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  1. Hulmebantam

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    Bridgewater Canal. Lovely cycle along it this morning.
     
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    #192 Hulmebantam, May 29, 2018
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    Stockport Viaduct. Debatably. the largest brick structure in the country.

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    #223 Hulmebantam, Jun 17, 2018
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    River Tay, Perth yesterday. Scorchiiiiooo.

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    #228 Skyebantam, Jun 25, 2018
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    First cast, first salmon of the season. In the flood and gales. This is the positive thing when you turn up on site and you can't get access to do electrical work. Go fishing.

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    #257 Skyebantam, Sep 19, 2018
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    The river Dee (or Afon Dyrfdwy if you're Welsh) looking as pretty as usual at Mile End Mill in Llangollen.

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    #277 Fuzzy, Nov 16, 2018
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    Scout Dike.

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    #282 Nottsy, Apr 21, 2019
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    Never any bickering on this, wholesome, thread... check out this PB

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    Nothing spectacular to report , won a local club match ( large bag of bream ) . 18lb mirror at Brigham , the fishings gone slack with the cold weather and heavy rain . About a month ago i was fishing ( Brigham again ) odd roach and bream small tench , the owner came over for money for day ticket ( £5 per day ) , the fishing had gone quiet , so i started talking to him --------- bang rod pulled round double , just managed to grab end of rod before it disappeared into the lake , the Carp ( i presume ) had shed the hook . The farmer looked at me , no words were spoken , i didn't get another bloody bite all day .
     
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    Pleased you had a great day nothing like sat "watching the world go by" and no stress
    By the way that's a common carp you caught not a Bream
    Will make a coarse angler out of yet !!!
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    #355 Bantamsteve, Jun 18, 2022
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    Yeah, a £3 feeder.
     
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    Hair rig for boilies or big chunks of meat in winter for me
    I usually find in summer a small flake of meat just disguising the hook produces more
    I always use the rule of thumb no bites drop the hooksize getting bites but missing them or losing them up the hooksize
    Its all opinions/experience tho every water is different the beauty of fishing is you never stop learning
    Taking eldest grandson on Saturday for his 2nd session won't be long before he's telling me what to do :laughing::laughing:
     
    #438 Bantamsteve, Jul 26, 2022
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    #487 Craven Cottager, Aug 23, 2022
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    Today I said to the boy, we won’t catch mackerel using a light stick float rig, off the back of my folks’ boat trotting a prawn downtide. We’ll probably catch wee pollock or coalies. Cue two of the biggest mackerel I’ve seen in a while proper screaming runs on light float gear, tremendous fun tor the lad and tea sorted. Picture doesn’t do them justice tbh.
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    #492 Skyebantam, Aug 28, 2022
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    Grueller today. Few wee brown trout, seen two better fish slash at the flies, but that was it. Cold wind today with passing showers, definitely fish 1 me nowt.

    we go again tomorrow.
     
    #507 Skyebantam, Sep 27, 2022
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    I got married and didn't go fishing for maybe 15 years. Then a mate invited me along so i dusted everthing off and went. I was the only person on the bank with a basket. One bloke asked me what time I was letting my pigeons off :grinning:
     
    #549 ahar964, Apr 6, 2023
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    Will miss all your fishy talk on the countdown thread. Guess you'll spend most of your time on here now :D
     
    #2 zico, Apr 20, 2018
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    U wot m8 o_O ¿?
     
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    You well know how smutty fishing talk is. oh. Hang on. Far bank waggler paid off, I'VE FINALLY GOT A CHUB ON....:oops:
     
    #16 Skyebantam, Apr 20, 2018
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    It's a type of float Broncs. @BigDaddyO@BigDaddyO is peed off, thought it was a sex toy or something :D
     
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    slow down the pace today with a stoll along the rochdale canal. @Hulmebantam@Hulmebantam is currently cycling along the towpath to the game like Howard off Last of the summer wine. Maybe a rendzvous with Marina on the cards the dirty dog.

    Big pike under that barge btw...

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    #38 Skyebantam, Apr 21, 2018
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