Speyducer
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Release to spawn another day
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Post by Speyducer on Sept 25, 2007 20:53:01 GMT
C'mon lads & lassies, who won't admit to aspiring to catching a super fish like this? Then again, the Tay was a different river in 1922. Mike
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salmondan
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There's always a chance!
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Post by salmondan on Sept 25, 2007 21:34:04 GMT
The fish counter on the Ettrick at Selkirk records massive fish in mid September (as have the nets on at least one occasion in recent years) of up to (estimated) mid to high forties of pounds. I want that one ;D Seriously though, the chances of a truly monstrous fish on these shores are slimmer than posh spice at a lettuce convention. I would be overjoyed to have a fish of 15lb or more once every two or three years. I'm quite happy to wait for another 20 years or so before I get the fish of a lifetime (25lb+ IMO at this time). As for the Ballantine fish, we can dream eh?
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fruity
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Post by fruity on Sept 25, 2007 21:42:47 GMT
Big fish put in an appearance every few years, I remember a 50Ib+ salmon lost on the Dee (pattern was a "Gruff", gold body / black & orange - tube fly) in the late Nineties.
The main problem with these fish, says the guy who has only got into the early thirty pound range, is that playing and landing them on average tackle is quite a test of tackle and the angler.
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Speyducer
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Release to spawn another day
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Post by Speyducer on Sept 25, 2007 21:43:27 GMT
These fish do exist in some of our hallowed waters. When I lived in Dumfries some years ago, a 64lber was taken in the estuarine haaf-nets (?spelling?), and the same year 49lber was taken in the town water - but it was jagged by a prat with a lead weight, huge sea treble & 60lb line! Keep on fishing, I say, & be prepared, be VERY prepared, for that once in a lifetime meeting with a large fish! Mike
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conwyrod
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Autumn on the Conwy
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Post by conwyrod on Sept 25, 2007 21:49:35 GMT
We anglers are all born optimists - in the back of our minds we are all hoping there's an unseen monster lurking in the pool!
And why not? There always a chance that one of those 40lb+ fish from the Lochy will take a wrong turn and end up in the Conwy. He'd have trouble getting up the Conwy Falls though!
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tweedsider
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Quietness is best
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Post by tweedsider on Sept 26, 2007 8:00:58 GMT
Yes we all dream of THE BIG ONE it is not the fish we catch that keeps us returning to the river side, it is the ones we dream of catching.
Tweedsider
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Post by sagefly on Sept 26, 2007 8:56:31 GMT
Aspirations, catching a BIG ONE is one of them, for me just getting to fish good rivers is my main aspiration.
To go fishing more often.
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salmo
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Post by salmo on Sept 26, 2007 8:59:32 GMT
These fish do exist in some of our hallowed waters. When I lived in Dumfries some years ago, a 64lber was taken in the estuarine haaf-nets (?spelling?), and the same year 49lber was taken in the town water - but it was jagged by a prat with a lead weight, huge sea treble & 60lb line! Keep on fishing, I say, & be prepared, be VERY prepared, for that once in a lifetime meeting with a large fish! Mike Mike, Absolutely spot on advice about being very prepared. I have heard tales on the dee and spey where big fish have taken a novices fly, and then all the line, and then the backing only to find that the arbor knot was not tied on properly. In the case on the spey, Colin who was the head ghillie on Brae Water at the time, explained that the fisher was a woman, it was her first salmon and first outing - the poor guy who had tied the reel knot was her husband ;D That must have been worse than forgetting the card on your wedding anniversary ;D - on the plus side imagine talking to your pals about salmon fishing and recounting tales of fresh spring fish and then your wife pops in and tells them she caught the big one on her first day ;D Seriously now, this could happen to anyone who has had relied on someone else to prepare the reel and line. We should all have a goal about sharing knowledge to the forum on the most secure reel knots, braided loop connections, line to leader and hook knots to minimise the risk of losing "that monster" A few years back I lost 8 king salmon in one day due to line breakage at the hook. The pigtail evidence was conclusive. I was using 40lb Maxima Ultragreen leader on a 30 lb line. The knot I used was a tucked blood which I have since learned is not suitable for those line diameters. salmo
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Post by salmonnut on Sept 26, 2007 13:18:18 GMT
bye
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Post by neptune on Sept 26, 2007 18:08:50 GMT
a bloke i work beside told me of the days he used to take over 50 salmon from the tweed some of these being en excess of 30lbs. this was not a 1 off but a regular occurence on a daily basis, his biggest was just over 40lbs the part he never mentioned till the end was he worked for the salmon company & all these fish were caught in NETS
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fruity
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Post by fruity on Sept 26, 2007 18:46:43 GMT
Would love to learn the best knots for higher diameter/strength lines on big fish.
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