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Well I was a bit fed up to be working on such a lovely day, my river tackle was still in the van and there's a pond where I'm working.........

 

A few brown Goldfish, a couple of small Mirrors (3lbish) and then this thing.

 

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was it a Golden Orfe or some kind of goldfish? How do you tell?

 

Whatever it was it brightened the day up and went 4lb 9oz on the scales. :)

 

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Well I was a bit fed up to be working on such a lovely day, my river tackle was still in the van and there's a pond where I'm working.........

 

A few brown Goldfish, a couple of small Mirrors (3lbish) and then this thing.

 

post-10964-1268856462_thumb.jpg

 

was it a Golden Orfe or some kind of goldfish? How do you tell?

 

Whatever it was it brightened the day up and went 4lb 9oz on the scales. :)

 

Yes, it's a golden orfe.

 

Believe it or not but a 3-14-8 example looking very much like this caught in about 1974 was thought t be a new record roach despite its 'pink' colouration.

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1.was it a Golden Orfe or some kind of goldfish?

 

2. How do you tell?

 

1. Golden Orfe

2. Short dorsal fin (goldfish have a long one like carp) and lots of quite small scales

 

Nice fish - you now hold the family record :1a:

 

 

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How did you find the rod performed ?

I'm liking it, but just need to hook something that really puts a bend in it. Roll on June then i can test it on them Barbel. :)

 

1. Golden Orfe

2. Short dorsal fin (goldfish have a long one like carp) and lots of quite small scales

 

Nice fish - you now hold the family record :1a:

Thanks Dave, knew you would know. :thumbs:

 

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Cracking fish, that would have certainly brightened up my day if I had hooked it.

Stephen

 

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was it a Golden Orfe or some kind of goldfish? How do you tell?

 

Orfe and Ide look just like rudd and roach! Goldfish look like little crucians or little common carp.

 

Rich

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Thanks Dave, knew you would know. :thumbs:

 

Mark beat him on this occasion, though :)

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Mark beat him on this occasion, though :)

So he did, most just have been the mods that were sleeping. :)

 

Thanks Mark.

 

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Orfe and Ide look just like rudd and roach! Goldfish look like little crucians or little common carp.

 

Rich

Yes that's what i thought, but this one seemed to hump up behind the head more like a bream in shape really. Can you get Golden Bream?

 

May be I just need to catch more 4lb+ rudd and roach? :)

 

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