hardest fighing fresh water fish ?

[Peter Waller]

Flounders take some beating!

[ayjay]

Flounders take some beating!

 

I thought they started out flat, didn't realise they were beaten into that shape.

[badboybubbie]

i would have voted for gudgeon but it wasn't up so carp got the nod.i have caught many 6 inch carp that have fought for there life, and give great account of themselves.as do similar size tench.roach and rudd just dont have the muscle.i havent had the pleasure of a barbel so i can't compare.larger carp on light tackle are monsters i had a 18lber on six pound line and a match rod it was a white knuckle thrill ride i would take every day.If you caught the same fish on carp rod an heavy line then it wouldn't be the same.So alot of it comes down to your tactics at the time of capture.

[Guest tigger]

So alot of it comes down to your tactics at the time of capture.

 

 

 

Yeah that's deffo something to consider along with fish using flowing water to their advantage.

[Vagabond]

In British freshwater

1. Mullet (either thins or thicks - little to choose weight for weight)

2. Seatrout (freshrun)

3. Grayling/salmon/wild trout (not much to choose between them)

 

The cyprinids are way behind!

[Peter Waller]

Am I the only on to catch flounders in fresh water?

[Ken L]

This has been done to death.

It's been covered before here and here and here and here and here.

 

The concensus seems to be gudgeon but as gudgeon don't get much above a couple of ounces, it's a fairly pointless conclusion.

[Vagabond]

Am I the only on to catch flounders in fresh water?

No

[12ft kerplunk]

Of all the fish ive caguht it has to be carp for speed and aggression and tench for strength. Bream can really fight when they want to just most of the time they seem to flop into the landing net. A couple of years ago i was catching bream in about 1 foot of water and they were jumping and tail walking and having a real go.

[Anderoo]

I thought they started out flat, didn't realise they were beaten into that shape.

 

 

Out of that lot, carp I reckon - a nice fit 'wild' carp, not a day-ticket bloater. I'd only put tench above carp if it was a male.

 

However, grayling would be up there for me. Imagine a double - parp!

 

Almost any fish gives a great account of itself if you use the appropriate tackle. A 6oz dace or 1lb chub put up an amazing battle on a light trotting rod. I think the idea that some fish aren't worth catching because you just wind them in comes from the current overuse of very strong tackle.