all the better, the juice goes syruppy (such a word??) and works better IMHO
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Hi all, my second posting after being a bit flippant with a mate on my first. Sorry Colin
I've actually been registered for a couple of years but never got round to posting. A mate of mine who shall not remain nameless, Brian Carragher, got me interested in a fish in you were getting organised and I've been looking in ever since, it all seems pretty nice and amiable
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Can be good can be bad!
Provide lots of fry for other predators to eat, but those fry can eat an awful lot of food that roach, bream, tench etc, etc, could eat.
They also provide cormorants with another food source which again can be good or can be bad.
However I enjoy catching them.
Colin
It's a bit common now that photo isn't it Colin?
Perscription Polaroids
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I got a pair as part of a two for one deal from specsavers. Get your normal prescription glasses and the sunglasses come free, you just need to pay the extra few quid for the polarising lenses. I wouldn't be without them, great for driving too, all the glare off other vehicles windows etc is negated, something normal sunglasses don't do.