Specimen hunters dont look here

[terry t shirt]

Just got back in from fishing in minus 2 in the snow (see i'm not soft yet) it was one of those days that was a joy to be there only hooked one thing half decent a perch (saw it lost it ) but did end up with about 5lb of roach biggest about 6 oz but even in the cold it was great (fed as many maggots to the robins as the fish)

 

 

 

ps photographer i aint but it gives you the idea

Edited December 29, 2005 by terry t shirt

[Peter M]

a nice bag of fish you brave fool

[Guest rabbit]

Pure GOLD TT, that is a great bag of roach in any weather

[Guest tigger]

Just got back in from fishing in minus 2 in the snow (see i'm not soft yet) it was one of those days that was a joy to be there only hooked one thing half decent a perch (saw it lost it ) but did end up with about 5lb of roach biggest about 6 oz but even in the cold it was great (fed as many maggots to the robins as the fish)

 

 

 

ps photographer i aint but it gives you the idea

 

I think i would have frozen a few for a little piking session

Tigger.

[Andrew Burgess]

Just got back in from fishing in minus 2 in the snow (see i'm not soft yet) it was one of those days that was a joy to be there only hooked one thing half decent a perch (saw it lost it ) but did end up with about 5lb of roach biggest about 6 oz but even in the cold it was great (fed as many maggots to the robins as the fish)

 

 

 

ps photographer i aint but it gives you the idea

 

Yes nice catch and the would been ideal size 4oz-6ozs for pike livebait for me!

Edited December 29, 2005 by Andrew Burgess

[Guest rabbit]

Terry take no notice of those pikers, they will have to catch their own pike bait, if they can of course.

 

Easier for them if they stick to the Tescos sprats eh?

[John S]

Nice catch Terry, brave you for battling the elements

 

Good fingertip too

[Andrew Burgess]

they will have to catch their own pike bait, if they can of course.

 

Easier for them if they stick to the Tescos sprats eh?

 

 

Rabbit, sprats are far too small for piking yes it is definitely easy for me to catch a loads of roach as livebait.

[Guest rabbit]

Rabbit, sprats are far too small for piking yes it is definitely easy for me to catch a loads of roach as livebait.

Good for you, so why waste your self confessed talents on the humble pike?

 

Rabbit, sprats are far too small for piking yes it is definitely easy for me to catch a loads of roach as livebait.

Good for you, so why waste your self confessed talents on the humble pike?

 

What really gets to me Andrew, is the picture you painted of the beautiful roach Terry caught, that would be merely pike fodder in your hands, somewhat ruined the image IMO

 

What really gets to me Andrew, is the picture you painted of the beautiful roach Terry caught, that would be merely pike fodder in your hands, somewhat ruined the image IMO

 

Sorry double posted, cooled down second time

[Andrew Burgess]

Rabbit, just thought I make a point here on using sprat as pike bait. Just in case any young piker out there using sprat as bait. ok?

 

In my view and some other pikers as well.

 

With a small bait such as a sprat can be very dangerous indeed, the reason is that unfortunately you tend to get very poor bite indication with freelining. It is mainly due to not being able to tighten down enough to register the smallest of touchs. Some times a Pike will pick up a bait and swallow it on the spot with the resulting consequences. Far better to either float or ledger a deadbait or livebait using (4ozs minimum).