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  1. Tigger - I don't think anyone is saying that a carp is a pike, but simply saying that they are predatory, as in they will seek out dead fish on the bottom and also chase and eat live fish when given the opportunity...which they have in abundance in the wild. Carp, like us, being an omnivorous species, will simply eat just about anything most of the time...even live worms...
  2. I'm glad that you enjoyed the movie, Mark, and thank you for the compliments. I'm in France editing the new DVD in the series, as we speak! Is that a St Lawrence fish in your photo? - A superb-looking carp!
  3. Here is a link to a video of large carp, and also Comizo barbel, chasing small live fish in an aquarium.
  4. Yes, some of the largest pike, perch, crucian, trout, zander etc in the world live off the Balitic coastline. A lot of information and photos of these giant fish can found in my first book - Big Fish In foreign Waters (published back in 1991, but still available). For example, pike of 57lb+ etc.
  5. All barbel species worldwide, including the UK barbel, are very predatory. The larger they grow, the more predatory they become (although huge amounts of man-made baits such as boiles in waters that hold low stocks of small fish to prey on tends to lower the predatory instinct). Certain times of year the hunt for small fish increases, especially during spring spawning of several other freshwater species. It is true that ALL large freshwater species are predatory, even carp (that tend to love eating small tench) to some extent.
  6. If you are making up your own boilies, then leave some of it unboiled and use this to wrap a coating around your boilies.
  7. The new Carp Adventures double DVD is in full frame 4:3 format PAL region "0" & "2" and will work on ALL players and Televisions in UK, Europe and most countries worldwide, except on the slightly lower quality NTSC TVs used in USA. It will however work in USA if you have a multi-region DVD player and screen. The new French Carp DVD series has also been filmed in PAL format, but this time using an even higher quality DV camera with double the pixels, and also in 16:9 Wide-Screen format.
  8. The St Lawrence carp often swim and feed in water deeper than thirty feet, and I've had some of my very best catches in very strong flowing water of 35-45ft deep. From the bank it is best to find a point, bridge or some mainland outcrop that juts out into the flow so that your lead holds better without swinging round. The best of all is to anchor a boat in 25ft-50ft water (depending on the swim) and then fish directly out of the back of the boat (or double anchor if there is a boiling or changing current). I prefer to use 5-6oz flat pear leads or gripper leads most of the time, depending on the situation and flow. In extreme flow I may clip the line in the line clip of a heavy down-rigger ball and lower this down behind the boat (you must experiment with the tention of the line clip, depending on river currents). In very extreme currents over deep holes, the bottom flow is nowhere near the flow of the surface layers, and this may make it almost impossible to hold bottom correctly. In these situations I normally tie the rig to a heavy rock using a lighter break-off line, and then gently lower to the bottom from the back of a boat.
  9. GLOBE

    Barbel rod

    The Globetrotter Supreme provides an extremely slow and progressive power band, and will only give as much you want, or how strong the fish is. (In fact, the rod continues through to pull around 5lb tc at full lock if needed to against larger species of fish). If I am only playing a 7lb fish, then my rod will bend in a supple curve, with no fear of hook pools...pulling at 1lb-2lb t.c. There is no other rod similar on the market so it cannot be compared to normal carp or barbel rods. As already mentioned, it has an extremely soft tip and gradual taper throughout, and is extremely forgiving with smaller fish (although of course it's main use is for large specimens). I even use the same rod for chub or tench etc. The rod took 6-years of development to get right, and has been tested to the extreme - on small and large fish, so I'm more than happy to continue using it for barbel...yes, even in UK. It just happens, following a lifetime of trying out differing blanks, that this is the rod I love to use for barbel. I have pointed out that there are plenty of barbel-specific rods on the market for anglers to choose from (and even gave a link to another company rod and not my own...) and so I'm obviously not saying that others should follow my road - it is always a personal choice.
  10. GLOBE

