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There was a time, in the dim and distant past , when you could call a spade a spade and talk to each other like you would on the bank or in the pub or works canteen but it seems now that those days are gone and we have to be soo careful of upsetting peoples feelings , if putting fish on grass /...
Seems i'm in the minority here on the mat issue , seems grass is a better alternative so i'll bow to those who know better and not comment on fish welfare on here anymore
I'm no keyboard warrior you melt , i'm happy to say face to face how i feel about fish welfare and i'm not afraid to state i public how i feel about it , you carry on dumping fish on the deck and i'll carry on critisizing you for doing it @
Alan , i get frustrated by barbel anglers refusal to use mats stating " its on grass " and thats why i get angry , i wont apologise for my angry response , 2024 and barbel anglers still treatbfish welfare like the 1950's
I was hoping for some support on this issue but it doesn't look likes it coming , why why why do you take the chance that sharp twig doesn't catch the eye or a couple of scales are lost all for the sake of " i cant be arsed " , "its ok its on grass " , if i ran a club it would be mandortory that...
Why oh why oh why cant you (deleted) lay a barbel on a mat (deleted) ! Is it that difficult in this day and age to just carry a mat and use it on a big fish or any fish come to that , dont give me all that soft grass (deleted) , get a mat and use it !!!!!
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If you take a fish out of water and need to lay it down to remove the hook , or photograph it should be on a protective mat , shouldnt be debating this subject nowadays
Hi , whilst mixing my milk protein mix last night i got to thinking about other mixes and wondered if anyone had had success with Enervite or similar " bird food" type mixes? They seem to tick the boxes with limited nutrition , high carbohydrate / fats , easily digested and a coarse texture that...
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