jules007 Posted Saturday at 07:24 Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:24 cant beat a big stripey whataclonker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted Saturday at 08:42 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 08:42 and another good perch video whataclonker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted Saturday at 11:46 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:46 Its hard to think, and makes me feel rather old that i used to fish this little river maybe 46 years ago but more to the point i used to err "poach" in the old stew pond this river flows through to catch eel, roach rudd and more important proper old wild carp and of course lots of Perch, those were happy days indeed whataclonker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whataclonker Posted Saturday at 20:03 Report Share Posted Saturday at 20:03 I have similar memories of fishing the fenland drains & rivers when I was a boy. I didn't have a cane rod though, just my trusty shakespeare telescopic! There's something special about a Perch. Especially your first. They are beautiful looking fish in my opinion - almost prehistoric! Thanks for sharing. jules007 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted Saturday at 20:09 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 20:09 4 minutes ago, whataclonker said: I have similar memories of fishing the fenland drains & rivers when I was a boy. I didn't have a cane rod though, just my trusty shakespeare telescopic! There's something special about a Perch. Especially your first. They are beautiful looking fish in my opinion - almost prehistoric! Thanks for sharing. Yes Perch are a lovely fish, always thought if they grew to 25lb no one would fish for carp lol, im lucky enough to of caught a 4 1/4 lb perch, hell of a fish whataclonker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whataclonker Posted Saturday at 22:41 Report Share Posted Saturday at 22:41 You're right there! Out of interest - what did you catch that beast on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago My nine year old caught this while fishing a small farm pond, several weeks ago😍 whilst with his mate. He won't forget that one. He says it felt stuck so he just pulled harder😉 Size 6 hook in it's mouth.!!!! I have tried a couple of times to recatch it and weigh it, but only seem to get the small ones. whataclonker and jules007 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted 19 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 6 hours ago, whataclonker said: You're right there! Out of interest - what did you catch that beast on? it fell to a good old fashioned lobworm fished on stick float set up at the time i had (and foolishly sold) a TFG Matt Hayes X1 river and stream 1lb avon rod and the big perch put a right bend in that classic rod whataclonker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whataclonker Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 15 hours ago, commonly said: My nine year old caught this while fishing a small farm pond, several weeks ago😍 whilst with his mate. He won't forget that one. He says it felt stuck so he just pulled harder😉 Size 6 hook in it's mouth.!!!! I have tried a couple of times to recatch it and weigh it, but only seem to get the small ones. What a clonker! 12 hours ago, jules007 said: it fell to a good old fashioned lobworm fished on stick float set up at the time i had (and foolishly sold) a TFG Matt Hayes X1 river and stream 1lb avon rod and the big perch put a right bend in that classic rod I bet it almost bent around double! In my head a small spinner or spoon would single out the bigger perch, but you nearly always hear about them being caught on a lob. commonly and jules007 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted 5 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, whataclonker said: What a clonker! I bet it almost bent around double! In my head a small spinner or spoon would single out the bigger perch, but you nearly always hear about them being caught on a lob. Live bait like a small roach or similar sorts the big ones, and they can suck in a surprisingly large live bait, but it goes against the grain for me, i work on catch and release not catch and impale on even bigger hook, some might think it wrong to put a lob on hook (wife does) but i dont have a problem drowning worms whataclonker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whataclonker Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Their mouths are huge so I don't doubt it. I've never really thought of live baiting for perch before for some reason - it doesn't sit well with me anymore either. In fact, it never really did sit right the few times I tried it for pike. I actually do feel a little bad for the worms. 😂 Maggots however... commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framey Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago When we were kids minnows were the one for big perch. commonly and whataclonker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago From what I can tell, I think he had caught a rudd on sweetcorn & the size 6 hook was enough to catch it. He swares he caught it on sweetcorn 😆 whataclonker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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