Catch Reports

[willywetegg]

Paul, I don't think you are grasping what Stewy07 was trying to say either lol. He didn't say that you were being bitchy. Read his post again mate

Jim.

 

[Red5]

I personally don't post catch reports on here as I do so through our local paper (the Northumberladn Gazette) where I am the reporter for our club. However I never state where the fish come from. Call me a nimby or whatever, but the lads in our club never tend to venture far afield and only fish a small stretch of the coast, which can become overcrowded very quickly if a mark is producing fish and people find out. There were apparently tens of lights at Seaton Point on Saturday night after a picture was published in a paper on Friday of a fish that had been caught from there in December. Again back in December Seaton went through a purple patch for a couple of nights and the following Sunday there were 30 lights fishing as far as the eye could see.
I see my attitude to posting as being no different from those that don't post about where bass have come from to prevent them being netted.
Each to their own. If you want to state a mark, all good and well, but some of us like the odd secret kept that way

 

[paulthespark]

sorry willy ;did read stewy 07 rerpy wrong 'apoligies stewy

 

[stewy07]

No worries Paul. I agree Red5, thats my point nobody really knows whats being caught. Just taking it off a few catch reports of the same people who happyly give there time to report on here is not a fair basis of fish stocks. I've been on the beach loads of times over the years looking at other anglers nearby thinking i'm blanking, they're blanking, fish mustn't be here. Then a walk past them on my way back and theres a brace of cod beside them. Why have they caught and i haven't, it's not luck most of the time.