The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Kingfisher wrote:

Bob Brookes wrote:Jeez, that is the perch of my dreams.
I want one!

I recon they've been feeding it what Guffer Watkins eats Bob.

RESPECT!

Blimey, I bet that one can eat a few crayfish. Makes me wonder what is lurking in lakes where folk are not interested in catching them.

Tengisgol wrote:Neill is a monster fish magnet!

He also equalled the chub record at 9lb 5oz.- huge!

The perch record was supposed broken by the owner of a fishery near me but the only witness was his wife so he couldn't claim it!

http://www.fisheries.co.uk/brickhill/

Hmmm.....with a podgy belly like that it must be a stillwater perch, probably from a commercial fishery. It's an impressive specimen but I prefer my perch to look like perch; same reason I don't see the attraction of those obese carp that don't look like fish. Still, a record is a record.

I Want that one

Fantastic perch- but they can grow bigger - there is a photo lurking some where on the web of an 8lb+ perch caught somewhere else in Europe, so there may yet be bigger perch lurking in our waters.........

Found the photo - 8lb 4oz perch caught in the Netherlands:

http://www.fishing-worldrecords.com/sci ... tilis/show

Right I am having a Perch trip in the next couple of weeks.

I'm sure I'll manage a 4 (ouncer that is!!)