Fishing - Anybody doing any ?

Deleted member 77746 · 10 May 2023 at 14:43

henry hoov3r said:
Yeah they are meant to be decent for what they are. Mine is the 8.5m but you can get an extension piece that makes it 10m. Im just dipping my toe in the water with pole fishing and apparently this is a good starting point.

Ive got my seat box and my roller all i need is a sock and a few floats and im good to go.

100% it’s a good pole. Should get the extension.

You don’t need a sock it’s just a gimmick. Stick ya bag behind your box on peg n get it from there.

father-ted · 10 May 2023 at 20:18

I fished on Firs at Oakes last Sunday.
Really quiet all day until 3pm - see how you fare on Maple

Deleted member 77746 · 10 May 2023 at 22:09

father-ted said:
I fished on Firs at Oakes last Sunday.
Really quiet all day until 3pm - see how you fare on Maple

It's just a day out, friendly competition, not really bothered about bagging up.

henry hoov3r · 10 May 2023 at 22:11

GaryTheSnail said:
100% it’s a good pole. Should get the extension.

You don’t need a sock it’s just a gimmick. Stick ya bag behind your box on peg n get it from there.

Angling direct didn’t have one in the shop so bag it is!

Deleted member 77746 · 10 May 2023 at 22:34

henry hoov3r said:
Angling direct didn’t have one in the shop so bag it is!

waaaa they didn't have pole socks in stock. Some anglers more money than sense when it comes to accessories.

Most of the stuff you don't even need, just adds more weight to carry.

henry hoov3r · 10 May 2023 at 22:51

GaryTheSnail said:
waaaa they didn't have pole socks in stock. Some anglers more money than sense when it comes to accessories.

Most of the stuff you don't even need, just adds more weight to carry.

They didn’t have pole cups either. Most tackle shops around here are predominantly carp gear.

Deleted member 77746 · 10 May 2023 at 23:27

henry hoov3r said:
They didn’t have pole cups either. Most tackle shops around here are predominantly carp gear.

More and more people are interested in rod setups I find. It’s just match folks with poles mainly.

NickK · 11 May 2023 at 09:12

Bald-Eagle22 said:
So I’ve decided to embark on a new fishing venture and I’ll be travelling to the middle of nowhere sometime next year .

I’ll let you guys guess what I’m upto but I’ve been slowly collecting gear , I’ll blog it here when it happens but it could be the angling trip of a lifetime

Tell you what , the yanks know how to make a rod and the South Africans a reel .

Going sea fly fishing for small sharks?

Ahh small GT in the shallows. Neat. I have a small tuna reel that is way overkill for anything in the UK

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Jun 2023 at 19:34

We had a poacher on our lake today. Didn't have an E.A licence or a day ticket or yearly membership.

Promptly got kicked off. :mad:

henry hoov3r · 3 Jun 2023 at 09:44

GaryTheSnail said:
We had a poacher on our lake today. Didn't have an E.A licence or a day ticket or yearly membership.

Promptly got kicked off.

Does that happen often?

Deleted member 77746 · 3 Jun 2023 at 10:00

henry hoov3r said:
Does that happen often?

Nope this is a blue moon incident. It's now doing the rounds on social media and 101 reported.

We have a pic of the guy, non engllish.

henry hoov3r · 3 Jun 2023 at 10:03

GaryTheSnail said:
We have a pic of the guy, non engllish.

I did think that would be the case.

Deleted member 77746 · 3 Jun 2023 at 10:50

henry hoov3r said:
I did think that would be the case.

They are a pain in the butt they are. Think they can get away with it. A lake close-ish to us had 2 poachers who was killing F1s from a venue and actually just leaving them on the bankside dead with blood all over. A picture was taken about 22 F1s were found in a pile.

Deleted member 77746 · 4 Jun 2023 at 14:51

I think they got prosecuted in the end.

Reuben klang · 7 Jun 2023 at 21:14

GaryTheSnail said:
They are a pain in the butt they are. Think they can get away with it. A lake close-ish to us had 2 poachers who was killing F1s from a venue and actually just leaving them on the bankside dead with blood all over. A picture was taken about 22 F1s were found in a pile.

That happened here as well, ruined the place. The ********* would pile the fish up and just leave them.

It‘s horrid and I don’t know why you’d want to do that.

Felon · 10 Jul 2023 at 16:30

Anybody been out or about recently?

steve45 · 10 Jul 2023 at 17:36

Screeeech said:
Anybody been out or about recently?

Not been fishing in about a year, just been too busy. Booked on at Festival Fishery in August for a 72hr session with a couple buddies. Really looking forward to it, been far too long.
Strong chance of high 20's, possibility of a 30. Knowing my luck I'll blank though... :rolleyes:

father-ted · 10 Jul 2023 at 18:08

I was out pleasure fishing 2 weeks ago, biggest was a 12.5lb common.
Have booked places on a charter out of Whitby (Friday next week) for me and a mate, not been sea fishing since pre-COVID.
Really looking forward to it......not even sure if I will remember how to tackle up, it has been that long lol

henry hoov3r · 10 Jul 2023 at 21:07

Not far a few weeks but i have got the bug.

Felon · 11 Jul 2023 at 09:22

steve45 said:
Knowing my luck I'll blank though...

Don't think like that!

tbh, I had the worst spring I blanked my ass off, then I finally had some good luck and managed a couple of really good fish a couple of weeks back,

In between moving house I managed to squeeze a few nights in and had a couple of really good fish, a 56lb 6oz mirror which is a UK PB for me (largest fish in our syndicate) and a 42lb fully scaled which is the prettiest carp I've ever seen.

56lb.6oz

And the fully, 42lb.