Most powerful fish?????????

[Spindle]

Mallard Duck... well, the one I hooked anyway!

 

Not a course fish of course but pound-for-pound a rainbow trout are just HARD!

[Steve Burke]

Much as I'm a fan of perch I have to admit that they're only moderate fighters compared to some species. Like all fish they seem to fight best in clear water. However, they're often caught on tackle meant for heavier species and thus under-rated. On the right tackle they often do put up quite a scrap.

 

Of course, like all species, the odd perch does fight "beyond its weight". One 3lber last summer at Wingham tore off an incredible 50 yards of line and fought every inch of the way to the net!! I'd let it go this far as I initially thought it was a carp. It certainly fought hugely harder than the much heavier tench I caught that morning!

 

Normally I'd rate tench a little ahead of perch pound for pound. This certainly applies to male tench, that for me are candidates for the best fighters of all coarse fish, even more so than barbel. Only common carp from a river compare with them in my book.

[wearyone]

Small barbel, a 4lb fish thinks its a 15lb'er

[ste the piker]

Pike or Carp for me...Never had a catfish but would love to hook into one....

[RUDD]

I find tree and stick fish don't fight very hard but are very stubborn and wont give an inch of line!!!!!!!!

[Andrew Boyd]

The Mullet

 

I have to agree with Leon and Graham X.

 

Mullet make over-wintered Rainbows, summer Pike and large Carp seem slow.

[Tog]

Mullet are SEA fish. (sort of!)

The original thread was 'most powerfull COARSE fish'

Which has now been modified to "most powerfull 'Proper coarse fish' excluding half sea migratory and gamey fishes"

Which means no Trout,Grayling, Mullet, eels or Sturgeon.

Tog

[chesters1]

what about dabs or is it flounders ? plenty around maidstone and above

[Tog]

a few 'flounders' around here as well Chester's!

[Dick Dastardly]

Despite having an Adipose fin Grayling are still classed as a course fish.