tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post7409097276579872969..comments2023-07-03T11:00:21.070+01:00Comments on Float, Flight and Flannel: Predicting the Unpredictable OR the Winter 2015/16 Big Roach QuestGeorge Burtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-70226236685848810772015-11-16T14:55:23.779+00:002015-11-16T14:55:23.779+00:00It never cease to amaze me the levels of angling t...It never cease to amaze me the levels of angling that can be enjoyed before the first boat, and after that pretty much zilch. So many of these catches are condensed into about two hours' crazy activity after dawn.<br /><br />As for the 2lbs roach...we can hope!<br /><br />George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-72624151626343179162015-11-16T13:58:08.693+00:002015-11-16T13:58:08.693+00:00That's a cracking hybrid George. Sounds like ...That's a cracking hybrid George. Sounds like you had a good couple of days there. The odds for a two pound redfin are shortening I think. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638111924257280904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-55803286017941233052015-11-15T23:07:04.067+00:002015-11-15T23:07:04.067+00:00Well it's become a lucky charm. The bigger the...Well it's become a lucky charm. The bigger the net I take the smaller the fish I catch and vice-versa. It is getting a bit silly though!<br /><br />Glad you're enjoying it<br /><br />I'm pretty confident it was roachXbream it's just the angle of the pic I thinkGeorge Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-91249876282813448892015-11-15T22:09:20.632+00:002015-11-15T22:09:20.632+00:00You really need a bigger landing net George. Mind ...You really need a bigger landing net George. Mind you, if you got that eel in...<br /><br />Really enjoying the blog at the moment. Head of that hybrid almost looks a bit ruddy.Russell Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564301240598105737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-59572342955821832152015-11-15T21:48:58.126+00:002015-11-15T21:48:58.126+00:00Yes that thought went through my mind too. "I...Yes that thought went through my mind too. "If hybrids grow this big how big do the biggest roach grow?"<br /><br />...and again only predators on worms and only hybrids, bream and roach on bread. They know their place.George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890160818247783158.post-53969276955635365212015-11-15T14:34:45.769+00:002015-11-15T14:34:45.769+00:00What particularly tickles me is that many wear hea...What particularly tickles me is that many wear heavy hiking boots but also have maps slung around necks with compasses too! I mean, what's there to know? Walk starts here, and well, it goes there along a dead flat and even track without even the slightest noticeable incline or anything like an obstacle to twist an ankle upon and arrives the destination without the slightest chance of not getting there in five miles time. Why not wear a life jacket too just in case? <br /><br />And you're right about the challenge. Once you peak it's difficult to top it. I think that hybrid just goes to prove the point about the 2lb roach, If they grow that big then what's possible? I've never caught even a bream that size on the Coventry Canal!Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.com