My First Successful Day Fishing........hurraa!

[The Flying Tench]

Newt:

LRR (Long Range Release) is simple enough. Just make sure the fish gets off at least 20 yards away from the bank and before it ever surfaces.

You've lost me, Newt. Is this a jokey way of saying the best fish is the 'one that got away!? :confused:

[craynerd]

I think so Flyin tench

[Newt]

Newt. Is this a jokey way of saying the best fish is the 'one that got away!?

 

John - LRR a joke? Goodness no.

 

If I lose a fish at 50 yards and it never surfaced, said fish can immediately become whatever size and species I choose.

 

Works even better over here too since we don't have known fish and the size of the largest ones in a lake is completly unknown.

 

Errrr - I think the 72lb common carp I LRR'd last week would have been a new state record if I only could have gotten it verified.

[craynerd]

lol

[tommo666]

Hopefully Newt's advice has worked and there should be a photo below

http://www.go-fishing.org/upload/files/PICT0001 reduced.bmp

 

edit note: no spaces in the file name. Change the name PICT0001 reduced.bmp to PICT0001-reduced.bmp on your PC before you upload it and ...

 

 

[ 01. March 2005, 07:49 AM: Message edited by: Newt ]

[tommo666]

maybe not

[tommo666]

Too complicated for me. I'll wait till someone invents the insert picture from file button

[craynerd]

http://www.go-fishing.org/upload/files/PICT0001%20reduced.bmp

 

You did everything right!! just use capslock....thats ur picture tho...nice catch

Chris

 

[ 01. March 2005, 07:24 AM: Message edited by: craynerd ]

[tommo666]

Thanks Newt. I will get the hang of this one day

[Guest sslatter]

craynerd:

Occasionally when i cast in i noticed my hook got tangled with my float, ultimately cutting out and lot of its length and tangling. I found a good way to combat this <SNIP> straightening the line and causing a better cast. Is this a common method?

Hi craynerd.. yes, it's called "feathering", or "feathering the line". Usually needed with an overhead cast, but once you get the hang of sideways casting, i.e. 'backhand' or 'forehand', you'll find you won't need to feather, as the rig will straighten out by itself, once you get the hang of it.

 

All the best.

 

[ 01. March 2005, 09:47 PM: Message edited by: Graham. X ]