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Ron 'The Hat' Clay
Guest
I strongly suggest that all of you get a copy of The Daily Express today.
On page 10 is an article by Clarissa ****son Wright, one of my favourite ladies who has championed country sports for years.
A number of points come to the fore in this article.
First of all, it does appear that in terms of catching fish with rod and line, "angling" and "fishing" are seperate in the minds of some people.
Angling, according to Clarissa and I quote: "has come to mean the catching of coarse fish - pike, perch carp and so on. Angling is very popular as a competitive sport."
Fishing, however "has come to mean the capture of game fish such as salmon, sea trout, trout and grayling, either with a fly or spinner."
Polarisation of our sport - maybe. As an angler who both fishes and angles, I hope not.
Clarissa goes on the say that game fishermen turned out in droves for the Countryside Alliance marches, but few coarse anglers did.
And the excuse that no one could call coarse fishing cruel because they put the fish back is naivity of the highest order.
What Clarissa is really saying is that all who catch fish on rod and line should have a single national body to represent the sport.
And we need that body NOW!!
Because we are the next target make no mistake.
Not shooters.
On page 10 is an article by Clarissa ****son Wright, one of my favourite ladies who has championed country sports for years.
A number of points come to the fore in this article.
First of all, it does appear that in terms of catching fish with rod and line, "angling" and "fishing" are seperate in the minds of some people.
Angling, according to Clarissa and I quote: "has come to mean the catching of coarse fish - pike, perch carp and so on. Angling is very popular as a competitive sport."
Fishing, however "has come to mean the capture of game fish such as salmon, sea trout, trout and grayling, either with a fly or spinner."
Polarisation of our sport - maybe. As an angler who both fishes and angles, I hope not.
Clarissa goes on the say that game fishermen turned out in droves for the Countryside Alliance marches, but few coarse anglers did.
And the excuse that no one could call coarse fishing cruel because they put the fish back is naivity of the highest order.
What Clarissa is really saying is that all who catch fish on rod and line should have a single national body to represent the sport.
And we need that body NOW!!
Because we are the next target make no mistake.
Not shooters.