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id like to start a post and if everyone could leave a comment id much appreaciate it just to gauge some outlooks on what a speciman carp really is.

 

i personally would say a true speciman carp would be a carp of 20lb+ maybe im setting my sights a little high but fellas let me know what you concider a speciman cheers guys.

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in a lake of mostly 5lbers a 6lber is a specimen ,it not size its rarity in that particular water applies to all fish.

a 20lber in a lake stuffed with 40's is probably not even noticed or even scorned.

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in a lake of mostly 5lbers a 6lber is a specimen ,it not size its rarity in that particular water applies to all fish.

a 20lber in a lake stuffed with 40's is probably not even noticed or even scorned.

 

Chesters is probably right! I guess it depends on so many factors! I have my own list of targets if you like some are above my pbs others are below, for instance my pb chub was caught "accidentally" whilst fishing carp so my target weight is actually lower than my pb!

 

Tench: I'd like to get an 8 dream about a 10!

Perch: 3lb

Chub: 5lbs

Barbel: any thames barbel

Carp: any thames carp

Oh yes and a bream from Wingham

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OI OI,

Well all i can say is a specimen to me is one bigger than my last P.B. but i know where your comming from & i agree to me it would be 20+ because my P.B. is only 16 1/2 lbbut when i caught it THAT was a specimen, if that makes any sense to you. ( it does me )

 

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in a lake of mostly 5lbers a 6lber is a specimen ,it not size its rarity in that particular water applies to all fish.

a 20lber in a lake stuffed with 40's is probably not even noticed or even scorned.

 

I agree Specimen fish should be based on what the lake holds. My PB for Carp is 18.02lb caught many years ago. In most peoples book this may not be a specimen, but I am proud of it. Don't worry what other people rate as a specimen fish.

 

Set your self goals that are achievable for the waters you fish, then you can enjoy beating them. If I used the standard 20lb + carp target, I may not have been excited about all the low doubles I have caught.

 

One mans specimen is just another's run of the mill catch.

 

Hopefully one day that 20lb will come along.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Isn't it something that goes in one of those little screw top bottles that you give the nurse :unsure::unsure::headhurt:

 

I'll leave :rolleyes:

 

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It is what you want it to be, if I caught a 5lb barbel that was perfect in every detail, that to me would be a specimen. If I caught a 15lb barbel that would be a PB. They say, if you always fish for the same species that you are a specimen hunter.

 

I don't class myself a specimen hunter, I just like fishing for barbel whatever the size. If I only targeted big fish that would be different.

 

lyn

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I agree with everything thats been said above. When I catch a fish thats perfect in every way, fine condition, great colours, and one thats fought like a wildcat (no matter what its size) then I class that as a "specimen". If you just spent an hour stalking a 3lb chub but you finally get your fish...is that not a specimen? It is to me ;o)

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