Rod Licence checks

[Chris Plumb]

) How long have you been fishing after the age of 12?

 

34

 

 

How many days a year do you fish?

50-60

 

 

C) How many times have you had your Rod Licence checked (by official WA/NRA/EA baillif as opposed to club baillif or fishery owner)?

 

5 times in the last 5 years (NEVER before then!)

 

 

C.

[WickerDave]

How long have you been fishing after the age of 12?

The last 10 years (returning to fishing after a long break).

 

How many days a year do you fish?

50+ short sessions.

 

How many times have you had your Rod Licence checked (by official WA/NRA/EA baillif as opposed to club baillif or fishery owner)?

Twice, both times at the same small and fairly remote fishery.

Edited September 8, 2006 by WickerDave

[Meatballs]

A) How long have you been fishing after the age of 12?: 37

 

 

How many days a year do you fish?: it has varied but minimum 20, max about 60

 

 

C) How many times have you had your Rod Licence checked (by official WA/NRA/EA baillif as opposed to club baillif or fishery owner)?: in al the years, only a couple of times by water authority and never by club bailiff (they think it's not their job although it's in club rules and Comittees won't enforce it either)

[Guest Brumagem Phil]

3 years

at least twice a week

never

 

A comment......my local carp fishery Earlswood lakes has just had a purge by the EA guys. One evening in particular they found 27 people fishing 9 of which didnt have licences.

[jedibond]

A) How long have you been fishing after the age of 12?

 

16

 

How many days a year do you fish?

 

50-60

 

C) How many times have you had your Rod Licence checked (by official WA/NRA/EA baillif as opposed to club baillif or fishery owner)?

 

2, once this year and once three years ago.

[carpstar]

A) How long have you been fishing after the age of 12?

 

20+ Years

 

 

How many days a year do you fish?

 

Varies

 

C) How many times have you had your Rod Licence checked (by official WA/NRA/EA baillif as opposed to club baillif or fishery owner)?

 

Once!!!

[Andrew Burgess]

A) How long have you been fishing after the age of 12?

 

29 years

 

How many days a year do you fish?

 

Between 25-40

 

C) How many times have you had your Rod Licence checked (by official WA/NRA/EA baillif as opposed to club baillif or fishery owner)?

 

Only been check once in the last 20years

[jason.p]

A. 50

B. 30

C.twice

[david t]

A. 11

 

B. 40 - 50

 

C. 3 times (first about 7 years ago at a match, second 5 years ago, last time 3 years ago)

 

always had licence.

 

 

Also, maybe replies should state type of water they fish, ie commercials, non-commercial lakes, canals or rivers. Then you could see if one type of fishery is visited more by baliffs.

 

for me its rivers, then canals.

[shadowplay]

A) How long have you been fishing after the age of 12?

 

Went regularly up until the the age of around 25 but have got back into it in the past 4 years

 

 

How many days a year do you fish?

 

Not as many as i would like due to family/work/diy etc you know the score

 

 

C) How many times have you had your Rod Licence checked (by official WA/NRA/EA baillif as opposed to club baillif or fishery owner)?

 

once last year. prior to that only once in all my fishing trips. bailiffs are a rare breed it seems