Paul D

Yes - heading to Poole now.

Agreed - I am off to build a pond

i would rather support an org which has the majority of anglers and our club is affiliated with opposed to a splinter group. I would rather join an org where they believe that tope should not be killed just to make a record claim. You personally think it is ok to do this I note. I don't agree that MCZ are a waste of time. I prefer facts as opposed to heresay and innuendo. ( eg see above posts you didn't even apologise for your misquote ). For the above reasons I am not interested in your org. You wished to educate our members. I suggest you have accomplished that now.

Bob, We had a presentation by the AT (Mark Lloyd himself) and indeed we have had a presentation by the IFCA as well. No problem with consultation here and the discussion was open and frank. Was UK-RSA not born by people who did not agree with the AT. PS: Did anyone realise why I mentioned suits ??

Bob, Many thanks for the replies and I am impressed with you enthusiasm. As you say, I don't necessarily agree with all of them but if everyone were the same it would be a sad world. BTW: My last comment was because I recall an article in BFM slating the AT people as being "those men in suits" having discussions with whoever ( I cant recall the exact wording ). I guess UK-RSA are the same

And how about answering the questions I and others have asked earlier ? 1) How many cod do you estimate RSA took from the brittle stars then ? 2) What is wrong with my calculation re: 2 million ? 3) Where are these "facts" re: sustainable fishing with a ten fold increase in RSA effort ? 4) Why you think our local IFCA needs "sorting out" Can I add to these. 5) How can you influence on how Sea Angling 2012 project progresses if you have been dismissed from the steering group ? 6) What are the views of the UK-RSA regarding bag limits ? 7) Do you have to wear a suit to go to the meeting with the EU commissioner ?

Happy birthday Graham and enjoy your cavery

Re: Grand Banks - agreed, we were not alone, but we did actually invent the factory trawler - "The Fairtry" Interestingly, it was the Canadians themselves that finished off the fishery. A run on the banks In 1951, a strange ship flying the British flag arrived on the Grand Banks. It was enormous: 280 feet long and 2,600 gross tons, four times the size of a large side trawler The ships grew bigger. They eventually reached 8,000 tons, towing nets with openings 3,500-feet in circumference. In an hour they can haul up as much as 200 tons of fish, twice as much as a typical 16th century ship would have caught in an entire season. By the 1970s the Soviet Union had 400 factory trawlers on the high seas. Japan had 125, Spain, 75, West Germany, 50, France and Britain, 40, and dozens more were operated by East Bloc nations. In 1968, the cod catch peaked at 810,000 tons, almost three times more than had been caught in any year prior to the Fairtry

I understand where you are coming from Bob, but I it is a fact that the Grand Banks Cod stocks collapsed due to over fishing ( commercial ) and it has to be said, from British trawlers ! In 1968 the cod catch from the Grand Banks was 810,000 tons In 1974 it was 34,000 tons .... Did you know you used to be able to catch cod from the Grand Banks by lowering a basket, they were that thick on the ground. re: Cod fishing, how many fish would RSA's need to take from the BrittleStars in a day

Welcome to the forum Bob.

Nigel Hodge Congratulations to my fisher wife "Emma" on catching a British Record Red Gurnard from the boat today of 3.2.3 lb .. looks to be a european record as well!! lots of paper work first before full confirmation is given but looking likes it a "Gurt big unnn !!" :0)

Anyone interested in fishing this comp on 6th November ? COD OPEN 2011

It is I was only the other day explaining to Helen ( my wife ) that this is the case

Tony, That would be assuming the year of my DOB was correct on the forum

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, I actually missed this thread ( must be the age ! )

Adam, Isn't Barney's 4lb 2oz Spotted Ray ( It sure looks like a Spotty to me ) - 75% specimen. Not that it matters though

First ray is a small eyed ray. I think the second ray is a Spotted Ray. ( Can tell difference between spotted and blonde rays because the spots don't go right to the edge of the wings. ) If you were fishing xray then never seen Blonde Rays caught from there. Had Spotted, Small Eyed ( mostly ) and Thornbacks from there.

Have a good birthday Mick.

Happy birthday Nigel and Mick, I disagree Mick, I think it is the following day

How about this one ? Sea Screw

With the nice forecast and improving foot decided to take a trip out to see what was around. Headed out to some distant marks and settled into a stream of dog fish and medium sized bream. Got fed up in the end with bream grabbing all the squid bait, so headed a little further out where we picked up a nice gurnard and some pack tope. Lovely weather as well and everything ran fine having been sitting on the drive for months on end. Just need to get some cod in now

Sorry I dont see the logic there. Having sent the best part of