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vince battams
Guest
well the ban of fox hunting with dogs has passed its first hurdle,its just left now to the lords,lets hope most of them are senile and pissed and basically cannot be bothered with it and throw it out,if not then the anti's will join forces big time and angling will be next.
what angling needs to do now is unify under one umbrella across the nation,one organisation covering all aspects from tackle manufacturers and shops,fish farms,private fisheries,fishing clubs,specimen organisations,sea fishing,pleasure anglers and so on.
what we do not want to do is side with the countryside alliance,why ?,well what have they done for us,have they said what they can do for us,have they ever publicly stated their support for angling,yes they need us but do we need them ?,NO we do not.
lets show those outside angling we're not barbaric,tackle manufacturers stop producing barbed hooks,lets ban the use of barbed hooks across the board.
ban the use of livebaits,okay use coarse deadbaits but only those fish farmed not taken from local waters.
lets go back to the old close season nationally,okay this will upset the likes of whiteacres for instance but these people will survive financially.
pleasure anglers/match anglers/specimen anglers alike take your rubbish home,lets show we care about the countryside as well.
ban the use of keepnets with the exception of matches and in order to prevent the spread of disease private fisheries should supply keepnets for matches,fishing clubs supply your own as well but have someone responsible for dipping them prior to matches.
make fishing for juniors upto 12,ladies and the disabled free of charge.
members of angling clubs should be made to do at least one work party a year for the club to help maintain fisheries helping keeping them free of rubbish and debris which can be harmful to wildlife and look unsightly to outsiders.
lets put fishing first in order to preserve our sport not others wishes.
what angling needs to do now is unify under one umbrella across the nation,one organisation covering all aspects from tackle manufacturers and shops,fish farms,private fisheries,fishing clubs,specimen organisations,sea fishing,pleasure anglers and so on.
what we do not want to do is side with the countryside alliance,why ?,well what have they done for us,have they said what they can do for us,have they ever publicly stated their support for angling,yes they need us but do we need them ?,NO we do not.
lets show those outside angling we're not barbaric,tackle manufacturers stop producing barbed hooks,lets ban the use of barbed hooks across the board.
ban the use of livebaits,okay use coarse deadbaits but only those fish farmed not taken from local waters.
lets go back to the old close season nationally,okay this will upset the likes of whiteacres for instance but these people will survive financially.
pleasure anglers/match anglers/specimen anglers alike take your rubbish home,lets show we care about the countryside as well.
ban the use of keepnets with the exception of matches and in order to prevent the spread of disease private fisheries should supply keepnets for matches,fishing clubs supply your own as well but have someone responsible for dipping them prior to matches.
make fishing for juniors upto 12,ladies and the disabled free of charge.
members of angling clubs should be made to do at least one work party a year for the club to help maintain fisheries helping keeping them free of rubbish and debris which can be harmful to wildlife and look unsightly to outsiders.
lets put fishing first in order to preserve our sport not others wishes.