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12 years 4 months ago #5097 by Gavfish
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After watching and being inspired slightly by The Great Rod Race over the last few days i have decided to have my own little mission. Mine is to catch as many different species as i can from 3 different types of water, lake, river, canal. After deciding that im having another winter after Pike/Zander as well as carp i thought i would widen my fishing skills a bit. I reckon i can do 5 different species by the end of March from each type of water. While doing this i want to fish as many different venues as possible and try and catch catch a my target size of each species along the way. I want to use this thread to help with each part and keep everyone updated with jow im doing with it. ;)
Target sizes:
2lb Perch, 1lb Roach, 5lb Bream, 7lb Tench, 20lb Carp, 10lb Pike, 5lb Zander, 3lb Chub
Im starting with Perch on the canal. I know a stretch that holds a few good sized fish but also holds Roach, Rudd, gudgeon and a few Bream. I know Perch love lobworms but i just need to know the best way to present them and if its better legered or float fished. Or please tell me if you think that i am going about this the wrong way?
The stretch of the canal is also close to a small river and a day ticket lake that also hold Perch so could get the first species done in the first days fishing. :D
Anyone got any experience fishing for canal Perch they can share to help me out a bit. <!-- s:?: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_question.gif" alt=":?:" title="Question" /><!-- s:?: -->

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12 years 4 months ago #5100 by postiedean
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Float fished lobworm not too small and feed a mixture of casters and lobworms chopped up together that should do the job :D

As for the 7lb tench i think you are asking alot of yourself for that one a fish of that size would be a good target for the summer let alone the winter :(

But the best of luck i`m sure you will have a great time trying for all of your targets keep us informed :D

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12 years 4 months ago #5101 by Gavfish
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Cheers for the feedback mate. Heading out for a few hours tomorrow so will take your advice on board and hopefully bag a few. ;) :mrgreen:

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12 years 4 months ago #5103 by Gavfish
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Fishing red maggot and worm on a size 20 hook and float fishing failed to catch me anything not even a bite this afternoon. <!-- s:cry: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cry.gif" alt=":cry:" title="Crying or Very Sad" /><!-- s:cry: --> But on the plus side landed this 4lb Pike on a Roach deadbait. :D
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l225/gavfish/001-16.jpg?t=1321895545
Only fished 2pm until 4.45 so cant complain. Water very clear and only a couple of boats came through and it was just after these that i caught the Pike.

So thats Pike caught out a canal off the list. ;)
Next week if its not flooding im heading to a river to see what i can land if anything....

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12 years 4 months ago #5104 by saddler
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Well done m8.. looking forward to the other fish on the list..

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12 years 4 months ago #5105 by Gavfish
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Thanks alot. :D In fairness i was fishing for Zander and havent caught a Pike out of this stretch in about 15 years. <!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_surprised.gif" alt=":o" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o -->

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12 years 4 months ago #5107 by bencarp16
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Good achievement that then mate. Well done.

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12 years 3 months ago #5130 by postiedean
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My target for this winter is going to be a twenty pound pike ,i caught a couple of doubles the other day and they looked awsome so i would love to see what a twenty looks like :D
I have some photos if you don`t mind putting them on for me gav :)

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12 years 3 months ago #5131 by postiedean
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Gav you should find them in your email :D

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12 years 3 months ago #5132 by Gavfish
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Posted up for you mate. ;)
Makes mine look a right baby.
Nice Pike Dean. Is the first one from Napton Resse? It looks very familiar.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l225/gavfish/tardebigge029.jpg?t=1322524632
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l225/gavfish/tardebigge033.jpg?t=1322524687

Biggest Pike i have ever seen was my sisters ex when fisahing with him years ago and he landed a 16lber. Absolute monster and reckon its head was nearly as big as mine

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