RUDD 99 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 On more then one occasion I have had fish take an unbaited hook when checking my float cocked correctly. Once In a very hard match a friend had a very nice bend in the rod with a few mins to go before the whistle. Thinking he had a match winning fish he was shocked to land a Terrapin!!!! Sea fishing - I have caught allsorts - crisp packets, plastic cups, whelks, condoms and even a starfish. RUDD Different floats for different folks! Link to post Share on other sites
Emma two 44 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) On more then one occasion I have had fish take an unbaited hook when checking my float cocked correctly. Once In a very hard match a friend had a very nice bend in the rod with a few mins to go before the whistle. Thinking he had a match winning fish he was shocked to land a Terrapin!!!! Sea fishing - I have caught allsorts - crisp packets, plastic cups, whelks, condoms and even a starfish. Couldn't he weigh the terrapin in? Edited August 21, 2011 by Emma two "Some people hear their inner voices with such clarity that they live by what they hear, such people go crazy, but they become legends" Link to post Share on other sites
Slickfish 0 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) Fishing with a small plug for perch/chub on a small local river, thought I got snagged up on a branch or carrier bag etc, just dead weight. Got it all the way to my feet(standing on a bridge, only about 2ft above the water), and up pops a bloated sheep with my plug firmly in its leg. Seriously not nice, cut the line. Never did fish that stretch again straight after a flood Caught a 12lb pike while feeder fishing, it went for a small roach I didn't know had taken my bait, and somehow got a wire trace it had snapped of someone tangled in the actual feeder cage. Nothing quite tops a old boot though , out a local canal on a 3m whip. Edited August 22, 2011 by Slickfish Link to post Share on other sites
paul93 0 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 i was using a hair rigged bit of sweetcorn and got a bite so started reeling. when the fish reached the landing net i noticed that i hadnt actually hooked it but it had just held on to the sweetcorn. it was a nice looking roach aswell. as soon as it was in the net it spat the bait out and jumped out the net back into the water m Bi-winning" Charlie Sheen Link to post Share on other sites
Phone 748 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 RUDD, Those are called "white fish" A common species in urban lakes. Phone Link to post Share on other sites
Phone 748 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 All, May I also say, few have mentioned the non-fish species that have been caught. Nothing quite like a Canada goose on light tackle. You have no choice but to use a "long release" on otters. Predators are quite common on empty hooks - hardly strange really. Phone Link to post Share on other sites
captain cojones 15 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 What about this monster? I told the story of catching this a few years ago...wan't it again....know what it is...strangest catch I have made.... What is THAT!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
DavidWliilamson 0 Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Thanks for all the replies I think the winner has to go to the week dead chub in the first post David :D Link to post Share on other sites
Denis Skorikov 0 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi David. I want to say that it was not a strange catch. Our family cought a lot of Pike using maggot from middle of Septemper till beginning of November every year. Those fishining days are most favourite days of my mother. She can catch many serious fishes as she calls Pike. Link to post Share on other sites
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