Neil Partridge
Senior Member
well anyway i for one am looking forward to a couple of hours before & a couple after dark tomorrow regardless of the outcome fish-wise.
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On the post itself, it would seem that a consensus of opinion is forming. Definitely no bivvies over night as this attracts the wrong type of chap, fishing a couple of hours into darkness would be perfectly acceptable. Those who bivvy all night should really be at home otherwise there may be some scoundrel bivvying up with the wife.
Hi men ,
What a bloody load of twaddle , if someone wants to fish through the night because he can't fish during " normal " times due to work , family comitments , or because they enjoy it , good luck to them .
Hatter
Hi men ,
What a bloody load of twaddle , if someone wants to fish through the night because he can't fish during " normal " times due to work , family comitments , or because they enjoy it , good luck to them .
Hatter
It's with some trepidation that I post on here, David, expressing such views, as even with minimal wisdom one can see they'd be unpopular, with Ian's post however, it might time to start thinking about hanging up the keyboard.
Damian, I must apologise, no offence meant, I was merely referring to the fine and eloquent manner in which you had elaborated your point, some might feel a sense of pride to be compared with young Paul
Give us a hug x
Don't our beloved quarry get 3 months a year break? And its not like they get fished for 24/7 the rest of the year now is it!
True enough Jim, all opinions are valid but I am very wary of the desire to ban something for no better reason than the person wishing to implement a ban doesn't like it. I remember a very well known angler writing an article in CAT suggesting night fishing be banned to relieve round the clock pressure on barbel (Stour I think, or Hants Avon) Surprise, surprise, this angling writer hates night fishing.
Why not suggest a rota, e.g. one week Mondays and Tuesdays no fishing, next week Wednesdays and Thursdays no fishing etc, etc, so the fish get a break and those of us who enjoy night fishing are not victimised.
Most people who advocate a ban on night fishing quote the welfare of the fish as their main concern.
But it's a fair bet 99% of them don't like night fishing, and that's the real reason they want it banned.
I personally think any club allowing night fishing, should have restrictions on its members allowed to night fish. By this I mean;
Are they mature enough? no parties, etc, Limited tickets available per night only for responsible anglers.
Do they have adequate kit for night fishing. lights, bivvy, clothing etc
Do they profess enough quailities as anglers to be allowed to night fish etc.
Just a couple of points to stop the applaurable things that happen on day ticket/members only stretches that I have seen. such as;
shouting all night, drinking, defecating in the pegs, smoking pot, going to bed with the rods out all night, freezing to death, having no respect for the surroundings and other anglers, bonfires including burning their bivvies, litter, leaving 30 empty tins of beer in the undergrowth and the biggest thing being complete W##kers.
Once they/you have found the respect of fellow anglers and bailliffs etc, then they should be able to night fish. I am not knocking night fishing at all, but standards need to be achieved.
Jon
Ian, I think that's a really nice gesture. Referring to eloquence, there really is some shocking written English on this site.