recommendations please

[Ken L]

arkay, 14lb fireline is probably fractionally thicker than 30lb PP but is stiffer and less prone to wind knotting and despite it's stated braking strain is good for 25ln BS.

The stiffness is very handy on fixed spool reels but as you say, a traditional braid is better on a baitcaster.

[Andy Macfarlane]

perch and trout on 14lb line ? bit over gunned are we ken .

 

arkay is it light spinners you want to use like little meps or actual lures like the size of shads

 

if meps like spinners then id suggest 4lb diawa sensor if not then what ken suggests would do the trick

 

14lb braid is equates to 4lb mono Andy.

 

Anyway, I don't think braid should be used for perch. Due to the nature of a perch's mouth, I don't think zero stretch line is a good idea, unless the rod is exceptionally soft.

Edited October 26, 2008 by Andy Macfarlane

[Andy_1984]

14lb braid is equates to 4lb mono Andy.

 

Anyway, I don't think braid should be used for perch. Due to the nature of a perch's mouth, I don't think zero stretch line is a good idea, unless the rod is exceptionally soft.

 

you talking about diameter ? i just dont think braid is neccesary for coarse fish such as the likes of perch not to mention taking the fun out of it, i pulled a large perch in on braid and thought i snagged a log, you remember the 2lb that fell to a dead broonie.

 

4lb mono as you know on our perch swim is seriously good fun even the tiddlers feel like right big lumps

[corydoras]

Has Orkney got any coarse fish?

I'm not sure that it has you know. I'll do a bit of research, pretty sure there will be no grayling.

[corydoras]

I'd bet my jewels it has perch. Also Grayling, debatable coarse fish due to the adipose fin but I stand to be corrected on both counts.

 

And I'm not looking for a fight, I was trying to give advice on the set up more than the venue

 

http://www.welcome-scotland.com/listings/a.../coarse_fishing

 

I'll be round sometime with a pair of these and some nice new rubber rings. It doesn't hurt. Tupp lambs twitch once then forget all about it.

 

I didn't think that there would be coarse fish on Orkney, there are not really any rivers to speak of. No perch, no roach, no carp, and I doubt that there will be grayling. I don't think they are mad on peaty acid water.

 

Just out of curiosity, how did you think perch could get to Orkney, there is 22 miles of salt water between the Scotland and Mainland, and I don't think they let them on the ferry to Kirwall?

Edited October 28, 2008 by corydoras

[arkay]

http://www.welcome-scotland.com/listings/a.../coarse_fishing

 

I'll be round sometime with a pair of these and some nice new rubber rings. It doesn't hurt. Tupp lambs twitch once then forget all about it.

 

I didn't think that there would be coarse fish on Orkney, there are not really any rivers to speak of. No perch, no roach, no carp, and I doubt that there will be grayling. I don't think they are mad on peaty acid water.

 

Just out of curiosity, how did you think perch could get to Orkney, there is 22 miles of salt water between the Scotland and Mainland, and I don't think they let them on the ferry to Kirwall?

 

Well before I opened my gob without doing any research, I'd assumed they got there the same way as they got anywhere else. As they're in The UK I just figured, wrongly as it seems that they were spread out all over. Historically, all the UK was joined to mainland Europe and I'd reckon all the Scottish Islands were joined to mainland Scotland. How long have Perch been around? since before the continents split?

 

When I lost my conkers I was thinking more along the lines of comparing Orkney to Scandinavian countries which do contain Perch and Grayling. I'll keep my gob shut in future. But if anyone else wants to keep digging at me after I've admitted engaging gob before brain, feel free, Broad shoulders and all that. Just keep those Tupp cutters away from me

[corydoras]

When I lost my conkers I was thinking more along the lines of comparing Orkney to Scandinavian countries which do contain Perch and Grayling. I'll keep my gob shut in future. But if anyone else wants to keep digging at me after I've admitted engaging gob before brain, feel free, Broad shoulders and all that. Just keep those Tupp cutters away from me

'Twas tounge in cheek mate, Cory weren't having a go at yer! They don't cut anything by the way. Just a wee rubber band, like the tyre on a dinky car. The plier thingy stretches the band to about 3" diameter, gently lower the scrotum into the band, making sure that both testicles are inside the band. When the pliers thingy is released the band closes, cutting of all blood supply to jewels. No need to 'cut' anything, they wither away and drop off on there own in 10 days or so. Painless.

 

For what it's worth I don't think that Orkney, Shetland, The Inner or the Outer Hebrides have any indigenous perch, roach, grayling or pike, but stand to be corrected if someone knows different. I might be wrong about the pike, not sure.

[Sportsman]

'Twas tounge in cheek mate, Cory weren't having a go at yer! They don't cut anything by the way. Just a wee rubber band, like the tyre on a dinky car. The plier thingy stretches the band to about 3" diameter, gently lower the scrotum into the band, making sure that both testicles are inside the band. When the pliers thingy is released the band closes, cutting of all blood supply to jewels. No need to 'cut' anything, they wither away and drop off on there own in 10 days or so. Painless.

 

For what it's worth I don't think that Orkney, Shetland, The Inner or the Outer Hebrides have any indigenous perch, roach, grayling or pike, but stand to be corrected if someone knows different. I might be wrong about the pike, not sure.

 

Ref: my post No. 15.

 

There are NO coarse fish on Orkney. This includes Pike and Perch.

 

There are no Grayling north of about where I live, so definitely none on Orkney and no rivers come to that.

 

The same goes for Shetland.

 

Don't know about the Western isles

[Peter M]

when you google fishing and orkney all you get is trout fishing on lochs or sea fishing. my money would be on the sea fishing. what about this?

http://www.seaanglingorkney.com/species/

[corydoras]

Ref: my post No. 15.

 

There are NO coarse fish on Orkney. This includes Pike and Perch.

 

There are no Grayling north of about where I live, so definitely none on Orkney and no rivers come to that.

 

The same goes for Shetland.

 

Don't know about the Western isles

I didn't think the grayling got as far north as you Sportsman, where do you fish for them? (If you fish for them that is)

 

I think I missed more than your post #15, I missed the whole page. I feel a bit of a TWAcoffee now.

Edited October 28, 2008 by corydoras