Yacko
Well-known member
My Club have recently introduced another rule that unhooking mats must be used on all lakes. I presume there must be some sort of intellectual consideration before the next rule is imposed upon us stupid members- I'm sure it would never occur to most of us to lay fish on a soft piece of ground/ grass before removing the hook.
My gripe is that if the decision was left to me I would weigh up the greater risk, being too lazy to move the fish away from an unsuitable surface or introducing a nasty virus by transporting a soggy unhooking mat from venue to venue.
It is easy to dry out nets by hanging up to dry between sessions but how long does it take to dry out a mat?
The bailiffs I come across are very hardworking decent blokes, but although their hearts are in the right place I’m not sure they have the knowledge to be setting some of these rules.
My gripe is that if the decision was left to me I would weigh up the greater risk, being too lazy to move the fish away from an unsuitable surface or introducing a nasty virus by transporting a soggy unhooking mat from venue to venue.
It is easy to dry out nets by hanging up to dry between sessions but how long does it take to dry out a mat?
The bailiffs I come across are very hardworking decent blokes, but although their hearts are in the right place I’m not sure they have the knowledge to be setting some of these rules.