In my case, there aren't bream on my main lakes, but there are tons of big rudds.
Had em on double 20's and on single 24's... I think if small fish are active, it doesn't really matter, but upsizing is always a sure bet to reduce those nuisance fish messing with your bait

Most of the time, they don't even use the things they show in their fishing, so no, i only buy things i think that will cover my needs

Here in Spain at least, fish deaths are more frequent after spawn than due high temperatures and heat
Last month a 75 lb mirror dead, it did not die due to high temperatures, but rather due to mishandling and being kept in a retention sack for hours in shallow and low oxygen water.

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In reply to Post #27
Nothing to be sorry about, very grateful about the info indeed.

It was just a guess by myself because it's usual to see broken mouths, fins, missings scales and so.

In reply to Post #25
Isn't like a too perfect and straight cut to be an otter wound?

It's posible anyways, however this shows their capacity to heal up and overcome serious injuries like this one

In reply to Post #23
No pike on that lake, but very bad fish caring tho... So i assume a very bad manipulation

In reply to Post #19
This one, was the first time:



Broken/cut upper tail:



After a year:

In reply to Post #4
So happy with the results on them by now, getting fish responding to it in hard and pressured waters very quicky.

Not very related with the thread itself, but:
A couple of days ago, i recaptured a mirror carp, 4th time i had this fish on my mat.

First time, It was immaculated, but second time she had the upper part of his tail broken, i supose due a very bad carp caring since sometimes that lake it's fished by noddys using treble hooks, not landing nets or mats.

I applied antiseptic on the wound that time and the next one, but didn't expect to do anything at all. Well, one year later (two days ago) i found out half of the missing part did regenerate, never thought they would be able to heal such a wound.

I don't think it's due of the antiseptic at all, as some of you say, carp are a very hard and strong animals and they are more than able to overcome things like this, pikes attacks and so.

Have pics of the before and after but don't really know how to post em.