Any Piscatorial PH'ers about ?

[sparkythecat]

Fishing is reputedly one of the biggest participant sports in the UK. I'm sat here watching John Wilson's Go Fishing and out of the window can see half a dozen pike anglers pegged along the canal where I live.

I do a bit of lure fishing for pike myself, a fair bit of sea fishing and cast a fly for trout now and again. Although I've been on PH for 3 years now,I don't think I've ever seen an angling thread on here.

So does anyone else (apart from vixpy1)spend hours with their rod in their hand hoping for a nibble?

[djmotorsport]

Used to be out every weekend as a kid - now karting has taken over, but still manage a bi-annual trip to the St Lawrence to catch some big carp.


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>> Edited by djmotorsport on Saturday 28th January 14:19

[mybrainhurts]

sparkythecat said:

and out of the window can see half a dozen pike anglers pegged along the canal where I live....

Bloody hell, what did they do wrong? Wouldn't an ASBO have been more humane....?

[Fortjefferson]

djmotorsport said:

Used to be out every weekend as a kid - now karting has taken over, but still manage a bi-annual trip to the St Lawrence to catch some big carp. >> Edited by djmotorsport on Saturday 28th January 14:04

Are the shade's so it don't recognize you?

PS don't leave a space between the [pic] and link or the link and the [/pic]

>> Edited by Fortjefferson on Saturday 28th January 14:13

[mybrainhurts]

I know all about catching crap...

[blindswelledrat]

Theres got to be a few of us on here!
Don't go so much now with a family but still manage 3 or 4 trips a year and always book holidays with local fishing being a consideration!
Which canal is it by your house?

[blindswelledrat]

How big is that carp DJ?????

[anonymous-user]

mybrainhurts said:

sparkythecat said: and out of the window can see half a dozen pike anglers pegged along the canal where I live.... Bloody hell, what did they do wrong? Wouldn't an ASBO have been more humane....?

It's the only language they understand.

[djmotorsport]

blindswelledrat said:

How big is that carp DJ?????

26lbs - My biggest was in 2002 - 36.25, but before I had a digital camera......

DJ

[blindswelledrat]

djmotorsport said:

blindswelledrat said: How big is that carp DJ????? 26lbs - My biggest was in 2002 - 36.25, but before I had a digital camera...... DJ

We dont need quater pounds for a 36lb fish DJ- that's just splitting hairs
Very very nice

[Don]

Yep I go fishing - about once a year these days. Always in the sea, from the rocks on the shore.

My favourite is August and spinning/feathering for mackerel.

There is *nothing* like home-caught-ultra-fresh-mackeral done on the barbie.

[djmotorsport]

Mmmmmmm - I spent a summer week(76) in Tighnabruaich catching mackerel from the pier on light freshwater kit - Freshly grilled with a little butter - fantastic! - Apart from the midges

[djmotorsport]

This is the 36lb carp fom 2002, scanned by a work mate....

Note the motorsport link

[anonymous-user]

djmotorsport said:

This is the 36lb carp fom 2002, scanned by a work mate.... Note the motorsport link

Why not use a rod like everyone else?

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[stig]

Yup, fellow maggot drowner here

My hobbies are nothing if not diverse!

[forthright mc]

me too,

been fishing for ages, one of the first proper hobbies i had.
began catching tiddlers on a 3 foot whip and now (try!) to catch bigger ones.
been a good season on the rivers this year been mainly after Chub on the great Ouse best one this season was a 5lb'er on a floating breadflake.
hopefully get the opportunity to catch some pike next season always wanted to catch a big pike.

[tonyvid]

forthright mc said:

...on the great Ouse....

is that your Tuscan I have seen a couple of times at Eaton Socon lock by any chance or the nice new Saggy that has just appeared in the town?

[Trooper2]

sparkythecat said:

Although I've been on PH for 3 years now,I don't think I've ever seen an angling thread on here.

There must have been a thread Sparky because I remember posting these terrible photos of the beautiful trout I caught in Washington state.

[forthright mc]

tonyvid,
neither of those tivs are mine the only ones i own are scale models!
i think i know the Tuscan is it reflex purple with o/s damage to the wing and driving lights? its been hanging around the George and Dragon quite a bit recently think he lives in Staploe.
haven't seen the saggy yet is it chameleon green by any chance? someone i know has seen one in that colour go up the highstreet a few times.
cheers!

[Trooper2]

djmotorsport said:

This is the 36lb carp fom 2002, scanned by a work mate.... Note the motorsport link

That's a load of Carp...