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Post by paulcarp on May 8, 2014 6:20:42 GMT
from the 13 may there will be a meat ban on open matches ONLY
club matches are OK and pleasure angling ok to use meat
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 6:26:03 GMT
Shouldnt it be banned for all matches and not just opens
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Post by punchcrumb on May 8, 2014 14:32:39 GMT
Shouldnt it be banned for all matches and not just opens Its a tough call I am not a lover of venues with to many bans and rules but I always say If you dont like em just go elsewhere theres plenty to choose from  |
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Post by fishyhooky on May 9, 2014 9:20:56 GMT
Garbolino Lindholme Lakes has announced that luncheon meat will be banned in Open matches and festivals from the 1st June onwards.
Talking to Pole Fishing, fishery owner Neil Grantham was firm about his decision on the new rule, and said “It’s been coming for a long time – there are several reasons for me banning luncheon meat.
“The first and foremost is to do with water quality. After a weekends matches during the summer, you can often see fatty and meat slicks on the lake – I haven’t had any problems with the fish because of this, but it’s not what I want to see on my fishery.
“I don’t profess to be an expert on fish, but after looking into some facts, I’ve discovered that it actually takes a carp three days to digest meat. Conversely, it takes only an hour for a carp to digest a pellet. This is due to the fatty waste in luncheon meat product. When I first dug The Bonsai lake, it was an average of six feet deep in the middle – now it’s only four feet. I’m certain that the build up of meat waste has a lot to do with the accumulation of this matter on the bottom. Pellets and natural baits break down naturally and are eaten by bacteria and enzymes in the water. However, the meat waste is not.
“The effect of meat on a fishery wouldn’t be so bad if anglers stuck to using just one tin per session. However, on the festivals and in some open matches, people were turning up with up to a dozen tins! I initially thought about putting a limit on the bait, but this would be far too difficult to police, and I’m certain that people would try and fiddle any limit rules.
“I’m still letting club anglers use the bait at my fishery, as they use far less than those attending the open matches and festivals. Also, many of the clubs send out the rules from fisheries to their members early in the year, and with many of them not following us on Facebook and the like, they could turn up with little bait other than meat. However, next year, I think I will ban the bait at the fishery all together.
“It’s worth noting that the Fish ‘O’ Mania and Match This qualifiers are not classed as open matches, so meat will be allowed on these events.”
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Post by zathras on May 12, 2014 13:18:49 GMT
I don't agree with dozens of rules either but I can understand where Neil is coming from.
Most club and pleasure anglers do not lump in huge amounts of bait (to quote Neil 10 tins or more of meat)- but I have seen one very well known East Anglian angler throwing in copious amounts of sweetcorn in the margins at one open match in a lake with only 15 pegs(three smallish ponds on site)and then fished all day on the pellet waggler - and still came nowhere!!!
Yes,with corn the fish would in all probability clear the lot (natural bait), but meat would rot before very long - may as well chuck half a pig in - a large floating decomposed pig in the next swim at Woodsetts Pond many years ago - different story for another time.
I suppose a limit of one tin for hook bait only would be abused in order to get an edge?
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