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Post by KeviN on Jun 5, 2006 13:58:53 GMT
Mathew and me fished the cut from 7am. We armed with white and red maggots, pinkies and caster. As I lost some tackles yesterday, today I only used 0.07mm line with size 22 maggot hook with size 4 elastic.  My swim was around 6M out which's the deepest part of the canal, more than 5 feet deep. Mathew was right of me and he was trying the far bank later in the session.  When I go to new water, I normally don't feed and just put a hookbait to search around the swim. Today I hooked something special, 2 feet long EEL!!!! don't know if it should be called a good start...  (Mathew will have something to say about...  ) Mathew tried to unhook it for me, it already bit through the line... one rig gone... After that I fed an orange size of Dynamite Silver X roach groundbait with some pinkies to kick start the swim. After half an hr I got my first "proper" fish which's a roach on white maggot. then I caught a few roach skimmer hybrid, I hooked to a bigger fish. It fought like TYSON which takes me over 10min to land it, it's a nice bream but foul hook next to the mouth. Then was catching perch and roach till around noon, the bites stopped as the sun is high up in the sky which's SO HOT!  Also my other 3 rigs all tangled..... hate the thin line!!!! so we called it a day as we alreadt got some idea to fish the cut. Here's 2 of Mathew's fish.  Andy and his kids came by when we were packing up, and he gave us some good tips! Nice to meet you Andy.  (Mathew will also post a follow report with photos later today  , I am gonna sleep now) |
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Post by bigdave on Jun 5, 2006 14:19:18 GMT
glad you enjoyed yourself lads
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Post by alan76 on Jun 5, 2006 14:25:12 GMT
It was nice to meet you guys too,A good report and fab photos as normal,I think everybody has been waiting for somebody to go down and take a few pictures so they know what the stretch looks like.
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Post by adamf on Jun 5, 2006 15:19:27 GMT
It looks lovely there, do you get any hastle from gangs of lads?
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Post by mathew on Jun 5, 2006 15:28:56 GMT
It looks lovely there, do you get any hastle from gangs of lads? Well we did had a bunch of local lads walking behind us, but I saw them from a distance and hid away my baitcasting rod in my rod holdall and slide my box of lures under my keepnet bag so that it was away from their sight But they didn't do much just the same old questions about how's the catch. Mathew |
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Post by daveb on Jun 5, 2006 15:33:24 GMT
thanks for the report kev,looks a great stretch to fish photos are superb as always ,you should take it it up professionally see you there  |
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Post by ukfisher on Jun 5, 2006 15:33:42 GMT
glad you's had a good . the gangs of lads are all muppits anyway so there is no need to worry about them. great report lads tight lines
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Post by adamf on Jun 5, 2006 15:49:57 GMT
I hate little meffs trying to have gear off from honest working lads.........i always carry something incase it goes off.
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Post by mathew on Jun 5, 2006 15:59:43 GMT
Okie now it's my part of the report. Well I would have to say the most funny part of the day was when Kevin got into the eel. Once he was into it, he was exclaiming to me that it was a decent fish and he didn't even feed the swim yet .. But when the eel surface, I think Kevin could have broken the Guinness World Record for the most f*** words within 5mins. This is the eel that got kevin all worked up..  It seems that perch and roach were the order of the day. Till a decent size bream decided to have a go at Kevin. This kept Kevin occuppied for about 5mins+ till it was finally subdued. Kevin was grinning from ear to ear as we took the picture of the catch.  As for me I only been catching perch and 1 roach on the far bank. Fishing with pinkies and maggots. Had about 11perch and 1 roach though. By the time it was almost 12, we had enuff of the sun and was burning up and decided to pack up. Just then Alan came along and we had a nice chat.  Overall it was a nice day out which both of us didn't blanked at all.. Phew.... But I got to admit, canal fishing is much harder then commercial fisheries and even GreenBank. Think I'll have another go on Thursday as it's my next off day. Cheers. |
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Post by Rachel on Jun 5, 2006 16:40:44 GMT
Top report guys . Lovely pictures again (where are your pics Kevin). Good luck to both of you in your match |
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Post by Bri on Jun 5, 2006 17:12:50 GMT
Thats great lads Its nice to finaly see where I will be fishing. I wouldnt mind a few of them Bream. Kevin, you can have all the Eels mate See you all Sunday. Has anyone decided on the time yet? I can make it about 8 the earliest. |
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Post by Bri on Jun 5, 2006 17:23:26 GMT
But when the eel surface, I think Kevin could have broken the Guinness World Record for the most f*** words within 5mins. Brilliant  |
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Post by matt82 on Jun 5, 2006 17:29:53 GMT
Great reports lads and lovely photos as usual. I'm looking forward to Sunday! (8o'clock is good with me)
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Post by chippy1722 on Jun 5, 2006 17:59:31 GMT
My brother took a walk to the locks ysterday and this was the message he sent me.....
