Ot why is fresh water fishing crap

[crashbang]

Carp etc in a pond getting caught over and over again a sport .they can't go anywhere. What is the sport in that,?
Get in a boat 14 miles of the east coast and bring some cod and haddock back.
Bouncing about on heavy swells .
Proper fishing.

[sota]

Hear hear. I?m not a fisherman but I live on the Gulf of Mexico and apparently it?s a fisherman?s paradise. My neighbour goes out daily on his boat and tells his missus that he?s off to the supermarket and what fish does she fancy tonight 😊

[Brin]

Carp etc in a pond getting caught over and over again a sport .they can't go anywhere. What is the sport in that,?
Get in a boat 14 miles of the east coast and bring some cod and haddock back.
Bouncing about on heavy swells .
Proper fishing.

'bring some cod and haddock back'....if you're going to catch one, try landing an 86lb Conger Eel, then you know you've been sea fishing

I must dig that video out and re live the moment once again as it's landed on the deck and we all scatter as it thrashes about .

[Stansmate]

Fished from age of about 9 - used to do Aston ponds / greasbro dam etc. Gave up for golf for years then a mate got me carp fishing. Did get into it for a few yrs - went France : Canada etc but after spending a full week fishing 18 hrs a day two yrs on the trot : spending silly money on gear and not a single bite - bawlax to it and jacked it.

I live 250 yds from the sea now but dont fish - to me it?s brutal and I don?t like the cruelty of it. Coarse fishin similar but generally with care and they do get to go back to their fishy mates !

The Mortimer an Whitehouse programme does however give more to the whole friendship , countryside tranquility and peace of sittin by the watter

And away !!!!!

[Milesaway]

I never fished until I realised how many came from all over to fly fish for trout at the local river.
Picked up a fly rod and now love it. It's red hot so don't need waders, your not sat in one spot watching a float, instead making your way upstream casting into deeper sections. Passes a couple of hours and usually catch something when I'm not untangling the line from overhanging trees.

[crashbang]

'bring some cod and haddock back'....if you're going to catch one, try landing an 86lb Conger Eel, then you know you've been sea fishing

I must dig that video out and re live the moment once again as it's landed on the deck and we all scatter as it thrashes about .

Here he is. Again
My cats blacker than yours

[Brin]

Here he is. Again
My cats blacker than yours

Now now don't spit the dummy out, I'm merely saying that bringing home some cod/haddock isn't the be and end all of sea fishing.

It was a truly magical moment when I landed that monster and one I will never forget. My post isn't about being better/bigger than your catch just a play on my best experience with sea fishing. Good luck with your future trips out there and bring some more home pal.

Oh, and I'm back to baiting/luring the carp very soon. It's all about skill not pot luck at carp fishing

[Stansmate]

Brin

I fished carp for about 14 yrs - the best fish I caught were on two or three bits of sweetcorn or freelinin bread.

All this bawlax on bait and bait boats with fish finders/ cameras electric this a that , rowing out an dropping bait, different rigs an stuff aint real fishin to me anymore.

Ok some people have made a livin out of it - that blooody awful Monster Carp tv thing makes me cringe 😡

Having said all that - for years I loved goin - Keadby on Riley?s bus for ten Bob was a real day out as a ****ager who caught bugger all many a time but enjoyed bein with me mates !!!

Tight lines mate - oh and old bloke called Jack Hargreaves?s in the 60?s an 70?s on telly was a legend !!

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[parkgatewelfare]

Brin

I fished carp for about 14 yrs - the best fish I caught were on two or three bits of sweetcorn or freelinin bread.

All this bawlax on bait and bait boats with fish finders/ cameras electric this a that , rowing out an dropping bait, different rigs an stuff aint real fishin to me anymore.

Ok some people have made a livin out of it - that blooody awful Monster Carp tv thing makes me cringe ��

Having said all that - for years I loved goin - Keadby on Riley?s bus for ten Bob was a real day out as a ****ager who caught bugger all many a time but enjoyed bein with me mates !!!

Tight lines mate - oh and old bloke called Jack Hargreaves?s in the 60?s an 70?s on telly was a legend !!

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Regarding fishing tackle, i was once told that everything below the water is designed to catch the fish, everything above the water is designed to catch the angler.

[Stansmate]

Tha dead reight theer 👍