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    • RedStripeR
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      Thanks hfb.

      A lot smaller than your amazing catches! I can't imagine what that's like!

      My only experience of sea fishing from a boat was being violently sick for a couple of hours off the coast of Cornwall when I was 13 (after a storm & a mint cornetto 😶 :D)

      Today 12-2.30pm



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      • PeterP
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        Nice looking tench (which I believe is the english word for the last fish)! I was very intrigued by it as a kid. I haven't been fishing at all this year, but that's gonna change soon. Visiting my parents in our cabin next week. The ocean is probably way warm, but hoping to catch a few pikes anyway 🙂

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        • RedStripeR
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          cheers Peter, thats the one, tench. Very strange to find it in turbulent water.

          Hope you have good time at the cabin - do you lure fish, or live/deadbait for the pike?

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          • PeterP
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            I will be lure fishing, jerkbait to be precise. The water is very shallow and I can no longer get my hands on a boat. The waters are supposedly famous for pike and sea trout, but I've always had shit luck haha.

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              • GilesG
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                BONUS…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • RedStripeR
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                  I took a friend who wanted to catch his first  barbel to the weir last week.

                  I set him up and just watched and advised.

                  He managed a couple of babies, a trout and a couple of chub 🙂

                  Hopefully better luck next with another mate in two weeks time.



                  I've been staying away from the weir and fishing a local mill stream where some very big barbel come out.

                  No luck yet, but great location.

                  Baby robbin, fat on maggots:)

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                  • GilesG
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                    I'd take that….

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • RedStripeR
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                      whoops

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                      • RedStripeR
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                        back on track

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                        • PeterP
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                          Love your posts, RedStripe!

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                          • GilesG
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                            Jealous of your posts @RedStripe

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • RedStripeR
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                              Peter, Giles :  🙂

                              Thought Id give the barbel fishing a rest for a week or so;
                              I need a rest and a rethink if I'm going to get one over 10lbs.

                              I met my mate at a local backwater, he was on the stickfloat :

                              and I was on the light lures :

                              Quite refreshing.

                              I think I'll get the float rod out for a bit of stick float practice, as I've been invited to S'hampton in November for some Grayling fishing 🙂

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                              • GilesG
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                                Dial me in for some of that… 😃 😃 😃 😃

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • RedStripeR
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                                  He made me hold it  😶

                                  Fresh on IH-634S-B now not smelling too good 😠

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                                    ^Nice catch!

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                                    • RedStripeR
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                                      cheers HfB, bit of a slimey one though:)

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                                      • RedStripeR
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                                        greedy

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                                        • RedStripeR
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                                          After falling asleep barbel fishing last week I've given it a miss until today.

                                          I've been really enjoying learning to use a centrepin + stickfloat with the added bonus of an excellent (free) tutor 🙂

                                          Anyway, I took my friend to the weir today, 10 beautiful baby barbel + 1 trout and 2 perch.

                                          No matter the size, at first it always seems to feel like you've hooked some thing 4x as big
                                          as what comes out!

                                          Great fun.

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                                          • RedStripeR
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                                            Tip off from a friend who did a match on the river recently…something kept nicking his fish.

                                            1/2 hour today, then time to go home  😎



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