sunday 7th feb 2010

weighed in at 6lb


weighed in at 15lb

Important message lads. UNHOOKING MAT!!!

we had one but the fish wouldnt stay still long enough to unhook it so e unhooked it i took a quick snap shot nd i put it back

I know it can be difficult when a fish wont keep still, but with a little more thought and less panic, niether the fish nor you will come to any harm.

true, very true

I'll send a PM to naquant, some other areas need addressing. Hope you'll learn to handle pike a little better Tom.

will do

As Ken has already said, a unhooking mat is a must, the slime on the fish is needed so that they can keep there body free from disease and for warmth so if it slides around on the floor it will loose this. The best way to unhook Pike is the straddle the fish, ie have the fish between your legs while your nealt down. have a look at my handling Pike thread in the predator section.

i will look at that thread thanks

well done boys,
has stated above keeping all fish on a unhooking mat most be adopted, oh and have a spare but bigger landing net...
i thought stotty would be the first on that subject, but there again everything is noted by the guys...
and don,t be dissapointed with what we are saying, i given you your first bit of rep.... well done..

tommot wrote:we had one but the fish wouldnt stay still long enough to unhook it so e unhooked it i took a quick snap shot nd i put it back

well done lads, something you will learn over your angling years and that will be fish control, but as Ken has stipulated fish care is paramount always use a matt.

but big well done non the less .

now you know how important it is i'm sure you'll try better next time, a bigger net would be a wise investment, not only is it better for the fish but you would struggle to get a big fish in that net and you wouldn't want to lose a fish at the net after doing all the hard work in catching one.

a few other tips incase you dont know, have all un hooking equipment at hand and close to you unhooking mat, try to stay calm and work together to make sure the fish goes back un harmed quickley. let the fish rest in the margin once you have unhooked it before handling it for a photo, this will give you a few moments to gather your thoughts, calm down and get prepaired for that trophy shot of your prize. also if you are struggling dont be afrraid to ask a near by angler i'm sure they will be more than willing to lend a hand and maybe show you a few other tricks

well done boys, keep at it and just pay a little extra thought next time. dont feel too bad though we was all young once and have all made mistakes

i had a bigger net but accidently left it in the car and because we were on the hill the pike kept moving off the matt but i realy try to keep the fish as safe as i can
sorry bout the matt and net guys but fanks for the comments i also have another pic so i will upload that later lol

Well done Thomas.

yes weldone thomas....

i feel a bit mean but it was just constructive critism mate and nothing nasty about it. your going to do well in fishing, well you already have, both of you

Well done lads...


enough has been said and hopefully learned about fish care...

lets get you 2 out with Stotty and I for a day and after this snap we'll arrange something..

thats an offer ya cant refuse lads, shown a few things of some well experienced anglers that i'm sure we could all learn a thing or two from. i really wish i had somebody to show me around at your age, i had to do things the hard way and i nearly gave up on fishing alltogether because of it

lol thats a great offer lol we will have to sort out a weekend either carp or pike lol depends what u guys like goin for lol and then a list of venues

some good comments to take on board lads well done on the fish.

its all about being organised really

mark wrote:thats an offer ya cant refuse lads, shown a few things of some well experienced anglers that i'm sure we could all learn a thing or two from. i really wish i had somebody to show me around at your age, i had to do things the hard way and i nearly gave up on fishing alltogether because of it

Who’s coming with us then?

all of us haha guna be like a pac meetin hosted by you n daz in it????

mark wrote:thats an offer ya cant refuse lads, shown a few things of some well experienced anglers that i'm sure we could all learn a thing or two from. i really wish i had somebody to show me around at your age, i had to do things the hard way and i nearly gave up on fishing alltogether because of it

Bang on buddy..

and then in the 80's with the secret carper brigade...


so different nowadays...