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Barry Kneller
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I've just read Johns article & have to agree that the poll sample of 400 people was far too small.
We must have a few thousand anglers on the FM forums - why can't we have our own poll. Could that be done easily Graham?
The result would have to be more meaningful than the one quoted.
The coarse fish close season was introduced at a time when virtually all fish caught went into the pot. Today, as virtually all fish are returned to the water the close season is redundant. It wasn't brought in to protect the ****y birds, or to allow anglers to do the decorating, or even to allow the grass to grow. I am sure that the traditionalists can come up with many more reasons why it should be retained but the fact remains that it is no longer required for the original reason.
I'd guess that these days most people choose to fish on stillwaters during the old close season. Those that choose not to, for ethical reasons, have my respect but those who continue to fish stillwaters between March & June and who then cry 'we must retain the close season on rivers' can only be described as hypocrites'
We must have a few thousand anglers on the FM forums - why can't we have our own poll. Could that be done easily Graham?
The result would have to be more meaningful than the one quoted.
The coarse fish close season was introduced at a time when virtually all fish caught went into the pot. Today, as virtually all fish are returned to the water the close season is redundant. It wasn't brought in to protect the ****y birds, or to allow anglers to do the decorating, or even to allow the grass to grow. I am sure that the traditionalists can come up with many more reasons why it should be retained but the fact remains that it is no longer required for the original reason.
I'd guess that these days most people choose to fish on stillwaters during the old close season. Those that choose not to, for ethical reasons, have my respect but those who continue to fish stillwaters between March & June and who then cry 'we must retain the close season on rivers' can only be described as hypocrites'