hardest fighing fresh water fish ?

[kleinboet]

this subject has been beaten to death!! The general concensus is that, Pound for Pound, Gudgeon take a hellofalot of beating - but as they only grow to a few ounces, that doesn't help!!

However - Imagine having a 10lb gudgeon on your line!!!!!!

[Sportsman]

Sea trout

Overwintered rainbow

Mullet

 

In no particular order

[phil dean]

got to agree either grayling or fresh run sea trout.......if you've not had them, you really need to make the effort.

[norfolkfisher]

Swan mussels.. always put up a solid resistance!

[Dan Dan]

Swan mussels.. always put up a solid resistance!

 

I say twigfish beats them all hands down....once you get a mature one (or branchius fishius as they are known in latin) then say bye bye to your hooklength.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seriously voted perch though

[Tony U]

Don't forget them freshwater rocks not as big or as powerful as their salt water cousins but they still hang on :)

[Anderoo]

Pike = 0

Bream = 2

Roach = 1

 

Hmmm!

[Guest tigger]

If you manage to hook a plastic bag when the rivers in flood then you've got a fight on your hands!!!!

I once hooked a plastic patio chair while spinning on the canal and that put a propper bend in my rod, but I played it in ok, I didn't bother weighing it, just threw it up the bank.

[BoldBear]

Although I concede that the gudgeon gives a great fight pound for pound. I can't believe that no-one has said Barbel; as pound for pound they give a briliant fight on adequate tackle. especially after reading Bream was a choice???

 

NB. After catching a few small (3lb to 6lb) Barbel on a small stream the other night; I thought that I had hooked a smallish chub because of the lack of fight; it turned out to be a healthy looking 6lb Carp.

Edited June 23, 2008 by BoldBear

[Angly]

I can't believe that no-one has said Barbel

 

Good call, I did!