'I went for a walk with sue today down the canal from lightbody street down
to the lock's.
There was still shitloads of 2lb perch under the bridge, but when we went
down the lock's by the heritage market, theres like a big patch of canal
between two lock,s bout half the size of everton park baths, we were
standing on a bridge above it and saw huge shoals of bream like 3/400
between 2lb and 10lb and there was millions of all kinds of fish going past
it was like a big aquarium and there all trapped between the lock's!! but I
dont know how rough it is around there with scallys and that.'
I'll have that peg for the match... lol
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Post by Bri on Jun 5, 2006 18:10:40 GMT
The Eldonians have a fishing club. maybe they run that strech andcan help you out.
Sounds good to me though.
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Post by daveb on Jun 5, 2006 18:13:24 GMT
can i suggest meet around 8 am,draw at 9am,fish 10 till 2,weigh in ,pay out and away for 3pm??
rafa posted some rules up somewhere! looked ok to me
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Post by alan76 on Jun 5, 2006 18:41:37 GMT
If your gonna meet at 8 you should have drawn by 8.15 ,all in at 9.00am fish 9.oo till 2.00,evaerybody should be on there way home for .3.00.
Somebody will need to go down about 7.30 and put the peg numbers down,unless you have a rover match ,were everybody picks their own pegs,its a bit less formal and alot more fun!
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Post by Bri on Jun 5, 2006 18:55:59 GMT
can i suggest meet around 8 am,draw at 9am,fish 10 till 2,weigh in ,pay out and away for 3pm?? rafa posted some rules up somewhere! looked ok to me Sounds good to me, Rules......... A few rule made up by BigDave and Rafalution. Keep it simple is the key. 1) competitors are allowed to plum the depth prior to the match but no bait must be used till "the all in". 2) A competitor shall have in use one rod or pole, one line and one single hook at one time 3) competitors have 10 minutes to play any fish after the "all out" if it was hooked prior to it, if you are playing a fish when the all out is called you must shout out to your neighbours to let them know you are playing a fish caught prior to the end of the match. 4)pay out will be .....1st 50% 2nd 30% 3rd 20% 5) All fish must be landed at your peg and no walking the bank if you land a big one. Hpe you all agree |
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Post by Bri on Jun 5, 2006 18:58:37 GMT
Ill also go with the rover idea as its not so serious. How much are we paying........i say a fiver.
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Post by Jamie on Jun 5, 2006 19:14:01 GMT
a Fiver is sound with me. And Gilbert15 Has Dropped out the Birk  Hehehe |
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Post by KeviN on Jun 5, 2006 21:28:34 GMT
thanks for the report kev,looks a great stretch to fish photos are superb as always ,you should take it it up professionally see you there ARE YOU SURE MATE?  by the way, I'd love to start the match from 9 also as Alan said, another reason is if that day is sunny, fishing 10-2 will be REALLY HARD... to me anyway  |
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Post by ryan06 on Jun 6, 2006 10:43:19 GMT
sounds good to me good rules i'll pay fiver so all sound by me
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Post by daveb on Jun 6, 2006 14:50:45 GMT
all sounds good to me, the rover is a good idea,saves time and after all its not that serious is it fellas? kev,them are big buggers!! any chance of getting me 1/4 of a pint |
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Post by Jamie on Jun 6, 2006 15:48:59 GMT
But Chould someone Not Prebait with this Roving Match?
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Post by KeviN on Jun 6, 2006 16:21:33 GMT
But Chould someone Not Prebait with this Roving Match? you are right, I've prebaited an EEL SWIM FOR YOU! |
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Post by Jamie on Jun 6, 2006 20:05:12 GMT
 i think i'll give it a miss then Nah Only Messin
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Post by KeviN on Jun 6, 2006 22:37:15 GMT
i think i'll give it a miss then Nah Only Messin honestly I've dumbed in a lot of bait at the end of the session, nearlf half pint of casters, half pint of maggots, half pint of expanders and some groundbait... |
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Post by ukfisher on Jun 6, 2006 23:05:58 GMT
that is a valid point someone could pre bait and that is cheating so how can you find away around it. maybee it is best to just pick numbers and draw your peg
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Post by daveb on Jun 7, 2006 20:03:23 GMT
the open matches at blundells are rovers,you still draw a number, if you draw number 1 your first to pick your peg and so on,not foolproof but surely no one would dare cheat on sunday.................................................................................................................would they? |
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Post by ryan06 on Jun 7, 2006 20:22:06 GMT
yeh ha sounds he best way ^^^ ^^^^
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