Fishing Secrets

[Bigmallly]

Thanks Snoop. I'll put some pics up instead.

[Bigmallly]

Just a small selection............

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[veggiechicken]

Wot a lot of whoppers
Bet you're pleased with those!

[1Bee]

Aw, Mal, it's nice to 'see' you.

Nice fish! Although not a fisherman, my Dad had a fondness for fish and had the care of a large pond at his workplace, full of crucian carp, mirror carp and tench. My pet koi retired there when he grew too big for our pond at home. You're awakening many fond memories.

[DWSmith]

I find a 2oz slab of plastic explosive and a very large net work quite well

Is your fishing mentor Edgar Montrose from the Red Green show?

[Snoop Puss]

Crumbs, those are ginormous. What do you do with them? Lob them back in? Take them home to eat?

[Bigmallly]

Crumbs, those are ginormous. What do you do with them? Lob them back in? Take them home to eat?

Lob them back in?...............I'll have you know I gently slide them back into the water............

[Small pumpkin]

Nicely done BM.
Excellent way to spend a summer.
Hoping for a better summer next year. so I can do a bit more than I did this year.

[Bren In Pots]

Looks like you've had a good fishing season BM

[fishpond]

I have used bigger than that as Pike livebait!
How big?
From ere to there.

[burnie]

Those Commons look long and lean, I take it there's not a lot of grub going in there.

[Bigmallly]

Those Commons look long and lean, I take it there's not a lot of grub going in there.

There is plenty of bread goes in for the swans, geese & ducks from visitors to the Castle. I guess the carp get there fair share.

[Snoop Puss]

Well, I've just read this whole thread. So if you're wondering why you've all suddenly got loads of likes on ancient posts, that'll be me!

I'm intrigued by all the baits. Some of them sound like ice-cream rather than fish bait. You're obviously spoiling them.

I went fishing with my dad once when I was very young. Only thing I ever caught was crab, lots of them, with one of those H-shaped thing that the line winds around. My dad got fed up trying to remove them. So they weren't removed by gently sliding them in, BM, just lobbing. In the end, My dad got more nips than he was happy with so we went home. I think that was the only time I ever went fishing with him. Somehow or other, my brothers started on proper rods, so I imagine they had more success than me.

So, no secrets except: don't use the H-shaped winding things.

[Bigmallly]

That was an enjoyable little read Snoop.........Ta.

[jackarmy]

The alternate to pan frying is deep fat frying, most people associate fried fish with chips hence the need for a descriptive term for the cooking method

A bit late and bb is no longer here but as my post was just liked it drew me back .

BB, we used to call it shallow frying.

Ah Snoop , forgot this post was about fishing lol