great white Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 After being talked into trying for tope during slack water on the Clubs Bream competition. I was nearly as pleased as Sam when this beasty came along. Nice one son! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 very very nice - looks like you were out beyond the spoil? Mackerel bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Duncan After trying most of the day on and off for mackeral with no success, managed 3 garfish. Tope caught on head of garfish - beak Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Nice one Charlie and Sam. Adventurous bit of bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Saves on hooks I suppose - just aim to spear them eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 That should be read as Garfish minus the beak. Taken off to try and stop the bait spinning on decent. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 like Father like son Charlie? Well done Sam! Paul J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Paul After 11 months of Daniel telling Sam how to catch big tope and taking the mickey out of Sams best of 14lb Guess who is rubbing it in now? There is a lot of My fish is bigger than your fish at the tea table in my house at the moment. Still it was their idea to stop bream fishing and it was great to see an early big fish. we will be taking the butt pads next time though, as a rolled up towel down the shorts does not work so well. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Apparently, or so I'm told, fresh water silver eels are a top bait for tope. Sections about 6 to 8 inches long....... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Yes, and apparently the dogfish don't like them. Can't believe that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 True the Silver Eels do work They swear by them up in the Thames estuary, Where it is shallow and Muddy, so you can see why. A very good friend of mine Spike Spears of Bessie Vee out of Pompey has several good anglers from that part of the world who insist on using them. but he still says he catches more on fresh mackeral. use what you can get fresh is a good plan. and LSD do not tend to take heads or live mackeral. Bait was so short on sunday I nearly used LSD fillets as hook bait. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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