First Zed

[Steve D]

Ive had a few goes at trying to catch a Zed from a local tidal river without success and after having one spit the hooks out at me while trying to net it i decided to knock it all on the head for abit as the eels were also driving me mad!

Anyway i decided to have a couple of hours on a new stretch of the river yesterday after work and at last light the tip pulled round and i had my first Zed in the net

I didnt get a self take as when unhooking it i noticed someone else's trace and a pair of trebles in her mouth and one of them was deeped hooked Luckly i managed to free the rig and wanted to get her straight back in the water so just took a quick release shot..

[Steve D]

Forgot to add the weight

9lb 2 oz.

[The predator]

Nice one Mish. My first was about a pound or so!

[Steve D]

Nice one Mish. My first was about a pound or so!

Cheers Pred,id of been happy with any size myself tbh, (not complaining of course) the old knees went when she popped up snapping the teeth

[dannytaylor]

sweet mate

good work freeing the other trace.

[Steve D]

sweet mate

good work freeing the other trace.

Cheers Danny, the bottom treble i could hardly see but luckily they were barbless so made it easier to free from the gut, tbh it looked like someone had caught the fish and couldnt unhook it so just cut the line above the swivel!

Still ill never know for sure.

[The predator]

sweet mate

good work freeing the other trace.

Cheers Danny, the bottom treble i could hardly see but luckily they were barbless so made it easier to free from the gut, tbh it looked like someone had caught the fish and couldnt unhook it so just cut the line above the swivel!

Still ill never know for sure.

Knowing is not really that important.....more important is that you removed it.

[Barbelist]

Nice

[Ash m]

Well done, cracking zander, especially for 1st! And a good bit of surgery too

[Woodchucker]

Well done, cracking zander, especially for 1st! And a good bit of surgery too

+1 pal, well done on your first zed

[Steve D]

Cheers lads

[Rik W]

Nice one

[Tiercel]

Nice one Mission, well in bud

It's through reading posts like yours on the Pit that I've learned to check any predators I catch for lost tackle and remove it before release. Sadly, I feel, not all novices learn to do this!

Again, well done

[Tony Pieater]

Well done mate, a cracker and a good pic aswell

[Steve D]

Cheers again chaps

Nice one dale

i decided to try my luck again this evening fished 6pm till 8, and managed two more 6lb 11oz and 5lb 12oz!

Like buses these things

[Fentiger01]

Thats a cracking Zander mate and looks nicely conditioned despite trailing someone else's hooks, nice one for getting them out.

[Clarkey1972]

Ditto above, three nice zeds and good on yer for getting that trace out

[Brassneck]

A 9 is a great start, well done mate. Bet youre hooked now!

[Stevo]

Cracker, well done.

[Steve D]

Thanks again lads

Fen - It was a nice fish hopefully she will grow on to be a nice double,be nice to catch it again...

Brass- im certainly gonna keep plugging away for the next month or so before i start piking, cant wait to get back out again tbh. I must of caught the Zed bug

[Neville Fickling]

Well done with that I've still not had one this season!

[Steve D]

Cheers Nev

Well if you need any advice..

[Steve C]

Cracker, well done.

Echo that

Well done with that I've still not had one this season!

Me neither. well not off the river anyway. Had a concerted effort end of last week, two nights, but still blanked in areas that produced this time last year. Just don't know what's going on

[Neville Fickling]

Cheers Nev

Well if you need any advice..

go on then advise!

[Steve D]

Cheers Nev

Well if you need any advice..

go on then advise!

Beginners luck Nev!