tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post9090656760201901488..comments2024-03-17T15:44:26.723+00:00Comments on Idler's Quest: Canal Chub — Checks and BalancesJeff Hatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-7382814061942333582015-09-05T10:03:40.994+01:002015-09-05T10:03:40.994+01:00Chub with their tubular bodies seem extremely vari...Chub with their tubular bodies seem extremely variable compared to compressed fish like roach. You can estimate a roach fairly accurately just from length measurements. It won't be so very far out. Chub though, I wouldn't dare draw up a length to weight relationship chart! It would be useful only for average fish. Carp are similar. They can pile on huge girth. <br /><br />The CSG chart Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-77531766659836024452015-09-04T22:56:25.081+01:002015-09-04T22:56:25.081+01:00Just been re-reading John Etherington's chub &...Just been re-reading John Etherington's chub & roach book and he refers to chub 5lbers being 20-22" long and to Dick Walker finding a dead one 27" long estimated at 9lbs, but he also flags the variation by referring to a 19.5" fish that only went 3.9.0 taken at the same time as a 5.1.0 fish at 20.5" long. So it seems a bit hit and miss to a degree I guess...not that I George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-53033031338118204992015-09-04T22:05:16.471+01:002015-09-04T22:05:16.471+01:00Yes, they win matches. The Coventry Winter League ...Yes, they win matches. The Coventry Winter League held on certain semi-rural stretches is usually won by the lucky fella who draws the right chub peg on the day. It's who draws middle of the big bream shoal in the city area matches though. 40lbs is possible and has been achieved. The two either side get second and third, of course. Everyone else scratches what they can in the way of roach. <Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-17616215372403778272015-09-04T20:57:19.962+01:002015-09-04T20:57:19.962+01:00Sorry, I can't recall but there was a photo of...Sorry, I can't recall but there was a photo of a Matchman with a catch of five or six good fish.Russell Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564301240598105737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-50230030519286505042015-09-04T12:05:24.278+01:002015-09-04T12:05:24.278+01:00Oh yeah? Where did they mention as likely stretche...Oh yeah? Where did they mention as likely stretches? Gypsy Lane will be one of them I reckon. Bridges 17-18 perchance?Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-37774532106879675332015-09-04T09:26:23.274+01:002015-09-04T09:26:23.274+01:00I don't buy them but often take a look in the ...I don't buy them but often take a look in the weeklies during the weekly food shop. Cov canal featured in the AT's where to fish the other day, the chub fishing especially being highlighted.Russell Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564301240598105737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-28997809041519475442015-09-03T21:27:35.268+01:002015-09-03T21:27:35.268+01:00James, what can you do? They have to stand when we...James, what can you do? They have to stand when weighed badly. You can't rewind! <br /><br />I was completely ignorant, Thought they'd be correct. Trusted them. I no longer trust any set that hasn't had its thoroughgoing annual MOT. Too much at stake.<br /><br />You live and you learn...Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-23368777858443111522015-09-03T21:22:52.498+01:002015-09-03T21:22:52.498+01:00You'll do well, and if you don't then you&...You'll do well, and if you don't then you'll learn. You may seem lucky, but I know how hard you work at being lucky!<br /><br />Simon's fish was taken on trotted single red maggot. So was Keith's six pounder the same morning. If nothing is doing any other way you could do worse than fish that approach, don't you think?Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-25031562575380541712015-09-03T20:37:42.028+01:002015-09-03T20:37:42.028+01:00Really interesting Jeff. Like you I weighed my bi...Really interesting Jeff. Like you I weighed my biggest chub from the Avon at Barford on a dodgy set of scales. I took the precautionary approach and settled on 5lb8oz but I was sure it was a 6. Just looked back at the photo and at approx. 23inches long and 5 inches deep your chart suggests my instinct was right.<br />If only I had the scales I have now, back then... Bugger!<br />All the best. