Other Fishing Talk

70's & 80's TACKLE

feeds@yuku.com (thymallus) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:27 GMT

I had a really good rummage recently, and came across lots of forgotten tackle from quite a few years back. Mostly Carp in those days where I would weekend at a lake known as Bury Barn in Bourton-on-the -water. Tackle wise, it was Jack Hilton fast taper Carp rods, glass of course, Mitchell 411 high speed fixed spool reel's, Optonic hi/lo alarms and monkey climber indicators. I had a Bedchair, a blue canvas thing with a ratchet system that folded into three, which I painted (canvas as...

Fishing in New Orleans/Florida

feeds@yuku.com (Backinthesaddle) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:36:06 GMT

I am off to the US in a week or so and am spending a few days in New Orleans followed by 2 weeks driving around Florida and would love to do some saltwater fishing when I am over there. I am doing a day backwater fishing off of key west but wanted to see if anyone had any other tips. I am not going to be able to bring any tackle with me as I am try to travel fairly light.

Any help appreciated.

Good Book

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:45:05 GMT

I have just finished reading.

Barbel River

by Mark Everard

Published by Medlar Press

Taken from a sentence of the Introdroction.

This book distils the author's expert biological knowledge, decades of angling experience, environmental awareness and concerns, and a profound love of rivers and the life that pervades them.

What more can you add, a thoroughly enjoyable read.

Highly recommended.

Bob

Blenheim Palace

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:45:55 GMT

Last Sunday the Osprey Specimen Group had the annual Perch Fishing trip.

Although the weather was better than last year, it was still very very blustery and I found out my boat partener could not row in a straight line, his excuse was; I'm just checking out the bank for the best swims !!

The Perch fishing was hard going with only 3 Perch landed out of 12 anglers.

But the Pike fishing was great, I think all of us who targetted the Pike caught fish, but they...

Grayling Time

feeds@yuku.com (Ian Crook) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:24:08 GMT

When are we having our first Grayling trip this winter then??

Could it be ?

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:55:17 GMT

Yesterday I went Perch Fishing on the Lea Navigation canal.

I started off catching some baits and ended up fishing between two weirs about a mile apart !

we mainly use livebaits for our Perch fishing on the lea, because the Crayfish are a major Pain.

I was using a Paternoster rig with the bait about midwater some 4ft or so off the bottom.

I had a small Pike and rebaited with a very small lip hooked Perch, the drop off indicator suddenly hit the The...

BBC NEWS TODAY

feeds@yuku.com (Kingfisher II) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:32:08 GMT

The Kennet was shown on the news today and was mentioned as one of the 14% of rivers with bad water quality
With the water level classed as dangerous.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8268979.stm

What can be done?

Micky

Wasing membership.

feeds@yuku.com (Ashley M) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:45:26 GMT

lads, just curious on the wasing, might be joining it next season and just want to find out if it is worth the money? Ashley

Red Letter Days

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:33 GMT

This year has been really hard going, the Crayfish have been murder on the Lea Navigation, Fisher Green is not the same place it was a few years ago and the Otters seem to have wiped out the fish on the section of Ivel I fish ?

So all in all its been hard going.

Ealier in the year The Osprey Specimen Group had a fish-in on the Itchen, where in previous years I had managed to up my Grayling P. B.

I took along an old friend ( Ray Taylor ) who had taught me to...

Line Guard on Centrepin Reels

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:07:54 GMT

I'm I'm sure many of you prefere using your pins without a Line Guard ?

But I was taught to use a pin with a Line Guard and I really prefere having one fitted to my centrepins if I'm trotting.

With that in mind I asked Garry Mill to fit line guards to my Fred Chouch and Okuma Pro.

I think he made a lovely job on both reels.

Bob

Numbers- Do they matter ?

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:09:39 GMT

Numbers ?

I fish with a Brilliant Angler who is now well into 70s, a pleasure angler now; but one time international Fly Fisherman and former Specimen hunter.

The funny thing is he often tells me that my Big Fish Fishing does not count, because most of them come to some form of trapping (bolt rigs and boilies).

I laugh it off, as he notes down every fish he catches ( Carp Puddle Fishing) and could tell me every fish and from every venue he fished in the last...

World Carp Record Broken

feeds@yuku.com (Roy Young) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:47:01 GMT

I looked at the post Micky put up about the meat cutter and on a link on the page, I found this hideous creature: Big fat lump

What do you think of that then?

Roy

Out soon M.A.P. meat cutter

feeds@yuku.com (Kingfisher II) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:34:36 GMT

http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/Tackle-News/August-2009/MAP-unveils-its-brand-new-easy-to-use-Meat-Cutter/

A bit pricey in my opinion.

Micky

What fish is this?

feeds@yuku.com (Kingfisher II) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:00:56 GMT

I watched a group of big fish at Portsmouth Harbour today .

I'm not quite sure what species.

Micky

white tip section paint?

feeds@yuku.com (Ashley M) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:08:19 GMT

anglers, i want to paint the top section of my rod tip all white, but i dont no what paint to use? is there a special type of paint or what? im fed up with keep using tip ex and just want a permanent white on the tip now. any suggestions are welcome Ashley

UK Sturgeon Fishing Trip - 14th/15th May 2009

feeds@yuku.com (The Meaty Baron) — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:57:04 GMT

Hi All

As promised there are some pictures of some of our 25+ Sturgeon over the last 3 days for the five of us...

Not a great looking fish but boy what a fight on 3lb T/C rods and 20lb mono, all weighed between 40-60lbs and went back very well, highly reccomend it if you want some serious action - average time between hooking and netting 20 minutes...

For such beasts an amzing bite - just a couple of bleeps on the buzzers as they sucked at the...

Line tests from Tackle Box

feeds@yuku.com (Kingfisher II) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:51:58 GMT

http://www.tacklebox.co.uk/line_tests.htm

Has does your line rate?

Micky

EA licence money

feeds@yuku.com (paul4barbus) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:19:04 GMT

30 minute online video - about your fishing licence and where the money goes etc

http://www.onlinefishing.tv/channel/feature/your-license-your-money/low/

paul4

floater fishing

feeds@yuku.com (lazyluke) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:20:47 GMT

caught this today of the top..26.8

Fishing programmes on TV

feeds@yuku.com (Roy Young) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:18:42 GMT

I used to enjoy the fishing programmes on Discovery Real Time (ex Home and Leisure) and since cancelling my Sky TV subscription 18 months ago, I am getting withdrawal symptoms.

What's the current progamming? Are they still showing repeats?

Roy