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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:00 pm

is all it takes to tidy up,we are about to singled out as a leisure group,dont give the system more ammo please

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:02 pm

I totally agree with you Andy, 2 weeks ago at Immingham the place looked like a lorry carrying plastic bags had crashed into a stationary shop.
There were bags and papers everywhere. These venues will be lost unless the environment is respected. sad

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:06 pm

The lower level at Devil's Point in Plymouth was like that when I fished it last week. After a quick run round with a couple of carriers it was soon picked up. What really annoyed me was the fact that there is a bin provided by the council about 150 yards max from there. As I approached the mark I had heard someone out walking complaining to their partner about the mess there and decided to sort it in order to better the image of the majority who do remove their rubbish. I only wish the two divers who went for a little jolly about half an hour before I packed up had returned the favour abnd brought up some of the rigsthat I had lost. They said it was a tackle graveyard there......Colin

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:58 am

lost gear is another matter that cant be helped,but yeah that would have saved you a fair few quid

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:01 pm

I totaly agree with you Andy, it is very easy to tidy up after yourself, you do'nt need to be inspector Morse to work out who has left disguarded line, tackle etc. We need to reinforce the message harder and police this issue amoungest ourselves before the PC brigade do it for us, or use it as an excuse to ban fishing in certain areas.

My biggest bug bare is on wooden piers ( like Amble ) where people cut notchages out of the wooden hand rails to secure their rods, a peice of velcro strip or the likes of, does not cost lottery money.

I was at a recent fishing open and did not drop any litter, at the end of the session I did take only 2 mins to pick up the rubbish that was around me, as I knew who would get the blame.

So lets hope 2009 is going to be a better year not only for catching fish but for fishermen/ women's image on our shorelines.

Guest

hi mate
spot on andy a good post mate well done i totally agree as well

Ron

Member Joined: Sep 28, 2008 Posts: 86 Location: tow law

it's also up to us to make sure all littrer is tidied up,i will tell anyone who does'nt tidy up,as it brings our sport/hobby into disrepute and give the anti's ammo to fire with so please please please tidy up

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:17 pm

good call gentlemen, on a lake or river the person would be banned for litter , but its not so easy on the sea...........

Guest

Totaly agree with what's been said already. Everywhere you fish these days you can find fishermens/womens rubbish and you can't just blame it on the kids this time. Who's going to give us better access to the tidal rivers and shoreline if this is how the fishing fraternity act. Good for you guys and gals who take the time (and it doesn't take much) to clear up the mess so we may continue to fish. Unfortunately there will always be the numptys who think it is their God given right to be anti-social.

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:40 am

I agree. on a recent trip to Saundersfoot harbour I was greeted by masses of discarded line wrapping itself around my ankles and plastic frozen bait packets blowing all over the place angry

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i always make a point of stuffing ne rubbish in the front pocket of my bag until i get to a bin/home. just wish every1 else would do the same

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:50 am

I was going to ask if I could have my rubbish back but thought better of it as I might have ended up with everyone elses. lol devil

Cheers keith

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:13 am

i always take away all my rubbish and ditch the smelly stuff in somebody elses wheely bin winking

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:16 am

my mountaineering buddies have a motto:
"Take out what you take in"

Its also worth thinking about your tackle, please don't use stainless steel hooks - they don't dissolve away. Use quality hooks which have the right coatings to keep 'em sharp, but will corrode in seawater so you don't leave sharps.

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:05 pm

Yeah nothing here i could disagree with

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:51 am

Recently here in lowestoft a family dog was on the beach and ate a discarded baited up pennel rig.there was a hoo har written up in the local rag.its very easy at night to drop or mislay bits,lets be careful out there fellow puddle chukkas.by the way the dog made a full recovery after an operation!