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Reminds me of a time when people just let themseves go.
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Don't ask why
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Thought of some on this site
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Ok I get it
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Good find, first time i have ever heard the bagpipes fit in with accompanying instruments, the pipes are normally best played as a solo, or part of a pipe band.
Interesting fact, did you know the pipes were once banned in Scotland, due to them being considered a weapon, must of been strange times.
Strange people full stop!
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this reminds me of del[x goblin] for some strange reason.
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Again a couple of days later, Hungarians this time:http://www.aragondigital.es/noticia.asp?notid=127374&secid=31
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Here is a program from a couple of days ago, sickening to watch:http://alacarta.aragontelevision.es/programas/unidad-movil/pesca-furtiva-12122014-2131
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It is sad, they have problems with netters and longliners and we have our own problems with cormorants and other vermin.
End of the day the best place for all of these preditors is, strung up outside a gamekeepers gibbit, regardless of what breed the virmin is!
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Here is a picture taken earlier this year in caspe.
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Let me state clearly that I am not racist, far from it.
I do however hate free loaders and scum comming into the UK or anywhere else for that matter.
Since the communist grip of eastern europe was relaxed the whole of Europe has beneffited.
However the UK joining the common market was the first step on the ladder of the destruction of GREAT Britain.
Now to the Point. if you go to the countries where these poachers originate you often find laws far moor severe than here, eg Poland, Rumania, Ukraine etc etc, in all these countries if ytou are caught with fish above a certain size you lose everything including your freedom.
Thats great in them countries because the fish all breed VERY succesfully and there is a huge harvestable surpluss of fish, that can be caught and eaten, but over a certain size they are put back to breed, whereas in the UK the fish simply dont breed like that and there is no harvestable surpluss.
Its no different to us harvesting wood pigeons that over populate the uk, but in Europe, where they dont breed as well they are protected in the main.
However a small minority of people can see the oppertunety in countries that have little wildlife law enforcement to catch native wildlife for markets in other counties, eg the netting taking place in Spain Germany, Uk, Ireland etc, and the vwholesale slaughter of Swans, Geese etc the the UK and Ireland.
These people are often not Countrymen, fishermen etc, they simply hear and see anglers catches and find on the internet and from books ways of harvesting these fish etc.
This last lot in Spain will be deported etc, but there are many more that get away with it.
Until everybody conserned, anglers, dog walkers police etc get together and start talking, they the poaches will get away with it.
With my own eyes I have seen poaching completely ignored by anglers both here and in other european countries.
Yet one phonecall and its often delt with.
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Frank , just out of pure interest, I suspect you are not a carp specific angler from your posts, and your pro life as a Ghillie , do you think the modern day carp angler is as good as the old school, Ray Clay, Richard Walker , Chris Yeats, or is it much easier than it was hence these websites, and on your travels , the bad guys aside, has fishing gone the same way Europe wide or is it just a local phenomena.
I have spent most of my life as carp angler, but I have drifted in different directions at various times.
I think there has always been good and poor anglers but a lot it depends on the type of fishing.
Purely carp I would say some of the old anglers were better, they had less fish to go for, poorer gear etc, but they produced, however there are still some anglers in the same class.
Sea fishing, they are far better now, they have to be with the lack of fish etc.
And when it comes to specimen anglers, they are now head and shoulders above the anglers of yesteryear, for a number of reasons, some being better gear, better thinking and understanding etc.
But this has nothing to do with whats going on in Spain, Italy etc, this is just greedy scum, systematicly netting waters of everything that swims for the market.
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Shame to see but I always thought if you caught a catfish on the eBro you were supposed to kill it by law,obviously not the carp and other species though.
Not so, certain areas you are not allowed to kill fish, regardless.
I know a large area of the Top lake/ sea of aragon, is classed as a nature reserve, so no killing.
But this scum are not angling for the table, they are longlining and netting for comersial reasons and shipping everything over to Romania or anywhere else they can sell the fish.
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This is the second time these people have been caught and they are not the only ones.
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Getting up at 4 am every morning and not having a great lot to do gets you thinking about all sorts.
Ive started thinking about christmas and this seems appropreate.
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Just for clarity; Korda have never claimed to have invented the naked chod or the KD rig
When I was in a hospital bed I whatched fishing on TV, on a thinking tackle program DF was talking to someone, I think called Tom and he clearly stated that the nacked chod was his development of the normal chod set up and he then went on to show the EXACT setup that has been described on this forum and others.
