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Probably rolling meat down a nice run - just think - if he had been using worm there wouldn't be an issue. What a difference a bait makes. :rolleyes:
 
Bob James but he is quoted as saying " I will be in touch with EA legal team , yes I was fishing but its a misunderstanding "
 
According to the article he has given his side to Anglers Mail an they are to publish it. The words 'sub judice' spring to mind :rolleyes:
 
TV star caught by Close Season bailiffs and they have got it all on camera that's one DVD not for sale .
 
David Hall said:
he's only doing what we see every year anyhow, but should know better.
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Agree with that, David. Quite a lot of celebs (and not just within angling) just think they're, somehow, above the law. I can only think that the 'misunderstanding' involves Mr James' over-reliance on a paper calendar that became wet after a recent storm. :D
 
Having heard a few more details on this 'story' it seems there maybe a bit more to it than we're hearing. Rumour has it that it wasn't Bob fishing at all but the photographer with him. They were doing a photo shoot for one of the angling manufacturers and getting ready for the off on the 16th! How true that is I can't say but that's what I have heard.
 
Nathan Walter said:
Having heard a few more details on this 'story' it seems there maybe a bit more to it than we're hearing. Rumour has it that it wasn't Bob fishing at all but the photographer with him. They were doing a photo shoot for one of the angling manufacturers and getting ready for the off on the 16th! How true that is I can't say but that's what I have heard.
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Then thats as bad, why would someone of his standing sit there with someone and allow them to fish in the close season. :confused:
cheers
jerry
 
On a purely technical note - surely it's only fishing if you have something that fish want to eat on the end of the line. If this was a photo-shoot then one would expect maybe a plummet tied straight to the line?
 
I would humbly suggest that the situation the bailiffs found these guys in, it would have been very clear whether they were on a photo shoot or actually fishing. Can't see how you could create ambiguity from that.
If it's the latter then that's just astonishing. Arrogance or stupidity....maybe a bit of both chaps..

Ian
 
Andrew Boyne said:
Probably rolling meat down a nice run - just think - if he had been using worm there wouldn't be an issue. What a difference a bait makes. :rolleyes:
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He would have been in even more trouble as the worm is banned until 16 June and in places banned until October.
 
Nathan Walter said:
Having heard a few more details on this 'story' it seems there maybe a bit more to it than we're hearing. Rumour has it that it wasn't Bob fishing at all but the photographer with him. They were doing a photo shoot for one of the angling manufacturers and getting ready for the off on the 16th! How true that is I can't say but that's what I have heard.
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Rumour i heard was that he was caught bang to rights, tackle conficasted, pics on the camera of barbel etc. Still i find it very hard to belive that a barbel photo shoot/fishing session would have the photograper fishing rather than the well know angler who writes all these magazine articles i mean surely the professional photographer would be busy taking pic as they aint cheap to hire for the day or perhaps i'm just being a bit cynical eh.:D:D
 
Jeremy I heard the same rumour as you but I think the person to ask is the Pons .
I don't know if that's true but I have no reason to disbelieve the person that told me.
 
Pete Marshall said:
He would have been in even more trouble as the worm is banned until 16 June and in places banned until October.
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Thanks Pete - i stand correceted. I was of the opinion worm was allowed for salmon, trout and eels - not sure if that used to be the case in days gone by but having just read through the E.A's bylaws it certainly has not been allowed since 1999! :eek:

I know several members of this site who have been trotting worm for trout during the last close season ( not me i might add! ) so i'm glad you pointed this out. Hopefully they'll look in on this thread and realise their mistake.
 
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