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Waterside Fishery Big Common 68.8 (25 posts / 5,186 views)
ip100 ip100
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Post #16 4 May 2026 10:39
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In reply to Post #15
Waterside is a bit different in that you aren't allowed to weigh that fish yourself. You have to leave it in the net, call the baliff and he comes to do it. So it's weighed by the same person, using the same kit every time which should eliminate any of those discrepancies
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #17 4 May 2026 11:39
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Is it a male or female fish? From the papers the bloke who caught it said he also targeted it similar week last year, lake booking with his mates. If female and in spawn or stopping and starting to shed I'd expect some varied weights.
essesxandy essesxandy
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Post #18 5 May 2026 07:24
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In reply to Post #16
That's an interesting bit of forward thinking.
framey framey
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Post #19 5 May 2026 16:23
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In reply to Post #14
It is a very friendly fish
I remember when it was £10 a day to fish and you didn’t need to book
It was only a 40 then lol
ip100 ip100
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Post #20 5 May 2026 16:33
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In reply to Post #19
Yeah I know it gets caught a bit, but 5 times already this year is more than normal. Not sure it's ever been caught twice in just over 24 hours either? There have been many fish in the past that get caught quite a lot more frequently than usual that have then bellied up soon after. Hopefully it doesn't go that way
framey framey
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Post #21 5 May 2026 16:36
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In reply to Post #20
I can't remember twice in 24 hours but it could be hungry lol
Heard of twice in a couple of weeks before then a wait.
yonny yonny
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Post #22 6 May 2026 07:08
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In reply to Post #20
It has defo come out twice in 2 days at least once before mate
There was an occasion on which it came out at the top end and then down the other end the next morning. They tend not to publicise all the captures.
The bizarre thing is it will get caught a bunch of times like this than go on the missing list for 9 months. Strange fish.
RKB
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Post #23 6 May 2026 07:28
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In reply to Post #22
I caught a large fish in France twice in 2 days. Also, a fish I caught recently was captured a few days later at the other end of the lake - this one was an old fish.
cinisimon cinisimon
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Post #24 6 May 2026 19:34
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In reply to Post #23
Years ago I caught the same fish in an afternoon.
Ged
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Post #25 6 May 2026 22:10
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Back in the late '70's my mate landed a low double, I took a quick pic and he returned it. As he picked up his rod to rebait his other rod was away, it came in very easily and yes it was the same fish, we could see the previous hookhold.
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