Re: Anybody Catching

paddy pike Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:26 pm

Sorry guys, I never new it was a heavily used water, And i understand the peril that can be caused by the waters being over fished, I think we should all turn about so the background is just trees or bushes were we can I am all for keeping the megga hunters away from causing suffering to the fish

patch Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:04 am

well hears my best lure caught perch so far this year 2lb 6oz

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thought it was a pike when it hit my lure Cool

Lefty Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:09 am

WOW!

That's a beauty Shocked

MAD BAD ANGLER Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:27 pm

well done patch, great fish. Very Happy

Andy Macfarlane Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:31 pm

That's a nice perch.

paddy pike Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:00 pm

patch wrote:well hears my best lure caught perch so far this year 2lb 6oz

thought it was a pike when it hit my lure

Nice one

The thing i like about the perch is the colours, Very Happy

But they are a great bait when smaller What a Face

Steve French Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:48 pm

Well done Patch Very Happy

Alex Makk Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:40 pm

this geezer is catching Wink

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/24/pike-a-light-115875-22355681/

paddy pike Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:55 pm

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Had a couple of hours Fishing with my brother PJ on one of our club waters, Had one missed run, Tried to set the hook to soon, Then i had this Pike 15Lb 8oz bang on the nail
For the full report check out my BLOG HERE

patch Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:16 am

looks a good an paddy well done mate Cool

Alex Makk Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:16 pm

well done paddy, cheers

paddy pike Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:13 pm

Had a couple more over the last two weeks while moving home, Just nipped put for a couple of hours, Just for a little fun,

I thought i had posted these but just in case i forgot,

This one had a couple of good scars on its flank, Must of had a lucky escape,
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stubbo Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:27 pm

looks like something had a go at that fish paddy did you measure the bite radius lol Very Happy

stubbo Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:31 pm

went trout fishing saturday hooked into 3 got snapped on one lost other too hooks pulled out gutted just was,nt my day still good day Very Happy

paddy pike Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:28 am

stubbo wrote:looks like something had a go at that fish paddy did you measure the bite radius lol

As it happens i did a guestimate of the distance between the scars, And i recon they are about 4.5" appart, And the nutter i was fishing with said it must have been a monster that had hold of it, But in fact i think it would have been about 18 to 20Lb, As the biggest Pike i have had from these waters is 24Lb odd, and 20Lb'ers are as rare as rocking horse sh/t haha,

robh107 Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:10 pm

paddy pike wrote:
stubbo wrote:looks like something had a go at that fish paddy did you measure the bite radius lol
As it happens i did a guestimate of the distance between the scars, And i recon they are about 4.5" appart, And the nutter i was fishing with said it must have been a monster that had hold of it, But in fact i think it would have been about 18 to 20Lb, As the biggest Pike i have had from these waters is 24Lb odd, and 20Lb'ers are as rare as rocking horse sh/t haha,

yeah paddy i'd say you're about right in your guesstimate... probably a high double.
i once had a 12lber with a similar mark on it only slightly wider (probably about 6")... spent the rest of the day watching my rods like a hawk because the wound was still really fresh meaning whatever had a hold of the 12 was probably still in the vicinity... never got another run that day lol

paddy pike Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:41 pm

robh107 wrote:
paddy pike wrote:
stubbo wrote:looks like something had a go at that fish paddy did you measure the bite radius lol
As it happens i did a guestimate of the distance between the scars, And i recon they are about 4.5" appart, And the nutter i was fishing with said it must have been a monster that had hold of it, But in fact i think it would have been about 18 to 20Lb, As the biggest Pike i have had from these waters is 24Lb odd, and 20Lb'ers are as rare as rocking horse sh/t haha,

yeah paddy i'd say you're about right in your guesstimate... probably a high double.
i once had a 12lber with a similar mark on it only slightly wider (probably about 6")... spent the rest of the day watching my rods like a hawk because the wound was still really fresh meaning whatever had a hold of the 12 was probably still in the vicinity... never got another run that day lol

Haha i know what you mean by watching the rod after an atack, Did it myself last season, Had a pike of about 5or 6Lb taken while reeling it in, You just know that it wont take your dead bait when you cast back in but you dont stop trying your hand,

stubbo Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:46 pm

stunning strippey mate well done Very Happy

The Otter Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:50 pm

Evening chaps long time no speak, hope your all ok. Been out recently and tried a hand at carp fishing, the other evening went on a three hour stint beat my pb with a 21lb 6oz common, over the moon with that catch, popped the rod back in and pulled out a 25 2 oz so a good evening.

MAD BAD ANGLER Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:03 am

well done mate. couple of very nice fish Very Happy

paddy pike Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:46 pm

Wow thats a couple of great carp, was the 25Lb 2oz a Common as well, Top fishing that Otter, Well done,

paddy pike Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:01 pm

I went again last night for a few hours with edd the Tench master, He had one Tench A goodish Perch, A load of smaller Perch and rouff, And i had this Pike, It was chucking it down with rain from morning till night, FOR FULL REPORT AND PICTURES CLICK HERE
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stubbo Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:07 pm

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o you find the pike go back well in summer temperatures paddy had few upsets over the years i know it depends on the type of water but in general they dont do to well in warm weather after agood fight lets be honest your going to take your time with a decent fish ........it could go t.ts

paddy pike Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:47 pm

stubbo wrote:d o you find the pike go back well in summer temperatures paddy had few upsets over the years i know it depends on the type of water but in general they dont do to well in warm weather after agood fight lets be honest your going to take your time with a decent fish ........it could go t.ts

We all worry about the Pike gassing up, And being over tired when your putting them back, I try to get them back as soon as i can, If they are gassed up and you probably already know this, But get 4 bank sticks or twigs and peg them 2 either side of the Pike with the Pikes head aiming towards the flow of water, And just let the Pike rest, This can be anything from a couple of minutes to about 25 minutes, It seems like a life time if you are up to your knees in the water, But when the Pike is rested, And the gas has equaled out, Then it will just get on about its days hunting, Dont let a gassed up Pike ruin your fishing mate, In Ireland years ago, The lads who had a gassed up pike would throw the Pike head first into the water, And believe it or not the sudden rush of oxigenated water going through the gills seemed to be all those Pike needed, But i think pegging the Pike out is the better option,

Alex Makk Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:05 pm

well I'm off to my members water tomorrow, with some lamprey and smelt, wish me luck
Very Happy

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