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Post Pictures Of Your Catch. (Mod note in OP 14/05/2015)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 Auldloon
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    Eddie B wrote: »
    Is there any scientific evidence that this is caused by bad handling? Only my opinion, but I don't believe this could be caused by bad handling.

    Scientific evidence :confused: I'm just saying I've seen the exact same type of damage hundreds of times caused by bad handling but on trout. I've no idea if the same can happen a pike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 pheasant tail
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    Auldloon wrote: »
    Scientific evidence :confused: I'm just saying I've seen the exact same type of damage hundreds of times caused by bad handling but on trout. I've no idea if the same can happen a pike.

    Hundreds of times? Really.. I'm not off the opinion it was bad handling to be honest but I dont know, it's not even a venue that sees many rods at all. It's just like a disease of an old fish or something


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,159 Bogwoppit
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    Eddie B wrote: »
    Auldloon wrote: »
    I've often seen similar on trout from bad handling like you say, high water temperatures also exasperated the problem. If they make it til winter and cold water mostly they survive it.

    Is there any scientific evidence that this is caused by bad handling? Only my opinion, but I don't believe this could be caused by bad handling.
    I can recommend some fish health textbooks for you if you'd like, much better than opinion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 thefisherbuy
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    What weight was she? Looks big from the picture.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,987 Eddie B
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    Bogwoppit wrote: »
    I can recommend some fish health textbooks for you if you'd like, much better than opinion.

    Would you mind taking a snap of the appropriate information from the textbooks, and post them up here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would benefit from such information. It would be much appreciated of course.

    This is what I like about this place. Members go out of their way to help others. Freely sharing knowledge and information without any thoughts of self praise.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,159 Bogwoppit
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    Eddie B wrote: »
    Bogwoppit wrote: »
    I can recommend some fish health textbooks for you if you'd like, much better than opinion.

    Would you mind taking a snap of the appropriate information from the textbooks, and post them up here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would benefit from such information. It would be much appreciated of course.

    This is what I like about this place. Members go out of their way to help others. Freely sharing knowledge and information without any thoughts of self praise.
    I won't be doing that no, I'm not interested in praise thanks.
    Have a look at saprolegnia and columnaris infections on goggle, they are both secondary infections caused when the slime is removed and the skin is damaged, easily caused on a bank or a boat, it doesn't have to be gravel.

    So you don't agree with me or the other posters, that's ok. What do you think may be the cause? If you have a better explanation then I'm willing to listen and change my mind if it's more plausible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,987 Eddie B
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    Bogwoppit wrote: »
    I won't be doing that no, I'm not interested in praise thanks.
    Have a look at saprolegnia and columnaris infections on goggle, they are both secondary infections caused when the slime is removed and the skin is damaged, easily caused on a bank or a boat, it doesn't have to be gravel.

    So you don't agree with me or the other posters, that's ok. What do you think may be the cause? If you have a better explanation then I'm willing to listen and change my mind if it's more plausible.

    I just don't believe it's always caused by bad handling. Yes, it has its part to play, but a major part, im not convinced. Disease most certainly causes the unsightly red/pink colouring, and spots, nd damaged, sick, and old fish must be more vulnerable. But their must be manylon factors which cause this. Water quality for instance.

    Personally, I have only seen such a sight on the river Shannon. Especially around the old sewage works outlet.

    I've been to a couple of trout fisheries where they have a pond for kids. A lot of the kids that go to these fisheries are beginners. I cant recall the amount of fish that end up being dropped, flopping around with kids too afraid to pick them up. It happens all the time. Yet, I never see any like this. Also, back when I was a young lad, (many moons ago) fishing our local rivers and small lakes, fish weren't handled so well. I think we were less sensitive, and less knowledgeable back then. But we never saw this sort of thing. We'd see fish damaged by other fish, and animals, but never this.

    So this is why I question whether bad handling is responsible for that pikes condition. As I said, it's merely my opinion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 thefisherbuy
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    Just thought this looks like what you would see in some salmon a sort of disease in the skin Like this not saying It is that but certainly looks like it.
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 pheasant tail
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    What size was she? Looks like she was dropped on gravel not a nice sight

    25lb, big empty belly, I'd say she definitely was either side of the 30 mark at some stage. Picture doesn't give anything away about been dropped on gravel, she was the same all over. Your above picture looks like UDN which it couldn't be that. Ill try get more information on it, in my opinion and the venue etc it was not bad handling!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 thefisherbuy
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    Cheers some fish

    I was nearly sure that wasn't t looks like it though some sort of diease! Keep us updated.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 883 dazza161989
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    Couple of pics from the weekends fishing. Couple of small brownies on a hares ear nymph & a couple of better ones on lures. The one in the pic was caught on an orange/ Silver Tanzanian Devil on 2lb test.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,861 keano25
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    What sort of fish is this?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,246 ardinn
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    keano25 wrote: »
    What sort of fish is this?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,861 keano25
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    Sorry lads picture wouldn't attach but post still went up? Boards glitch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,861 keano25
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    Hopefully this works


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 SeaFields
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    That's a small Pollock.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,861 keano25
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    Thought as much thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 974 jme2010
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    Small Rudd caught just last week

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 974 jme2010
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    This is my first year fishing...been at it since May and absolutely love the sport.

    Does it die down in winter? Not looking forward to that.

    Here is a specimen of a bream for you to enjoy...

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    The lid the fish is lying on is 18 inches diagonally


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,246 ardinn
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    jme2010 wrote: »
    This is my first year fishing...been at it since May and absolutely love the sport.

    Does it die down in winter? Not looking forward to that.

    Depends on what types of fishing you do - Winter Pike season is only starting, Cod from the beach is a big thing from oct/nov onward.

    It does get harder though, dealing with many floods and ridiculously cold mornings and evenings looking for predators!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,294 twin_beacon
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    jme2010 wrote: »
    This is my first year fishing...been at it since May and absolutely love the sport.

    Does it die down in winter? Not looking forward to that.

    Here is a specimen of a bream for you to enjoy...

    Nice bream, well done.
    Coarse fishing does tend to die down a bit in the winter, the main species for the winter months are roach, hybrids and perch. Bream and Tench are not often caught in winter.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 974 jme2010
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    Nice bream, well done.
    Coarse fishing does tend to die down a bit in the winter, the main species for the winter months are roach, hybrids and perch. Bream and Tench are not often caught in winter.

    Cheers man...very cold last night but managed to haul in 3 slabs.

    Can anyone guess a weight for these bream? I have no scales but they are soooo heavy and 20-23 inches (50-50cm) long.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,010 kildare lad
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    is say theyre about 3 to 3.8 lb...its hard to say when ur not holding them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,203 dodderangler
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    Nice bream, well done.
    Coarse fishing does tend to die down a bit in the winter, the main species for the winter months are roach, hybrids and perch. Bream and Tench are not often caught in winter.

    Tench used to be my main fish in winter years ago. Hard to catch and give one hell of s fight. Like winter pike the fight is unreal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,609 Reggie.
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    Tench used to be my main fish in winter years ago. Hard to catch and give one hell of s fight. Like winter pike the fight is unreal.

    Didn't think you could catch tench in the winter


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 nokiatom
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,013 davycc
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    Nice blue there Tom !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 nokiatom
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    davycc wrote: »
    Nice blue there Tom !

    he is tiny !!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 nokiatom
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    blue shark


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 Snowc
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    tuna

    tuna

    Bluefin Tuna (estimated weight of 550-600lb) off the Donegal coast.
    It was tagged with satellite tag so we can learn more about the movements of these stunning creatures. I was on a high for days after!

    Any updates on the fishes movements ?


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