Spur-Hound

ll bomb the peterhead lads, Only if you return the favour and bom the Grimsby liners that are wiping out the last stronghold of spurrdoggs in the Uk in the northwest of scotland... Deal? Seriously though, There are bad commercial lads all around britain, Im sure ,many people would not have appreciated the englash lads who done in luce bays spurrdog population a few years ago, Likewise the same lads who are coming up and ripping up the sea bed scalloping. And if the longlining continues Around mull, it will be devistating. And yes we all know of the so and sos from peterhead. No good will come from pointing the finger at one group. we need to deal with comercials as a group. You may not miss the cod, Thats irrelevant. They like all other species play a vital role in the marine eco system. Unless you are happy catching hundreds of pin whiting and pout...If there where as many cod bout as you used to catch you wouldnt be messing around with whiting and pout session after session.... [ 15. January 2005, 10:06 PM: Message edited by: Spur-Hound ]

Stavey, The articles are true, depending on what part of the country your in not trying to rub it in, Even thougbh there getting scarcer and scarser every year, up here in the north east of scotland in the right conditions you can still go out to a favoured mark and preety much expect a few cod with a few decent ones thrown in. Remembering that alot of the cod writers are up here Just cos theres no cod in some parts of the country dont mean the mags should stop printing about them, there alot of mag readers up here too you know I soppose in a way we are lucky up here with all the rough ground, makes it harder for the commercial lads whereas on your local area i bet it mostly clean ground where they could work the whole lot, and probably have, hence the lack of fish Sad state of affairs realy.

Mmmmmmm Stotties....Brings back some memmories eh Hmm travel arrangments, Not sure mike, i have a few options, I soppose whatever is easiest for everyone. I finish College at 12 on friday so anytime after that im available. I soppose it would be easy for you to get me if your ib lieth on friday??? But then again..I dont want to overload davys car, 4 of you in there already, with davy, linda you and Norrie. Maybe ill head up with Tiggs and lee? Will you guys be heading past Edinburgh an over the forth bridge? If so whatt ime do you expect to be going past edinburgh ish?? I think ill need to head home with davy on the sunday though as i got college monday mornin Cheers Shaun

Well i was well behaved last weekend up at Strontain, One thing Norrie forgot to share wwas when i locked myself out of my room...AGAIN, But only this time, i had just forgot to lift my key goin out the door. You guys might not be so lucky at scrabster though, Who knows hat will happin after a days fishing and a few beers ghost

with MAG reels i always set the magnets as tight as they go, Even then the reels are fairly lively, With my 525 even in the strongest headwinds and magnets set to slow i have never nested it, Only pushed the mags up a few times on the calmest of days...

Tide abit strong to bottom fish at any distance tho eh??? Even with 6oz grippies ide imagiine... fine for the wrasse and stuff at shorter range

Cant wait to try alittle bit of a write up...lde love to do regular bits of fishing journalism as a hobby, Im sure ill get a few helpfull prods in the right direction if my writings not up to scratch eh the "beastmaster" could seriously make a piece of writing if a porgy comes out to play

So you liked it up here then John... Apart from all the F*ing rain Hope to see you up in the summer again BTW thanks so much for the tiger Its superb, Deffinetly my main casting rod now

You beuty Norrie, Very chuffed

Rabs spot on, Depending on how keen you are on getting a Spur, then definetly consider Etive, Iether the shallow end ie the church/burn during darkness, or the deeper parts up past banawe quarry in daylight. The shallow end of the loch is also throwing up some large thornies just now...

ill try and help, give me a couple o hours, need 2 run out 2 college ok... shaun

Cheers Alan Isnt it amazing the things you find up at Davys place That place iis hootching with wildlife, Even i can catch fish at a reasonable rate up there

Woops how do i downsize them?

So impressed with my new collection of slightly rare in sctish waters, snakelock enenomes in my Native marine tank, I thaugh ide take a picture and show em off... WIth luck they should all go the same sorta couler as the one on the right which has been in there for a while... Many thanks to the skatemiester. And again for persuading me not to flush them when i thaught they where all dead

nice pics folks, Tack 4 and wasnt the drummore side the sheltered area during the sorm also with the way the winds where going, Wouldnt have liked tpo have seen the other side ie lich ryan..!! No wonder that ferry was beached. Paula, Is the Karen still safe and sound??? ssome weather eh

Well done Norrie, Thats smashing news..Congrats to the whole family

fancy giving the west pier a wee shot tonight Norrie God knows what direction them waterfalls where going last night eh Just seems so unbalevable that the water would go right up over the old pier to the snack bar. Mustof been one heck of a blow...I wonder what has become of the tender bieng so close to shore.....

Hi Ian quote: on the East Coast including a few new Tope marks Thats certainly been kept quite. Any idea on wat sortof areas these tope marks on the east are at all ian??? Im hoping its the forth Just a short bus journey from edinburgh That would be wishfull thinking...

ANd no i have no connections with RT, It was the only thing i had to show the size of them

I caught this pair of babies at ballichulish in february last year, Although small i think they still show good examples of the species(in miniture) The 1st was so small it was fine in a bucket untill i caught the others for the pics before returning....

a few ray pics will apear in the screen shortly tiggs, These are proper butterflies;)

Cheers Norrie, Ill try and get this daft pc out to get the piccies up

SOmebody has beaten Nories big Rockling specimen;) Ok not beaten but definetly matched... Piccies soon

Home ok. Yup not too bad... I waited 30 mind for teh train...Which cost me nowt, when i got home it was pisisng cats and dogs so i go tthe taxi home through edinburgh. MAgic