Specimen Fishes any species..

[TomT3]

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.

Definitely… like I said I only carp fish once a year now unless catching them on floating bread or a dog biscuit fly. I get just as much pleasure catching a minnow for perch on a single maggot!

 

[shotguntom]

 

[Bo Diddley]

@shotguntom That's a proper shark mate.. what species? And where did you catch it?

 

[shotguntom]

@shotguntom That's a proper shark mate.. what species? And where did you catch it?

Rag Tooth shark caught off the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

 

[MarinePMI]

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A 50lb
A 53lb
And a 45lb grassy all from a lake in France been going annually for the last ten years. That’s the only carp fishing I do-im a specimen all round angler at heart and love sitting there watching a float on a misty spring morning for tench , trotting for roach or Dace on the river quiver tipping , rolling meat for barbel bait fishing for chub with centre pin, dead baiting for pike, jigging for perch and zander , fluff chucking for resovoir or still water trout- the list is endless just getting back into it again but have recently purchased a kayak which is fun for the bass and thornies! On estuaries and sea!
Pb rainbow below 8lb 8oz
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Agreed. Kayaks change everything about fishing, especially when you wire in a sonar/fish finder and gel cell battery. The kayaks are so quiet on the water, you can really get on some fish. Moreso than a boat IME.

 

[MarinePMI]

Absolutely a terrific thread. Does any one chase Redfin?

When ever I'm down in the Keys or Carolinas I do. Fun fish to go after.

 

[TomT3]

Agreed. Kayaks change everything about fishing, especially when you wire in a sonar/fish finder and gel cell battery. The kayaks are so quiet on the water, you can really get on some fish. Moreso than a boat IME.

Just upgraded to a Lowrance eagle 7 haven’t gone for side scan though!

 

[MarinePMI]

Just upgraded to a Lowrance eagle 7 haven’t gone for side scan though!

Right on! I've got an older Garmin side scan on mine. Works like a dream!

 

[Mr Tree]

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

Roach Bo!

 

[Bo Diddley]

Roach Bo!

The golden colour and upturned lips fooled me... There I was thinking I knew a little about fishing

 

[Bo Diddley]

@Norfolk Deer Search
Here's a couple of oldies for you, sadly, both dead now.

 

[shotguntom]

 

[Bo Diddley]

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Aren't they just lovely Tom? What did you have that one on?

 

[Utectok]

Over 5lb wild river trout on a dry fly

 

[Bo Diddley]

Over 5lb wild river trout on a dry fly

What a chunk, I have to admit I'm a little envious (in a nice way). Once they reach a certain size, they become a different fish completely.

Anyone caught a Ferox

 

[sich1]

i lost the pictures of my 30lb 12oz pike, does that count as a specimen nowadays ?

 

[Bo Diddley]

i lost the pictures of my 30lb 12oz pike, does that count as a specimen nowadays ?

Yes, most definitely.

 

[CAVHUNT]

Bo Diddley Q - Anyone caught a Ferox _ UQ

Thanks Bo. You had me stumped with that term and had to google it. I think by mentioning this you just solved a decades old oddity. In a deep part of stream joining two lakes together I caught a rather large Brown Trout. It was dark coloured and had an aggressive looking real big head. The jaws were massive, big hook on the lower jaw and it could easily have swallowed a decent sized trout or redfin. It gently nibbled on a worm bait and I thought it was just another small rat Redfin which I had been catching on worms. Now I wonder if it was attracted to the spot because of the school of small Reddies milling around my bait. That it just took the worm as a bonus delicacy. In retrospect I'll call it a Ferox. It weighed 12 and 1/4 Lb.

Side note: I have seen a government fish research photo of a wild trout they caught for an examination autopsy in a research program. Inside it was a 2 and 1/2 LB trout.

 

[Bo Diddley]

Bo Diddley Q - Anyone caught a Ferox _ UQ

Thanks Bo. You had me stumped with that term and had to google it. I think by mentioning this you just solved a decades old oddity. In a deep part of stream joining two lakes together I caught a rather large Brown Trout. It was dark coloured and had an aggressive looking real big head. The jaws were massive, big hook on the lower jaw and it could easily have swallowed a decent sized trout or redfin. It gently nibbled on a worm bait and I thought it was just another small rat Redfin which I had been catching on worms. Now I wonder if it was attracted to the spot because of the school of small Reddies milling around my bait. That it just took the worm as a bonus delicacy. In retrospect I'll call it a Ferox. It weighed 12 and 1/4 Lb.

Side note: I have seen a government fish research photo of a wild trout they caught for an examination autopsy in a research program. Inside it was a 2 and 1/2 LB trout.

Ferox is one type of trout that I would love to catch, they look so prehistoric to me.

 

[Bo Diddley]

This may not be a "Specimen perch" to some folks, but it sure means a lot to this little lad.
Given the family lineage, I'm sure he will enjoy more than a few hours angling during his lifetime.
Start 'em young!