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

[poledark]

Size for size I would say carp around 6lb or so, but I have never caught a mullet!!

 

Many fish wriggle a lot, and twist a lot, but a 6lb carp actually pulls its weight.

 

 

Mind you, the Salmon that took me through 3 pools on the Wye a few years back WAS unstoppable.

 

Den

 

[ 13. September 2004, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: poledark ]

[Newt]

Peter Waller:

Burbot are incredibly powerful, great for livebaits as well, really durable.

LOL - Peter, I enjoyed your response even if no one else seems to have noticed it.

[Guest Ferret1959]

I notice but didn't want to spoil the fun.

[Tog]

Mullet or Grayling? both fight way above their weight!

There's a 'mini' Sturgeon (sterret??) that is awesome on light tackle, loads of 'airtime' tail walking etc.

[Sheepy]

Cant say i have been that impressed with Mullet. Went on a sailing holliday around the Orwell estuary and fished for them in a few marinas using a six foot rod four lb line and floating crust. Biggest i got was about 5lb but put up no where near as good a fight as some of the 5lb carp i have had. Maybe it was just lazy.

[awaaar]

5 LBS and it didn't scrap?...

 

4lb line?...you sure it wasn't rope?

 

[ 13. September 2004, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: awaaar ]

[Chris the Fish]

i had a 12lb carp yesterday that faught like stink, never known owt like it, rod bent double and you could play a guitar solo on the 8lb line i had on.

 

must admit ive never known a fish come close to some of the carp scraps ive had.

 

although saying that, i had a 2lb rainbow which gave a brilliant scrap on a light fly rod which i think is partly the answer.

 

if you hook into a 10lb carp on a light wag rod, it will feel like youve just hooked into a submarine. if you hook the same on some of the carp gear (3lb t/c rod + 20lb braid) it will feel like your landing a log (maybe not that extream but you get my drift)

 

chris

 

(happy with is 12lb PB fishy)

[smudger]

pound for pound on balanced tackle MULLET then

river weir pool pike on medium lure gear

[BoozleBear]

I'd say eel (esp' conger) or an angry Tench.

 

Never caught a gudgeon, they sound like fun though!

[chuby]

Barbel for me

chuby