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RobThomo
29-12-2008, 21:31
http://www.fishing4fun.co.uk/specimen-fishing/late-season-perch
Read the comments at the bottom, will be interesting to see if anything else is heard about this
Wow cracking fish , look forward to seeing some pic's
Smallbreamboy
29-12-2008, 21:38
Rob, he was using Fox digi scales, was probably only 3lb :lol: :lol:
Be interesting to see pic, sounds a huge fish.
bivvybound
29-12-2008, 22:01
wow thats a stripey
Let's wait for the photos boys before anyone gets too excited!:suspect:
carp unit
29-12-2008, 22:12
If thats genuine i'll eat some fox digital scales.
What was the size of the last "Record" Perch that didn't get allowed due to no license and the fact he was poaching ?
Psyclops
29-12-2008, 22:21
Thats some Perch wow.
Fox digi's do pose some doubt though
RobThomo
29-12-2008, 22:24
lol!
We'll see eh, was gonna mention the fox syndrome myself but didn't want to be accused of repeating myself too much! :D
What was the size of the last "Record" Perch that didn't get allowed due to no license and the fact he was poaching ?
6lb 02oz, found it myself. Same area, might be possible I guess, a massive fish if it is.
Have you noticed how Perch are starting to become the new Carp and seems to be in the in thing to fish for.
I'll eat something else that resides on my head if that is a genuine fish.
Ian 'Doubting Thomas' Law
It was probably a Zander.
Its these new digical scales man, you just cant trust them :lol:
Seriously, if it existed, and he mailed the pics when he said he had, it will be in the weeklies shortly.
Nice article - Chinny reckon on the 7lber
Watto have noticed that fact, Yet the bit of the Kennet I fish sees not a lot of people bothering - Nice for me :)
RobThomo
30-12-2008, 11:20
yeah chinny me too innit :D
All down to that bloody Hearn bloke sticking some pics in his books I say, still it'll never become as bitchy as carping will it
Crap Perch in your profile pic Thomo :)
Nah, plenty more fish in the sea, Perch takes me back to my roots in a way, Sure I caught more as a Kid, they just seem huge now
RobThomo
30-12-2008, 11:41
Crap Perch in your profile pic Thomo :)
I know, only 7lb 4:cry:
Looks like a right wrong un :)
Psyclops
30-12-2008, 12:40
Looks more like that singing Billy Bass he's nicked off the plaque on the wall:lol:
Whats the deal with fox Digi's People, take it some of you have had bad experiences with them? What scales do most of you use for perch, Chub, Roach etc?
Psyclops
30-12-2008, 13:02
Don't use digi scales.
Was in france few years ago and a guy shouted for photos of a 50.02 common.
When the usual crowd gathered every angler just stared in disbelief at what could only have been a mid 40 max.
He swore blind it was weighed correctly and produced his fox digis.
And then refused to weigh it again:confused:
No doubt others on here have differing stories but I'm not convinced on them, heard too many inaccuracies.
Stick to Reubens:thumbs:
7lb 5oz is a BIG step up...
1lb 3oz on top of the current record.... :suspect: I'll be a skeptic until we see piccies!
Nothing wronge with digi scales i weighed my 82lber from the Thames on them.
Nothing wronge with digi scales i weighed my 82lber from the Thames on them.
:lol: :notworthy:
Thats fair enough mate like you say everyone has different experiences. When you say stick to reubens i take it you mean the smaller type reubens similar to the avons, never seen anyone using the big reubens that most use for Carping, always thought they werent really sensitive enough for the smaller species. A couple of years back when i started fishing for Chub on the thames i bought those smaller type reubens which i thought were fine until i was fishing with a few others who have fished for Chub on the thames for years now. I caught a Chub that looked to be over 5lb when weighed on the reubens it was saying over 7lb after weighing it on 2 different sets of fox digi's they both said 5lb 5oz. Since then ive heard plenty of similar stories about those small reubens. Also all the guys i know fishing for Perch, Chub etc use digi's including Dave Ball. I cant see many doubting the amount of Seven pound Chub and double figure Tench hes caught over the years.
I completely agree with you about this Seven pound Perch sounding suspect but you cant blame the scales for that. It could be several reasons inc not zeroing properly, not taking the weight of the wet sling off or just an angler kidding himself, wanting to beleive its 7lb, for publicity or whatever.
