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Rockling

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  1. Hi, havent posted for a time on this forum. I was encouraged to see good sized fish being taken on the East Coast of America, I was under the impression that the area was dead, having been fished out. Is there any evidence of recovery in the Grand Banks area? The fact that the authorities have designated protected areas is encouraging - this is several steps beyond the coincidental protection that an oil rig site affords, not to mention any attendant pollution. Preserving what we have in the sea is a big thing that must factor in protection of the very big, the whales and the very small, the zoo-plankton - unfortunately Governments do not appear to listen to any arguments that address such issues; indeed the most immediate effective move, wholesale decommissioning of North Sea fleets and a 5 to 10 year moratorium on commercial fishing in threatened areas would appearto be politically unnaceptable. Rockling.
  2. Chesters is right, liberty has just left the UK, she exited, stage left, muttering something about a war. Blair has got you all where he wants you, no Habeas Corpus, no Magna Carta, no rights to redress the knock on the door in the night, and your subsequent disappearance. Who was that Roman that started all this s**t in a civilised setting - remember Sulla and proscription. Sulla Blair, the name suits him.
  3. It has been known for centuries that you can smell the herring topside as they passed underneath the boat, further there was a slick of fishy oil produced on the surface as the shoal passed underneath. This would seem to correlate with the scientific findings quoted. I have caught herring on mackeral flies (many years ago in the 'good old days' in the Clyde but have never witnessed the smell or the slick; I suspect it was a mass effect of an enormous shoal which just will not happen in these days of overfished, empty, dying seas. If the trawling and long lining, and other commercial wasting activities, does not stop, then there will be no return of the silver darlings and many other creatures - bearing in mind that the whole ecosystem in the oceans is multi-interdependant on the complex interactions of all creatures within the system, from the smallest to the greatest. All commercial fishing must be strictly controlled, indeed long term moratoria must be observed if the current situation is to be pulled back from the brink. Rockling.
  4. Bait is bait is bait! If it works then anglers will use it. I do not think you can differentiate between bass and other fish species as being suitable or unsuitable, allowable or unallowable, desirable or undesirable for bait. I would use a conger to get a shark! I have used spurdog and LSD's as bait for skate. I do think that if an angler gets scruples about killing fish or using a fish as dead or live bait then it is time for him to take up golf (fairly non-lethal except to other golfers!). Every one has their own particular set of ethics regarding angling, I rarely use live fish bait but will do so without compunction if fishing for certain species (which generally get returned alive); if bass is better I would use such, assuming I can catch one Rockling.
  5. If the timing belt went, with the engine going, then the engine will need rebuilt. I asked a couple of knowlegeable fitters tonight. I don't think there is any other solution to this problem, other than a new engine. It shows the importance of timing engine hours, I think it works out 10 minutes idling equals one mile travelled, thus 48,000 miles (normal time belt change interval) equals 800 hours, if my arithmetic is right, that would equate roughly to 80 trips (bearing in mind that working the boat is not idling and adds extra wear on the engine); that probably means a timing belt change every three years given your level of activity and assuming the engine is sweet when you install it. I think you need a new engine and a carefully worked out service schedule. Best of luck, I hope you get afloat soon. Rockling.
  6. Report him, he's not supplying what your father is on .... what is he on? Scary stuff with terrible potential!
  7. Got it right away. Must mean I am really thick.
  8. If you snell the hook, that is tie the snood direct to the hook shank rather than the eye, the chances of hooking the fish are thought to be increased. If you think about it the hook is rigidly attached to the snood, becoming a direct extension of the snood and cannot swing about or move - this is possible if the knot is attached through the eye. I tie my own rigs so I know the knot is good. I write this from the perspective of sea fishing The fish I tend to catch are so small that a break off is unlikely
  9. Dump BT, they disconnect you if 1. no activity for 2 hours, 2. 2 hours have passed. Total junk service. I moved to Telewest Broadband, no complaints (odd service interruption if someone digs up the road somewhere, usually sorted quickly): PC is on 20/24 with multiple users (the brood), no problems. Stuff BT.
  10. Forbidden Planet (based on the Tempest) is a classic, it introduced Robbie the Robot (later in Lost in Space)if I remember rightly. Arnie's SF films have also been remarkable, the various Terminators, Total Recall and The Running Man. I would urge all Americans to vote for the man if he becomes eligible to run for President!
  11. Talk, Ferret, talk, talk, talk....waiting on the arrival of some poor man! Practice makes perfect and I will become perfect by practising with you! Margaret T on how to skin a hamster and the empathy required. (I reviewed my posts tonight and thought I lacked something surreal)
  12. Your uncle would be recalling the tragic loss of the crew of the Longhope lifeboat from Orkney. The boat was later recovered and put into service again, despite local protest. Go to http://www.longhopelifeboat.org.uk/museum/ "1969 On 17 March the lifeboat 'T.G.B.' ON 962, capsized while on service to the Liberian vessel 'Irene' and her entire crew of eight lost their lives. Coxswain Daniel Kirkpatrick Second Coxswain James Johnston (son of Mechanic) Bowman Daniel R Kirkpatrick (son of Coxswain) Mechanic Robert R. Johnston Assistant Mechanic James Swanson Crew Member Robert Johnston (son of Mechanic) Crew Member John T Kirkpatrick (son of Coxswain) Crew Member Eric McFadyen They left seven widows, one widowed mother and eight children, all of whom were pensioned by the Institution."
  13. Abu 7500 CT will cast 100 - 120 yards with heavy line (used with Greys Apollo), I load it with 30lb line for rock fishing for cod. It is an excellent reel and I would reccommend it. It is easy to cast once it is tuned up, it has integral brakes. I have no experience of the Penn or the Diawa mentioned. Rockling.
  14. I am really glad that someone else has finally drawn attention to the problem of hunting horses and stomping cows - albeit in a whimsical way - I really thought I was alone in seeing these things about the place. A word of warning, don't let them over the threshold of your home, you will never get them out - the same warning applies to Bill Oddies.
  15. 7!, an intellectual? I'm not dumb enough to be one of them! The wife says it should be ineffectual, but she is really biased and I've not given her any money recently, must get back to designing my mile plus beachcaster, the 777! This seems a rehash of numerology, maths rejigged for non-mathematicians to facilitate fortune telling. Attention numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 --- there is no way you are going to catch a fish if there is a 7 on the beach or the boat. Carp fishers count as 0's and should be avoided by sensible people!
  16. Rockling

