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Last I heard on tyres there was concern about phenols leaching into the water, investigations were started but I haven't heard what the outcome was. Everything below mean high water to wherever the international boundaries are is Crown Estate, it belongs to the Queen. Gawd Bless 'er!

Pathology/biomedical science actually. I've seen things that would make yer hair turn white laddy! (My analysis of your posts suggest you are male) Oh goody, we now have an expert in the Forensic Analysis of Video and Audio Recordings join our humble little forum... Welcome aboard Professor [Edited to change spelling error] [ 02. October 2005, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: islander ]

Further to Leons response: this was a case where Elver fishermen were caught and prosecuted by the EA for netting under an M5 motorway bridge: "The net he was using was oversized - 1.27 m long instead of the legal maximum of 1.25m - and was also being used in conjunction with a rope and stake. When a net is fished in this way it becomes what is known as a ‘fixed engine’ which is an offence under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975."

"If you wouldn't do this to a dog why do it to a fish?" What kind of logic is that? Applying the same logic you can make: "if you wouldn't eat a dog why do it to a fish" or "If you'd hit a plate of spaghetti with a hammer why do it to a nail?" The top photo could well be a fake. I don't see any blood and such a soft part of the mouth would be useless to hook if you were genuinely using a dog like this as bait, the dogs scalp is being pulled back to simulate a wide eyed look and is that a kitchen floor I see in the background? Anti propaganda or real it's to be utterly condemned. [ 30. September 2005, 09:47 AM: Message edited by: islander ]

To cause or knowingly permit a polluting substance to enter a controlled water is a criminal offence. The vessel had to have lost fuel into the River Dart so yes there probably was a technical offence but he's going to be panned for the salvage so it's going to cost him. Maximum fine for polluting is £20,000 and a minor case like this would probably get a conditional discharge or tiny fine anyway i.e. an overall loss to the tax payer's purse. Hasn't somebody on here got a signature with "If it's got breasts or tyres it'll cause you problems one day"? How prophetic!

I recant my previous chocolate bar statement and have to agree with you Peter M. But the fact we are still angling and talking about it on here must be fairly provocative to the poor lost souls of the anti brigade. Freedom of speech and all that. Next thing you know they'll be marching Octagenarians out of Labour Party Conferences and charging them with acts of terrorism for muttering "Nonsense".

I'm in two minds whether to eat my 'Yorkie' after reading this.

Thanks all. It looks like you've sold me a Fladden. I'll drop into UK Fishing Tackle site ASAP. ps Do you need any other measurements other than height and weight?

Thanks for the replies guy's. Every comment is useful. I currently use a Goretex coat and trousers with lots of layers in the Winter but I was still getting cold on the end of the pier. The guys with floaty suits said they never get cold in their's and all I asked said a 2 piece with lined pockets plus extra pockets was best. I also didn't rate my chances if I fell over the side on a Winter's night. I quite fancy the Fladden 2 piece. My only concern using mail order is getting the size right and a good returns policy if the size is way out.

But I'm interested now. What was the topic?

Forgive my ignorance but doesn't a 2 piece suit let lots of water in. I assume you would float ok but get cold rapidly? Any recommendations for a shore/pier Winter angler buying their first floatation suit? Do the Fladden suits have hand warmer pockets? I've seen IMAQ (I think),FLADDEN,SUNDRIDGE,MUSTAD & SHAKESPEARE suits. I'm looking for function before price. Cheers

I travelled daily for 2 years to get to college on the old monohull ships MV Southsea etc. Did my head after a year, thankfully don't have to do that anymore. The Thresher was a baby at 14Lb but a fantastic sight to see from the Pier with it's unmistakeable tail. Caught just after dark in early Summer during a club competition. It seemed to have a purple sheen across it's back in the mixture of headtorches and red navigation lights which shone on it. I guess it must have been about 4 feet long what with the curve of the tail. A magnificent creature which was safely returned. I often wonder how one would feel bumping into the same specimen whilst down the beach, would make you choke on yer snorkel wouldn't it!

Hello from across the water (IOW). It's interesting to hear what gets caught the otherside as the closest I generally get to Stokes Bay is zipping over on the Cat from Ryde Pier. Had a Smoothhound (or Smooth Pup in this case)from Sandown Bay last week. Had never caught one until my return to Angling this year and now I've had two from either end of the Island. This one was hooked clean through the lower jaw on a single ragworm which surprised me, although not as much as the Thresher which was caught by a guy fishing next to me back in June!

Hi, I'm glad this topic has arisen. I'm after my first flotation suit for the Winter evenings so I'm finding this thread quite useful. What do you guys/gals prefer 1 or 2 piece suits? I fancy a 2 piece, I'm 6 feet tall and 83KG what size would be recommended for someone of my (fantastic) build

Excellent, enjoyed that one!! Liked the bit about argueing about when the best time to fish is, and what bait to use.

