Lee...

having been made redundant and facing eviction, I am waiting for the council to provide a house for my family. Now a local fish factory has just employed 30 Polish workers and guess what>>>???? Yep the fnucking council has found them homes to live in. I am the wrong nationality being white and English, may sound racist but at the moment I am too angry to give a to&&

hokais are better than feathers. Yes lead on the end. Make sure your hokais/feathers are tied with strong enough mono, some of the cheaper end are for boat use only.

Skippy, the best thing to do is wait until the boats are catching about 1/2 mile off shore, watch for gull and ganet activity close to shore. End of June onwards. You cannot watch sea birds TOO much when targetting Mackies.....Lee

National Raving Looney party has my vote......

Having been made redundant and looking for work, I have used gill nets off the beach to add to my income of fnuck all......I have caught sea trout which I returned as these were not my intended species... As I have said I am looking at licencing my boat to make a living, But I have decided not to as it will not be a viable enterprise. If I could sell Salmon and Sea trout then it would be a profitable business, but as the law stands I can't......so sod it Jobseekers here I come!!!!

Don't forget if the laden weight exceeds 750kg then you must have working trailer brakes or your insurance ain't worth didly squat...Lee

A seal would get through any legal Gill net without problem as they are designed to rip to allow certain animals through...otters...dolphins etc are a nightmare as they rip holes to massive sizes....Unfortuanately if a seal or otherwise hits a net and tangles itself without ripping, then it is up to the user to be considerate enough to be there to release any 'by catches'. Regards Lee

yeah sam-cox but I have and always will be a rod and line man...just need some income ....I could sell the warrior and buy a ready licenced boat for peanuts!! but I still enjoy fishing!!!! **** knows ..... will see what the court says tommorow ??? Regards Lee

Toerag I will get £5.50 per kilo of bass. that is about £100/ fishbox, Throwing 600 yards should see me 3-4 box's....enough for a warrior...I have a garunteed sale and my licence will be an investment....plus I have a £12,000 boat to use as tax relief..granted at 25%/ year but it still counts.....Sounds like I may be a tw*t after all.....Will look into it further and let you know the outcome...Regards Lee

Hi all and thanks for the advice....going to court tommorow for eviction....Steve we can catch bass all year round matey, January is slow but we get a good run. Last week a 8lb was caught via spinner off a local slipway....? This was an option as I have F*ck all else I can do....I know cows and the sea..... It was nice to catch my first skate with Davy last year (and learn sea craft ect). I was earning £28,000 as a head dairyman and now nowt!! with loans and sh*t !! now facing eviction....Steve matey, If a few nets keep my kids fed then sorry I will do it, I don't feel happy about it but ...needs must...ya know>>>>>

After being made redundant and facing eviction from our home (tide accomadation) I looked into licencing my warrior 165 for gill nets....It will cost me £3500 for a licence. Now I am a fisherman like you all, but I need an income.....Now it will be damm hard work and graft, but I will be targeting bass....The question is.. will I be a TW*T doing it or will I be forgiven as it will be my only income.....???????? Regards Lee. PS I feel like a TW*T doing it but needs must etc etc....

as said else where the questions were all pre-organised...load of ********.....the BBC let it's self down...Bradshaw knew half the callers ffs.....first name basis etc....Lee

In that case Huge-vitae..I guess its ok as my conscience is clean.....

I Take fish to swap (I don't like fish, unless its smoked) so I swap it for vege, and alot of other local food i.e I have a lamb coming next month that was paid for with fish...fish keeps me in vege's all winter?? is this wrong??? regards Lee

superb guys...I am getting the LA bug again