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Old 01-06-2009, 09:11 PM
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Default my huge perch from today

got this cracker on the fly today from a huge depth in loch coulter ,

stuck it in a polybag carefully to weigh it and it was 2.5lbs on the button

personal best

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Old 01-06-2009, 09:13 PM
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Great work!! What did it take out of intrest???
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Old 01-06-2009, 09:18 PM
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A size 14 "H.T.F. " on a sinker which i left to sink for 2 minutes ! and retrieved it figure of 8 fairly slowly .

[ i was fishing for trout on the deepest part of the loch ]
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Old 01-06-2009, 09:19 PM
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Great pearch marky,


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Old 01-06-2009, 09:23 PM
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btw marky, whats the reel like, got one maself but not used it yet

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Old 01-06-2009, 09:24 PM
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Great pearch marky,


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Cheers Ali ! dont think i'll ever beat it anyway I thought it was a pike on my top dropper and was waiting for the snap as i was trout fishing but the snap never came ........ and out "perry" came

skin on it was like sandpaper and it jumped out my hand ... the dorsal could puncture skin no problem

as for the avatar .... do you really think the female members could handle it
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Cheers Ali ! dont think i'll ever beat it anyway I thought it was a pike on my top dropper and was waiting for the snap as i was trout fishing but the snap never came ........ and out "perry" came

skin on it was like sandpaper and it jumped out my hand ... the dorsal could puncture skin no problem

as for the avatar .... do you really think the female members could handle it
Lmao,

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Old 01-06-2009, 09:56 PM
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as for the avatar .... do you really think the female members could handle it
LMAO i think that fish8mylfy was meaning pic 2 . As pic no.2 does not need the hard crop that pic no.1 is in need of

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LMAO i think that fish8mylfy was meaning pic 2 . As pic no.2 does not need the hard crop that pic no.1 is in need of

Nice Perch mate
hahahaha I'll get my coat ...............
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Old 02-06-2009, 11:41 AM
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heres the flies i was chucking ..... It took the clan chief
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