Specimen Fishes any species..

[John Gryphon]

And one with my little girl when on hols in Cairns

a Queenie,they will spin your reel quicker than an electric drill

 

[Bo Diddley]

Pike 44lb is a dream fish. When/ where was it caught? Does it appear on the top 50 list?
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Looking at my notes, I caught this fish twice, once at 44.4oz and again at 44lb.8oz in early January 2020. The first capture was December 2019. I also caught a different fish bang on 40lbs, and loads of upper twenties and a few 30s up to 39lbs. When I caught that big girl the 2nd time, I decided to pull off and leave them alone.
I would never tell anyone the location. The place would get destroyed with every bounty hunter in the country wanting to catch those fishes just to claim some silly record... I've seen it all before, then the pikes die, and it's all ruined. If someone stumbles onto the pit like I did, good luck to them. I never even told my brother or nephew. One fishing pal has clocked the photos hanging on the office wall... he just smiled and never asked .

 

[Essexsussex]

a Queenie,they will spin your reel quicker than an electric drill

That was exactly the experience! A great fish I’d like to catch more one day

 

[Bo Diddley]

30+ years ago one day I have two dace at 1lb 2oz each. The BR then was 1lb 4 oz.
Whole brook fish population was later wiped out by a huge spill of pig slurry.
I was heart broken to see all the brooks wildlife to be destroyed overnight.
Severn trent restocked but with fish never previously present.
D

What a great shame, the rivers get everything bad chucked at them, and they still manage to breathe.. just.
Those Dace, poor buggers, do you have a photo to post?

 

[devon deer stalker]

We should meet up on the Madison for a float trip ............ I'll get Muir to buy the beer . Epic .

AB

Already been there and done that

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[alberta boy]

Already been there and done that

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One of my favourite rivers on earth , and not too far from home for me . Great picture brother .

AB

 

[Bo Diddley]

Not the biggest fish I caught, but three over three is a very memorable day, & the other one was 2:14

That's an incredible haul of Rudd, sir. It looks to be some time ago, judging from the photos.

 

[TomT3]

It’s all I fish for, a lot of people chase weight and want to catch the biggest, me?

My quest if got the oldest

Id trade a fat pig for a scaley one or old warrior any day of the week!

 

[John Gryphon]

Id trade a fat pig for a scaley one or old warrior any day of the week!

Not my pic,iirc off one of the Aussie fish sites a few years ago.

 

[FISH BOY]

Few fresh water pics - sea ones are on an old laptop that’s died.

Love predator fishing - catch a fish to catch a fish.

 

[Bo Diddley]

Few fresh water pics - sea ones are on an old laptop that’s died.

Love predator fishing - catch a fish to catch a fish.

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Ye ha... they are awesome sir. Another couple if species added to the album...

 

[Essexsussex]

Few fresh water pics - sea ones are on an old laptop that’s died.

Love predator fishing - catch a fish to catch a fish.

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Is that sturgeon in the uk?

 

[scotch_egg]

catfish are so ugly in comparison to Pike.

 

[Leec6.5]

Few fresh water pics - sea ones are on an old laptop that’s died.

Love predator fishing - catch a fish to catch a fish.

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Bottom 2 I would knock on the head and sling in the hedge, invasive species

 

[Leec6.5]

Proper oldie this on 30+ year old original

 

[Bo Diddley]

Proper oldie this on 30+ year old original

That is a very nice old warrior, I'd rather catch one like that than the entire contents of a place like Grenvilles.

 

[Leec6.5]

That is a very nice old warrior, I'd rather catch one like that than the entire contents of a place like Grenvilles.

That’s from my syndicate in the colne valley, the mecca of carp fishing, I drive 125 miles the fish there

 

[Bo Diddley]

That’s from my syndicate in the colne valley, the mecca of carp fishing, I drive 125 miles the fish there

The trouble with carp fishing is that it has become too popular. To many bank rats, everyone is following the same well trodden paths.
I know people who are going onto waters knowing where "The big One" has been caught from with every capture for the last decade, how many wraps it is to "The Spot", what bait and what time of year... I don't call that fishing anymore.

 

[Leec6.5]

The trouble with carp fishing is that it has become too popular. To many bank rats, everyone is following the same well trodden paths.
I know people who are going onto waters knowing where "The big One" has been caught from with every capture for the last decade, how many wraps it is to "The Spot", what bait and what time of year... I don't call that fishing anymore.

I don’t chase the big one on that water, it’s not old enough!

I know exactly where it is. I know exactly how to catch it and I know exactly what bait to use etc but it doesn’t interest me. Never has been on that syndicate six years and I can’t tell you the last time I fished the North Bank I see where all the bivvy hippies are and head south far away from Emma as possible and go and find some crusty snags f

 

[TomT3]

Few fresh water pics - sea ones are on an old laptop that’s died.

Love predator fishing - catch a fish to catch a fish.

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Quality! have to dig out my stag do Ebro trip there’s some big girls on there!