niall_b73 41 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Congrats to that man, fish of a lifetime. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18225407 niall_b73 Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Wow, that's some fish! Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 That is a clonker ...the words *Moby Dick*spring to mind lol Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 What a beautiful fish.... Far better looking than the stewpond variety. TC 1 Quote Link to post
remi700 99 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I thought this was an old article till I read it. How lucky can one man be!!! Quote Link to post
gnipper 5,948 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Luckier than the fish that's for sure, why mount it and stick it up in the pub? 1 Quote Link to post
jamiew 11 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 seems a shame to kill it after living that long,fantastic fish atb jamiew Quote Link to post
David K 172 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Luckier than the fish that's for sure, why mount it and stick it up in the pub? Why not? The angler who catches it makes the choice and shouldn't be made to feel guilty by others into returning fish out of sentiment just because it has avoided a net or hook longer than most. I would be more concerned about anglers that bag up every session with young healthy fish than the loss of one older one. The impact on the breeding population is huge from these "fishmongers" unlike the angler that takes one large specimen. 6 Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Luckier than the fish that's for sure, why mount it and stick it up in the pub? Why not? The angler who catches it makes the choice and shouldn't be made to feel guilty by others into returning fish out of sentiment just because it has avoided a net or hook longer than most. I would be more concerned about anglers that bag up every session with young healthy fish than the loss of one older one. The impact on the breeding population is huge from these "fishmongers" unlike the angler that takes one large specimen. Agree with that 100%. Quote Link to post
paddy polecat 129 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Cracking fish....lucky so & so Quote Link to post
SeanMcD 92 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Luckier than the fish that's for sure, why mount it and stick it up in the pub? Why not? The angler who catches it makes the choice and shouldn't be made to feel guilty by others into returning fish out of sentiment just because it has avoided a net or hook longer than most. I would be more concerned about anglers that bag up every session with young healthy fish than the loss of one older one. The impact on the breeding population is huge from these "fishmongers" unlike the angler that takes one large specimen. true but that one wont be getting to 26lb now Quote Link to post
BrianSteven72 369 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 what a fish i would of returned it back alive but each to our own !!! 1 Quote Link to post
asha 48 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 what was the method the fella caught the trout on ?? bet his arm was sore Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 cracking fish Quote Link to post
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