had this fully scaled mirror last weekend

i love fishing this time of year
empty banks love it

very nice

everytime i see these fishing posts, makes me wanna go and dust off me rod, get a few tins o strongbow fill up me herb tin and bugger off for the day

what d'ya reckon ? 10-12 pounder ??

sorry pal it was 14.5lb
we stocked it at 7lb 2 years ago
got to have that full herb tin

nice one mate , i cant seem to get myself out there

its to cold

was suppose to go tonite but this fog is freezing

Christmas dinner in Poland

actually carp is one of the 12 traditional meals eaten by our european freinds
and only the tender middle section of very very young carp

Tastiest fish I've ever had, sweet but lots of bones like little daggers.

funny that

some of the polish i work with reckon that it tastes a bit shitty
they call it the mud fish coz it taste like mud

Nice fish m8 ive never fished for carp before as there isnt many venues in scotland to fish for them so i opted for the pike. Now im living down england theres defo many more choices for the angler, going to start with the pike as its what i know but will be trying lots of diff species this year & cant wait. Just the other day i found some places to fish that hold pike & carp to 40lb & its only a 10min drive from my house standing by the water checking the place out & i just wished i had my rods with me, looked superb & cant wait to gather my gear & head out for the day

dude ya can lend my gear till ya get yours down mucka

I'll be round at urs tomorrow night checkin out ya gear buddy

Tried it over in romania.

not my cuppa tea though like you say loads of razor sharp bones and it's very fatty fish.
it's certainly a sight to see when you walk into a supermarket over there and there's a tank full of
live 5 - 7lb'ers swimming about for you to pick which one you want
especially when your used to catching them and putting them back.


CT
Edited to add very nice fish mate glad it was put back where it belongs instead of on a plate

Stunnin little scaley there Bizi. Sounds like she's come on very well too. Will be pushing 20+ before you know it.

I've never eaten one straight from the river, but I bought a couple in Poland....one for Christmas Dinner...

At the market they sell them in tanks of clean fresh water, and you take them home and keep them live in your bath till Christmas Eve.....this acts as a kind of purge, and gets rid of any muddiness to the flesh....very very tasty fish, and if you handy with a fillet knife the bones ain't too bad either......

Got a taste for pike while I was over there too, don't do brown fishing meself, but got a mate over here goes pike fishing in the winter, and always saves me a couple....again, really tasty, and once you've dealt with a couple, filleting becomes quite easy.....

Neither pike nor carp is a patch on perch though, now there's a tasty fish!!!

Never tried zander, but a mate of mine reckons its similar to cod?? Anyone here eat zander?

Monk..x

And, cracking fish in the OP bizi....

What's the difference between a fully scaled mirror , and a common....if ever I caught carp I just called anything with full set of scales a common....?

Monk...x

common
http://www.uk420.com/boards/index.php?act=...t&id=257444


mirror
http://www.uk420.com/boards/index.php?act=...t&id=257447

nearly fully scaled

http://www.uk420.com/boards/index.php?act=...t&id=257442

known as a plated mirror

http://www.uk420.com/boards/index.php?act=...t&id=257441

Ta jiffa, seen the difference now....

That's a feckin whoppin common you got in that pic btw...

Monk...x

nice one m8 not into the winter fishing but the summer oh yeah gone for the weekend with a bag full of weed cant beat it

did a couple of hours on the canal yesterday. clocked a ghostie about 10lb then set up my rod with a small float and bread flake. bumped the fish then it didn't want to know!

unlucky mate, we've all been there - you got her route for next time though so good luck for then

ive not been on the rivers this winter so far, last river fish i had was out the Trent on a flying visit last year - 3 fish to 16odd pound, beautiful hard fighting fish they were, and a nice spot to fish

hope you all have a few screamers, there are some crackers in the rivers

there's nothing better than a few beers, a full bag of herb, rods out and a absolute screamer......