keeper 51 78 Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 just a word of advise weather you take it or not is your choice having run my own charter business for a number of years and knowing a number of nets men both legal and illegal i will tell you now a lot of them monitor this type of site for information as to fish stocks and locations for both sea fish and fresh water they also monitor ship to shore conversations on many occasions whilst bassing with anglers within 15 mins of radio transmissions between charter fishing boats i have had gill netters arrive and shoot nets within 100yds of my drift placing a catch limit on my anglers only to watch the shoals of bass be decimated by the nets men when speaking to them later i am told your blokes are fishing for fun if they don't catch they still have a job and can support themselves we do this for a living and they are right and no man has the right to take this from them however we do not have to hand it to them on a plate do not indicate on an open forum where or what your catching or if you do change the location if you want to pass on the location do it by PM or phone mike Quote Link to post
kevin from bristol 95 Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 were do you charter from ? i know a few charter boat men over in wales Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 what boats have you fished on in south wales ? Quote Link to post
kevin from bristol 95 Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 oh loads i mainly go with escape charters wayne out of the bay or crouche but have been on most of them all the way to pembroke dock whats your boat fella ? how much ? Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 oh loads i mainly go with escape charters wayne out of the bay or crouche but have been on most of them all the way to pembroke dock whats your boat fella ? how much ? no longer running a boat mate moved on but still in contact with some of the boys who fished with me i will pm you Quote Link to post
Plong 21 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Commercial netters know where to set nets without trawling forums for tips. Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Commercial netters know where to set nets without trawling forums for tips. read the post nets men both legal and illegal i will tell you now a lot of them monitor this type of site for information as to fish stocks and locations for both sea fish and fresh water just a word of advise weather you take it or not is your choice Quote Link to post
burto 18 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 will agree with you on this one only talk to those you trust and then be carefull about what u say been tucked up myself Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 will agree with you on this one only talk to those you trust and then be carefull about what u say been tucked up myself cheers as i said in my first post just a word of advise weather you take it or not is your choice Quote Link to post
martync1967 64 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 i do a lot of sea fishing but only for the sport all my fish are returned as i dont eat them,i think netting spoils it for the pleasure angler,but if there is money to be made people will just go about it as usual and find ways around things,just my opinion Quote Link to post
burto 18 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 yes there's many pleasure anglers out there thats a bit blinkerd to the netters they don't see then they don't know about it untill someone brings it up Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) i do a lot of sea fishing but only for the sport all my fish are returned as i dont eat them,i think netting spoils it for the pleasure angler,but if there is money to be made people will just go about it as usual and find ways around things,just my opinion nice to hear your a sport fisherman and i would encourage all anglers to safely return any fish not required for the table your skipper and crew should assist you in landing and unhooking if required and advise you on the legal size limit for each species as he is responsible if you retain undersized fish as you are in your case this would not be applicable as all your fish are returned remember if your booking a boat check he is licenced and insured you only have one life so look after it by fishing with a professional skipper Edited October 30, 2011 by keeper 51 Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) yes there's many pleasure anglers out there thats a bit blinkerd to the netters they don't see then they don't know about it untill someone brings it up yes your right there are lots and lots and lots of nets out there they fall into three categories the licenced the poacher and the thief the licenced netter pursues his trade and pays taxes like the rest of us this is his job and feeds his family and his taxes support those less fortunate the poacher that has a fish or two to feed his family this has gone on for years without any real major problems to fish stocks then there is the third type they operate in gangs targeting the money fish salmon, sea trout, bass, trout and carp fisheries this is not the one for the pot brigade they take all regardless of size be it off the boat or off the beach from an estuary or a fisheries it makes no difference them they leave nothing this puts strain on our fish stocks and also puts hard working licenced nets men and fisheries out or business don't let this stop you posting your exploits and showing us your photographs as this is what the site is all about but please do not be to precise on the exact location because when you go back next time it may have been stripped of its fish just remember this is an open forum just a word of advise weather you take it or not is your choice Edited October 31, 2011 by keeper 51 Quote Link to post
Plong 21 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I know guys that run boats out of whitby I fish with one of them, he laughs when people on forums say they look at forums for tips, it's like he said do you really think after 30 years at sea I don't know where to set nets. He also said bass anglers would not go far wrong looking where there nets are set as they have more idea than most anglers. Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I know guys that run boats out of whitby I fish with one of them, he laughs when people on forums say they look at forums for tips, it's like he said do you really think after 30 years at sea I don't know where to set nets. He also said bass anglers would not go far wrong looking where there nets are set as they have more idea than most anglers. well there you are believe what you want weather it be from the bloke who knows a bloke who says bass anglers would not go far wrong looking where they set there nets if he is leaving fish behind for you he's got it wrong and as for his experience i have over 40 yrs and yes i am a qualified skipper this thread was not posted to cause any body any problems it was posted to advise members to be careful of what they post as fishing forums are monitored by nets men fact if you would rather believe the bloke who no's the bloke that's your choice just a word of advise weather you take it or not is your choice Quote Link to post
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