Swindon On Tour
Striker
I’ve foul hooked plenty mate.
Inevitable when a few are feeding at the same time. No shame.
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The Fishing Thread
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Inevitable when a few are feeding at the same time. No shame.
Big Jeff
Striker
Mind it was dodgy as owt on the rocks today.I’ve foul hooked plenty mate.
Inevitable when a few are feeding at the same time. No shame.
Recent rain meant the ground was sodden then last night it froze then today a bit sun meant slippy conditions.
My mate cried off so I was on my own. Fortunately the swell had dropped a bit so I could fish close to the water but the climb down then back up was a bit sketchy.
Swindon On Tour
Striker
Be bloody careful mate.
Biggest scare I ever had was falling in a weir pool with waders on.
Managed to get hold of the bank and lift myself to safety. It was scary.
Big Jeff
Striker
Yup I had my Vass waders on today . Not intending to get in the water but as the tide pushed up I wanted to be prepped. I’ve got studded Vass boots for walking on slippery surfaces.
I’ve also got a floatation suit for the more dodgy marks!
I really don’t want to fall in though.
Jon Dough
Striker
Met an 84 year old bloke yesterday on a lake fishing for pike and walleye,he said they were his favourite fish to eat.
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@Swindon On Tour is this the sort of lure you used on your epic pike days mate?I just saw them on special for equivalent of £5.50 
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Big Jeff
Striker
Lots of UK anglers are dumping trebles for plain hooks.Met an 84 year old bloke yesterday on a lake fishing for pike and walleye,he said they were his favourite fish to eat.
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Logon or register to see this image@Swindon On Tour is this the sort of lure you used on your epic pike days mate?I just saw them on special for equivalent of £5.50
Still get the same hook ups but far better for unhooking.
We all love fishing, let’s get the fish back as unharmed as we can so they grow to make more fish.
I wish commercial fishermen understood this correlation.
Still it’s not my job to catch fish………thank god!
Hosey69
Central Defender
Used to be a path at Souter called the Goat Path which took you half way down the cliff then there was a set of ladders which allowed you to climb down onto the beach under North row ends . My dad said there was excellent fishing on the Far out rocks and the Pinnacle rock . You can still see the path but ladder is long gone.
Swindon On Tour
Striker
Met an 84 year old bloke yesterday on a lake fishing for pike and walleye,he said they were his favourite fish to eat.
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Logon or register to see this image@Swindon On Tour is this the sort of lure you used on your epic pike days mate?I just saw them on special for equivalent of £5.50
A little different although I have used similar to this.
The success I had a few weeks back was a 15cm pure rubber one.
They have moved off from that swim now.
Biggest moan I have is litter.
Lazy bastards that leave litter behind in their swims. Need to be banned.
That sounds scary
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Biscuitman
Goalkeeper
Absolutely
Jon Dough
Striker
Had about 50 bluegill today and had a few bald eagles flying over.
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Jon Dough
Striker
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I fish to feed me and the family. I don’t get the catch and release thing and that’s my main reason for not getting caught up in fresh water fishing. Me dad was a fisherman and that’s my bag too.
Hosey69
Central Defender
Still got a Penn 535 and a Conoflex Blast years old!!! . Agree that every one seems to use Fixed spools with braid now.
Big Jeff
Striker
Aye I’m on braid for everything apart from a mono leader for lures.
Edit I say mono but I use Fluorocarbon because I believe the “ it’s invisible in water bollix. I’ve put the stuff in water and I can see it but I still use it.
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Red
Striker
Got a couple of Penn Mag 525s and a Penn Fathom 2 casting special for general fishing
Daiwa Slosh for the rough stuff, and a 7HT for river/light beach stuff
Love my 525s though, bomb proof and cast like a dream.
Still got a my 7000s
All my Bass go back alive, quick pic and back they go.
I started putting Codling back years ago. I used to keep everything because they wouldn't go to waste, but decided to put the bigger fish back. Had one just over 8lb on Roker one night and put it back. There were some shocked faces
. Had over 40lb of fish that night, best session I've ever had.
Tuono
Winger
My first rod was a Sea Sabre, I think my first reel was an Intrepid Seastreak. These were upgraded to a Abu Atlantic 464, the one with coasters for the reel. Then I saved up all my pennies to buy an Ambassador 9000. They were £39 in that tackle shop in Vine Place but when I went in to buy one they said they were out of stock. Next day they were in the window for £45. The bastards had taken them off sale a couple of days before the price increase then put them back on sale. Next came an Ambassador 650 then a 7000. I think I still have the 6500 and the Atlantic rod.
Biscuitman
Goalkeeper
Different kind of fishing to most of you guys as nowadays I'm just happy to sit back and chuck a float in my local lakes and pick up whatever (if anything) that comes along.
In the last few years I've gone old school and mainly reverted back to how I started fishing with a centrepin and quill float.
In the last few years I've gone old school and mainly reverted back to how I started fishing with a centrepin and quill float.