As to the KD, sorry but I do not know what that rig is.
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I have nothing against DF or Korda, but I do dislike some of their gear and some of their statements etc.
Dany has a remarkable talent for marketing and making people take note and he certainly makes money,for that I praise him.
But I dislike it when I here them state that one of their sponsered anglers or company members have designed a rig or even an item of tackle and its not true, eg Krusher, anyone who has been in a cocktail bar will have seen them used and years before Korda, their hook paterns etc.
And then rigs etc, take a look at the naked chod that according to their tv programs, was developed by one of theirs, it was being used and written about on this forum years ago, etc etc
I have yet to see anything done by them that was not described or used before and if they then market it to the masses, so be it, however they should not claim its their idea, but the law being what it is they can do it and get away with it as normal mortal anglers do not have the finances to pay for filling patents.
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well sorry to get back on to korda, but ive just got back from a week in france with five mates. three of us took the new krank hooks with us and we had 25 takes on this particular rig/hook pattern with only one loss, which was my fault entirely
( the lure of another kronenburg took me from my rods and whilst away i had a take and was duly left with my rig in a reed bed) . all in all i feel its a very good hook. it landed fish to 63lb for one of my mates. so big, powerful fish in weed and no actuall hook pulls during fights or no bent out hooks. well pleased with them.Another example of DF marketing, they are nothing new and have been made by the likes of VMC and used by french anglers for some time.
The Korda state that they were invented by one of their golden boys, eh, I dont think so.
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Hi,Magnificent looking dog.
However, I dont think you statement is quite correct.
Strictly speaking a Lurcher is a crossbeed of any sight hound eg whippet, greyhound saluki and any pastoral breed,eg collie, german shepherd etc. they hunt by sight, smell and hearing!
A cross twixt two sighthounds is a Longdog and normaly hunt by sight alone.
However over the last 60 years or so more and more terrier cross dogs have been called lurchers by their owners so that now it is common practice to call bush dogs like bedlington terrier x whippets lurchers .
The three types of dogs were originaly breed for completely different reasons.
If i am correct a lurcher is a sighthound i.e greyhound crossed with anyother breed to create a lurcher they can be long hair,short,broken coated.
The breeding for example the percentages of cross is important to create the dog you require for your sport for example a small fast dog for rabbiting i.e bedlington/whippet or for bigger game greyhound/saluki cross.
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i know there not carp but wondered if anyone had any tips aand pointers as never fish outright for these species a local sydnicate im joining beggining of next year has a good head of carp and a huge head of wells catfish up to 58lb was wondering if my 3.25 test lb rod and 18lb daiwa sensor line wouldd be sufficent i have no idea on rigs or anything any help would be gratefully appreciated
Hi, Your rods are more than man enough.
They have a habit of wareing through the hook link with there sandpaper like mouth pads.
If I was fishing a lake with a few, I would be using long hooklinks made of very strong and super smooth polished braid, there a a few of them about.
They love fishy boilies and pellets, but will get hooked on just about anything including sweet corn.
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Hi all, I know this question has been posted many times before, but time move on and places change.
I have posted this in a couple of places on the forum in the hope of more people seeing it.
I would like your suggestions on a place to fish in France in late summer; however, I have certain criteria to match.
Firstly, the place has to have accommodation, be very comfortable and be suitable for four old gits, at least 2 proper bedrooms.
There must be all the mod cons for the women, eg Sat tv, dishwasher, washing machines etc etc
It has to accept dogs [well behaved]
I would like the lake to be 3 acres+ but would consider anything [it needs to sustain 2 weeks angling pressure]
I am not particularly interested in runs waters and would like a high average size of carp.
I am not interested in any other species of fish, although I accept they will most likely be there.
I have looked at a few places and none seem to do it for me, although one does; Le Queroy, but for 2 anglers its over the odds price wise.
I know this is a big ask, but please let me know if you have been anywhere that matches up PLEASE.
PM if preferred.
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WHY?
You have so many good water reletively close to you, others on this forum would love the chances you have.
Fishing like Chris Yates
in UK Carp Fishing
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I would say I have caught more big fish in the past ten years using a short rod, centre pin and float than any other method, I love watching fish on the move and placing a bait in their path, a real adrenalin buzz.