Match Rods

Success - by chance found that Argos were punting off some previous
catalogue rods for coppers. Shimano Hyperloop 13ft for 22 quid, seemed a
decent price - so I shot off, and got one! Maybe the same as Richard's rod?

The difference in feel is huge. (Makes the old Sealey feel like a bit of
leaden overcooked spaghetti)

Up here (when I used to fish for them) we used to average around 2 or 3
grayling to the pound in the Clyde, with an odd one to perhaps 2.5lbs tops.
The Earn average was far better than that, with 1 to 2lb fish being common
and an odd bigger one. The old Brit record was from the Isla (Tay tributory)
and was far bigger, can't remember its weight now, so with a bit of good
luck I could be in for a bit of fun?

Thanks all.
Alex

"Derek Moody" wrote in message
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Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:11:35 +0100 (BST)
From: Derek Moody
Subject: Match Rods

In article , Alex
wrote:
Hi Derek, thanks for the reply.
All understood, but it's the *weight*, not the action, of the oldies
that's

Understood - it's just that I've not (yet) found a CF rod with an action
and
underlying strength that suits -me- for that sort of fishing (in my area
there
may be other, larger fish in with the grayling and even a 2lb grayling
makes
the line sing in a heavy current.) Maybe I should start looking again...

I've a couple of elderly Abu closed face reels I want to resurrect as
well
as an old pal of a Rapidex, so it's not only pins I'll be using.

OK. As long as you can feather line without jerking.

Cheerio,

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In article , Alex
wrote:
Success - by chance found that Argos were punting off some previous

Well done.

Up here (when I used to fish for them) we used to average around 2 or 3
grayling to the pound in the Clyde, with an odd one to perhaps 2.5lbs tops.
The Earn average was far better than that, with 1 to 2lb fish being common
and an odd bigger one. The old Brit record was from the Isla (Tay tributory)
and was far bigger, can't remember its weight now, so with a bit of good
luck I could be in for a bit of fun?

Over 7 wasn't it?

Depends on the year but there's usually a 6oz-ish class growing on. I'd
call it a disappointing session that didn't turn up some bigger ones and 3lb
plus is always on the cards. When you used to have the old record we never
really thought about it but several over 4lb were caught by lads poaching
after school - and then the record was delisted and someone moved a bunch of
electrofished grayling into a local pond where the new 'record' was caught
before they died the next summer. If one of the estates would open the
middle water the really big fish would be available...

Cheerio,

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7lbs was around what the back of the mind said, but I never heard of another
grayling near that size - mind you, I could show you a swim where we used to
see big fish that never, ever got caught that hovered at the bottom/back of
the shoal and ignored everything we showed them. We called them the "Fence
Posters"

I suppose the grayling was delisted when they got rid of Tommy Morgan's
Lomond pike as well?

Are you speaking of the Isla Derek? Are you from Tayside?

I'm in St Andrews.

When I lived in Lanarkshire in the seventies we used to fish the Clyde using
a method since rightly banned. It was called "Shuffling", no prizes for
guessing that one. I've never heard anyone up this way talk of it. We used
to take an awful lot of fish home in those days, never gave conservation a
thought.

"Derek Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Alex
wrote:
Success - by chance found that Argos were punting off some previous

Well done.

Up here (when I used to fish for them) we used to average around 2 or 3
grayling to the pound in the Clyde, with an odd one to perhaps 2.5lbs
tops.
The Earn average was far better than that, with 1 to 2lb fish being
common
and an odd bigger one. The old Brit record was from the Isla (Tay
tributory)
and was far bigger, can't remember its weight now, so with a bit of good
luck I could be in for a bit of fun?

Over 7 wasn't it?

Depends on the year but there's usually a 6oz-ish class growing on. I'd
call it a disappointing session that didn't turn up some bigger ones and
3lb
plus is always on the cards. When you used to have the old record we
never
really thought about it but several over 4lb were caught by lads poaching
after school - and then the record was delisted and someone moved a bunch
of
electrofished grayling into a local pond where the new 'record' was caught
before they died the next summer. If one of the estates would open the
middle water the really big fish would be available...

Cheerio,

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In article , Alex
wrote:
7lbs was around what the back of the mind said, but I never heard of another
grayling near that size - mind you, I could show you a swim where we used to
see big fish that never, ever got caught that hovered at the bottom/back of
the shoal and ignored everything we showed them. We called them the "Fence
Posters"

I once watched a chap take the smallest fish from a shoal by far, I was on a
bridge and could see into the water and watch his tackle and the fish's
reactions. It went 3lb 12oz. There were two there that must have been well
over 5lb.

Are you speaking of the Isla Derek? Are you from Tayside?

Almost exactly wrong :-)

The Frome, Dorset.

Cheerio,

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