Stuart Dennis
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Ok, ok, it could be fair to say that I partake in my fair share of wind-ups and that as general rule of thumb I?m extremely thick skinned and laugh at life most of the time. I?ve been fishing some 26 years now and favour all species (especially the tench) and would love to think that in an ideal world, that if the anti-fishing campaigns kick-off, both the carp fishermen and the coarse fishermen will stand side by side.
Unfortunately, there is a gap and that?s certainly not a good thing, there are enough people out there who believe there should be a divide between both sides.(pathetic really) and there?s those out there who disrespect fish of all species and treat them in a harmful manner. But it?s certainly not the majority.
If we are to support our fishing, then we need to stand together. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and everyone is welcome to their views. However, this forum is viewed by many and comments such as ?Carp should be exterminated? is certainly not the message we want to be putting across.
I would like to publicly put this banter straight with Mr. Ron Clay!
Dear Ron, you are doing more harm than good with your continuous bad mouthing of carp and carp anglers. Newcomers to the sport are reading your comments and immediately viewing your so called divide as the norm. If you can sleep at night under the pretence of selling more copies of your ?Sheffield Angling Star? by ripping open a seriously damming and negative attitude towards newcomers then so be it. But does the trade off of selling more copies against supporting fishing sit comfortable with you?
We need to unite our different styles of fishing for the times to come. Ron, keep your views to yourself and dialogues of this nature will not rise again. If you need a few extra quid to compensate for your loss of publication sales and just so you can sleep well at night, then give me a shout cos I?m loaded!
Be brave Ron, stand out from the crowd and post to this thread, that you won?t damn our sport publicly on this forum. Point your threads and posts towards the upkeep and constructive support that our wonderful hobby deserves!
Live and let live Ron and think about the damage you are causing! By far the majority within our sport stand together and look after one another, don?t deliberately try to prize us apart for the sake of your own personal gain.
Unfortunately, there is a gap and that?s certainly not a good thing, there are enough people out there who believe there should be a divide between both sides.(pathetic really) and there?s those out there who disrespect fish of all species and treat them in a harmful manner. But it?s certainly not the majority.
If we are to support our fishing, then we need to stand together. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and everyone is welcome to their views. However, this forum is viewed by many and comments such as ?Carp should be exterminated? is certainly not the message we want to be putting across.
I would like to publicly put this banter straight with Mr. Ron Clay!
Dear Ron, you are doing more harm than good with your continuous bad mouthing of carp and carp anglers. Newcomers to the sport are reading your comments and immediately viewing your so called divide as the norm. If you can sleep at night under the pretence of selling more copies of your ?Sheffield Angling Star? by ripping open a seriously damming and negative attitude towards newcomers then so be it. But does the trade off of selling more copies against supporting fishing sit comfortable with you?
We need to unite our different styles of fishing for the times to come. Ron, keep your views to yourself and dialogues of this nature will not rise again. If you need a few extra quid to compensate for your loss of publication sales and just so you can sleep well at night, then give me a shout cos I?m loaded!
Be brave Ron, stand out from the crowd and post to this thread, that you won?t damn our sport publicly on this forum. Point your threads and posts towards the upkeep and constructive support that our wonderful hobby deserves!
Live and let live Ron and think about the damage you are causing! By far the majority within our sport stand together and look after one another, don?t deliberately try to prize us apart for the sake of your own personal gain.