SIXFOOTSTEVE
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Well off we went again over the border this morning , I'd already bought my currency but my mate had to get his at border control , the exchange rate just gets worse 
Our passports went under close observation but the border guard let us on our merry way ,so off to Loch ....... we went
A great day all told with at least a dozen runs between us ,biggest Pike was around the 5lb mark but we did get a couple of much better fish that didn't make it to the bank for one reason and another .
The strangest run of the day....... Off goes my mate Steves alarm , screaming off line ,he pulled into a good weight as we did earlier , it put a good bend in his rod ,as I looked on I saw something break the surface a way out ,thinking it was a good pike I ran over ,then I realised it was a duck ............ not a duck but a Goosander unfortunately hooked
...Steve had no option but to try and reel it in .
Upshot was that it was released fit and well ,obviously checked over but more than fit enough to scoot off , both of us relieved that it was hooked only lightly in the back and not anywhere else .
Anyway ,a great day all told with a good few Pike ,shame we had to leave as the wind was getting evil and was forcast to hit 90 MPH by 4 pm .
Our passports went under close observation but the border guard let us on our merry way ,so off to Loch ....... we went
A great day all told with at least a dozen runs between us ,biggest Pike was around the 5lb mark but we did get a couple of much better fish that didn't make it to the bank for one reason and another .
The strangest run of the day....... Off goes my mate Steves alarm , screaming off line ,he pulled into a good weight as we did earlier , it put a good bend in his rod ,as I looked on I saw something break the surface a way out ,thinking it was a good pike I ran over ,then I realised it was a duck ............ not a duck but a Goosander unfortunately hooked
...Steve had no option but to try and reel it in .Upshot was that it was released fit and well ,obviously checked over but more than fit enough to scoot off , both of us relieved that it was hooked only lightly in the back and not anywhere else .
Anyway ,a great day all told with a good few Pike ,shame we had to leave as the wind was getting evil and was forcast to hit 90 MPH by 4 pm .
When you catch that big one and post pics , you will have to remember to photoshop the background so it looks like you were fishing off shields pier 
otherwise next time you go there will be 15 bivvys in your swim 