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-75798006912088464962015-09-03T19:53:23.993+01:002015-09-03T19:53:23.993+01:00I'm going Saturday morning, going to target so...I'm going Saturday morning, going to target some specific areas on beats 1&2 so let's hope I manage to catch, although I strangly feel confident.James Denison Anglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713988521860790219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-54381231021925000692015-09-03T19:24:09.606+01:002015-09-03T19:24:09.606+01:00I think I used to 'own' a borrowed set. Ve...I think I used to 'own' a borrowed set. Very good and very stable for dial scales.Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-20901981710630654112015-09-03T19:22:26.128+01:002015-09-03T19:22:26.128+01:00It is huge!It is huge!Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-82475439033721823772015-09-03T19:21:43.695+01:002015-09-03T19:21:43.695+01:00You down there tomorrow then?You down there tomorrow then?Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-80246661127591069592015-09-03T17:16:43.951+01:002015-09-03T17:16:43.951+01:00Very useful, Mick. I've updated to include it....Very useful, Mick. I've updated to include it. It was six-pounder for certain. Always thought it was and this proves it to me. It would have to have been a skinny wretch to weigh just five-nine at that lengthJeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-59410843779530685302015-09-03T17:00:36.673+01:002015-09-03T17:00:36.673+01:00Not seen it, I'll google it when I get a chanc...Not seen it, I'll google it when I get a chance, the Lea in Broxbourne has got monster Chub but the winter and early spring is the time to target themJames Denison Anglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713988521860790219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-20676482852838773612015-09-03T16:47:16.358+01:002015-09-03T16:47:16.358+01:00I'm still staggered by the pictures of Neill S...I'm still staggered by the pictures of Neill Stephen's Chub, now THAT did look every bit 9lb.Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-85296978835843188442015-09-03T16:25:53.958+01:002015-09-03T16:25:53.958+01:00Ebay sadly but I've heard good things about th...Ebay sadly but I've heard good things about them, I just couldn't get on with the Mk2's and both had to be held together with elastic bands, I usually stick with my Reuben digital and Korum digitals which weigh exactly the same. It's weighing small dace for example where I'd like something a bit more visual. Decent balance scales also seem few and far between these days.Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-30192006775849884892015-09-03T16:21:20.879+01:002015-09-03T16:21:20.879+01:00Avon's are brilliant scales Mick and I've ...Avon's are brilliant scales Mick and I've pretty much stolen my dad's set now, they are as accurate as I think you can get dial wise, the ruebens mk2 are okay but I find they are out by usually an ounce against the Avon's, but where can you buy new ones or are they even still produced??James Denison Anglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713988521860790219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-81262801894129644082015-09-03T16:16:14.332+01:002015-09-03T16:16:14.332+01:00A very intriguing story Jeff, its stories like thi...A very intriguing story Jeff, its stories like this that get my ears pricking up, canals have always proved difficult for me but a Chub of that size would be beyond a fish of a lifetime but almost catching the impossible. I don't think I'd have enough time to invest in to tackle such a mammoth undertaking, only for the faint hearted, but you on the other hand have a water with proven James Denison Anglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713988521860790219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-30047196188864448292015-09-03T16:04:35.757+01:002015-09-03T16:04:35.757+01:00Oh and talking of scales I've dumped my second...Oh and talking of scales I've dumped my second set of Reuben Heaton Flyweight Mk2's fed up of the accuracy and the build quality. I thinking of maybe giving some Avon's a go if I can find a decent set.Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197778115917889421.post-57133957716649992512015-09-03T15:43:29.306+01:002015-09-03T15:43:29.306+01:00This any help Jeff ?
http://www.chubstudygroup.o...This any help Jeff ? <br /><br />http://www.chubstudygroup.org.uk/art.php<br /><br />Talking of Chub, I'm yet to crack 5lb since I've started weighing fish and I've caught hundreds. of them, I'm hoping this winter after a tip-off I'll get the monkey off my back.Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.com