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26-05-2005, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by glenis
you seen the size of the line they used ?
its about as thick, as the metal core washing line in my back garden
its about as thick, as the metal core washing line in my back garden
26-05-2005, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by glenis
i imagine, one bloke fishing on his own could not reel that in ?
26-05-2005, 12:42 PM
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No it's not French as it's not wearing a beret or a string of onions!!!
It probably is French and I imagine they put it back, might have been caught from a lake rather than a river, somewhere like Lake Cassien.
It probably is French and I imagine they put it back, might have been caught from a lake rather than a river, somewhere like Lake Cassien.
26-05-2005, 12:59 PM
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I was reading a book on some bloke about fishing and he was fishing in the river nile and caught a 181lb cat fish but wasn't a record as the record is a 213lb catfish
26-05-2005, 01:51 PM
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It depends how you are fishing for them. If you're on a boat then they just get handed up to the side, unhooked and released. If you are on the bank then they are normally beached depending on the size 
As for eating them - yuck! The French do but then they would eat a dead person provided they were covered in garlic
Pound for pound they are one of the best fighting fish in Europe. I've caught them up to 76lb and can assure you of it! And they grow extremely fast - I was a bailiff for Leisuresport (now RMC Angling) and did a lot of the Catfish stocking in their fisheries.
As for eating them - yuck! The French do but then they would eat a dead person provided they were covered in garlic Pound for pound they are one of the best fighting fish in Europe. I've caught them up to 76lb and can assure you of it! And they grow extremely fast - I was a bailiff for Leisuresport (now RMC Angling) and did a lot of the Catfish stocking in their fisheries.
26-05-2005, 04:10 PM
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Thats not the line that was used to catch it hanging from its mouth, thats what is used to tether the fish for a while so it recovers in the shallows, a rope passed through the mouth and out of the gill opening.
Dragon so you in the fisheries business then mate? I went to Sparsholt when i was a bit younger, out of the trade now though, not enough money
Nice line of work though. Where were you, Yately complex?
Never caught a Catfish, PB Carp is 29lb 8oz though
Dragon so you in the fisheries business then mate? I went to Sparsholt when i was a bit younger, out of the trade now though, not enough money
Nice line of work though. Where were you, Yately complex?Never caught a Catfish, PB Carp is 29lb 8oz though
26-05-2005, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Manxlad
Thats not the line that was used to catch it hanging from its mouth, thats what is used to tether the fish for a while so it recovers in the shallows, a rope passed through the mouth and out of the gill opening.
Dragon so you in the fisheries business then mate? I went to Sparsholt when i was a bit younger, out of the trade now though, not enough money Nice line of work though. Where were you, Yately complex?
Never caught a Catfish, PB Carp is 29lb 8oz though
Dragon so you in the fisheries business then mate? I went to Sparsholt when i was a bit younger, out of the trade now though, not enough money
Nice line of work though. Where were you, Yately complex?Never caught a Catfish, PB Carp is 29lb 8oz though
I was a Junior Ranger at Yateley as a kid and a Bailiff until early twenties and all for a free ticket - must have been daft Tried to join NRA but needed about 10 degrees in Biology, Zoology etc. yeah right, study for five years and then get a £10k a year job, not a chance.I weighed all the stocky Catfish that went into the Matchlake and the Split Lake back in the mid 90's with the guys from Thorpe Park. The biggest was 11lb and I believe they are all now upwards of 40lbs+
Haven't fished it since it went syndicate
Strangely enough I have all my Carp gear on e-Bay at the minute if you know anyone that wants the whole setup for peanut money?!
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26-05-2005, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dragon
Not anymore mate, as you say, no money in it!
I was a Junior Ranger at Yateley as a kid and a Bailiff until early twenties and all for a free ticket - must have been daft Tried to join NRA but needed about 10 degrees in Biology, Zoology etc. yeah right, study for five years and then get a £10k a year job, not a chance.Jim.
I worked in Fish Farming for 11 yrs, then got pissed off with it all, i wanted a job where you could put your tools down at the end of the day and come in the next day and NOT find them DEAD lol
Property Maintenance/Building/Plastering now, a bit more lucrative lol
27-05-2005, 06:41 AM
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PMSL - I had that problem a couple of times with aquariums where the thermostats went down - anyone got any chips to go with that?!
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28-05-2005, 05:58 AM
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28-05-2005, 01:45 PM
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Tell me about it - it's like, hmmm, spent over £1600 and just about to give it away for £600!
Oh well, that's £600 towards a new car that will at least get used rather than live in the garage
Oh well, that's £600 towards a new car that will at least get used rather than live in the garage
28-05-2005, 04:29 PM
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It's only a small club mate, we've got about 4 lakes and a few stretches of a couple of rivers. Only 3 of the lakes are worth fishing though, two of them often have match weights between 70 and 100 lbs though so in my opininio their worth the licence fee on their own.
First trip of the season will be next weekend.
First trip of the season will be next weekend.