Fishing:

wooly-back-jack · 08-Jul-2005, 15:45

The contestants:
opy
wooly

The venue:
Turners flash (known as 'front weedy') in Wigan.

opy:

2 tench (1 of which 5lb)
1 roach the size of a fairground goldfish

wooly:

2 tench(1 of which 5lb)
1 Eel (eeew)
4-5 decent Rudd
shitloads of roach the size of fairground goldfish

I got off to a bad start too, opy did his usuall "you can have that peg, cos youre gonna get tangled in that tree"
set up with my 5lb pre-stretched line and was plumming depth (while opy caught his 1st fish) and......got tangled in the tree. :/
SO, I took that as an omen and switched spools to my 8lb line and used 2lb bottom. (thinking Ill rag the fookin arse out of that tree if it gets me again)
started off on a 20's hook and single pinky to see what was there, caught some rudd and roach then lost a decent fish so upgraded to a 14's hook (on 3lb bottom)
tried corn, no good. ended up, best bait was 4 maggotts absolutely drenched in tuti frutti baitspray.
And that tree ended up my mate, fished to the overhanging snags

anyway, 4 maggotts on the hook I knew there was a chance of a nasty eel, so once i caught that after my 2 tench I went back down to a 20's hook and 2lb bottom with single pinky and started on the roach again.

PWNT! (knew we shouldve put a bloody wager on it :/ )

spl@t · 08-Jul-2005, 15:58

lol sounds like a good little session. I've had a nightmare of a season so far, first day forgot the sodding landing net so I would get a decent size chubb on the hook. Casted just off to the side of some lillies, corn on the hook over a bed of hemp. Nice crisp take, call to my brother "grab the net!", "oi the net!" just couldn't get it onto the bank and off it went back into the lillies.

The following 2 trips have resulted in the loss of far too much tackle in trees/on the bottom.

Oh and I hate eels!

wooly-back-jack · 08-Jul-2005, 16:05

/dreams of being able to organise a Trickery match

Blunteh · 08-Jul-2005, 16:05

wooly-back-jack · 08-Jul-2005, 16:07

took the camera...with dead batteries :/
there'll be more of these threads to come though, with pics

spl@t · 08-Jul-2005, 16:24

Not if my season keeps going the way it has been, well you could have pics of a hook with nothing but a leaf on.

Mr_Skiff · 08-Jul-2005, 16:47

I used to fish when I was a young lad (When I could get away without a licence!) I will always remember my cousin struggling with this one fish in a local lake, he was reeling it in and whipping the rod up trying to get it to surface. He whipped it up a little hard and the fish came flying out of the water 20 feet up into the air and sailed over us into the field behind.

Oh how I laughed for hours!

Neutron · 08-Jul-2005, 16:51

Just got back from a long weekend in gloucester fishing (3 days) Been carping this week as well!

Not been as much this year as last though.

dogface · 08-Jul-2005, 18:02

PLD wooly-back

which pond is front weedy btw?

wooly-back-jack · 08-Jul-2005, 19:45

the one at the other side of back weedy!

(the one next to the canal before you get to the railway bridge and Horrocks's flash)
(Edit, Horrocks's flash is the one with loads of little islands- furthest walk)

08-Jul-2005, 15:45	#1
wooly-back-jack Tactical Hider Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 9,660	Fishing: The contestants: opy wooly The venue: Turners flash (known as 'front weedy') in Wigan. opy: 2 tench (1 of which 5lb) 1 roach the size of a fairground goldfish wooly: 2 tench(1 of which 5lb) 1 Eel (eeew) 4-5 decent Rudd shitloads of roach the size of fairground goldfish I got off to a bad start too, opy did his usuall "you can have that peg, cos youre gonna get tangled in that tree" set up with my 5lb pre-stretched line and was plumming depth (while opy caught his 1st fish) and......got tangled in the tree. :/ SO, I took that as an omen and switched spools to my 8lb line and used 2lb bottom. (thinking Ill rag the fookin arse out of that tree if it gets me again) started off on a 20's hook and single pinky to see what was there, caught some rudd and roach then lost a decent fish so upgraded to a 14's hook (on 3lb bottom) tried corn, no good. ended up, best bait was 4 maggotts absolutely drenched in tuti frutti baitspray. And that tree ended up my mate, fished to the overhanging snags anyway, 4 maggotts on the hook I knew there was a chance of a nasty eel, so once i caught that after my 2 tench I went back down to a 20's hook and 2lb bottom with single pinky and started on the roach again. PWNT! (knew we shouldve put a bloody wager on it :/ ) __________________ my 90's house music youtube channel (slowly adding tracks ripped from vinyl when I can be arsed!) gaming YouTube

08-Jul-2005, 16:05	#3
wooly-back-jack Tactical Hider Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 9,660	/dreams of being able to organise a Trickery match __________________ my 90's house music youtube channel (slowly adding tracks ripped from vinyl when I can be arsed!) gaming YouTube

08-Jul-2005, 16:07	#5
wooly-back-jack Tactical Hider Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 9,660	took the camera...with dead batteries :/ there'll be more of these threads to come though, with pics __________________ my 90's house music youtube channel (slowly adding tracks ripped from vinyl when I can be arsed!) gaming YouTube

08-Jul-2005, 16:47	#7
Mr_Skiff Under The Thumb Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bristol Posts: 2,455	I used to fish when I was a young lad (When I could get away without a licence!) I will always remember my cousin struggling with this one fish in a local lake, he was reeling it in and whipping the rod up trying to get it to surface. He whipped it up a little hard and the fish came flying out of the water 20 feet up into the air and sailed over us into the field behind. Oh how I laughed for hours! __________________ Omar: Ayo, lesson here, Bey. You come at the king, you best not miss.

08-Jul-2005, 19:45	#10
wooly-back-jack Tactical Hider Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 9,660	the one at the other side of back weedy! (the one next to the canal before you get to the railway bridge and Horrocks's flash) (Edit, Horrocks's flash is the one with loads of little islands- furthest walk) __________________ my 90's house music youtube channel (slowly adding tracks ripped from vinyl when I can be arsed!) gaming YouTube Last edited by wooly-back-jack; 08-Jul-2005 at 19:52.

08-Jul-2005, 15:58	#2
spl@t post count envy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kent Posts: 3,966	lol sounds like a good little session. I've had a nightmare of a season so far, first day forgot the sodding landing net so I would get a decent size chubb on the hook. Casted just off to the side of some lillies, corn on the hook over a bed of hemp. Nice crisp take, call to my brother "grab the net!", "oi the net!" just couldn't get it onto the bank and off it went back into the lillies. The following 2 trips have resulted in the loss of far too much tackle in trees/on the bottom. Oh and I hate eels!

08-Jul-2005, 16:05	#4
Blunteh Return of the Colander Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,904	pics

08-Jul-2005, 16:24	#6
spl@t post count envy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kent Posts: 3,966	Not if my season keeps going the way it has been, well you could have pics of a hook with nothing but a leaf on.

08-Jul-2005, 16:51	#8
Neutron MILF Molester Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Up your mothers chuff Posts: 9,664	Just got back from a long weekend in gloucester fishing (3 days) Been carping this week as well! Not been as much this year as last though.

08-Jul-2005, 18:02	#9
dogface pro poster Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 667	PLD wooly-back which pond is front weedy btw?