In reply to Post #361
I agree
And you cant catch them all without plenty of time your your hands. This is what people really need to understand
I agree
And you cant catch them all without plenty of time your your hands. This is what people really need to understand
I think it's worth noting though that time alone wont catch you these big fish. It does take a very special kind of person to put mega hours in after a fish and still fish effectively.
What I'm saying is a 5hit angler with all the time in the world will usually fail. Where as a good angler with lots of time will, usually - not always, succeed.
But obviously having lots of time is a massive edge, but you have to know how to use that time.
What I'm saying is a 5hit angler with all the time in the world will usually fail. Where as a good angler with lots of time will, usually - not always, succeed.
But obviously having lots of time is a massive edge, but you have to know how to use that time.
In reply to Post #363
In reply to Post #337
Having watched the vid all I can say is bloody well done. Just seeing that fish put a smile on my face like I wouldn't have thought possible. What a fish. Size of it's mouth, could eat an Orange whole. Well done Greg.
Having watched the vid all I can say is bloody well done. Just seeing that fish put a smile on my face like I wouldn't have thought possible. What a fish. Size of it's mouth, could eat an Orange whole. Well done Greg.
In reply to Post #363
The mentality to do it time, after time, after time again is what sets the one or two apart from the masses... I've done the whole "target one individual fish" thing once, and I wouldn't do it again... Two reasons - one of which is a lack of time to do longer sessions...
The other is the strain it takes upon other areas of life... Different if you are paid to do it, but even then it takes a LOT of mental strength at times... Very easy to get lazy and go stale if time is of no object...
The mentality to do it time, after time, after time again is what sets the one or two apart from the masses... I've done the whole "target one individual fish" thing once, and I wouldn't do it again... Two reasons - one of which is a lack of time to do longer sessions...
The other is the strain it takes upon other areas of life... Different if you are paid to do it, but even then it takes a LOT of mental strength at times... Very easy to get lazy and go stale if time is of no object...
In reply to Post #366
I think for a working man targeting “the fish” is not the thing to do unless your job lets you have plenty of time on your hands, self employed, shifts etc. No brainier for me, when I used to work shifts I was catching 4, 5 times more than I do now, I was out most of the time. I have never gone with the intention of catching one single fish, I always go with the intention of catching fish and sticking the odds in my favour. Some come along, some don't. If you see the fish and learn it's habits in the meantime then you go for it or move on to it, that's a no brainier though I guess, putting the odds in your favour
If the truth be know there are not a lot of other anglers who don't target one specific fish, they fish the waters where said fish lives and hope it comes along
My observations over the years though, carpfishing is in a completely different place now and it is much easier to catch even if you don't have much idea what you are doing, shop bought rigs, all legered and top quality baits available to all, sit a group of anglers round a pond for long enough, it will happen for somebody
I think for a working man targeting “the fish” is not the thing to do unless your job lets you have plenty of time on your hands, self employed, shifts etc. No brainier for me, when I used to work shifts I was catching 4, 5 times more than I do now, I was out most of the time. I have never gone with the intention of catching one single fish, I always go with the intention of catching fish and sticking the odds in my favour. Some come along, some don't. If you see the fish and learn it's habits in the meantime then you go for it or move on to it, that's a no brainier though I guess, putting the odds in your favour
If the truth be know there are not a lot of other anglers who don't target one specific fish, they fish the waters where said fish lives and hope it comes along
My observations over the years though, carpfishing is in a completely different place now and it is much easier to catch even if you don't have much idea what you are doing, shop bought rigs, all legered and top quality baits available to all, sit a group of anglers round a pond for long enough, it will happen for somebody
In reply to Post #367
Hardest part today? Getting the ticket for the venue at the right time and probably for the working family man justifying the cost in money and time. Better not to get wrapped up in the big fish cercuit waters.
Hardest part today? Getting the ticket for the venue at the right time and probably for the working family man justifying the cost in money and time. Better not to get wrapped up in the big fish cercuit waters.
