Big bream

[lutra]

lutra - just curoisty what make is the masher that you're using?

Sorry there is no name on it just a patent number (uk 2287174) which i googled and this was one of the things that came up.

 

Ive had mine a few years a mate got it me and im not sure from where, but it is good.

[gozzer]

lutra - just curoisty what make is the masher that you're using?

 

Fox, so your safe to get it Andrew.

 

John.

[lutra]

lutra - just curoisty what make is the masher that you're using?

This Might be better for you, but i only payed about a fiver for mine.

[Andrew Burgess]

Fox, so your safe to get it Andrew.

 

John.

 

Very funny John!

 

Actually, I was thinking that Budgie will go and buy one on ebay then he be asking me for do it (the chopping) for him everytime we go there!

[Dick Dastardly]

Actually, I was thinking that Budgie will go and buy one on ebay then he be asking me for do it (the chopping) for him everytime we go there!

 

Thats right biatch!

[Andrew Burgess]

Thats right biatch!

 

on your nelly

Edited March 13, 2009 by Andrew Burgess

[Steve Burke]

Thanks Andrew saved me hunting for it!

 

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Edited March 16, 2009 by Steve Burke

[Dick Dastardly]

Thanks Steve thats well handy.

[Angly]

Do we have anyone on the forum with in depth knowledge of animal behaviour patterns? I ask because I wonder at what point does a certain fishes behaviour pass from random event to generally accepted normal behaviour? What percentage threshold with what minimum occurrence value? By that I mean if person A catches twice on (e.g) slugs, is it a given that bream like slugs, or is it possible that these are random unconnected one-off events?

 

Could you not overlay Anderoo's large map with a grid and use a grid reference system for location? You could also show slices through the lake to show depth, heck, you could even model that in 3D on the PC.

 

 

Edited to remove information which could be used to identify the lake.

 

P.S. Have you thought of entering all catch reports into a member accessible searchable database showing all pertinent info, and with the ability to produce charts and graphs.

Edited March 18, 2009 by Angly

[Anderoo]

I've been scouring the web looking for anything useful on big bream fishing, and the only useful thing I saw repeated again and again was that bream of any size are not hard to hook due to the way they feed. Because they tip up, take a small mouthful and then right themselves each time, any kind of bolt rig is almost guarenteed to work. It seems to be pretty much accepted that tench are one of the hardest species to hook because they feed in the opposite way - tipped up for ages at a time without righting themselves. It's the righting themselves which is the important thing, and what causes the bolt rigs to be so successful. This seems to be the reason why carpers are pestered by bream - if they take the bait, they get hooked, unlike tench or indeed carp.

 

It's also accepted that if you have a rig which consistently hooks tench, you have a very effective rig, which makes sense.

 

(The other noticable theme was the endless blanking! I read about one bloke who was fishing for big gravel pit bream and is currently up to 1,500 hours without a bite.)

 

This is enough to confirm to me that rigs are way down the list of things to get right, as long as they have a heavy enough lead, sharp hook, short hooklength, and don't tangle.

 

It also convinces me that if you've got the location and baiting right, and you don't scare them, you'll probably catch one.

 

So, rigs get a tick, no need to worry about them. Hookbaits also get a tick, I'm happy with those too. Baiting gets a tick, I'm confident that I know what and how much to use, and how to get it out there.

 

All that's left is location! I spoke to Steve earlier, and he said that he thinks the bream, at some point, visit every swim in the lake. I think he's right. There must be a way to piece together the location problem based on wind, temperature, and undertow. That's the challenge this season.

Edited March 19, 2009 by Anderoo