| #1  10-12-2007, 01:49 PM | ||||
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 I now believe in de ja vu well with the leaves now turning that wonderfull autumn gold and the mists arriving (and others now talking pike and needing a tackle shakedown/check before bury hill) I could resist the urge no more yesterday i had spent a while along canal to find an area clear of the horrid duck weed that chokes it ( above double locks all clear but v busy walkers etc so went lime kilns as usual) found the end of bank 1st bend at the lime kiln was ok so groundbaited with some old sandeel and makkie chopped up(from sea trips) headed off this morning and arrived at 6.30am to a comfortably warm(just in forum teeshirt) flat still and weeded up area  but i had baited and wanted to tryafter 1 hour and 20lb weed i gave up and walked along to find a new clear spot up near the moorings (until the rushes die back there arent as many access spots to canal) there was some weed but was only hugging edge no more than 3ft out from bank, Not a problem i thought there were also lots of fry in water    so set up rods and went for the long haul as it seemed like here or no where with weed now heres a spooky/weird bit last night i was thinking about how to play out today and had in my mind that i would catch a fish whilst listening to new Cult Cd, not a believer in De Ja Vu but read on had been listening too radio all morning then at just before 12 I decided to settle down with coffee and butty and enjoy the dolcet tones of Ian Astbury and awsome guitar of Billy Duffy( The Cult) to blast out the earwax  just got too track 3 when bang!!! off went left rod with whole makkie head just out past weed in margins  (spooky ????)well this ended up being a huge battle as the fish went straight into the weed , which had now built up , twice i got the fish out and twice he went back in, eventually i got his head up above the weed carpet and netted him along with 10lb weedduly unhooked and klinked where he had ripped jaw on trace a pleasing 9lber  carried on till 2 but no more bleeps or anything just buckets more weed even tried playing the album again   a nice day and good start, really need a frost now to kill weed be back after 1/2 term  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 10-12-2007, 02:10 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu Great report/pics.....congrat to the 'weed fish'  .....great looking critter, specially the tutu he is wearing __________________ There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind." - Washington Irving |
| #3 10-12-2007, 02:55 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu super start to the season dave,well done mate |
| #4 10-12-2007, 03:28 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu Quote:
)its not a bad look though cheers paul as well __________________ 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 |
| #5 10-12-2007, 03:32 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu Well done and enjoyed reading that  weed is really hanging around this year and I recon it might not get killed off that well this year __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #6 10-12-2007, 04:31 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu well done mate nice report and pics it sure do look like a croc |
| #7 10-12-2007, 05:25 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu Well done Dave. __________________ Dan `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ Big or small, look after them all! ¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> |
| #8 10-12-2007, 06:13 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu Well done mate. Can't be long till we get some colder weather can it?? Nice fish to start with mind. __________________ Right then, checklist: Rods. Check. Reels. Check. Speckled Hen. Check. Bait…… BAIT! Sh*t, where’s the bait? |
| #9 10-12-2007, 11:02 PM | ||||
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| Re: I now believe in de ja vu That's one fat looking pike. Boy do I hate duck weed too. All the best, we may have seen the last of seasons as we used to know them. __________________ Just remember, not all the heroes died. www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
