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Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 11:41
by Carlperkins
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Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 12:03
by suffolk si
Should be a top bait cocktail carl, would let that swim around for a bit ! maybe they are getting grumpy and aggressive towards spawning?

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 12:34
by Carlperkins
Had 2 so took a picas no one would believe it

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 12:38
by Andrew
f'kin product placement if you ask me. :giggle:

fair do's mate that certainly beats my perch on static corn.

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 12:39
by Andrew
oh that also reminds me of the two carp following a little spro roach lure once.

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 16:30
by Steve Dennington
Not a common occurrence, but the silly little sods do have a go every now and again :scratch:

I found a pic of one of mine - a dace that grabbed a crank aimed at chub.

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 16:51
by Monts
Thick as s***e this Minnow that thought it was Jaws, poor little sod hooked in the belly threw it back and a Jack had it for lunch.
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Like Steve I've had a Dace before on small Cranks used for Chub, no photo though I'm afraid.

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 17:07
by Carlperkins
Had another 2 this afternoon

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 19:41
by Mark Phillips
Nothing that strange really, as all fish will take lures at some point. Infrequent captures is how I'd term such things. Besides the obvious ones, like chub, I've had quite a few dace and the odd barbel on lures (spinners mainly). I've had tench on spinner baits and well, bream, loads of times - caught three in three casts using jigs on a certain east Anglian trout water a few years back, one went 11lb (yeah, I weighed it!). I recall getting a few on shad raps when trolling a lough in Ireland. I've even had one hooked fair and square inside the mouth reeling in an un baited trace... I've also been shown a picture of a claimed 24lb bream caught on a fly - no way to say if it was that weight, as the fella just snapped it lying in the net with his phone, but when I told him the record was 22 something... he just shrugged his shoulders and then moved onto the next picture he had of a big zander he'd had on a fly the same day, that he claimed was 16 (looked it too), so hey, he could have been telling the truth. Who knows...

Re: Strange

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 19:54
by Will Smith
As you say Carl, "strange", especially for you to catch 4 of them, Maybe Si might have something with the pre spawning aggression suggestion.
But you know some guys actually target silvers regularly with lures and catch regularly with them to, although that spin mad lure does look a bit on the heavy side for those little fellas.
Food for thought.
I totally agree with Mark says most fish will take a lure at some point, but sometimes it does come as a surprise !

Will.

Re: Strange

Posted: Sat May 19 2018 09:29
by fergie68
Hooked fairly in the gub. :smile:
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And one for the vintage lure enthusiasts.

Re: Strange

Posted: Sun May 20 2018 18:45
by John Milford
I've got an old fishing book somewhere that actually suggests spinning for bream at this time of the year, so clearly a seasonal trait for them in particular.

All fish are predatory, to some extent, and I believe those who've mentioned this being heightened by pre-spawn aggression are probably right, especially regarding hook-ups of fish seeming to be attempting to bite off more than they can chew. :thumbs:

Re: Strange

Posted: Sun May 20 2018 20:44
by Carlperkins
If live baiting wasn’t banned on said water it would of been ON a set of trebles 😂