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19lb 8oz

that fish looks mint m8..nice one.tell us the story of the catch

Well I was fishing a match at Rolfs, there was 11  of us fishing the open. Everyone else was baggin up and I was in the little lake where the fish didn't want to know 

Had 2 fish in the first 5 minutes and then nothing until this fella gave me a nice fight in the final 30 mins of the match. Gem took the picture on her camera phone.

It made the match worth all the yellow stream taking after the match anyway. The Smile says it all really 

Caught from peg 38 next to the bush on 11mm pellet by the way.

like i say every big capture tells a story! from beggining to end.. i could tell ya loads... well dun sun

Just saw this on facebook and I thought what a excellent picture.

Just saw this on facebook and I thought what a excellent picture.

Which one took the maggot ?????[reason]Add picture so its top of page[/reason]

dunno but they both have a smile on their face??

took me a minute or two,but i can see what it is now...crazy foto..brilliant simple

reminds me of the ol days on the cut, loved fishing the canal in the winter, infact ive always picked up bonus fish on the dying reedbeds mostly big perch!,great foto tk..is there a story behind it?

is there a story behind it?

Well not really intended when I posted it Grover - it was tranquil as I packed up yesterday and yet it seemed more 'atmospheric' when I took it than it turned out.......

It's 'our' cut, but you may be interested,  that the far bank used to house an Ironworks - see here

http://www.pelsall-history.co.uk/iron%20works2.html

There's a few pictures of the canal 'today in the link; if you click on the pictures etc,,,,,

It often seems more tranquil as one packs up at the end of a session, probably due to the light at this time of year.

a carp anglers breakfast, as i'd just caught a whacker on my m8s syndicate as a guest, i had to cook it!!

My first fish of the day last Sunday at Rolfs Lake. 19lb'er

Jeepers, thats a big picture

well dun simps!! how long does it take to get a fish that big on the pole,in the landing net?

Depends really, the bigger ones come in in about 5 minutes. As they just wallow about and come up to the top (I think they know the score)
Its the smaller 7lb - 9lb'ers that go off like rocket ships and can take 15 - 20 minutes to get in.

pretty similar to carpin? except we fish deep waters where they can take a lot longer.

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