Anybody Catching

Yes but 2 of them were in the last 2 weeks a 28 and now this one

piketastic wrote:Unlucky Jake pal, I know you lost a couple of good uns , but at least you know they are there, you can be sure you will have one of em out soon . Adie , " yet another 20 " ?  I've had 5 now ever . In 40 years of piking . Thank you though mate .

sounds daft but catching your first 20  is the hardest , or at least it feels that way ,, then the 20s just kept coming
that  was the case for me anyway ...........but not of late I add...... well in pal

persuaded one of the lads from work to change venues, and come to my venue on Saturday and resulted in my mates PB at 23lb

he was well chuffed with the venue change ...he is buzzin and cant wait to get back at em " />well in Geoff  good fish pal

That's a nice long un lads . Well in !

piketastic wrote:That's a nice long un lads . Well in !

Forgot to say well in Craig that's a better

Sorry I havent posted on the weight v length thread but ive had the worst 3 days of "MAN FLU"    Great to see some beautiful fish being caught to cheer me up this morning.  Craig you are on Fire!!!!!!  very well done everyone who got out.

well after getting home rather disheartened about taking the wife piking for a full 3 days and nights for our first wedding anniversary and blanking I decided to try again today on a pool I new that holds a lot of small pike,so after an hours drive we got there at midday ish and set the float rods up with smelt and the alarms on popped up mackerel...I needed the wife to catch
and she did iam buzzing really buzzing hear she is with a wee 2 or 3 pounder and a pic or two from our mission out over the week end
and goosed now lads because she loves it lol

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Fair play Silkmen. You can tell in her eyes that she is loving the moment and thats what its all about. Not the size or numbers. Pleasure

lowdouble wrote:Fair play Silkmen.  You can tell in her eyes that she is loving the moment and thats what its all about.  Not the size or numbers.  Pleasure

my new fishing partner is my best mate lol she even chinned it for the pictures once id showed her what to do she picked it up really well set all her rods up and put her baits on and casted out,,cheers lowdouble

Brilliant stuff Silkman her smile says it all bet she is hooked for life now

Some stunning fish being caught,( one day), we'll done lads and lass
Best fishes and tight lines to all

silkmen wrote:well after getting home rather disheartened about taking the wife piking for a full 3 days and nights for our first wedding anniversary and blanking I decided to try again today on a pool I new that holds a lot of small pike,so after an hours drive we got there at midday ish and set the float rods up with smelt and the alarms on popped up mackerel...I needed the wife to catch
and she did iam buzzing really buzzing hear she is with a wee 2 or 3 pounder and a pic or two from our mission out over the week end
and goosed now lads because she loves it lol

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that guy looks familiar on the far bank

well done piketastic on another 20,
Geoff, Stubbos workmate, that's a belter pal congrats.
And Mrs Silkmen congratulations on catching your first pike, the first of many many more to come.

leondodd wrote:Hi all, no weight under the float until the bait goes on, as different baits require different weights,I usually fish this a couple of foot off the bottom with lives or deads as the leger rig is on the bottom and I like to have baits at different depths unless one starts producing more than the other then I can swap them to both fish the same

sorry pal thought you fished it on the bottom layed on type of method ....give it a go can be a deadly

Well done Louise , by the way did Jake have any ? Stubbo I spotted you on the far bank

adie1200 wrote:Brilliant stuff Silkman her smile says it all  bet she is hooked for life now

I hope so aide she done really well,,left baits in for a long time very patient to be honest she enjoys the peace and quiet awey from running the house
but when her float started to go today she was well on to it she still keeps looking at me now and smiling,,she pulled out of a good fish on Friday being to hard on the reel so I pretended to be a fish on her line and told her how to play them and today she banked its awesome feel really proud of her lol
and stubbo I nearly posted can anyone recognise the guy on the far bank
she got half a day on weds so we going a local town pond with a few in she wants put the son to shame lol

piketastic wrote:Well done Louise , by the way did Jake have any ?  Stubbo I spotted you on the far bank

no that's 12 blanks on the run for me piketastic thanks for the reminder

Jake, I know you .... If you knew you were going to catch one pike today , you would still have made sure Lou had it Such a gent ! I did 13 blanks in a row 2 years ago , please don't beat that .
I'm on the Trent Wednesday, then westward bound next week

piketastic wrote:Well done Louise , by the way did Jake have any ?  Stubbo I spotted you on the far bank

was you there pal

Well done always great if you can get the family involved

No Stubbo , I thought I could see you in one of the pictures ( right in the background )

piketastic wrote:No Stubbo , I thought I could see you in one of the pictures  ( right in the background )

I wanted to post a can anyone spot stubbo lol but I wasn't sure he would have wanted me to..he a good chap tho lads great guy to talk to and never seen a guy put so much effort into catching he was still there way after his mates deserted him

silkmen wrote:

piketastic wrote:No Stubbo , I thought I could see you in one of the pictures  ( right in the background )

I wanted to post a can anyone spot stubbo lol but I wasn't sure he would have wanted me to..he a good chap tho lads great guy to talk to and never seen a guy put so much effort into catching he was still there way after his mates deserted him

they where leaving early to go the pub to celerbrate his PB capture cant blame him really

think I was the only man not under his brolly that day

I like to get me deads out then concentrate on the lures , I am determind to catch a good fish before the seasons out on a big lure

congrates on the misses on her first pike ...........oh nearly forgot ...........well in......

Went out for a few hours this morning to a local reservoir and managed 1 of about 2.5lb and a couple of dropped runs.

Well done everyone who's been out and catching

Perfect this morning on the Trent , a few roach topping , nice ripple on the water , baits in and around all the likely haunts, and a bring back down to earth with a blank . I did lose one though , but that's 2 lost in a row . Roll on next week , for another go at them !!