possibly the oldest tench I ever caught

Hexapin · Post by **Hexapin** » Wed May 21, 2014 12:03 pm

Caught this chap last week. Very dark green, very red eyes and in extremely good condition. Possibly the oldest tench I ever caught. Only 3.5lbs in weight but I imagine it has been in this particular lake all its life and been caught very few times. Caught on bread flake on the bottom. Hands up who thinks bread flake is just the most amazing bait....

Macdescruple · Post by **Macdescruple** » Wed May 21, 2014 12:16 pm

Nice large piece of flake pinched from the middle of a fresh loaf......

Woodytia · Post by **Woodytia** » Wed May 21, 2014 1:53 pm

I use bread flake for nearly all my Tench fishing, even when I can see them feeding on maggots, they just won't take maggots on the hook, change to bread and the invariably take it.

Hexapin · Post by **Hexapin** » Wed May 21, 2014 2:04 pm

Apparently you can buy bread flake now from the carp gear companies for £10 per flake ......

The Sweetcorn Kid · Post by **The Sweetcorn Kid** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:57 pm

They never speak to me rather, can't say I blame them, usually just stuck a hook in their lip.

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Wed May 21, 2014 9:18 pm

Sorry chaps, but you don't hear their voices......am I the only one......

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