S-Kippy
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I suspect you won't be alone in that. Such considerations don't even cross my mind. It caught me some bonus fish that a "proper" float wouldn't have done. That's the only aspect that I'm concerned with, function over form.
Philistine ! Not only do you use a fish slice for a float but you brazenly confessed to legering too. I shall report you to the Grayling Police !
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If it did stand at 7lb 2oz, I'd suspect that either a set of "magic" scales were used or a bad example of guesstimation. The current UK record (Thymallus thymallus) is 4lb 4.5oz, the IGFA world record is 4lb 12oz. No doubt bigger fish will have gone uncaught but I'd be very wary of anyone claiming a UK fish over 2lb bigger than the current record.
It was one of the many records chucked out in the BRRC cull of the [guess] 70's ? I recall a very grainy picture of said fish which might be a very big grayling but is more likely a decent grayling being held towards the camera...or a small pike. River Annan I think.
Very high average size on the Welsh Dee but its a no yobbo zone. No bait fishing allowed...flay only dontcha know !