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Favorite Lure Of All Time
neilnbeanie replied to buster gonads's topic in Fresh & Salt Water Fishing
The big S plugs are definitely worth having, I found my most successful one was in a perch colour. But if I was going to go out and buy some lures now, I would get some of those rubber bulldawg lures. But for sheer good fun, you would have to add some topwater poppers and the heddon crazy crawlers. When a pike comes up to take one of those, it really can almost give you a heart attack, and I have honestly seen them glide across the top of the water similar to how a shark would. They do work better in the summer and when the water is flat calm. Silver and copper spinners can also work when noth -
I would love a 20lb+ cod off my local beach in Essex, or a 10lb bass. Although the ultimate for me would have to be a big Tarpon, from the Carribean on the fly.
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Any Advice For Car Sick Dog?
neilnbeanie replied to max_wood's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
Mine was the same as a pup and I was told to try normal travel sickness pills, like what you would give to a child, worked a treat, after about 5 or 6 trips, I tried again without the pills and she was fine. Never had a problem since. -
Thanks mate, will give it a go.
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Thanks mate.
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No I would say it's right on her wrist, or if anything a fraction above it. Looking at her from a front view, the main swelling is on the outside of her leg.
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It's the joint just above her front paw. It's pretty much all the way round. It had started to go right down, but then she decided to come down the stairs this morning and jump the stair gate at the bottom of the stairs. She was then standing in the hallway holding it up and crying for a couple of seconds. It has now swollen up a bit again, but she is walking ok on it now. She just lifts it carefully if she changes direction in the house and sort of skips on her other front leg, if that makes sense. Neil.
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Thank you all for your advice, it's more information than I got from my vet. I will keep her on her lead now for a couple of months, although she is staring longingly at fields now, when we are out in the car. Is there any kind of support I can use for when I first start running her again? I just want to do it gradually, and I would be gutted if we went back to square 1 again. Thanks again for your help. Neil
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Cheers mate, the vet seemed to think she may have a thorn in it, although he couldn't find any wound. I think he just wanted to sell me a course of antibiotics. Maybe I'm just a cynic lol. He didn't really want to say what it was. The swelling is going down, I was thinking about taking her out on the lead in about a week's time for a gentle walk then slowly step it up from there.
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I was out with my lurcher the other evening, and as I let her off the lead, she shot off across the field in pursuit of something. She went out of sight, and was gone about 5 mins. When she came back, she was limping on her front leg,and she was covered in mud down one side, she had obviously gone over, so I took her home. Later that evening, her wrist on her front left leg had swollen up. So it was a trip to the vet. There isn't any fractures so she is now on anti inflammatory and pain killers. What I would like to know is, what is my best course of action now, as regards getting her running
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Are they any good?
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As a beginner, i dont think you would go far wrong if you made yourself up a bucket of bait consisting of, hemp, pellet, sweetcorn, boilies, whole and broken and luncheon meat. I would fish a simple running ledger rig and keep casting to the same areas using pva bags or stocking. If your not sure how to use these, no doubt there would be loads of demos on you tube. A light carp rod around 1.5-2lb test curve and there are loads about depends on your budget. Good luck. Neil.
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Cheers mate, loads of information on there
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Cheers mate, will give it a go, joined a forum the other night dedicated to freshwater and saltwater fishing around Essex, then realised the last post on the sea section was last year
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To be honest mate, thats why i put in the fact that i would be using a 9ft rod, as i was also thinking that it might be a bit too long and i was hoping someone would notice this. Will still give it a go though because its a favourite of mine, but i know i will probably end up getting something shorter
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daiwa sensor for me used it for years, As good as any other line out there and a fraction of the price.
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Hello mate. In my opinion, I dont think you would be able to control a pikes feeding habits in the same way as you could with a carp.I think they are much more of an opportunist, hunter/scavenger that will take whatever it can find. Its true that they can become preoccupied with fry feeding or just livebaits. But if you were to feed up a certain area of a lake with say mackeral for a few weeks then suddenly it goes to that area one day and finds a smelt there, i think it will still take it if it is feeding. Carp can afford to be a lot more fussy. Just think how much food gets chucked into th
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Cheers mate, that would be a great help, its hard when your not sure where to start. I was wondering if its possible to float fish for bass off the kayak, in a similar way to how you would do for pike in freshwater? Also thought it would be an idea to try trolling with the lures to try to locate some local hotspots, Neil.
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Its a two man boat, so was advised it would be big enough for me, my girlfriend and my 6 year old daughter, and still be small enough for me to be able to handle on my own while fishing, only been out on it the once so far with my family, and its good fun. Can`t wait to get fishing now. ATB. Neil.
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Hi all. I`ve been into freshwater fishing all my life, but now that i live on the Essex coast, ive just got a Sea kayak. I was thinking about using it for Bass spinning. Is there anyone on here who is doing this at the moment? Just got to wait for this weather to sort itself out now. I will be using my pike spinning rod to start with, this is 9ft so i`m hoping this will be ok. I was hoping some of you could give me some tips on lures, at the moment i have some jellies, Dexter Wedges, and a collection of pike spinners, plugs and surface lures. Any pointers would be welcomed. ATB. Neil.
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You have a pm mate
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Thanks for your help all but i think im going to need outside help with this one. The lurcher is walking around looking scared and wont even go near the staff even when the staff is in her crate. The staff is still using aggresive body language, but is being put in her place by me. The dogs are only out 1 at a time now, which i hate because 1 of the main reasons for having two dogs in the first place was that they would be company for each other. I used to have a couple of staffs a few years back, and they had the odd fight over a toy, but it wasnt like this, in fact usually i could shout at
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Thanks for the replies everyone, i was a bit gutted after reading Skycats reply, i was really hoping there was something more i could do. They are in seperate crates for now and both looking very sorry for themselves, but when ive let them out one at a time, their fur goes up and they both look up for more. Casso, im a great believer in that myself and i have to admit that the 1st time this may have been the case as they were in season and hadnt been out for about a week. But they had both been out ratting for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon and ferreting all day the day before Was t
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I get what your saying and i think i have stopped it a couple of times before it has started, But the 3 fights that they have had in the last 2 weeks have just happened out of the blue and i dont really know what has started it. The lurcher seems to get jelous if i stroke her and the staff comes over, but i dont really know the best way to stop this apart from telling her off and not paying either of them any attention for a while. Then i play with them together. Neil
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you have just got to show them your the boss and its not expectable to fight bud i have 2 dogs here like that they wouldn't dream of putting a foot wrong with me but take liberties with the missus Yeah thats pretty much what i have done, but up to now they have always got on great, usually squashed up together asleep on the same bed and ive always been impressed with the staff, she has always put up with a lot with the lurcher chasing her around and diving all over her, and biting her. But now i dont leave them together when we go out because i worry i will come home to a dead lurcher or at l
