Where are you fishing this weekend and what are you after?

[Anderoo]

Thanks - funny enough I had my biggie today just as the afternoon rains broke. Having started in bright sunshine in my 'banker' chub swim - and getting a brace of 4lbers in a bag of ½doz I'd moved onto a weirppol where I have had the odd relly big chub and good roach - but which also holds many 'nuisance' trout. The fish when hooked did a really good imitation of a trout - shooting across to the far bank and then trying to get under the weir sill. Believing for all the world it was another brownie I played it really hard - and got the shock of my life when those black fins surfaced in the foam! Its at time like these you realise how big a chub's mouth is - and how inadequate a size 16 suddenly looks. Thankfully the bullying had worked and I was able to guide it downstream into a waiting net. It's been 5 years since I last had a 6lb chub but I felt sure this was my biggest - though at first the scales only registered 6-01 - in my haste to give it a number I'd forgotten to zero the scales - and doing so thankfully put it up to 6lb 6oz - a new PB!

 

 

C.

 

That sounds similar to when I caught my biggest roach and I thought it was an eel...

 

You must be so chuffed, looking forward to seeing a pic.

[Steve Burke]

Many congratulations indeed, Chris!

[Chris Plumb]

Many congratulations indeed, Chris!

 

Already posted this pic on the big Fat Chub thread - but as PB chub don't come around very often I'm sure you won't mind shoving it on here as well.

 

 

 

 

 

C.

[Lake owner]

Good picture , and a lovely fish , well done

[Worms]

Well done indeed, what a well conditioned fish.

Edited March 11, 2009 by Worms

[carlisle5353]

Still not sure where to fish this weekend. Fished last Sat and Sun on local club water and did not even get a bite. So anywhere where a bite is possible.

Other anglers blanked as well so it is not just me but what us coarse anglers have to put up with in Cumbria :