View from your swim part 2

[Bangersanmash 5,216]

12 minutes ago, Black neck said:

On Sunday some dosser come round said have u seen my rod floating past lol he was surface fishing wi a fly rod and it got ripped out his hand ,got a bite ended up wi his fish fly rod and floating line on the end of my rig after several attempts got the long haired prats rod back for him fecked me swim tho ,dosser

Your not one of them jealous of guys with long hair. Let me tell you , I used too be one of them but got over it. A blame my old man for me being a bald c**t nobody else.

[Bangersanmash 5,216]

17 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Nice when they do well init 

Next time we go it's game on lol. Now he's handled one on the rod. It's every man for himself. 

[Black neck 17,324]

18 minutes ago, Bangersanmash said:

Your not one of them jealous of guys with long hair. Let me tell you , I used too be one of them but got over it. A blame my old man for me being a bald c**t nobody else.

Nah I've got hair lol it were more his attitude fecked me swim up got his rod said nice one then sloped off  

[Bangersanmash 5,216]

1 hour ago, Black neck said:

Nah I've got hair lol it were more his attitude fecked me swim up got his rod said nice one then sloped off  

One of them was he

[Black neck 17,324]

14 minutes ago, Bangersanmash said:

One of them was he

Exactly like that

[Daniel cain 48,689]

13 hours ago, Bangersanmash said:

Crazy mate. But like you say once they get that fish after sitting by the bank for days it's got to be worth it. It's not for me. Id much rather stalk them on the top. Seeing them come up for that bit of bread , pop up , dog biscuit. Deer hair look a like biscuit. I've just bought this off temu. Instead of the line being in the water spooking the fish when they come up for the bait. Sometimes when they notice the line or touch it they roll away. Well this just has the bait on top of the surface hook out of the water. I've tested it in a bucket sits well. 

My lad used these... Ideal for spooky fish..

[Bangersanmash 5,216]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

My lad used these... Ideal for spooky fish..

Amazing bit of kit. Me and my lad was like this won't work. Won't stay upright. So we got the bucket out to test it. Sits mint Danny. A bet your lad was like game changer

[Borr 7,865]

A couple from the comp weekend....

[Greyman 31,604]

Back on the rubber minnows grandsons flying had two jacks and a perch 

[WILF 50,055]

On 13/08/2025 at 21:00, Bangersanmash said:

Crazy mate. But like you say once they get that fish after sitting by the bank for days it's got to be worth it. It's not for me. Id much rather stalk them on the top. Seeing them come up for that bit of bread , pop up , dog biscuit. Deer hair look a like biscuit. I've just bought this off temu. Instead of the line being in the water spooking the fish when they come up for the bait. Sometimes when they notice the line or touch it they roll away. Well this just has the bait on top of the surface hook out of the water. I've tested it in a bucket sits well. 

I used to be very into my surface fishing, I was tidy at it if I do say so myself.

Just my experience mate, but all these brightly coloured widgets and black and orange heavy controllers are a waste of time.

The best thing for surface fishing is a good old fashioned clear bubble float…..they come in 3 sizes and will cast a mile when topped up with water.

I used to fish them semi fixed just using a float stop as a stopper because they will easily pull free.

A 6ft trace of drennan double strength in 10lb, it’s a pre stretched but when coupled with a normal stretch mono as main line it’s fine.

Kamasan B175 in a 6 or 8 tied to the trace knot less knot to form a small hair.

If you are using chum mixer, which I used to all the time, I’d cut a piece of cork the same size as a mixer for hook bait and it sits right on the shank of the hook…..the beauty of cork is that you never have to change it.

Two big sacks of mixer to get them going and if it’s windy it’s better, carp love to feed off the surface in a big warm wind…..I’ve had carp off the surface in +force 5, big white caps….no bother. 
 

Like most things keep it simple.

A 30lb common taken off the top on a bit of cork 20 years ago ! 
 

[Black neck 17,324]

4 hours ago, Greyman said:

Back on the rubber minnows grandsons flying had two jacks and a perch 

Good on him well done  

[Daniel cain 48,689]

On 19/08/2025 at 13:29, Borr said:

A couple from the comp weekend....

