The Big Fish Off

[walshie 2,804]

ITV4 now. Jimmy White and Bobby George.

 

I hope Bobby doesn't fall in with all that gold round his neck.

[neil cooney 10,417]

Watched it last week and even though I'm watching it again now I didn't think much of it.

But there's nothing else on and a bit of sport on the box is better than none at all, LOL.

[neil cooney 10,417]

It was a bit better last night and one thing I got out of it was that method of a floating fly fished mid depth on a running ledger and tweeking the line.

I've never seen that before and I wouldn't insult a fly by putting it on the same line as some lead but if you used an air filled minnow or other dead bait I could see that being effective for Perch or Jack Pike.

Even a floating plug tweeked using that method might work.

[walshie 2,804]

Jimmy White didn't have a clue did he?

[Daniel cain 50,876]

The last wee pond they fished looked a good laugh. I've an old reservoir 5 mins from the door you can pull small perch and roach out all day it's good crack rarely ever stick a pike rod out when I'm at. Might be a daft question but why do the use a pole for perch and roach I know it's a short distance but I've never used anything other than a rod and reel even casting 5 feet from the bank. Does it have any advantage?

presentation of bait mate.atb dc

[northern lad 2,293]

It was a bit better last night and one thing I got out of it was that method of a floating fly fished mid depth on a running ledger and tweeking the line.

I've never seen that before and I wouldn't insult a fly by putting it on the same line as some lead but if you used an air filled minnow or other dead bait I could see that being effective for Perch or Jack Pike.

Even a floating plug tweeked using that method might work.

 

You can pop up a deadbait with a syringe Neil,straight into the swim bladder,or stuff them with ethafoam,both work brilliantly,if pushed you can even use a quill/balsa float,but make sure you wire it to one of the trebles incase the bait comes of on the cast.Dont want grebes etc swallowing a waggler lol.Used this method for years its very effective,you can also pop up eel sections by injecting air under the skin,these float like a cork for hours .atb Dave

[j j m 6,637]

wasnt up to much

[neil cooney 10,417]

 

It was a bit better last night and one thing I got out of it was that method of a floating fly fished mid depth on a running ledger and tweeking the line.

I've never seen that before and I wouldn't insult a fly by putting it on the same line as some lead but if you used an air filled minnow or other dead bait I could see that being effective for Perch or Jack Pike.

Even a floating plug tweeked using that method might work.

 

You can pop up a deadbait with a syringe Neil,straight into the swim bladder,or stuff them with ethafoam,both work brilliantly,if pushed you can even use a quill/balsa float,but make sure you wire it to one of the trebles incase the bait comes of on the cast.Dont want grebes etc swallowing a waggler lol.Used this method for years its very effective,you can also pop up eel sections by injecting air under the skin,these float like a cork for hours .atb Dave

 

I haven't fished for Pike in a few years but did used to inject air into the swim bladder of dead baits.

But it's the using a barrel lead to hold it to the bottom and using your finger to tweek the line to twitch the bait that I liked.

I reckon a minnow popped up of a lead and tweeked could be deadly for trout or perch.

[northern lad 2,293]

 

 

It was a bit better last night and one thing I got out of it was that method of a floating fly fished mid depth on a running ledger and tweeking the line.

I've never seen that before and I wouldn't insult a fly by putting it on the same line as some lead but if you used an air filled minnow or other dead bait I could see that being effective for Perch or Jack Pike.

Even a floating plug tweeked using that method might work.

 

You can pop up a deadbait with a syringe Neil,straight into the swim bladder,or stuff them with ethafoam,both work brilliantly,if pushed you can even use a quill/balsa float,but make sure you wire it to one of the trebles incase the bait comes of on the cast.Dont want grebes etc swallowing a waggler lol.Used this method for years its very effective,you can also pop up eel sections by injecting air under the skin,these float like a cork for hours .atb Dave

 

I haven't fished for Pike in a few years but did used to inject air into the swim bladder of dead baits.

But it's the using a barrel lead to hold it to the bottom and using your finger to tweek the line to twitch the bait that I liked.

I reckon a minnow popped up of a lead and tweeked could be deadly for trout or perch.

 

 

Used to catch a lot of pike on Loch Ken in the shallow bays,same method but with a livebait,a small polyball attached to top treble keeping the livebait on the surface,fished like this around dusk, some of the takes were amazing.....

[northern lad 2,293]

Thats what I was thinking,bubble float and a couple of buzzers....

[neil cooney 10,417]

They would have done much better with bubble float an team a flies haha

Sacrilege.

[neil cooney 10,417]

OK, OK, I'll accept it but if anyone asks what method he has to say "bubble float" and not "on the fly", LOL.

[jackthelad 2,142]

Bubble n fly Don.....good see yer boy growing up fishing like wee did haha happy days n tight lines mate

[walshie 2,804]

Did anyone see the one with the 2 "reality stars?" If the blokes have to set the rod/pole up, bait it, cast, tell them when to strike, unhook the fish and put it back, why don't they just fish against each other?

 

I must admit one of the birds had nice tits though.

[northern lad 2,293]

Did anyone see the one with the 2 "reality stars?" If the blokes have to set the rod/pole up, bait it, cast, tell them when to strike, unhook the fish and put it back, why don't they just fish against each other?

 

I must admit one of the birds had nice tits though.

 

Answered your own question there Walshie lol That Casey had a right rack on her.....