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BAZ (Angel of the North)
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Talking to a mate the other night, we were discussing river fishing.
We were both of the mind that river fishing has taken a turn for the worse and beyond repair. And that it is all related to Barbel. The angst on most, if not all of the threads on here is Barbel related.
Of course it is wrong to blame the Barbel its self. It is the type of angler that is fishing for them. Two rods fixed bolt rig and bite alarm style. And everything that goes with it.
We all know that they are not a hard fish to catch, more of how to avoid them. Is this what makes them so popular? We see gangs of kids who have obviously never seen a roach or a perch armed with rod and see line making for the rivers. Adults have also had a very destructive part to play in the demise of river fishing as it used to be. Have Barbel been over popularied? I think they have.
The face of River fishing has changed dramatically over the past five years, and I don't think it is for the better. For anybody to say each to their own, or live and let live is wrong. There is something very harmfull in the way that river fishing has gone.
I think there are a number of us on this site who have seen and had the best of it.
Any opinions?
We were both of the mind that river fishing has taken a turn for the worse and beyond repair. And that it is all related to Barbel. The angst on most, if not all of the threads on here is Barbel related.
Of course it is wrong to blame the Barbel its self. It is the type of angler that is fishing for them. Two rods fixed bolt rig and bite alarm style. And everything that goes with it.
We all know that they are not a hard fish to catch, more of how to avoid them. Is this what makes them so popular? We see gangs of kids who have obviously never seen a roach or a perch armed with rod and see line making for the rivers. Adults have also had a very destructive part to play in the demise of river fishing as it used to be. Have Barbel been over popularied? I think they have.
The face of River fishing has changed dramatically over the past five years, and I don't think it is for the better. For anybody to say each to their own, or live and let live is wrong. There is something very harmfull in the way that river fishing has gone.
I think there are a number of us on this site who have seen and had the best of it.
Any opinions?