    new website

    Too many broken links; don't put pages up until you have something to put on them. The links set up should be on a separate links page. You get better results if you can learn to write the web page direct using HTML, but I think you should be complimented for what is a very good effort. Rockling. If you must put pictures of really ugly old codgers in your gallery I could send you pictures of some some who really did fall off the ugly tree!
  17. Rockling

    Hook gape

    How do you measure gape on a treble? Is it hook point to shaft or point to point? My brain has gone numb, I should know this!
  18. Rockling

    positivity

    A positive approach is a winning approach, both in fishing and life. Match fishing is a good way to learn how to improve your fishing and how to assert yourself, in the nicest possible way The chap, or chapess, who wins the match has generally put in a lot of hard graft, time and money to get to that position, with a rub of the green, tactics, the right bait selection and a good peg all being important. In competition I would say it is about winning and the respect and rewards that brings, money and prizes are often incidental. I enjoy competitive fishing, perceiving this discipline as a challenging learning curve, I often go home to "think again"; I do not think match fishing is unethical, the competitive instinct is seen in all walks of life, in many pastimes and recreations, and is mostly healthy. You only become unethical if you break the rules. Gamesmanship can be a grey area
  19. Release button device for casting with fixed spool, I would bin it or sell it on eBay. If the line cuts your forefinger, tape your finger. You would have to whip the long foot of the device to your rod where your forefinger normally sits holding the line when you cast. It might be of use to a disabled angler. Rockling.
  20. Have a look at http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/01-01-05.asp Anyone got any idea what switching of the poles would do to our environment? Major hassle or very little of consequence? Will my TV and PC still work! Will my car still run or is there some kind of EMP involved? Can I expect to be able to beachcast from my front garden shortly? (Altitude approx 73 metres). Will lobworms be any use as bait? If we get tsunami on top of a sea level rise should we be investing in self righting arks? Has Yakity got the right idea? Is he a misunderstood visionary! LOL! Perhaps we should all invest in yaks! You read it first on AnglersNet! I remember the ancient Chinese curse - "May you live in interesting times." Rockling PS Yakity if I was 20 years younger and arthritis free I would give your style of fishing a real go, but I fish out the car on man made structures and off hard boats. Age Concern sponsors me.
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