smufter Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, greekskii said: Does this fish not have a tail?! Or is it unlucky timing? Well done though! Back to the syndi with high confidence Unlucky timing!! He was a lively so & so! Also had a run that almost melted my baitrunner, don't think I've ever had one like it! Lifted into it and SNAP!! No chance greekskii 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpz_31 Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 7 hours ago, smufter said: Hope this helps! 19.6 mirror Probably what happens when you lift fish out in the net instead of a sling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 5 hours ago, harpz_31 said: Probably what happens when you lift fish out in the net instead of a sling Or when he had a perfectly formed tail which he happened to swish around when the camera shutter went??? oscsha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Dannygooner said: You never know on some of these so called runs waters. The fish get abused. Some of the fish I've caught from such waters have left me feeling sad. Eyes missing, hooks in mouth, deformities. 😔 Got to be honest, the two that we caught, (my mate Darren had a 21lb'er), were both in pristine condition. But we have a lake locally with residents just as you describe, so I avoid that one like the plague. Donnygooner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekskii Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 28 minutes ago, smufter said: Got to be honest, the two that we caught, (my mate Darren had a 21lb'er), were both in pristine condition. But we have a lake locally with residents just as you describe, so I avoid that one like the plague. Apart from the mouth. That looks like it’s had some pretty serious mouth damage in the past. Sadly the case with most waters that are day ticket though. Donnygooner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpz_31 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 hours ago, smufter said: Or when he had a perfectly formed tail which he happened to swish around when the camera shutter went??? yea I was taking the micky out of another tread smufter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 So I just had my last session of the year. Conditions were absolutely awful for fishing.... high pressure (1030 mbar!), clear skies, zero wind, bright days and cold nights... you couldn't get much worse. Couldn't get near them at first and when I finally did they moved off. Chased them around a bit (5 swims in total) before they settled in a shallow bay in the afternoon. I chucked singles at them but nowt happened so I got the spod out and guess what - they did the off again. I thought they'd be back the following day so I stay put. Next day and I've not seen them show up, I'm ready to hang myself, hell of a lot of hard work for no result, the pit is fishing terribly, nowt caught anywhere, when my mate walks into my swim. We have a chat, I get the kettle on and I'm chewing his ear off telling him how hard it's been when the middle rod drops back before screaming off. My rods are right out in the pond due to the layout of this swim so I get the waders on and run on out into the lake making a right commotion. Play it for ages, my mate gets a cracking video, and I do my best impression of Danny "Bosh, get in that net" for the film as it goes over the cord. Turns out to be an old friend, the mirror with the stupidly massive tail that I caught in Sept 2016 and in Aug 2017. I'm standing in the water grinning at my mate, pleased as punch that I've actually caught one in these God awful conditions, when he starts pointing at my other rod. As I turn round that one rips off too so I jam the landing net handle into the silt and grab the rod. I'm calling to my mate to set up my other net as I'm playing this one, which he does, good man, and passes it to me. This one gives a good fight too and we get another brilliant video of me landing a carp with another in the net next to me. I'm over the moon when this one goes in the net, double bubble after a very, very difficult session. This one's a common of a similar size to the mirror, nowt massive but it'll do nicely. I get the rods back out and we do the business with the fish. The mirror goes 27.12 and the common goes 27.04. Get some nice shots, put them back, job done. The next night is my last ever night on this water and I feel a bit emotional if I'm honest. I've spent three years there and I've done OK really. I've had the biggest mirror 4 times, I had my main target fish in my first year (and again this year) and my second target fish in my second year. I caught one of the big commons and while I was really hoping for the other one this year I cannot complain too much. You can't catch them all I guess. The next morning it's really difficult to drag myself away - see this will be the end of my proper fishing for a while........ because at the end of February I'll be a Dad for the first time!!😎 So that'll be the end of my catch reports for 2 or 3 years at least....... although I have found a local reservoir 20 mins from my house which holds a 50lb mirror for when I do get the odd day out! ..., commonly, greekskii and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazlaaar Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Congratulations yonny, 2 to 3 years? Ben's now 6 and I'm still struggling to get out lol Donnygooner and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekskii Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 @yonny dont worry, my little one is 2 and I still get out a fair bit, tricky at times but well worth making the effort, even if its for a full nights sleep!! Well done on getting a few in horrid conditions. yonny, Donnygooner and commonly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanstevo Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Big congratulations Yonny on the fish and the baby. As Vik said Quick overnighters are still an option even if it’s for peace and quiet 😆😆 managed one myself after work Saturday but did have to pack the Mrs and kids off to Blackpool for the day 🙄🙄😆😆 commonly and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Congratulations yonny, game changer that news! Boy or Girl or waiting for a surprise? &if you think you've got a lot of photos of fish, just you wait👍 yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigewoodcock Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Congratulations mate. Welcome to my world of getting to the lake late and packing up early!!!! commonly, Donnygooner and yonny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 2 hours ago, commonly said: Boy or Girl or waiting for a surprise? Keeping it a surprise mate! commonly, chillfactor and snowmanstevo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanstevo Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, yonny said: Keeping it a surprise mate! Best way mate,loads of people find out the sex of there child nowadays....... didn’t know any of my 3 until they popped out 😆😆😆 I mean you don’t open your crizzy presents in November,do ya. 😆😆 yonny, welder, commonly and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, yonny said: Keeping it a surprise mate! Massive congratulations mate very happy news . We kept it a surprise too , & after two days of Labour we both forgot to ask or even gave it a thought what we had we were that tierd lol crusian and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 hour ago, nigewoodcock said: Congratulations mate. Welcome to my world of getting to the lake late and packing up early!!!! Get out of it ... you get away with murder compared to most lol yonny and nigewoodcock 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggs007 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Short notice trip to churn pool snowmanstevo, crusian, nigewoodcock and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 19 hours ago, harpz_31 said: yea I was taking the micky out of another tread smufter 😉😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 7 hours ago, leggs007 said: Short notice trip to churn pool Bar of Gold, stunner! Good angling & thanks for showing those of us less fortunate lake watchers, what it's all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 16 hours ago, yonny said: . because at the end of February I'll be a Dad for the first time!!😎 Mid Feb, I'm going to be a grandad! If there's one thing going to make me feel old, it's that!! yonny and snowmanstevo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 3 hours ago, commonly said: Mid Feb, I'm going to be a grandad! Congrats!!! commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggs007 Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 9 grandkids and 1 on way for me so hope first of many,8 girls and 1 boy but my sons in army and is always on move,in catterick now so can’t really take him fishing or football because his dad is a wrong un and supports the villa snowmanstevo and commonly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggs007 Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 12 hours ago, Dannygooner said: What's that weigh mate? 25/10 if remember correctly Donnygooner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) On 21/10/2018 at 17:14, smufter said: Unlucky timing!! He was a lively so & so! Also had a run that almost melted my baitrunner, don't think I've ever had one like it! Lifted into it and SNAP!! No chance Sounds like you might of hooked one of the resident cat fish mate ? Edited October 26, 2018 by chillfactor yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 12 hours ago, chillfactor said: Sounds like you might of hooked one of the resident cat fish mate ? Are there cats in there then Chlly? I've never had a run like that before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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