BIG TENCH Challenge 2017...

[barbelboi]

OK, if we're starting off with the small fish - 6.4....................

 

[lightweight2015]

I had a 7lb 12oz earlier this week, my new PB! It was one of 8 fish around the 7lb+ mark caught in a 3 hour session I'm hopeful I can break the 8lb barrier this year!

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[103841]

That's quite an introduction! Fish ain't bad either.

 

[lightweight2015]

Caught on fake red maggots on inline maggot feeder semi bolt rig

 

[thames mudlarker]

I had a 7lb 12oz earlier this week, my new PB! It was one of 8 fish around the 7lb+ mark caught in a 3 hour session I'm hopeful I can break the 8lb barrier this year!

https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p480x480/17796408_10154240483182721_6097958010490513236_n.jpg?oh=e50e41d0055eade64b6ac9638e43cb63&oe=5953408E

Awsum fish fella, well done :thumbs:

You need to do some more posts mate, 2 in 2 years

 

[peter crabtree]

Scores so far .......

Lightweight 7:12. ( shame he only popped up here and has not commented since?)

Jerry. 6:4

Tigger. 5:2

fishing4luckies. 4:12

and 5thplace has yet to be claimed so if you're close pipe up now!

Rules are in my original post for new members...

 

[barbelboi]

I've been enjoying myself too much on the local farm/woodland ponds but hope to get a session in on one of the big pits the week after next before the river season opens - it'll either probably be a blank or possibly a decent fish......

 

[fishing4luckies]

For whats it's worth here's my best so far this year (and indeed, ever) - caught on 23rd April on a Mini Pineapple Boilie.

4lb 12oz (the one at the top - not altogether)

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[mikench]

I had a 7lb 12oz earlier this week, my new PB! It was one of 8 fish around the 7lb+ mark caught in a 3 hour session I'm hopeful I can break the 8lb barrier this year!

https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p480x480/17796408_10154240483182721_6097958010490513236_n.jpg?oh=e50e41d0055eade64b6ac9638e43cb63&oe=5953408E

People like you make me sick! just wait I'll beat those if I live long enough

 

[associatedmatt]

Mikes getting tench envy


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[jasonbean1]

Its not good tench envy...gets you doing all sorts of strange things. At the weekend I ended up carp fishing for two nights in the hope that I will actually catch a big tench. needless to say it didn't work.

However on the last morning I decided to set a mini method feeder up to catch a few of the bream that been playing with my bobbins....guess what caught a 5lb tench. mg:

 

[associatedmatt]

Method feeders work well for tench but so does groundbait feeders . Micro pellet / groundbait in my experience attracts tench and bream even though I don't want to fish for bream it can't be helped as both have the liking for pellets and groundbait but then you may hook into a carp too .


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[dorsetandchub]

People like you make me sick! just wait I'll beat those if I live long enough

Mike,

You're going to end up talking to yourself, drinking outta paper bags and searching for hairs on yet palms.

Take it easy, fella - as Phil Collins should have sung......you can't hurry....tench

 

[fishy rob]

had this pb tench Sunday morning of 13lb 2oz

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Here's the other side

 

[greenie62]

That's a chunky Tinca - looks like it's been creosoted then dipped in Molasses!

Well done Rob!
D Hope the next one is prettier! )

 

[dorsetandchub]

Some kind of kinky weekend rubber clothing I reckon, Mike

 

[103841]

had this pb tench Sunday morning of 13lb 2oz

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Here's the other side

Wow what a fish! Was just reading about a pal of mine (Nate Green) having just won this months Drennan Cup with a tench of "just" 10lb 12ozs. A Kent angler like yourself, is the venue you caught your monster to remain undisclosed?

 

[Tee-Cee]

Well, that's the end of this years contest, then................At least it will save me going out to buy unnecessary bait in an attempt to lure an Autumn biggie (As Peter Stone once said..)

Well done that man!!

s63............I think you missed off the dozen winky smilies, that should've followed your last sentence!! (Kent - the home of big tench - forever!)

ps I wondering how old a fish of that size might be..

 

[103841]

s63............I think you missed off the dozen winky smilies, that should've followed your last sentence!! (Kent - the home of big tench - forever!)

.

Yep, some huge tench coming out of Kent waters recently, many from MKF's Larkfield complex.

 

[fishy rob]

Sure is mate but it wasn't from there and not run by mid kent
Anymore