Whats Largest Roach ?

[NickD]

What is the largest roach caught in the UK (not just the record) the record from what I can find from searches is 4lb3oz but a friend recalls a 5lb14oz.

 

Any information ?

[fantasticfisherman]

i think it is the 4lb 3oz caught by ray clark quite a few years ago now. although i caught MY biggest roach the other day at 2lb 8oz

Edited October 30, 2005 by fantasticfisherman

[Peter Waller]

Hi Nick, can't help, but welcome to AN.

 

Our resident AN Oracle normally does a Google search and comes up with a heplful answer. I tried it with an MSN search and came up with this helpful bit of advice:

 

LINK REMOVED

 

Well, I never, now I know where all those roach that were pinched from Potter Heigham, on the Broads, last winter actually went too!! To think that the poor old mink got the blame.

[Guest rabbit]

Peter

The link you posted was nothing to do with the roach that swims, are you sure? The new poster (Nick) is a junior member

[Peter Waller]

Might be whoops, Rabbit, but I think that we all start off as junior members now. Good point though, thought of deleting but its there for anyone to find, unless parental controls kick in.

[Guest rabbit]

Peter

 

Pehaps he may have found it, but preferably not from this site.

 

Can't believe the content of that site!!

 

Anyway, I am sure we have promoted it enough, you can bet at least half this lot are looking right now.

[Peter Waller]

Its been deleted Rabbit, but I personally didn't see a problem. I'm sorry that you found it offensive.

[Guest rabbit]

Its been deleted Rabbit, but I personally didn't see a problem. I'm sorry that you found it offensive.

 

I did not find it offensive Peter merely in bad taste, and if you cannot see a problem , I am sorrry.

 

But thank you for deleting.

[Peter Waller]

I didn't delete! One of those nice moderators has been at it.

 

Bad taste, maybe. It was the plain and simple fact that such an everyday word typed into a search engine should unearth such a site, and that such an innocent word could have 'other' meanings that tickled me..

 

When I first bought a computer it came with 'parental control' already in place. Like on this occasion I typed in another well known angling term only to find it was barred!! Apparently, in America, it had 'sinister' meaning!!!

 

Oh yes, I can see your point of view, Rabbit, don't misunderstand me. But I could also see a humerous slant to it too.

 

I wonder, dare I type in '*** Rabbit'!

[Guest rabbit]

Peter

 

Thanks for the reply, the moderator thought as I did, apparently.

 

No hard feelings I hope Peter, just put it down as a lesson learnt.