There's some cracking perch at luccomes

[Daniel cain 48,689]

19 hours ago, WILF said:

I used to be very into my surface fishing, I was tidy at it if I do say so myself.

Just my experience mate, but all these brightly coloured widgets and black and orange heavy controllers are a waste of time.

The best thing for surface fishing is a good old fashioned clear bubble float…..they come in 3 sizes and will cast a mile when topped up with water.

I used to fish them semi fixed just using a float stop as a stopper because they will easily pull free.

A 6ft trace of drennan double strength in 10lb, it’s a pre stretched but when coupled with a normal stretch mono as main line it’s fine.

Kamasan B175 in a 6 or 8 tied to the trace knot less knot to form a small hair.

If you are using chum mixer, which I used to all the time, I’d cut a piece of cork the same size as a mixer for hook bait and it sits right on the shank of the hook…..the beauty of cork is that you never have to change it.

Two big sacks of mixer to get them going and if it’s windy it’s better, carp love to feed off the surface in a big warm wind…..I’ve had carp off the surface in +force 5, big white caps….no bother. 
 

Like most things keep it simple.

A 30lb common taken off the top on a bit of cork 20 years ago ! 
 

Wilf ,do you do any sort of fishing these days? Should imagine you would have plenty of game , predator and sea fishing where you are?I know Ireland is known for it's bream, roach ) hybrids and tench fishing..what's the story with carp out there?..I'm not a fan of fishing for snottys(wouldn't go out and target them by choice)...but when they are 7/8 lb and constant,you can have a busy day, plenty of action

[WILF 50,055]

10 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Wilf ,do you do any sort of fishing these days? Should imagine you would have plenty of game , predator and sea fishing where you are?I know Ireland is known for it's bream, roach ) hybrids and tench fishing..what's the story with carp out there?..I'm not a fan of fishing for snottys(wouldn't go out and target them by choice)...but when they are 7/8 lb and constant,you can have a busy day, plenty of action

I’ve done a bit of float fishing in the river, but not much else.

I have never done much predator fishing and knew nothing about it, but lately I’ve been studying it a bit more and I’m going to do a bit as they seem the only specimen size fish to be at here.

Carp are pretty much non existent, they are classed as an invasive species but there are a couple of man made complexes with them but that wouldn’t be my cup of tea at all.

Theres some lads in Northern Ireland who have created some decent carp lakes which we would be more familiar with, they have done great stuff but it’s a 3 hour drive for me and a bit of an epic which my circumstances no longer allow for.

Bream are small here mate, I’ve had them to 12lb in the U.K…….decent for a day on the tip or the float but that’s all.

Access is also a story here, lots of lads have a boat but I wouldn’t be into a boat and without one getting access on some of the big Loughs is narrowed down a lot…….so for instance, one near me has about 5 swims bank access on a lake of 2000 acres ! 
Lough Ree at 26000 acres also has minimal bank access when you take its size into account. 
 

 

[Daniel cain 48,689]

4 hours ago, WILF said:

I’ve done a bit of float fishing in the river, but not much else.

I have never done much predator fishing and knew nothing about it, but lately I’ve been studying it a bit more and I’m going to do a bit as they seem the only specimen size fish to be at here.

Carp are pretty much non existent, they are classed as an invasive species but there are a couple of man made complexes with them but that wouldn’t be my cup of tea at all.

Theres some lads in Northern Ireland who have created some decent carp lakes which we would be more familiar with, they have done great stuff but it’s a 3 hour drive for me and a bit of an epic which my circumstances no longer allow for.

Bream are small here mate, I’ve had them to 12lb in the U.K…….decent for a day on the tip or the float but that’s all.

Access is also a story here, lots of lads have a boat but I wouldn’t be into a boat and without one getting access on some of the big Loughs is narrowed down a lot…….so for instance, one near me has about 5 swims bank access on a lake of 2000 acres ! 
Lough Ree at 26000 acres also has minimal bank access when you take its size into account. 
 

 

Get a little rib and motor,and get out on the pike and perch mate