Scad are edible enough, my mate ate one recently (yes, after he had cooked it). He recommended skinning them to remove the bony plates down by the tail. Got one in the freezer which I'll probably cook up sometime. I'd never caught one before but in my first year returning to angling I've caught loads off the beach and returned them. Incidently, I tasted Pollock recently for the first time which was quite nice. The flesh turns into juicy flakes, much like Cod.

Raising the spectre of the Sea Angling Licence there surely must be an opportunity to educate those who genuinely are unaware how important size limits are. Some will take this on board and of course others will completely ignore it. 100% enforcement of undersize catches is not possible, much like 100% enforcement of burglary and other crime, that's a simple fact of life in an imperfect world. With that in mind, do you think a size limit list printed on any future Sea Angling Licence would be beneficial for those who CAN be educated? perhaps a free sticker (we've all seen them)with CM and Inches on it that you can stick on your tackle box would be a good move. A good campaign will make ignorance of size limits an invalid excuse. Another of my personal annoyances is the amount of litter some Sea Anglers leave behind, or simply chuck in the sea. You know the stuff Ammo bags/ newspaper/ tissue/ line/ plastic bags/ food wrappers and plastic cups. It's not just half witted holiday makers, I've seen experienced club fisherman do all these and it's this sort of attitude which is saddening and needs addressing as I don't want to be associated, as an Angler, with such behaviour. The youngsters in a club will assume that this is accepted practice and carry it on too. It's good to hear that the guy who took 20 undersize Bass was made to see that his actions were unacceptable, lets hope we see lots more REAL action to protect vital stocks.

Thanks for the photo. My Twaite had one large spot behind the rear gill cover only but I understand that spotting can vary and is not the definitive way of identifying the Shads (as mentioned). Initially I thought I had a school Bass as I brought it through the light surf, then a Herring was suggested by my friend. It fell to a mini Hokkai string of lures whilst I was targetting Mackerel and seemed to fight well too! Only one in 60 years "VAGABOND" I feel very priviliged then:)

Hi All, This week fishing off an Isle of Wight beach I caught a 14 and a half ounce Twaite Shad (I know this as I checked the gill rakers). Can anyone tell me how common rod caught Shad are down here and what sort of size they generally are? or any general Shad yarning most welcome as I've never caught one before. Cheers

I'll never forget my first rod. An 8 foot length of cane with eyes made from paper clips and taped onto the cane. The top eye was shoved into to top of the cane and a cheap fly reel taped around the cane. I got the idea from that old kids show "Magpie" which to be honest kicked started my interest in fishing. (Anybody remember that particular Magpie item?) I used the rod on the local pier to catch Wrasse, Smelt, Pollack and Pout and once lost Small Bass which seemed like a whopper at the time, I remember seeing it drop off the hook and wriggle down the landing stage back into the water.......I still have no luck with that particular species :confused: Of course I had the p!ss ripped out of me by the rich kids whose parents bought them anything and everything but I was happy. As my dad never fished, my Uncle gave me a proper rod: a 6 ft fly rod. Coupled with a small fixed spool this seemed like a Ferrari of rods in comparison and I moved onto to Mackerel and Garfish which I still love to fish for today at rumpty three years of age Do you remeber your first rod?

Yep. Took my 7 year old for his first fishing experience last month. 3 Wrasse and a Weever off the Pier all returned alive. I was happy because I was praying we wouldn't draw a blank for his fist time. I had as much fun as he did on the superlight gear. Trouble was I took photo's and as soon as my 3 year old saw them all I got was "Fishing Daddy, Fishing!" Not to be trusted on the Pier I took him down a local beach where we hooked a number crabs on pieces of Salami. I must say he was a natural with the gear! It was one of those spooky, wheel turning full circle times when you see your kids doing the things you did when you were a kid

There are loads of South East Europeans down here on the IOW. My only experience of them has been "bait poncing" on Sandown Pier,begging at my front door and arrests for waving imitation firearms about at Ryde Pier the week after 7/7. Given the apathy and liberalism in this country how do you combat something low down on the political must-do list like organised fishing on this scale?

Unlucky MLD.During that week Sandown Pier was float fishing well in the evenings for Mackerel & Scad (and that's with a feather's being banned there!)I've also had good bags of Mackerel, Scad & Pollock on the South Wight Coast in the last week with Mackerel literally swimming within inches of the beach and causing whitebait to get stranded on the shoreline. Cowes seafront has gone quiet for Bass in the last couple of weeks but I think Mackerel are being caught. Some Bass down at Gurnard, a mate had a 6 pounder last week. The West Solent has been heaving with Mackerel this week too. Best of luck guys!

Apart from magnets can anyone tell me what, if any, braking systems are on this reel? Cheers