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[tigger]

It's called Chernobyl Mark and I cannot say any more for fear of contravening the Official Tigger's secrets Act.

Its a beautiful spot though.

The place is called the secret ****** anyhow .

 

[mikench]

I’m loving looking at these photos and hope we can continue but my concern is we will overload the server or whatever it is, can a mod advise please?

You will exceed your quota of mgbs of data in all your posted pics. To post more you will need to click on settings ( top right) and then attachments bottom left and remove the older pics which will release available data to use again. I have this issue regularly.

 

[nottskev]

A frosty Christmas morning on the local town centre dam a few years ago...

Here's a few fish from that very spot - on a warmer day

 

[rayner]

I’m loving looking at these photos and hope we can continue but my concern is we will overload the server or whatever it is, can a mod advise please?

I agree, more pics please.

 

[John Keane]

upload your photos

Jeez, that float box is even too OCD for me!

 

[nottskev]

Silver linings...

Thanks for putting up some shots like this! I'll soon run out of big fish, but I've got a few pics of smaller ones

 

[Aknib]

Jeez, that float box is even too OCD for me!

It's along the lines of the Aitken boxes of old John, with the lift out tray.

I ordered this one in unfinished oak and did the staining, painting, varnishing and tailored the dividers myself and it serves purely as a stand alone box for my Perch fishing...



It's had a few further modifications along the way and I enjoy taking it out, it's easy to just put in the basket and know everything I need is in there.

 

[Keith M]

A dark brown Common Carp from my local stream

Keith

 

[no-one in particular]

I waited about 5 years for this to flower, some sort of semi tropical plant, never knew what it was but it was worth the wait.

 

[103841]

I think that’s a flower of paradise Mark, only know that from my many trips to the Canaries.

Excuse the font, just running a little test.

 

[mikench]

Correct . It's botanical name is Strelitzia.

 

[no-one in particular]

Well thank you both, I often wondered, it lived in my neighbors back yard for about two years, I just put it inside their back door in the winter when I used to look after their garden. Then when I packed that up I brought it into my house and two or three years later it produced that flower. Its gone now, outlived its pot but I loved that flower, bit of a treat and brightened up the living room. Now it has brightened up the forum a bit, can't be bad.

 

[Aknib]

A nice Trent Zander showing off the steering gear...

spam click test

Late afternoon fish...

how close is the nearest gas station to me

Quietly waiting for a pick up and seeing that float sail away at night...

 

[tigger]

Edited post

 

[Aknib]

Float-paternostered livebait out for a Perch cruising the marginal shelf...



A result...



And a gate crasher...

 

[Mark Wintle]

Where I last fished.

 

[bullet]

A rare, (for me, anyway) double shot of Plaice...



And a few that came home for Tea...

 

[nottskev]

A few more reels...

I think you said, way back, that you replace your line a lot, maybe even each time out (or I could have made that up). How do you measure out how much to load on? I can see bulk spools make it cheap enough, but you wouldn't want to be putting too much on, or leaving it short. Do you go by the number of turns, or what? When I loaded pins for barbel last, I walked it out on the park next door, but you've got a lot of reels and lines to change there.

Ps Can you send us some chub down here, please?

 

[Aknib]

Local park lake...



Typical park lake inhabitant...

 

[tigger]

I think you said, way back, that you replace your line a lot, maybe even each time out (or I could have made that up). How do you measure out how much to load on? I can see bulk spools make it cheap enough, but you wouldn't want to be putting too much on, or leaving it short. Do you go by the number of turns, or what? When I loaded pins for barbel last, I walked it out on the park next door, but you've got a lot of reels and lines to change there.

Ps Can you send us some chub down here, please?

Kev, your right bud, I usually despose of my line after a session and re load whatever reel I use next time out.
Because i've been practicing this method for so long now I think just seem to know when i've put enough on. I load the amount needed for the particular venue, some rivers about 60 or 70yds and some where I trot a hundred yards I might put about 110yds on. It takes me well under 5 min's to tie the line on the spool and wind it on so it's no issue to me.