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Not a bad distraction from barbel.......

feeds@yuku.com (JMallett1) — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:30:02 GMT

A couple of fish I caught yesterday........26lb 12oz and 20lb 2oz. Beautiful spring/summers day,fish topping everywhere.

Still can't wait to get back on the rivers tho....

Julian

Trapper or Catcher ?

feeds@yuku.com (Bait Boat) — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:24:00 GMT

Having been into Specimen fishing all my life, I will hold my hands up I say I'm a far better trapper than catcher.

Be it watching a Tip and Touch legering, or casting out a dead bait, even sitting behind buzzers antisibating the run from an unseen Carp.

Thats why I have lots of time for the Match lads or the dicicated Stick Float anglers, who have imence skill when catch their fish.

Where do you you fit and does it matter if your a Trapper or catcher ?
...

a passion for angling.

feeds@yuku.com (davhall) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:08:13 GMT

is this on dvd?

Pop-Ups & Liquid Attractant

feeds@yuku.com (rockie99) — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:27:38 GMT

Evening All,

I'm going carping in the morning and decided to give one rod a go with pop-ups. I'll be fishing another rod with something different and am fine with that.

I haven't used em before (pop-ups) but have done the rigs etc and know that there'll be no problem there (or at least there shouldn't be).

Can anyone please offer some advice on how long I'm meant to soak them in the liquid attractant for.

I would have thought...

Have a good laugh at my fishing

feeds@yuku.com (kenjiblaster25) — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:58:07 GMT

Dear All ,

Bit of a laugh for you. I went on a canal today for a couple of hours, hoping for a few silver fish. Fished my 17ft rod, 4lb mainline, 2.6lb hooklink and an 18 hook. Used sweetcorn and bread for bait. My only bite of the bash sailed away nice and gentle and I struck in. All hell broke loose and within about a second the whole rod was arced over heavily as a whopping carp shot off with the single grain of corn. Within 10 seconds the hooklink gave way and I was left with a...

The complete angler tv programme

feeds@yuku.com (4spoke) — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:21:49 GMT

Did anyone see this programme, a new series on discovery channel this morning. My first reaction was that its very well presented by Geoffrey Palmer in a similar way to "passion for angling" was with superb footage including underwater close ups albeit obviously filmed in controlled conditions.
Nice to see something a bit different from the usual laughing cavalier et al.

Tight...

9' Travel Trout rod recommendations

feeds@yuku.com (Andy Frances) — Sat, 03 May 2008 11:21:51 GMT

Hi chaps,

I'm going up to Scotland in August for a few days walking and fishing and will need a travel fly rod for the trip. Can anyone receommend something for between 100 and 150 pounds? I think it will need to be around 9' and 5/6 weight.

Thanks in advance.

Andy F

carp rigs

feeds@yuku.com (skidlid56) — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:21:16 GMT

Hi im thinking of doing a "little" carping this season,and find there are so many differnt rigs used can be a little confusing.Anyone care to explain an effective but simple rig for using most of the time (will be fishing gravel pits) and will prob use a rig with small bag of feed attached(wont be lobbing out loads of feed)
May use some sort of method feeder on second rod.Again not sure of best method.

Howard

BFW Admin & all members

feeds@yuku.com (jowter) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:20:34 GMT

I'm hopeful that all BFW members are up to speed on the latest developments in the wider world of angling and that everyone has eventually come around to the idea that joining forces under one brolly is a sound idea.
For any of you that haven't, then do please find out or ask for more info on the subject so that you know what's involved.
If everyone who thinks that a unified voice for angling is the best way to secure our future sticks his hand in the air and says...

Gnawing Away at me

feeds@yuku.com (thisisjohn) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:58:18 GMT

i have had that gnawing feeling to go carping for well over a year now,its got me so bad i have almost completely re-equipped myself with tackle for it, i guess me and those fish are gonna have to get re-aquainted on the banks, hell at my age i should be taking things steady now

Tench Fishing World has had a make-over

feeds@yuku.com (Andy Frances) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:13:45 GMT

Hi all,

Tench Fishing World (TFW) has had a slight make-over recently, bringing it more in line with the BFW layout. There's now a gallery live that you can upload photos to (as we have on BFW).

Have a look at www.tenchfishingworld.co.uk if tench are your thing.

Regards,

Andy F

N BUTYRIC ACID ???

feeds@yuku.com (barbusbruce) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:02:59 GMT

how do you rate this additive for chub , me personally i think its invaluable when targetting chub ,it absolutely stinks to high heaven and theres something about it that chub seem to love even more so when i have incorporated it into my cheese paste ????

Moved Thread By Ousemeister

feeds@yuku.com (bgit) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:53:42 GMT

Dear Ousie,
I've moved yer thread to the moderators area - so the other good peeps in admin can take a look before deciding what to do.
T'was a bit angry in content and a tadette personal.
See you have it covered elsewhere.
Ta Ta for now......
Be back later.
Cheers
Bob

Carp rigs

feeds@yuku.com (whiskerton) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:22:30 GMT

Afternoon fellas,off to do a spot of carping on thursday.The lake is very silty.Could anyone advise me as to which lead set up will be least likely to bury itself in the silt.Or any other tips that may be useful for this type of scenario.

regards

mike

chub-how big

feeds@yuku.com (derek2fisherman) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:23:56 GMT

well we have had the thread on how big the barbel are on the hampshire avon,without any firm conclusions, so how big do you think the biggest chub could weigh.derek.

Richard Walker & Hugh Falkus - the knives are out

feeds@yuku.com (Paul Boote) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:13:24 GMT

Following the recent biographies of two of British Angling's Big Dead Beasts, Walker and Falkus, it appears that they are being subjected to some pretty unpleasant scrutiny.

Two links below. The first to a fly-forum thread that discusses the men. The second to a Times article by that paper's Angling Correspondent, Brian Clarke, mentioned in the thread.

Fly Forum thread:

Drennan cup for or against

feeds@yuku.com (b5bomber) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:41:00 GMT

A while ago on a thread titled 'one wish' someone made a statement that the Drennan cup had become a farce and should be scrapped for whatever reason.
I personally think the Drennan cup is a wonderful institution that allows all anglers the chance to receive recognition for their captures of specimen fish that on most occasions are very hard to catch indeed.
Yes, there are anglers out there that use the drennan cup as their inspiration to catch big fish. Its what drives...

twynersh

feeds@yuku.com (davhall) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:46:46 GMT

has anybody fished twynersh in surrey?

Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Felix333) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:11:40 GMT

Hi

I am camping at Pevensey at the end of May and was told you can catch mackerel fom the beach. I was hoping someone on here could give me some tips as I have only ever sea fished the UK from a boat in the channel once before.

I intend using a 2.75 carp rod, 12 lb (possibly 15lb) line with 3-4oz breakaway leads and some bait or feathers, and probably a paternoster type set up, but while I can see jigging feathers working from a boat, wasn't sure what was the thing to...

ultralight lure fishing

feeds@yuku.com (bluben79) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:51:40 GMT

I'm going to have a go with ultralights this seaon primarily for chub, perch and jacks at my local river. Does anybody on the site fish with them. My own setup is a 6ft shimano poweloop 3-15g and a tiny reel loaded with 10lb whiplash. I've found a few articles online but not alot. Would like to hear your own experiences or any other useful Ultralight resources.

Cheers

Ben