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skeg · Post by **skeg** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:56 am

Here're a few overprocessed shots from the weekend with my bro' on the river Drava...asps already finished spawning...

he used a CTS 12' 4/5, Rio AFS 5/6, me a TnT 1206, Rio AFS 5/6...it was a beautiful afternoon. We both caught a few asps in the 2-3,5 kg range. They were quite skinny and weak for their size.

skeg · Post by **skeg** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:59 am

alex vulev · Post by **alex vulev** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:32 am

excellent stuff, both fishing and photos! Im gonna change my mind about asping fishing

Paul Arden · Post by **Paul Arden** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:41 pm

Bloody hell! The river is low!!! Great stuff

Zoran · Post by **Zoran** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:44 pm

That's great Asp and photos Peter !
Did you enjoyed casting your dildos?? :p

TheBadger · Post by **TheBadger** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:00 pm

That release shot is fantastic.

This has got me really curious about Asp. I take it you're fishing in Hungary? I'm 1/4 Hungarian and still have a lot of family in Hungary, so if I make another trip over it looks like I'll have to pack the fly rod. They look like very cool fish. Do they primarily hit streamers down and across?

skeg · Post by **skeg** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:55 pm

Zorro, you know...

Jack, yes, we fish for asp in Hu.
Asp is a COOL fish for sure, whatever it means. pack yer rod, and give me a ring when you're coming.

down and across-swinging is my fav method, but they take flies in fast retrieve, or surface flies as gurglers, poppers, too.

Marc LaMouche · Post by **Marc LaMouche** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:36 am

really nice report Peter

foreignmuck · Post by **foreignmuck** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:57 pm

Cool. Are they total predators, or omnivores like chub?

Rich Knoles · Post by **Rich Knoles** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:51 pm

Always seems so hard when Paul talks about Asp.

skeg · Post by **skeg** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:41 am

foreignmuck wrote:Cool. Are they total predators, or omnivores like chub?

total pred. juveniles could eat whatever comes by, adults are fish (and occasional mouse/frog/insect) - eaters

Always seems so hard when Paul talks about Asp.

whahahaaaa :laugh: :laugh:

alex vulev · Post by **alex vulev** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:17 am

Rich Knoles wrote:Always seems so hard when Paul talks about Asp.

Paul is asping somehow differently.

Paul Arden · Post by **Paul Arden** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:22 am

Ha! It is hard when I do it :p Hell, I didn't even know you could fish for them at this time of year!

andy_with_a_rod · Post by **andy_with_a_rod** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:09 am

asp are bigger than i thought.
very cool photos.
i hope i go fishing one day...

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:28 pm

They grow to a metre Andy. An eighty centimetre one in our rivers, is considered a pig..

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