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Idlepiker wrote:Nice going rozzo, hope we have a good one tomorrow, but weather isn't looking too good again 

winds picking up but should be ok to fish

how did you get on today stubbo

silkmen wrote:how did you get on today stubbo

hi pal look on new topic short sesh

Last trip of the year we had two jacks but better than a blank.

psion wrote:Last trip of the year we had two jacks but better than a blank.

well in

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Im bloody Sh?t at photo's.....Been away working, it's been mad, weather, just clad to be home for now.... back out on wednesday....

well in

Braved the weather again today.
Glad I did,
Had a 6lb, a 7lb 4oz and an 11lb 2oz.   
next outing is Friday, hoping for some more.

well in m8,, i'm off out tomorra   

been to same venue today same peg same methods not a sniff

did have a bite on the drifter but missed it no 2 days are the same piking ha ho  

Cheers Rozzo, good luck tomorrow.

Quite agree Stubbo

Well done lads some lovely pike there       

Its good to catch lol      

Apologies for not replying of late. I've been preoccupied with chub and grayling!! Some great catches above, well done.

I knew that this morning was my window of opportunity, the one I've been waiting for since I finished work for Xmas. The rivers are up and down like a yoyo, and with further flood water currently piling it's way down the wild river, I had to get out. The fact that gale force winds and torrential rain coincided with it didn't help!

Arriving in dark and parking up, I had a bad start with car becoming stuck, which I had to rock out, but eventually after a fair walk, I slid my way down the bank into my peg. Float ledger fished smelt, my favourite tactic, was the way forward, balanced so that any movement on the bait would be indicated. I flicked out to some slack water adjacent heavy flow, alongside a nice crease, and waited for my chance. Ten minutes later, the float moved away before stopping. I held the rod, heart thumping, and waited. It seemed like forever, but in reality about thirty seconds later, the float laid flat, bobbed, and started moving away. I held the rod, waited for the thump thump of a fish, and hit it. All hell broke lose, the fish dictated everything, and using braid I could feel every movement. She went on run after run and It took a lot of coaxing, but eventually I'd tired her and she came over the arms of the net. A beast of 24lb 13oz.

There's very little that's beats river piking in winter. Once returned, I sat in the rain, wishing I had a cigar and a whiskey, with a grin on my face. A great way to see off 2013

(Ps, I am now sat having a celebratory whiskey!).

lovely fish m8,well done for going out in this weather fair play buddy   

That's a beauty jimlad, well done.  

just got back from a mornings spinning not a sniff
much prefer dead baiting but it made a change
even stopped and tried the canal for an hr wobbling dead baits still no joy
back out again in the next day or 2
got a feeling theres a big girl about to turn after so many blanks

jimlad wrote:Apologies for not replying of late. I've been preoccupied with chub and grayling!! Some great catches above, well done.

I knew that this morning was my window of opportunity, the one I've been waiting for since I finished work for Xmas. The rivers are up and down like a yoyo, and with further flood water currently piling it's way down the wild river, I had to get out. The fact that gale force winds and torrential rain coincided with it didn't help!

Arriving in dark and parking up, I had a bad start with car becoming stuck, which I had to rock out, but eventually after a fair walk, I slid my way down the bank into my peg. Float ledger fished smelt, my favourite tactic, was the way forward, balanced so that any movement on the bait would be indicated. I flicked out to some slack water adjacent heavy flow, alongside a nice crease, and waited for my chance. Ten minutes later, the float moved away before stopping. I held the rod, heart thumping, and waited. It seemed like forever, but in reality about thirty seconds later, the float laid flat, bobbed, and started moving away. I held the rod, waited for the thump thump of a fish, and hit it. All hell broke lose, the fish dictated everything, and using braid I could feel every movement. She went on run after run and It took a lot of coaxing, but eventually I'd tired her and she came over the arms of the net. A beast of 24lb 13oz.

There's very little that's beats river piking in winter. Once returned, I sat in the rain, wishing I had a cigar and a whiskey, with a grin on my face. A great way to see off 2013

(Ps, I am now sat having a celebratory whiskey!).

good river pike pal is it a repeat capture that fish for you

That's a lovely river pike Jimlad well done mate       

It is a repeat stubbo, travelled a little in 14 months mind, and lost 2oz

cheque book and pen for me today,, just two on and off again.  

well done jimlad fantastic fish   

That is a dream of a fish jimlad and well deserved. A beauty!!

15 fish haul......

Special day again. Returned to my private trout lake, not fished it for a number of weeks and basically hit it perfectly.

everything caught was on half baits, wind assisted for a 60yrd chuck towards the island produced some good fish. Margins again played there part (never ignore them)

fished 3 rods as i normally do, one was a pencil float setup and the other 2 where straight leads as i needed the distance. Chest waders here are very important, my setup was around 5/6yrds in the water. Casting to tight area and around over hanging trees means i had to wade out a good 10/15yrds before i started to sink [xx(][xx(]

from the 1st put in, fish started to come regular, all to half macks, herring or sardine, they just wouldnt touch full baits [:0][:0]

soon i was down to 2 rods as my spool broke, gutted to say the least, but to be fair, i didnt get a fish on this rod.

landed 15 fish to 19lb 4oz and lost 4. The smallest being 4lb 5oz. The 15 fish haul consisted of 10 x doubles and 5 x singles.

few pictures below of some lovely fish [][][]

19lb 4oz:


little water shot returning her safely:


15lb 2oz:


few more:





Few more picture, not ALL about the fishing:











50+ mph winds, and bloody wet:



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good going dave awesome pics mate

Cracking fish lads