The barbel police,
Who are they, and do they really exist? Are they people who care about what is happening on our rivers, or are they just someone who gets in the way of the catch all at any cost brigade?
Are some of us losing site of what river fishing is about? And are we becoming obsessed with big catches and catching the next double figure record barbel?
There are lads on this forum who have caught some really big chub and barbel, but it is not this kind of angler I would accuse of any wrong doing, e.g. catch all at any cost. These lads have put the time and effort in and deserve the success that they have made for them selves. You only have to read their articles to see that these are the kind of angler we would all like to be.
The kind of angler I would suspect the barbel police are having a go at are the failed carp angler type, who come on to the rivers with their two rods, boilies, and bolt rigs, and want to know where the biggies are straight away. And they have no knowledge of river craft what so ever.
In this recent hot weather, the rivers are at a low state, so would it be right to fish for the likes of barbel in these conditions? (low oxygen) If some one came up to you in these conditions and pointed this out to you, would you think he could have a point or would you immediately label him as part of the barbel police force?
Could someone give me a deffinition of the barbel police please?
Who are they, and do they really exist? Are they people who care about what is happening on our rivers, or are they just someone who gets in the way of the catch all at any cost brigade?
Are some of us losing site of what river fishing is about? And are we becoming obsessed with big catches and catching the next double figure record barbel?
There are lads on this forum who have caught some really big chub and barbel, but it is not this kind of angler I would accuse of any wrong doing, e.g. catch all at any cost. These lads have put the time and effort in and deserve the success that they have made for them selves. You only have to read their articles to see that these are the kind of angler we would all like to be.
The kind of angler I would suspect the barbel police are having a go at are the failed carp angler type, who come on to the rivers with their two rods, boilies, and bolt rigs, and want to know where the biggies are straight away. And they have no knowledge of river craft what so ever.
In this recent hot weather, the rivers are at a low state, so would it be right to fish for the likes of barbel in these conditions? (low oxygen) If some one came up to you in these conditions and pointed this out to you, would you think he could have a point or would you immediately label him as part of the barbel police force?
Could someone give me a deffinition of the barbel police please?