A decent roach but any idea how big?

[comanche 3,108]

Not massive by some folk's standards but it's my best (andI 've been fishing for over 200 years ),came from a tiny tributary of the Arun,along with an out of season sea-trout and a little parr.I really should electro-fish more often!. Seriously, 2 1/2 lb line & maggot. Trouble was I'd only a pocketfull of tackle and no scales . The roach was 13 3/4 inches long(I cut a bit of string to take home and measure) to the tail-fork. I'm guessing pound and a quarter but a mate reckoned bigger .Anyone any ideas or one of those old-fashioned weight for length tables handy?

[Guest bullterrier]

nice fish mate i wouldn't worry about the weight just good to get out.. ..john

[thepriest 0]

Judging by the lenth you said i would certainly put it well over two pounds Nice fish it looks like a pure roach aswell

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Two and half pound.

 

Great fish, well done.

[kingfisher 0]

id say around the two pound mark, cracking fish there mate

[comanche 3,108]

Thanks for that people. I'd rather be accused of under- estimating than exageration and bullterrier's probably right .I should enjoy it for what it is -my biggest roach! Thanks again.

[kingfisher 0]

ive had about 6 2 pounders and i would rather catch a nice 2 pounder than a 20 pound carp any day

[comanche 3,108]

ive had about 6 2 pounders and i would rather catch a nice 2 pounder than a 20 pound carp any day

Crap er sorry carp used to be so special when I was growing -up but now thanks to the emphasis on instant success in angling they are just another alien invasive species. Over-stocked ,oversized, ever-hungry things that are just an enviromental time-bomb.Britain is 100 years behind the rest of the World when it comes to attitudes to stocking with fast -growing, aggressive strains of carp .So many countries eco-sytems have been wrecked that they activly encourage the use of carp as fertilizer and archery targets!.

Ok so that's off my chest.

Nice one kingfisher . Just think ,that 20lb carp probably eats (and sh*ts) at least as much as a whole shoal of native fish. take it out of the equation and you could have10 two pound roach !

[mackem 28,277]

Archery-targets

[comanche 3,108]

Archery-targets

 

 

First the big shiny Koi , then the ghosties with that convienient metalic cross to aim at. Then once the eye is truly in ,the commons-especially those with names

[chess 0]

I want to bag myself a Mary

[mackem 28,277]

Archery-targets

 

 

First the big shiny Koi , then the ghosties with that convienient metalic cross to aim at. Then once the eye is truly in ,the commons-especially those with names

Any named fish should automatically become a target,its the law,nothing brightens the day up more than a crap angler in mourning,besides allowing for defraction is a lot more skilfull than lobbing out a hair-rig,Vive le difference

[Guest ooty]

ive had about 6 2 pounders and i would rather catch a nice 2 pounder than a 20 pound carp any day

Crap er sorry carp used to be so special when I was growing -up but now thanks to the emphasis on instant success in angling they are just another alien invasive species. Over-stocked ,oversized, ever-hungry things that are just an enviromental time-bomb.Britain is 100 years behind the rest of the World when it comes to attitudes to stocking with fast -growing, aggressive strains of carp .So many countries eco-sytems have been wrecked that they activly encourage the use of carp as fertilizer and archery targets!.

Ok so that's off my chest.

Nice one kingfisher . Just think ,that 20lb carp probably eats (and sh*ts) at least as much as a whole shoal of native fish. take it out of the equation and you could have10 two pound roach !

gota have something to feed the mink and otters,the polish aswell come to think of it,

[bret08 0]

Not massive by some folk's standards but it's my best (andI 've been fishing for over 200 years ),came from a tiny tributary of the Arun,along with an out of season sea-trout and a little parr.I really should electro-fish more often!. Seriously, 2 1/2 lb line & maggot. Trouble was I'd only a pocketfull of tackle and no scales . The roach was 13 3/4 inches long(I cut a bit of string to take home and measure) to the tail-fork. I'm guessing pound and a quarter but a mate reckoned bigger .Anyone any ideas or one of those old-fashioned weight for length tables handy?

 

it is a nice fish mate i am a begginer fisherman so i wont estimate how big it is ok mate