Son of Meldrew
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Has anyone seen the new Radio Times? Take a look at page 28, which is a feature on Robson Green's new fishing programme, and see what nonsense he has come out with now. I was so incensed at the crap he came out withthat I emailed the Radio Times to protest.What did Green say? Here is the quote: he replies to the question "But some say fish don't feel pain?" with the following ill-informed and irresponsible nonsense:
"Of course it hurts the fish. The notion that they haven't got a nervous system - how do you know? Of course they have. Why do you think it's flapping? Why is it jumping 6 ft out of the water? When fish are distressed they click. It is their last-ditch attempt at screaming. That's why you've got to kill them and eat them."
Yes, this is how Robson Green promotes angling to the great British public...what a t*sser. I have never liked his style of presentation - he is always shouting macho stuff like: "This is a BIG mother!"every time he hooks a fish - he tries to sound like an action hero rather than an angler, and gives a totally false impression of angling to the non-angling public, many of whom must watch the programme simply because it has a "celebrity" presenter.
And there we have the problem - WHY do the TV companies insist on having a "celebrity" to presentangling programmes on TV? Why can't they realise that we have our own celebrities, REAL anglers, not someone who thinks he is angling's answer to Bruce Willis...
"Of course it hurts the fish. The notion that they haven't got a nervous system - how do you know? Of course they have. Why do you think it's flapping? Why is it jumping 6 ft out of the water? When fish are distressed they click. It is their last-ditch attempt at screaming. That's why you've got to kill them and eat them."
Yes, this is how Robson Green promotes angling to the great British public...what a t*sser. I have never liked his style of presentation - he is always shouting macho stuff like: "This is a BIG mother!"every time he hooks a fish - he tries to sound like an action hero rather than an angler, and gives a totally false impression of angling to the non-angling public, many of whom must watch the programme simply because it has a "celebrity" presenter.
And there we have the problem - WHY do the TV companies insist on having a "celebrity" to presentangling programmes on TV? Why can't they realise that we have our own celebrities, REAL anglers, not someone who thinks he is angling's answer to Bruce Willis...