Repetition, repetition as Mark E Smith was wont to opine. Do repeat captures "count"? Should we care?
I've been followed round by Lumpy, Keith and The Nameless on the river often quite some distances apart. I had the same mahoosive brownie twice in 2 hours about 200 yards apart on deadbait. One lump of a pike came out in the snow in spawn at 25 then 23 a month later.
I've a couple of friendly bream and tench on my beloved Golden Pond which also seem to move about its admittedly smaller confines. The angling circus seems to quite specifically move around to "target" individual fish. (How unless you are sight fishing?)
Anyhoo, look what turned up again, this time on standard pike gear. Still gave a good account of itself. Very pleased that the trebles fell out in the net too. Weighed the same as well.
I've been followed round by Lumpy, Keith and The Nameless on the river often quite some distances apart. I had the same mahoosive brownie twice in 2 hours about 200 yards apart on deadbait. One lump of a pike came out in the snow in spawn at 25 then 23 a month later.
I've a couple of friendly bream and tench on my beloved Golden Pond which also seem to move about its admittedly smaller confines. The angling circus seems to quite specifically move around to "target" individual fish. (How unless you are sight fishing?)
Anyhoo, look what turned up again, this time on standard pike gear. Still gave a good account of itself. Very pleased that the trebles fell out in the net too. Weighed the same as well.
Recaptures are part of fishing, very few of us can fish a new venue each time - even if we could we’d still have our favourite pond or river. I see them as a testament to good handling and fish care... And you’ve got to love a twenty pound pike!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly do Brian...
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