couple of pictures

[jmilam08 193]

just thought id stick a couple up from the other day, was supposed to stay out fishing most this week but the lake just kept filling up with young kids on school holidays so got f****d off,still managed a few hours anda couple of fish though.

now i can delete the camera ready for tommorows day out.

Edited July 25, 2008 by jmilam08

[maty j 6]

Some nice fish JM. Hae you found somewere else to fish with more "relaxed" rules?

[jmilam08 193]

that was all over thorpe lea mate.went back to place with all the rules today,prices of pellets gone up by another 30p so i used me own halibut pellets the dynamite bait ones,pulled out double figures of carp, probly bout 12 to 13 fish mate its a joke over there.there was a bloke couple of swims down and he pulled out over 45 fish, he told how he knew because everytime he caught he put a pellet in little pot he had.no wonder they charge these prices over there i think your guarenteed a catch without much of a fight from the fish at all, good begginers lake i suppose for me though.got some pictures to put up tommorow and a video of me falling in if i can put that on here somehow.

[mackem 29,013]

Whats the biggest fish in thorpe JM?

[jmilam08 193]

Whats the biggest fish in thorpe JM?

bigeest fish, couldnt tell you mate i havent even bothered asking to be honest with you but i know one of the first mid twentes caught in there was only recent so dont think they go much more than that mate.thinking of getting over there yourself then mackem, dont think that boat will go down to well with the locals though mate.

[mackem 29,013]

You mean Joes "Trout-trawler"?Oh,I dont know,they might catch on when people see the results I am fishing the Thames in the morning I think,got a few tins of sweetcorn and Ashford anglings always got maggots in so who knows,I will probably just concentrate on Chub,I know where theres some decent ones

[jmilam08 193]

You mean Joes "Trout-trawler"?Oh,I dont know,they might catch on when people see the results I am fishing the Thames in the morning I think,got a few tins of sweetcorn and Ashford anglings always got maggots in so who knows,I will probably just concentrate on Chub,I know where theres some decent ones

is that the tackle shop by the kings head in ashford mate.all them pictures at top page were caught on a bit of sweetcorn,it works shit hot over thorpe at the minute.

Edited July 26, 2008 by jmilam08

[mackem 29,013]

It is mate,thats the shop,and theres the airgun center over on Staines Road,he sells maggots Sweetcorn always works mate,very underestimated bait,dry-fly purists always scorn sweetcorn and bait anglers,but I have had hundreds of trout this year on nothing more than a sweetcorn kernel

[maty j 6]

That's what I used on the river by me M, corn and have had a few. A few people said they wouldn't go for it but they don't seem to complain. Some go crazy for it yet others totally ignore it but that's fish for you

 

At least you are catching JM. Were I usually go carping I get a few in a session mostly about 5-13 ish but I tried another lake a few years ago. There was a good sized fish dead on the side and were ever I see this I always end up not catching and this was no exception! nothing all day. My mate went there a few month ago ad had a few boot laces in the middle of the night but one fella pulled in decent carp. I forget the exact weight but it was something like 30-40lb may have been up to 45 but I honestly can't remember now but I was talking to this guy and he knew his stuff and was telling me about his rig and bait boat etc so goes to show if like me you know nothing, don't expect to catch big fish

[jmilam08 193]

That's what I used on the river by me M, corn and have had a few. A few people said they wouldn't go for it but they don't seem to complain. Some go crazy for it yet others totally ignore it but that's fish for you

 

At least you are catching JM. Were I usually go carping I get a few in a session mostly about 5-13 ish but I tried another lake a few years ago. There was a good sized fish dead on the side and were ever I see this I always end up not catching and this was no exception! nothing all day. My mate went there a few month ago ad had a few boot laces in the middle of the night but one fella pulled in decent carp. I forget the exact weight but it was something like 30-40lb may have been up to 45 but I honestly can't remember now but I was talking to this guy and he knew his stuff and was telling me about his rig and bait boat etc so goes to show if like me you know nothing, don't expect to catch big fish

well im never gana catch a biggen then.

[maty j 6]

Never say never. Plenty of time yet. A lot depends on the waters IMO. On the one I was on about it was plane to see that you needed some know how to catch but on some waters you can be pulling out good fish frequently. Thinking of having a day out Tuesday if I have enough time. There's supposed to be a big fish in one of the lakes on this fishery - It hasn't been weighed for a couple of years and last time it was about 30 odd lb.

[jmilam08 193]

Never say never. Plenty of time yet. A lot depends on the waters IMO. On the one I was on about it was plane to see that you needed some know how to catch but on some waters you can be pulling out good fish frequently. Thinking of having a day out Tuesday if I have enough time. There's supposed to be a big fish in one of the lakes on this fishery - It hasn't been weighed for a couple of years and last time it was about 30 odd lb.

sounds nice to me.now im going to ponse some help of you now, i said the other day about my peelets not staying on my rig,got the pellet bands that were recomended but now im struggling after the first few times of drilling my pellets i couldnt help but split the things.do i need to soak them for certain amount oftime to soften them.i decided to drill the sides in the end instead of the flat top bits but would be nice to no were im going wrong.

[mart123blue 0]

Never say never. Plenty of time yet. A lot depends on the waters IMO. On the one I was on about it was plane to see that you needed some know how to catch but on some waters you can be pulling out good fish frequently. Thinking of having a day out Tuesday if I have enough time. There's supposed to be a big fish in one of the lakes on this fishery - It hasn't been weighed for a couple of years and last time it was about 30 odd lb.

sounds nice to me.now im going to ponse some help of you now, i said the other day about my peelets not staying on my rig,got the pellet bands that were recomended but now im struggling after the first few times of drilling my pellets i couldnt help but split the things.do i need to soak them for certain amount oftime to soften them.i decided to drill the sides in the end instead of the flat top bits but would be nice to no were im going wrong.

 

drill half way through, pull the drill out to clear it and then drill the rest. Take it steady and you shouldn't have a problem.

[maty j 6]

Why are you drilling them when using pellet bands? Just put the band round the pellet and hook some rubber onto the hook and that's it. No need to drill when using bands - well at least I never do.

 

As Mart says with the drilling though - clear the bit and don't rush it. Could the bit be blunt and not cutting so you're putting too much force to get it through? Too big bit for the pellets you're using?

[jmilam08 193]

Why are you drilling them when using pellet bands? Just put the band round the pellet and hook some rubber onto the hook and that's it. No need to drill when using bands - well at least I never do.

 

As Mart says with the drilling though - clear the bit and don't rush it. Could the bit be blunt and not cutting so you're putting too much force to get it through? Too big bit for the pellets you're using?

i got talking to a bloke over there and he showed me the way he was using them by drilling the pellets and tying his bait band to his hair on his rig then pulling the lot through the drill hole then wrapping the band round.i found it better for casting distance with it.