| #1  09-23-2006, 09:32 PM | ||||
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 mucking about in collumpton well today i was working in a small hospital in collumpton whos boudry is made up of the river Culm but is an unfished part as private ground, well today i got permission and managed to walk past the tight security measures inplace  # and went up to river to find it very,very low and crystal clear and only 1 access point was good enough to fish due to water level  dosent really show but water at bend was only about 8-10 inches at deepest also was very windy but quite hot tried ledger for chub/anything, and spinning for pike realised after short while was fallorn hope so decided to abandon river untill get some rain drove the 2-3 minutes down road to kia ora ponds armed only with float rod and net and 1pint maggot and few bits chopped luncheon meat founsd garden chair game on somewhere to sit and away we go got set up about 5.30 as most others were leaving fed a few maggot then waggler float fished with maggot on a size 8(trying to avoid roach) so no suprise I got loads of roach, then few slimy skimmers than a deep hooked perch so decided to put the luncheon meat on hook and first cast a carp about 4lb then 2 more again about 4-5 lb now starting to get quite dark(and shoukld leave at sunset )then noticed big movement in water by feet so lovered luncheon meat 1 ft out from bank infront of me and bang another nice carp about 5 lb(sorry no mat didnt think i'd be doing this today)  returned it 1 swim along and tried again and 1 more carp, all fought really well on the match rod and 4lb line now almost too dark too see so packed up and left a cracking short session grabbed after dissapointment from river sorry not more pics but camera really needs to be sorted 9shutter keeps jamming, got lots of 1/2 a fish ) dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives     |
| #2 09-23-2006, 09:35 PM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton Nice fish Dave. Good on ya mate. Kiwi. __________________ Kia ora / Dia dhuit. - Matauranga kei ana kaha. Like many things in angling, there will always be the for's and against, pitted against personal preference. |
| #3 09-24-2006, 04:14 AM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton Well done dave __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #4 09-24-2006, 05:50 AM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton well done dave,some nice fish there |
| #5 09-24-2006, 07:38 AM | |||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton nice one dave the river culm looks a nice place glad to see you had a backup water to drop on to nice carp tightlines kevin  |
| #6 09-24-2006, 08:08 AM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton Well done Dave __________________ Dan `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ Big or small, look after them all! ¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> |
| #7 09-24-2006, 11:04 AM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton Nice one dave,a good little session by the sound of it.... __________________ Mike.. Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints, Kill nothing but time Mike`s Fishing Photo Gallery |
| #8 09-24-2006, 01:54 PM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton nice few carp there. well done __________________ "Alright Jack, we all ready to fish?" "Yeah!" "Did you bring the rods?" "Errmmm...." |
| #9 09-25-2006, 08:12 AM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton Nice one mate.... Might have to give this dark side lark a try at some stage... So is it a case of only fishing the river when you're working at the place, or have you had "words"??? Rich. |
| #10 09-25-2006, 08:25 AM | ||||
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| Re: mucking about in collumpton Nice little session there Dave, lovely looking carp, well done mate!! __________________ There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind." - Washington Irving |