    Barbel rod

    Most of my barbel fishing is done with a 3.5lb t.c rod (the Globetrotter Supreme which has a very supple, progressive action and delicate tip), but I also use it for most other freshwater species, so it is not only designed for big barbel. I sometimes like using a 1 1/2 or 1 3/4lb t.c rod on little winding streams or tribs, but still prefer something with more power when I'm fishing in tight spots between trees and bushes etc. There a lot of very good barbel rods on the market at moment. Take a look at the bfw i-power rod at: http://www.barbel.co.uk/
  11. I'll have them two F5 bodies off you David (just send them my way, to avoid them gathering dust!), as I find that good scans made from the F5 are often far better than the D2X and D200, and my workflow is geared towards film and scans. I don't see any problem with Nikon halting production of some film cameras. They still make the superb F6 film camera (and a cheaper consumer SLR body as well), and companies such as Fuji will be providing film for a long time into the future. The present is also a great time to buy mint conditioned film camera equipment for rock-bottom prices. Film scanners and drum scanners still provide top quality digital files of 230MB or beyond, so you have the best of both worlds with using film. I am not knocking digital cameras, as I also use them, but I really don't see any reason to worry about continuing to use film cameras for a long time into the future.
  12. For most of my angling photography worldwide, I use the Nikon F5 system with a range of lenses from 24mm to 600mm ED-IF. I also use the Pentax LX system with a range of lenses between 24mm to 500mm. (I take a second Nikon F5 as backup, but may also take a Nikon F80 body); plus a full range of remote infrared releases, Manfrotto tripod, etc. For underwater shots I use a Nikon waterproof rangefinder camera, and also the Nikonos V underwater camera with a range of different lenses. My main films are Fuji Velvia and Sensia. If I need digital, I make very high quality scans from the slides (transparencies) to turn them into digital 50MB or 100MB+ Tif files using a Minolta 5400 scanner. Plus a full range of remote infrared releases, Manfrotto tripod, etc. For making lower quality jpeg digital files for the internet, I use the Nikon D70 (although do not use it for my serious fishing photography, as I get far superior quality images from the Nikon F5 or LX) For fishing wildlife movies, I use The Canon XL1s or XL2 with a manual servo 16X lens (45mm-600mm zoom), wide angle converters (24mm) and Nikkor lenses (via an adapter) for ranges of lenses from 100mm-4500mm; plus a full range of remote controllers, wireless microphones, lighting, Manfrotto tripods etc. and underwater equipment.
  13. Most pike do not live very long compared to many other species. There are some pet koi carp that are supposed to have lived over 100-years. One fish that can grow to a very old age, is the sturgeon, with some specimens recorded via tests, to exceed 150-years of age.
  14. Elton - I've been making plans to fish seriously for these fish for the past 20-years, but each time I've fixed the plans I've needed to break them due to wars or problems in the areas I was going to fish - SE Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. These fish are the Tigris Barbel (Barbus Seich) and can grow to 8ft in length and weigh more than 200lb. They are found mainly in the Tigris and Euphrates river systems (and introduced to other waters). More information about these fish can be found in my latest book. They are fantastic looking fish, and although the old books call them the "Tigris Salmon" they of course have no relation to a salmon! The Tigris Barbel is closely related to the Mahasser of India, although in my opinion they are even more closely related to the Comizo Barbel of Spain. Hopefully, if some of the areas I've wanted to fish for SO LONG, do finally settle down and become 'relatively' safe, I'll be packing my gear and travelling out there (not vey likely looking at the way those regions are at the moment). It is so sad to know that a third of the marshes areas and water levels were drained during the wars...I just hope that some pockets of the rivers and lakes have escaped the drainage, nets, or explosives. Maybe I should pack my flat-jacket and helmet for the next expedition?
  15. I've fished a great deal in Australia for carp, and searched for them throughout the Murray/Darling River systems from Snowy Mountains to the sea, and most of the southern lakes, and NEVER had any problems returning carp to the waters (I try to return all my carp alive to the water). Just use common sense, as it is very easy in most places to return fish without anyone knowing. In my opinion the carp's role within the eco system of Australian waters is completely misunderstood, just because a law states something doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do (A similar rule applies in Germany - with ALL fish - but at least most anglers prefer to ignore it and return all fish to the water). I don't mind anyone killing some fish for food, but just chucking them up the bank and letting them rot, or stabbing them with pitchforks is not my idea of showing respect to the fish - any species of fish. Yes, there are places in Australia where the carp are small or stunted, but there are also places where there is a better average of carp, with fish to 30lb+ and some exceeding 50lb - both commons and mirrors -Australia is a wonderful country to be in and provides some wonderful fishing for carp and other species.
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