pike trip

[JRS]

i was fishing a drain near the A17 Sutterton Lincolnshire after bream and kept being botherd by big pike
after 4 hours of pike attacking my keep net and grabbing nearly everything i caught i gave up fishing and was about to go back to the caravan when i saw a huge pike and its tail was easily as thick as a mans arm
i went to the local tackle shop at a place called surfleet for more maggots and noticed the photo's on the wall ......hmmmmmmmm
the pike are huge in the photographs with loads of 20s & 30s among them , anyway i asked the tackle shop owner where he caught them and he did not want to say but having some local knowledge i recognised a few of the places
all free fishing in the drains , so if a couple of you guys want to come and try catch your welcome , just bring your own beer and food

[Pikeman]

Not a good idea to advertise venues, always a good way of ruining someone else's sport!!!

[Portland Pirate]

Originally Posted by Pikeman

Not a good idea to advertise venues, always a good way of ruining someone else's sport!!!

One of the ideas of a forum such as this is to share knowledge and venus!

PP.

[Pikeman]

Originally Posted by Portland Pirate

One of the ideas of a forum such as this is to share knowledge and venus!

PP.

Sharing knowledge yes, but pinpointing locations only helps the poachers & EE's to zone in on our fish, which we pay for via our national rod licence & club fees

You never know who is reading the boards & posts...........just my opinion in an attempt to preserve our fishing, which we pay for & an awful lot don't

[count zero]

Originally Posted by Pikeman

Sharing knowledge yes, but pinpointing locations only helps the poachers & EE's to zone in on our fish, which we pay for via our national rod licence & club fees

You never know who is reading the boards & posts...........just my opinion in an attempt to preserve our fishing, which we pay for & an awful lot don't

Agreed, rough locations are ok but to actually name venues cant help

[JRS]

Originally Posted by Pikeman

Not a good idea to advertise venues, always a good way of ruining someone else's sport!!!

i did not think i was making an advertisment ,as for ruining someone elses sport ;i have never seen another soul in five years of fishing there

[Portland Pirate]

Originally Posted by JRS

i did not think i was making an advertisment ,as for ruining someone elses sport ;i have never seen another soul in five years of fishing there

Totaly agree with JRS.

It would be a bit like me NOT posting that the Cod or Mackerel had arrived on Chesil. It is an 18 mile stretch of beach. So what do I do? Keep the knowledge to myself, or post it and let interested anglers PM me for more details?

There is nothing I hate more on here than an angler that likes to sit in the background and gain all the information on different marks and keep there own little secret marks to them selves.

Portland Pirate

[Pikeman]

Originally Posted by Portland Pirate

Totaly agree with JRS.

It would be a bit like me NOT posting that the Cod or Mackerel had arrived on Chesil. It is an 18 mile stretch of beach. So what do I do? Keep the knowledge to myself, or post it and let interested anglers PM me for more details?

There is nothing I hate more on here than an angler that likes to sit in the background and gain all the information on different marks and keep there own little secret marks to them selves.

Portland Pirate

Fair point, but you cannot liken 18 miles of beach to a River / Fen stretch where there are more anglers per yardage !

If your mainly sea fishing, then your not paying an annual rod licence & fees to join clubs / fish venues (yet) so the impact is not so obvious

One thing's for sure you don't see Poachers & EE's on our waters, that is the point, if you direct them to our fish producing venues then they arrive under cover of darkness with the long lines & nets....result a fishless area in a quick space of time....not good when your paying £150 a year for the privilege of catching now't....

That's my view,you can agree, disagree or be impartial, that's your choice & the intention of a forum

[JRS]

who mentioned fees ? and who mentioned clubs ?as for anglers per yard you have not read my post
NEVER SEEN ANYONE ELSE FISHING THERE
the land owner gave me soul permision to do as i like , your correct about ee's ?? if you mean east europeans there are shed loads of them
but the drains i have mentioned are off the beaten track and never fished by anyone other than me and as for the ee's emptying those drains best of luck to them because there are litraley miles of them

anyway the offer was if anyone wants to come and fish the drains , EAST EUROPEANS WELCOME ALSO

[Pikeman]

Ok I will try and reply in plain English

1 - Yes I read & fully understood your original & subsequent posts
2 - You obviously did not fully read & understand my response to yours
3 - I mentioned the cost of fishing as in Licence fee I pay & the cost of club membership / venue fees (which I am happy to do so)
4 - I am not happy to pay for a fishery which is in decline or fishless due to other people highlighting what great catches they have had in a particular area
5 - I accept a lot of the Fens are free fishing & yes there are acres of them but you only have to look at the Broads to see how problems arise which take years to improve
6 - For the sake of commonsense & the preservation of our future Angling it doesn't take much to be a tad careful with what is published to deter those that may benefit from being given a heads up
7 - As I said before it's a forum dedicated to free speech & open debate, if you don't care about the future of our fish stocks that's fine by me, I do......