In reply to Post #329
Reading most of these threads been out of the game for 5 years what have carp angling come to it's that much bitching going on its unreal so what he caught his target fish is there any video evidence of him fishing the out of bounds its people are just jealous
Reading most of these threads been out of the game for 5 years what have carp angling come to it's that much bitching going on its unreal so what he caught his target fish is there any video evidence of him fishing the out of bounds its people are just jealous
In reply to Post #369
Not sure what he's like in real life but on his vlog he comes across as a complete moron. Zero class. Does he affect my fishing? Well potentially yes, younger anglers can be impressionable. They watch someone like this, then think that's the way to behave on the bank. A young lad has joined my syndicate recently and seems to have upset most of the members within the space of a month! Not by catching loads or more than others but just his general attitude.
Not sure what he's like in real life but on his vlog he comes across as a complete moron. Zero class. Does he affect my fishing? Well potentially yes, younger anglers can be impressionable. They watch someone like this, then think that's the way to behave on the bank. A young lad has joined my syndicate recently and seems to have upset most of the members within the space of a month! Not by catching loads or more than others but just his general attitude.
In reply to Post #370
Well potentially yes, younger anglers can be impressionable. They watch someone like this, then think that's the way to behave on the bank
Exactly that for me, and I would not just say younger anglers either
Well potentially yes, younger anglers can be impressionable. They watch someone like this, then think that's the way to behave on the bank
Exactly that for me, and I would not just say younger anglers either
you can see some of the comments his getting on social media what sort of people look upto him, and it that attitude spills over on the bank then god help us
In reply to Post #370
Good angle to look at it from mate - never thought about that and never a truer word said.
The prat going on about headbutting people, lets hope he can carry that through when some hairy arsed angler comes knocking on his door. Do we really need this crap in angling - what happened to some cracking footage of the fish and if you ain't got nothing nice to say, keep your trap shut rather than ridiculing and painting a picture that the syndicate is full of green eyed monsters (whatever the **** that means). I can guarantee that isn't the case, most of the blokes i have met on vetted syndicates are decent blokes that just crack on with their bit of fishing.
Fair to the guy for catching the fish but for me, none of it sits right. He is obviously after some form of high recognition or maybe thinks that he can be elevated to the respect levels of TH, DL, SA and the like or maybe after some coin e.t.c....i have no idea as the motivators for the guys i know that go fishing is to just get out there in the fresh air and enjoy your angling. I personally would take anything that guy says with a pinch of salt as i can guarantee the "alleged" story he put out there is total crap....don't let the truth get in the way of a good story eh..
My opinions have changed on a lot of these so called high profiled angler, i personally think they have had their day and people have seen through the bull**** that is rammed down social media to the normal angler with a family/work e.t.c. TH and a few others still have my respect, TH will pop up in a few months with his ESP fireside chat but apart from that he is pretty much off the radar.
Cheers for reading the essay, sat in my van having a tea break with 20 mins to spare.
Be lucky you crazy cats.
Good angle to look at it from mate - never thought about that and never a truer word said.
The prat going on about headbutting people, lets hope he can carry that through when some hairy arsed angler comes knocking on his door. Do we really need this crap in angling - what happened to some cracking footage of the fish and if you ain't got nothing nice to say, keep your trap shut rather than ridiculing and painting a picture that the syndicate is full of green eyed monsters (whatever the **** that means). I can guarantee that isn't the case, most of the blokes i have met on vetted syndicates are decent blokes that just crack on with their bit of fishing.
Fair to the guy for catching the fish but for me, none of it sits right. He is obviously after some form of high recognition or maybe thinks that he can be elevated to the respect levels of TH, DL, SA and the like or maybe after some coin e.t.c....i have no idea as the motivators for the guys i know that go fishing is to just get out there in the fresh air and enjoy your angling. I personally would take anything that guy says with a pinch of salt as i can guarantee the "alleged" story he put out there is total crap....don't let the truth get in the way of a good story eh..
My opinions have changed on a lot of these so called high profiled angler, i personally think they have had their day and people have seen through the bull**** that is rammed down social media to the normal angler with a family/work e.t.c. TH and a few others still have my respect, TH will pop up in a few months with his ESP fireside chat but apart from that he is pretty much off the radar.
Cheers for reading the essay, sat in my van having a tea break with 20 mins to spare. Be lucky you crazy cats.
In reply to Post #373
Well said
Lock it up
Well said
Lock it up
In reply to Post #358
But it is great when it does....... 
But it is great when it does.......
After seeing the “party” after on social media looks like hell on earth.
Shame that carp fishing has come to this...
Shame that carp fishing has come to this...