steph mckenzie
Well-known member
Do they really matter that much these days to most Anglers?
What does annoy me is the pursuit of spawn carrying Tench.
Never bothered me, particularly when often its the same fish breaking national or river records, its nice to see a new fish do it but then the circus descends on it until its caught again at an ounce or two over what it was caught at before.( seems to happen with suspicious regularity)
No fish should be entertained as a record if it is carrying spawn, it's illegal to fish for gravid fish so why should a gravid fish be accepted as a record?
All of us have probably caught fish that are carrying spawn at some time or other by accident but to target fish knowing they are likely to be carrying spawn is wrong. just goes to show what a cock up the closed season is. (not trying to start a discussion on the CS.)