I dont work for Fox by the way!! lol
Sorry to go on about this, have only just read the piece on this 7lb Perch. The guy actually asks if there is such thing as a Perch record!!! Now that to me says the guy isnt majorly in to his angling and could explain a misweighed fish or even some exaggeration to the fishes weight. But at the same time i accept that anyone with a rod out and bait on the hook could catch a record fish, but still..sounding suspect already.
Also to psyclops, you say the guy refused to re weigh the big common in front of you all, that again sounds more like the angler lying in the 1st place rather than the scales being wrong.
Thats fair enough mate like you say everyone has different experiences. When you say stick to reubens i take it you mean the smaller type reubens similar to the avons, never seen anyone using the big reubens that most use for Carping, always thought they werent really sensitive enough for the smaller species. A couple of years back when i started fishing for Chub on the thames i bought those smaller type reubens which i thought were fine until i was fishing with a few others who have fished for Chub on the thames for years now. I caught a Chub that looked to be over 5lb when weighed on the reubens it was saying over 7lb after weighing it on 2 different sets of fox digi's they both said 5lb 5oz. Since then ive heard plenty of similar stories about those small reubens. Also all the guys i know fishing for Perch, Chub etc use digi's including Dave Ball. I cant see many doubting the amount of Seven pound Chub and double figure Tench hes caught over the years.
How can you imply that Reubens are only accurate in larger figures; which you imply, carp are larger than perch, but reubens can only weigh carp efficiently? :dissapoint:
No problems with Reubans weighing smaller fish
No problems with Reubans weighing smaller fish
Exactly my thoughts Dean!
Shrop firstly i didnt imply anything i simply was saying i always thought the large dial reuben specimen hunter scales werent particularly sensitive for smaller species such as perch and chub and more suited to carp, cats, large bream and tench etc. secondly i never said the smaller reubens (avon size) werent sensitive enough for the smaller species ive mentioned, simply that i dont trust them after a problem i had with them and problems ive heard other people have had with them. Anyways its a festive time of year, a time to be jolly and not a subject worth arguing over (i probably shouldnt have started it! lol) Happy new year to you all
What size do perch go on the continent?:)
As far as i know a few pounds bigger than our current record, might be wrong though
I believe they have had instances of bigger ones than that...
Reuben Heaton would not be able to sell scales that were not accurate to the same degree across the entire scale.
Each check point has to be within a set limit or the unit is not saleable.
You will not get a set of scales that is accurate at one end of the scale but not the other. (gauge calibrator to 0.5% ;))
So would you happy to weigh a large Dace or Roach on the reuben 60lbx1oz div speci hunter scales
auzzyboy
30-12-2008, 18:25
my ass no pic no 7lb +
I think your getting it neilz lol
bradders8
30-12-2008, 18:33
i think the larst perch record clam was weighed on fox diges and come back spot on he just forgot to buy a liecince and thats why he did not get the record.if there good for matt hays there good for me
So would you happy to weigh a large Dace or Roach on the reuben 60lbx1oz div speci hunter scales
If I wanted a weight accurate to 1oz, then yes I would be more than happy.
Knowing the design and construction of such gauges gives me 100% confidence in them.
If I wanted a weight accurate to less than an ounce I would use scales with smaller divisions.
I think your getting it neilz lol
What am i getting???
The fact that I would be, as many others will be, to weigh a 6lb Perch, 10lb Bream, 7lb Tench, 2lb Rudd, 3lb Roach on a set of 60lb Reuben Heaton Specimen Hunter scales to the nearest oz. with 100% certainty that the weight will be spot on. Rant over!
6lb 02oz, found it myself. Same area, might be possible I guess, a massive fish if it is.
Have you noticed how Perch are starting to become the new Carp and seems to be in the in thing to fish for.
sadly yes
maybe weighted with landing net, kitchen sink etc seen some very iffy weighing taken place in the past
personaly use the 12x1/2 weighmasters, my 15lb chub just about pulled them around lol
niknak8888
30-12-2008, 23:09
Nothing wronge with digi scales i weighed my 82lber from the Thames on them.
hahahaha:lol:
tincataylor
31-12-2008, 00:09
Well now a 7lb Perch ? It is possible but is likely ? On the scales question i use a set of Reubens that are 30lb and weigh the same as the 60lb version but in half ounce divisions .
