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Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Wed May 02 2018 11:01
by davelumb
Carpers only catch eight pound plus tench (not to mention ten pound bream and five pound eels). Not sure how they weigh them when they shake them off to save getting their net slimy though. :wink:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Wed May 02 2018 17:13
by Bob Watson
I enjoy my carp fishing but I still prefer to catch decent tench (6-7lb is decent locally) than decent carp.

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Thu May 03 2018 13:39
by nordbeck
Nobody using boiled baits for tench? I catch more bigger tench fishing for carp than I catch fishing for tench. 10-12 mm spicy fish boilies have to be my favourite bait for tench. Also nice in a particle-pellet mix.

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Thu May 03 2018 19:43
by bencarvosso
always found fishy boilies better than fruity ones for tench......
spicy shrimp and prawn a firm favourite, and they got rereleased last year...
not my first line of attack but always in the bag

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Thu May 03 2018 21:45
by piker al
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had my first of the year Tuesday,we Scottish 3lbr :thumbs:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 05 2018 09:59
by ChrisWales
That's a specimen in N Wales ;)

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 05 2018 10:18
by suffolk si
Good to see one from north of the border,probably pisses people off who live up north with us soft southerners talking of six and seven pounders as everyday catches, hats off to anybody catching tench that far north allreadtπŸ‘

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 05 2018 10:56
by Nobby C
Has anyone tried red dari seed as groundbait for tench? A carper, Frank Warwick tried it and found it to be massively successful and a mate/relative of his won a big money prize when he tried it in a match. Makes a change to hemp I suppose.

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 05 2018 11:03
by Andrew
suffolk si wrote: ↑Sat May 05 2018 10:18 -
Good to see one from north of the border,probably pisses people off who live up north with us soft southerners talking of six and seven pounders as everyday catches, hats off to anybody catching tench that far north allreadtπŸ‘
4lb is average up here. Doesnt p**s me off but it is interesting the size differences even in ireland they are bigger. I wonder why. I thought irelands climate was closer to scotlands than englands so whats the deal :shrug:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 05 2018 17:39
by bencarvosso
I bought a sack of red dari last year. 15kg.
cant say it was the promised land of baits but its a nice sized particle, still have some left and will continue using it.
I also picked up on that article many years ago, planted the seed in my head at the time lol

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sun May 06 2018 20:11
by piker al
Andrew Croft wrote: ↑Sat May 05 2018 11:03 -
suffolk si wrote: ↑Sat May 05 2018 10:18 -
Good to see one from north of the border,probably pisses people off who live up north with us soft southerners talking of six and seven pounders as everyday catches, hats off to anybody catching tench that far north allreadtπŸ‘
4lb is average up here. Doesnt p**s me off but it is interesting the size differences even in ireland they are bigger. I wonder why. I thought irelands climate was closer to scotlands than englands so whats the deal :shrug:
Aye 4lb is about average,I’ve had them to 9lb2oz though that generation have died of on the water I fish,
I had a nice male last year a 5lb10oz which gave me a right scrap!and a 7lb female probably as big as they go the now

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 12 2018 22:28
by piker al
Had a nice brace this morning 4lb12oz and 6lb2oz,the bigger 1 looks like it’s had a near escape with an otter

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 12 2018 22:41
by suffolk si
Nice dark fishπŸ‘they are lighter in colour on the water I'm on at the moment

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 12 2018 22:48
by Andrew
suffolk si wrote: ↑Sat May 12 2018 22:41 -
Nice dark fishπŸ‘they are lighter in colour on the water I'm on at the moment
canal ones round my way are nearly black.

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 12 2018 22:52
by Andrew
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Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 12 2018 22:54
by Andrew
piker al wrote: ↑Sat May 12 2018 22:28 -
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Had a nice brace this morning 4lb12oz and 6lb2oz,the bigger 1 looks like it’s had a near escape with an otter
nice one with the 6. think I'll have another bash at them now with the weather being a bit warmer.

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 12 2018 22:59
by suffolk si
Proper tench colours those Andrew, I had an evening session tonight, they weren't playing much for meπŸ˜•been doing much better at night..

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sun May 13 2018 08:13
by piker al
Jack black the tench :thumbs:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 19 2018 20:20
by piker al
Any tench been caught?cracking weather like,I had planned on going today but had to work,maby get an evening in tomorrow night though

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 19 2018 20:29
by Andrew
Had this one last night. Not best photo my mate took it. Cant grumble he did bring me a sausage supper.

First one this year. I am surprised i never seen much more activity last night though one bite for one fish. Short session but still a bit unusual for this place.
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Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 19 2018 20:43
by piker al
Nice 1 Andy,u on the canal?float or ledger?

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 19 2018 22:21
by Andrew
wee still water with a waggler and single corn in the margins, easy as ye like :smile:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 19 2018 22:57
by piker al
Andrew Croft wrote: ↑Sat May 19 2018 22:21 -
wee still water with a waggler and single corn in the margins, easy as ye like :smile:
Nice on the float,good scrap on light gear,
It’s pva bags on my water,wee tite bed of
hemp/corn/pellets :thumbs:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Mon May 21 2018 18:30
by Paddy_R
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My first of the summer. Can't beat seeing that float going under. :thumbs:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Mon May 21 2018 18:33
by Andrew
Ooft check that. The tench that wanted to be a barbel.

Reckon an irish tench is going on my bucket list.

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Mon May 21 2018 20:33
by bencarvosso
started with a warm up session with some handy smaller tench and had a few. nice to get the rigs sorted, find out what you need to replenish and generally get you eye in.
we had ten or so like peas in a pod, all around 3lb
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moved on a new water at weekend, hoping it could do some thing big. one bite one fish which is usually the crack on these sort of waters unless they are going crazy and you might catch three lol
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6lb4oz. a decent irish fish.... fingers crossed there's bigger

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Mon May 21 2018 21:20
by owen k
Nice one Ben.

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Mon May 21 2018 21:31
by piker al
Brilliant fishing lads :thumbs: I went last night for the evening,really quiet apart from a bream about 5lb just on dark,i always prefer early mornings or an overnighter but just can’t find the time yet

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Fri May 25 2018 10:18
by Fish on....
Finally starting to come together for me :thumbs: :cool:

Re: Tinca time?

Posted: Sat May 26 2018 19:33
by piker al
Lovely tench pal,how big was it?