Thames Estuary fishing

[Matt Baldwin]

hi all,

 

went out today fishing in the thames estuary just south of the knox tower.

 

had 10 thornies to 7lb,1 starry smoothie 5lb, 2 whiting & 2 doggies.

 

also hadplenty of schoolies on rag & left our skate bait on the side of the berth.

 

so used live school bass as bait and had the 10 skate on them.

 

Me and Stoaty would recomend it.

 

Flat calm outside the river today.

 

Matt & Stoaty

 

LOL

Edited May 8, 2006 by Matt Baldwin

[Sharkbyte]

Oh no.......

 

They must have big mouths round your way to nail a 36cm Bass.......

[Matt Baldwin]

where in the message did i say a bass of 36cm?

 

point it out to me coz i wrote it and i don't see it.

 

they were around 20cm or so.

[Brian Carragher]

I never saw the word irony in Sharkbytes post either, but believe me its there in big capital letters

[Sharkbyte]

I hope you enjoyed your day out on Stoatys boat because I have a suspicion it may have been your last.

 

Stoaty may be refered to as the 'Fagin of Angling' from now on.

[Stoaty]

Matt there is an inaccuracy in your first post.

 

It was the Knock John Tower.

 

 

I knew I shouldn't have told him the Gillingham / Blackpool Game was cancelled and there was no need to listen to it.

[DJMCJERICO]

Thats good to know, i'm out monday

[sam-cox]

Mat I hope you are jokeing matey as Im now grassing you up to Leon! and as you know you dont want to up-set Leonas he can be a wild animal if upset.

 

Stoaty, are you Ron?

[Leon Roskilly]

What a stupid thing to do!!

 

 

By law, any bass caught below 36cm has to be returned.

 

No exceptions!

 

Kent & Essex Sea Fisheries Committee will be interested to learn of anglers using smaller bass as bait!

 

The fine could be several thousands of pounds!

 

Leon

 

(DEFRA appointee to K&ESFC)

 

 

It puts me in a difficult position because you can bet my life that I would be complaining to the Chief Fisheries Officer if I was to be told that a commercial fishermen was using undersized bass to bait his pots!

Edited May 7, 2006 by Leon Roskilly

[Dave Godwin]

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