Currently eel fishing

[tdxs133pm]

Hate the slimey bu99ers!

The little uns certainly make a mess of your rigs.

 

[SirGunner]

I've seen the photos and know the lake.

I think I recognise the lake also but hard to tell from the photos I've seen. If it's where I think it is there are 3 lakes close together. 1 massive lake, 1 around a third of the size of the massive one and then a smaller lake around 1 sixth of the size of the massive one.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Just realised, that common was a new pb
14lbs 4ozs
Up from 13lbs 14ozs. Mind you, that was a wild river common.

 

[SirGunner]

Just realised, that common was a new pb
14lbs 4ozs
Up from 13lbs 14ozs. Mind you, that was a wild river common.

Nice one man Always good to get a new pb

 

[tdxs133pm]

Thought we should see the Record Eel.



An eel caught by Steve Ricketts from a Southern stillwater earlier this month has been ratified as a British record by the British Record Fish Committee.

Steve's fish - weighing 11lb 3oz - beats by just one ounce Mr S Terry’s longest-standing current British coarse fish record of 11lb 2oz, from 1978

 

[SirGunner]

Thought we should see the Record Eel.

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An eel caught by Steve Ricketts from a Southern stillwater earlier this month has been ratified as a British record by the British Record Fish Committee.

Steve's fish - weighing 11lb 3oz - beats by just one ounce Mr S Terry’s longest-standing current British coarse fish record of 11lb 2oz, from 1978

The girth on that Eel is unbelievable. It a seriously impressive fish Of all the British records that is the one I would most like to have

 

[Shirleycodlin]

New still water pb and a pb for me at the new lake.
6 tonight.
Lots of missed runs, but still striking early to avoid deep hooking.

3,10.


Not the best photo but it's what it is!

 

[Cwab]

New still water pb and a pb for me at the new lake.
6 tonight.
Lots of missed runs, but still striking early to avoid deep hooking.

3,10.
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Not the best photo but it's what it is!

Nice fish.

 

[Dutchman]

New still water pb and a pb for me at the new lake.
6 tonight.
Lots of missed runs, but still striking early to avoid deep hooking.

3,10.
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Not the best photo but it's what it is!

I would never fish for stuff like that.

But would sit there and watch the angler all day.

Nice fish

 

[Had1]

Good result targeted specimen

 

[SirGunner]

New still water pb and a pb for me at the new lake.
6 tonight.
Lots of missed runs, but still striking early to avoid deep hooking.

3,10.
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Not the best photo but it's what it is!

Lovely fish Shirleycodlin, well done man
Getting that balance between hitting runs and not deep hooking fish is always difficult but better to miss a few than deep hook them. I always tell myself the missed runs were bootlaces that couldn't get the bait in their tiny mouths, make me feel better

 

[Valleyboy]

Nice one

 

[Ollieollie]

New still water pb and a pb for me at the new lake.
6 tonight.
Lots of missed runs, but still striking early to avoid deep hooking.

3,10.
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Not the best photo but it's what it is!

What’s that tree behind your head?

 

[Shirleycodlin]

What’s that tree behind your head?

Bit of a mad hair moment

 

[kevothefish]

There's going to be a video of the record eel on the Drennan You Tube page 4pm this afternoon.

 

[Cwab]

There's going to be a video of the record eel on the Drennan You Tube page 4pm this afternoon.

Quite a clean looking fellow.

 

[kevothefish]

Quite a clean looking fellow.

the eel or the angler?

 

[kevothefish]

full video here:

 

[Cwab]

the eel or the angler?

Have to say both, but was thinking mr eel with his nice silver belly.

 

[Cwab]

full video here:

Nice guy and great story, fantastic eel