POST ANY FISHING RELATED TOPIC'S HERE UNTIL WE SET UP A FORUM !!!

[stotty]

If you fish with Rapala X-raps you may improve your chances of landing bigger fish by replacing its hooks with stronger/better hooks. I replace them with Eagle Claw #4 trebles in red. Its original hooks tends to bend and give way to big fish.

A catch on a modified x-rap tied to a light ugly stik with 15# mono.

Nice catch that's a nice touch, if people can say what lures they caught on at the same time that would be cool.

 

[DanDanUK]

yeah i agree, details on what methods you used and also would be nice to hear the story behind the catch telling us what you were doing befor you got the big catch ! and after you guy's know what i mean !

 

[messiner]

always switch out trebbles, most factory ones suck. i use those EC red hooks too, work great.

 

[viciousconvict]

I don't fish anymore, but I used to fly fish and I still tie flys for the local kids and help with casting. I caught some fairly large trout, but a couple huge ones once in wyoming. If you have to make a choice, make your own lures. I can tie flies, carve lures, and cast wigglers. beat that. And, I make my own nets.

 

[stotty]

I don't fish anymore, but I used to fly fish and I still tie flys for the local kids and help with casting. I caught some fairly large trout, but a couple huge ones once in wyoming. If you have to make a choice, make your own lures. I can tie flies, carve lures, and cast wigglers. beat that. And, I make my own nets.

I have a friend that I go fishing with he is a lot older than me according to Dan im an old git at 35 so I don’t know what that makes him . But he ties his own fly’s. I love them if you can get some Pictures of your lures etc would love to see them. I do the bulk of my lure fishing in the winter and there is something deeply satisfying about catching a fish on a lifeless peace of mettle or wood and I should imagine its all the more satisfying that you made it your self.

 

[DanDanUK]

old git ... lol

didn't know you were 35 only 10 years older than me !!!

i can't wait until November stotty mate i'm gonna be using some of them lures you sent me, quite fancie the perch like one, i think that would be a winner!!!

also i think it would be only rude if we didn't set up some dead baits, i wanna tag some nice big PIKE!!!

 

[stotty]

I put this on last winter my son caught that 5lb chub on one of those twin tail rubber lures and I have had pike to about 12lb on them. Those rubber lures work really well the fish bite them hard

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18961

Yep dead baits work really well in the UK when I have fished with other anglers abroad they all use live or lures. I have caught my best pike on dead bait’s the idea is the bigger fish are females and become lazy with size so picking up a dead bait is an easy meal.

 

[DanDanUK]

Yes over here we call the males "jack pikes" there the smaller of the species.

 

[stotty]

Back Saturday

 

[Zorro]

These are mine more to come

chuncker ^

sorry for the way my bro is holding that ^

same