Big Perch

[Leon Roskilly]

Nice Picture.

 

http://www.total-fishing.com/News.asp?Acti...BA95DACD76C2BEF

 

 

Tight Lines - leon

[GlennB]

Hard to believe that fish is "only" 5lb !!??

It's much wider than the bloke's shoulders, and half the depth of his chest !

Looks like a 20 to me. Is there a typo in the article?

Does it also set a record for the most product mentions in a single catch report?

[Vagabond]

Can I ask an innocent question ?

 

How do you get a big perch to hold its dorsal fin up for the camera ?

 

Mine always stubbornly flatten theirs

[sam-cox]

WOW!!

[argyll]

How do you get a big perch to hold its dorsal fin up for the camera ?

 

 

5 minute two pot epoxy.

[Vagabond]

5 minute two pot epoxy.

 

 

[chappers]

same as bass give them a bit of a squeeze just in front of the vent that usually does the trick, sometimes they just plain refuse though.

[Ian FG]

Why do Dutchmen (not sure if this guy is Dutch) always put their thumb in the fishes mouth?

 

Maybe you can answer this one Jerry

[Snatcher]

Why do people insist on holding out the fish towards the camera? "because it looks bigger".

 

Lovely fish though Also that guy has to be related to Matt Hayes

[Leon Roskilly]

Why do Dutchmen (not sure if this guy is Dutch) always put their thumb in the fishes mouth?

 

 

I don't know about other species, but mullet have a habit of 'swimming' whilst in your hands.

 

If they get it right this allows them to fire themselves forward like a rocket, to land with a crunch some feet away from the wet unhooking mat over which you have been carefully kneeling whilst the photographer frames the shot.

 

I've found that a forefinger in the mullet's mouth ensures that simply cannot happen.

 

I believe that carp anglers believe that a finger in the mouth for a carp to suck on keeps the fish calm (nothing sexual about it I'm sure! )

 

 

Tight Lines - leon