The Perch in Oz are much bigger than over here , sevens are quite common i'm told and they are the same species as ours . There Tench record is over 20lb as well !
tincataylor
31-12-2008, 00:14
Neilz , the guy asks what the current perch record is not if there is such a thing as a perch record
I also blame Mr Hearn for the current surge of interest in fishing for perch by the way
Southern_carper
31-12-2008, 06:54
How can you imply that Reubens are only accurate in larger figures; which you imply, carp are larger than perch, but reubens can only weigh carp efficiently? :dissapoint:
Surely nothing to do with a capture of a 7lb Perch ! same old same old....
My own feelings are that a 7lb perch or bigger is certainly a big possiblity from many waters.....
You only have to look at the many under fished big pits in the country and as for the Thames you can fish it all your life and only just scrape the surface of what it contains.....
Fingers crossed for the guy that has caught it and well done if is verified.
exkingsmeadchef
31-12-2008, 07:21
well chaps the pics are in yoube the judges.....
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/pafish/perch/pics/wayn_mccarthy2005x400.jpg
RobThomo
31-12-2008, 07:49
Sweet baby jesus and the orphans :eek: :eek:
and I doubted it :brick:
exkingsmeadchef
31-12-2008, 08:08
On a serious note I would love it to be true....but.. doubt it very much...we shall see.....or not lol.
i think we would all like the same fella but
i would also like santa claus to be a hot bit of totty with 4 friends willling to give her a hand to unwrap presents but
exkingsmeadchef
31-12-2008, 09:59
I know it would have a shorter wheelbase so too speak and the weight would be more in the belly rather than length but as this 7lb Zander shows that would be one hell of a Perch....
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x211/worcesterhibby/IMGP0105.jpg
I've seen pics of perch to 9lb odd and have heard of doubles from germany. Same species, similar climate and growing periods (probably less due to no gulf stream).
If our perch don't go into decline like has happened in the past I expect the record to climb above 7. Not sure if this is that fish, but I believe they may be out there.
Chefy,
That's one massoosive perch on your link :nuts:
but that ain't the Thames fella ;)
Ian
MattPilky
31-12-2008, 12:03
the skies the limit... eh..
however gonk fishing is still where it's at... the chase is one for a one pounder... :D
tincataylor
02-01-2009, 13:58
Seems to have gone quiet on this one , can we safely file it away in the Bulls****e file ?
DannyBoy1984
06-01-2009, 12:56
7lb Perch :eek: I was in Gran Canaria recently and a guy was weighing carp with Fox digi scales .... lets just say he was out by quite a bit !
If allis true then well done to the fella that caught it. if any one manages to get hold of a photo then please send it to me over pm.
exiledbarbelman
03-03-2009, 06:02
6lb 02oz, found it myself. Same area, might be possible I guess, a massive fish if it is.
Have you noticed how Perch are starting to become the new Carp and seems to be in the in thing to fish for.
6lb, that's hilarious!!! Looked like a big 3, or just maybe a 4.
This Thames fish went 3-15
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i53/exiledcarper/P8190243.jpg
Had a real gut on it too
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i53/exiledcarper/P8190241.jpg
As for a SEVEN?????? I can't even imagine. I must get a set of scales like those!:bonk:
Vern,
Are you doing the rounds mate..... :p :wave:
A pup from last year
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i148/sonofshankly/IMG_1529.jpg
Ian
fox diges.......if there good for matt hays there good for me
Ah, bless....much to learn.
exiledbarbelman
04-03-2009, 03:24
Vern,
Are you doing the rounds mate..... :p :wave:
A pup from last year
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i148/sonofshankly/IMG_1529.jpg
Ian
Wassup, Ian.
I just joined this forum, having stumbled across it. I do have too much time on my hands right now, but that will change shortly. I'll be gagging for a break by May.
See you on the light side!:wave:
exiledbarbelman
04-03-2009, 03:25
Cracking Sergeant by the way, what did it weigh? I take it it's from a rather Regal area on Old Father?
Hello mate,
3.6, and yes it did ;)
Jackabite
05-03-2009, 21:02
I'm sure back in about mid 80's when i was fishing linch hill, a 6lb perch got put into willow pool. This fish came from Rough grounds a lake out at lechlade opposite horseshoe. This was NOT caught on rod and line, I think the lake got drained and filled in so the carp and the "perch" got stocked in to linch, i might be way off the mark but i will ask the person in question in the next couple of weeks and confirm the weight.
glasgowdan
20-04-2009, 10:56
There's been no sign of photos of this fish then? I guess suspiciouns are confirmed.
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