Eyes bigger than her belly
- TemeLAD
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Re: Eyes bigger than her belly
What incredible footage - nice one Bigoll
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Re: Eyes bigger than her belly
Excellent photos , the truth is out at last , regards Woolly Bear ,
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This is a photograph of a pike supposedly trying to take a mandarin duck on the Thames! It was taken by a friend of mine from his narrowboat. Later that day he was feeding a pair of mandarin ducks, turned away to see to a boiling kettle, and seconds later heard an enormous splash, looked back at where the ducks were only to find one of them excited and all a quacking swimming round and round looking for its mate! Unfortunatley, it's very hard to make the pike out, but my friend who is not a fisherman, said there was definetly a fish there, and it was "enormous"!
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
Hemingway
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Re: Eyes bigger than her belly
Could it possibly have been a catfish?,but there are some very big pike in ol father thames
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Re: Eyes bigger than her belly
Hi Pepsi, it was probably an enormous pike, I saw one near his boat a few days later and it was about 4' long. On the vine there' a big Cat in Caversham weir! Do you like my avatar, it's one of those Thames barbel you keep not catching!?
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
Hemingway
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Re: Eyes bigger than her belly
To be fair sir bigfish I don't often fish for them ,and yes I do like your pic,anytime your want to invite me to fish for one of those beauties on yur punt I will be there ,still got your mat for your boat btw
Re: Eyes bigger than her belly
How did you hear about caversham weir?,the take mark had at wargrave I am seriously thinking there could be one there,I am happy catching my numerous dace at sonning and wargrave
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I talked to an angler there who fishes for them. Will have to go in the summer and get you a barbel!
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
Hemingway
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Would be greatly appreciated ,lets hope it's more favourable conditions than the last few summers
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I will contact you in the summer.
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Hemingway
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