"How much support have pike and sea anglers had from other angling sections in Scotland? It would be nice to have answers to the last question in particular. Maybe someone like Mike Heylin knows."
Unfortunately not enough, and some sold us down the river, so to speak.
You can read the analysis of responses to the consultation at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/05/12163520/0
Here are some who voted against live baiting;
? Aberdeen and District Angling Association
? Atlantic Salmon Trust
? Beauly Angling Club
? Busby Angling Association
? Caithness and Sutherland Trout Angling Group
? Dreghorn Angling Club
? Dunning Angling Club
? Dunoon and District Angling Club
? Federation of Border Angling Associations
? Federation of Highland Angling Clubs and Associations
? Galashiels Angling Association
? lnstitute of Fisheries Management (Scottish Branch)
? Irvine and District Angling Club
? Keithick Angling Club
? Kyle of Sutherland Angling Association
? Laurieston Angling Club
? Loch Achonachie Angling Club
? Pitlochry Angling Club
? Scottish Anglers National Association ( SANA)
? Scottish Countryside Ailiance
? Stranraer District Angling Association
? Strathmore Angling lmprovement Association
PAC, PAAS and SAA fought it for pike anglers alongside a few others. But live baiting for predators was sold by "anglers".