going for the british record this weekend!

catchafishy123 wrote:just booked 3 days of fishing in hawkshead this weekend, had to take stubbo with me which is the only downside to it, just have to make sure my camera working, if batteries go you will just have to take my word on it

treble wrote:jesus its gills are hanging out?

treble wrote:jesus its gills are hanging out?

Andy Macfarlane wrote:

treble wrote:jesus its gills are hanging out?

We can't assume that was bad-handling. Rakers can and do get broken from time to time but usually they fuse at the broken end and the raker continues to function normally, even though the break itself won't rejoin. I know I've had it happen to me and I've also caught fish which are trailing a raker but from what I can gather and from other pikers experiences, it doesn't automatically mean the fish will die by any means.

I would however question the handling of the pike. It's not going to drop but it's not ideal either. The angler should be on his knees, the left-hand should be holding the jaw firmly and the right-hand should be supporting the weight of the fish. It shouldn't be firmly grasped by the gut-area, where all the vital organs are, like I have the fish held in my avatar.

treble wrote:the photo has disappeared, i guess someone took it down or you requested that the pic be deleted? it was a good advert for de-barbed hooks if anything!

adie1200 wrote:The photo was taken off at the request of the person that posted it !!

treble wrote:

adie1200 wrote:The photo was taken off at the request of the person that posted it !!

prob a good thing to do, wasn't a good advert for the site or themselves

psion wrote:
How did you get on? Will we see your picture in this weeks Angling Times.

stubbo wrote:

psion wrote:sorry to hear that fella, you dont half get attached to them dont you.
How did you get on? Will we see your picture in this weeks Angling Times.

no mate everything was going to plan then my dog took ill suddenly then just got worse turned out he had cancer had to have him put to sleep on tuesday absolutly gutted mate

treble wrote:

adie1200 wrote:The photo was taken off at the request of the person that posted it !!

prob a good thing to do, wasn't a good advert for the site or themselves

tomthepiker wrote:Correct me if im wrong but I don't think stubbo caused the damage to the fish Iv seen fish caught by him and they all in fine condition you can't help what people have done to the fish before you

Andy Macfarlane wrote:Sorry to hear about the dog mate. Mine went through tretment for cancer, did OK for a bit and then it came back full-on and he got put down shortly after.

Gutted for you mate. Better than people so they are.

stubbo wrote:

Andy Macfarlane wrote:Sorry to hear about the dog mate. Mine went through tretment for cancer, did OK for a bit and then it came back full-on and he got put down shortly after.

Gutted for you mate. Better than people so they are.

your right on that one andy it was so sudden andy thats why it has uset us so much ,he was running aroud fit as anything on the saturday then just went down hill had to put him out of his misery on the tuesday feels like i have murdered him its hard mate......