Opinion

Fishing pet hate

This may lead to some comeback, but as may have been noticed I have a thick skin.
The more I have been involved with "public" angling the more I realise too many people take to much for granted when it come to anglers in general, and the ability of some to use a bit of common sense, or even have the knowledge needed to put such advice into practice.
It's the question of advice given by "experts" on how to fish, when to fish,what methods to use and equipment to use.
What does not appear to happen, in the explanation  to other anglers, who after all maybe new to the sport, is that what the "expert"specifies is the way to do it, is not necessarily the way to do it on all occasions.

A for instance the fact that what may be ok on a still water to suggest you wrap yourself up in a sleeping bag, inside your tent (for some reason they are called bivvies) with the entrance zipped up, with two lines, or more in the water,waiting for the bite alarms to belt out their tone, is the way to go. 
This is not good angling practice on rivers, no matter what size the river is, but we all know it happens.
I'm not certain it's good practice on still waters either, but hey ho each to their own.



Thanks again Ray Whittaker
Please if you're going fishing overnight, go fishing, not camping. At the very least remove your lines from that potentially unknown watery environment before you !!

Good Luck for the new season to all coarse river anglers.

I'll report back tomorrow