Fin the Fish
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After trying sporadically for a few years to get a good sized Tinca with little success (other than the ever obliging Bream!), I've managed to finally crack it. Apart from one particular fish that was my previous best of around 3lbs I've never had a Tench from a 'proper' water, just a few from commercial lakes. My old PB was caught from Packington Trout water on a fly rod and I didnt set out to catch a Tench there until I saw one infront of me in the water, so it didnt feel like I had achieved my goal despite being chuffed to bits with a fly caught Tench!
This lovely Doctor Fish proved that being in the right place at the right time is truly the key, I saw him cruise through my swim 3 times while I was setting up, on the 4th patrol I managed to coax him to stop infront of me with a few scopex flavoured red maggots. As soon as I'd seen him tilt down to start chomping on the wigglies it was just a case of casting a couple of feet to the side of him, letting my double red maggot hookbait fall naturally past his head. The hook never made it to the bottom as he spotted it and quickly grabbed it while it was still dropping - seeing the fish take your bait really is brilliant! /forum/smilies/big_smile_smiley.gif
What a fight these fish have! I was battling this one for around 5 minutes, he really did not want to give up at all! This is the first hard fighting fish Ive had on my 'pin too so it will stick in my memory forever im sure.
This lovely Doctor Fish proved that being in the right place at the right time is truly the key, I saw him cruise through my swim 3 times while I was setting up, on the 4th patrol I managed to coax him to stop infront of me with a few scopex flavoured red maggots. As soon as I'd seen him tilt down to start chomping on the wigglies it was just a case of casting a couple of feet to the side of him, letting my double red maggot hookbait fall naturally past his head. The hook never made it to the bottom as he spotted it and quickly grabbed it while it was still dropping - seeing the fish take your bait really is brilliant! /forum/smilies/big_smile_smiley.gif
What a fight these fish have! I was battling this one for around 5 minutes, he really did not want to give up at all! This is the first hard fighting fish Ive had on my 'pin too so it will stick in my memory forever im sure.