How typical is this? Sad but is it usual?

[Newt]

On another forum an angler received an invite to join several others for a session of fishing at a venue he'd never visited. They were going to do an overnight stay.

 

Sad response (and he did seem sad) that he couldn't join them since he had no bite alarms and so couldn't fish at night.

 

Reply was that maybe he could join them for a day session some time.

 

All parties seemed to firmly believe that if you lacked proper bite alarms you were limited to daylight sessions and none seemed to even think of possibly sitting next to the rods until time for sleep and then winding in. They also seemed convinced that the only possible way to know you had a bite after dark was with a custom-make electronic, lights & buzzer, expensive, bite alarm.

[Peter Waller]

I was going to comment!

[kendo]

shame init

[Newt]

Peter - please do comment. We in the colonies can certainly fish at night without electronic thingys but I really wondered if anglers from across the pond could.

[rob.i]

yes newt we can. myself and my mates fish during the night in summer .we use an item called nite lites they can be attached to your chosen indicator and lite up in the dark .we have one tent in case someone wants a kip ,but it is rarely used ....rob

 

[ 12. March 2004, 07:35 AM: Message edited by: rob.i ]

[Elton]

I used to love watching a float with a starlight on at night. Really addictive stuff, especially when it goes underwater and you can still see it darting about.

 

Tell him to go, keep quiet and stick a bait in the margins.

 

Elton

[Paul_D]

You couldn't beat a good old Squeezy bottle top. Tremendous fun trying to unclip it with 4lb of Chub tugging back. Happy days.

[Peter Waller]

If I were to comment Newt then I might have the Bivvy Boy Protection League on my back for knocking their activities! But yes, it is wholey sad. In some respects it was a sad day for angling when the battery was invented.

[Newt]

Whew - what a relief to finally learn for sure that night fishing is possible.

 

I suspect the guys who were sure it wasn't possible were really young and obviously not AN regulars.

[Peter Waller]

I also suspect Newt, that they were just crap anglers .