W.T.I.A Friday the 29th

[tony.codling]

Hello everyone, I'm back posting again thanks to Jim (willywetegg) and thanks to Sless for posting for me.
Anyway due to the ever increasing popularity, (and the moaning) we have changed the times slighty.
I will now take the money at 6pm, and you must be back before 10,30 pm.
One more thing!! I stated !! at the beginning of these cash matches that the minumin size would be 35cm any fish.
This Bass I got last week was 39cm, now I dont know the legal size for Bass, or if there is a law against it.?? there was a slight bit of controversy if
anyone could enlighten me.
Either way I caught it from the top of the north arm, it wouldn't survive the drop.

[BriH]

41 cm - it was 2 cm to small (phnaa phnaa)

i wouldnt have posted it to be honest ,you will get the usual posts of how you should know better / its illegal etc etc - even though they would have took it home for what i would expect to be a fine grilled fillet for tea


maybe your measure was wrong ..........................

[BriH]

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this editing is pants

[Stores]

I don't think I've talked to anyone or read any posts on NESA or anywhere else who does not put back their bass. I've caught about half a dozen in the north east, some undersize, some that looked big enough to keep (No Tape Storey) but the thought of keeping a bass is somewhat alien. Presented with the prospect of throwing a fish, any fish, to it's death rather than using it would clear my conscience even if it was a tad undersize.

[JohnMc]

New times are much better Tony! Hopefully should make it this week, should have me own wheels so dont need to rely on other people for lifts to comp and bait shop.

[Charlton]

as far as i know the legal size limit for bass is still 36cms, but this is under review and may have already been changed

[tony.codling]

as far as i know the legal size limit for bass is still 36cms, but this is under review and may have already been changed

Thanks alan

[BriH]

as far as i know the legal size limit for bass is still 36cms,

Cheers Alan - i caught 4 last year (on seperate nights) while fishing our Cleadon Club matches ,but they were only 40 cms ,so i thought they were not size ,so didnt bother putting them in - saying as the club has now grown (big style) and a monday nights heaviest bag can earn £50 + i will now keep them as long as they are over 36cm - our rule is all fish 33cm unless NSFA - you are a font of knowledge - i thought it was 41 cm all these years

[jamiebrennan]

I fished the Newbiggin Open at the weekend and theyre size limit for Bass has been raised to 41cms. As far as i know angling bodies were lobbying for a 45cm limit but it got knocked back but will be reviewed in 5yrs or so, bass dont mature til theyre 43-44cms or so so the new size is just pointless!!! I know what you mean about the drop from the north arm tho tony, very unlikely that it would have survived, pity tho cos theyre a beautiful fish. Maybe you should alter the rules slightly the 35cms works but just not for every species. Hope to be there on friday and the new times should encourage more to turn up and theres still time for a pint afterwards aswell!!!

[sless]

41 cm is the nfsa size and that is rule 10 in our club
have a read

Shore Shore Boat Boat
Fish cm in cm in
Bass 41 16 41 16
Bream (red) 25 10 25 10
Bream (black) 24 9.5 24 9.5
Brill 35 14 35 14
Bull Huss 58 23 58 23
Coal Fish 35 14 35 14
Cod 35 14 35 14
Conger eel 91 36 120 48
Dab 20 8 20 8
Dogfish 38 15 46 18
Flounder 27 10 25 10
Garfish 38 15 38 15
Tub Gurnard 28 11 28 11
Haddock 35 14 35 14
Hake 30 12 30 12
John Dory 33 13 33 13
Ling 72 28 72 28
Mackeral 30 12 30 12
Megrim 25 10 25 10
Mullet 33 13 33 13
Plaice 28 11 28 11
Pollack 30 12 30 12
Pouting 18 7.25 25 10
Poor Cod 18 7.25 18 7.25
Rockling 18 7.25 18 7.25
Silver eel 38 15 38 15
Spurdog 58 23 58 23
Scate / Ray 41 16 41 16
Smoothounds 51 20 51 20
Sole 25 10 25 10
Scad 25 10 25 10
Trigger Fish 30 12 30 12
Turbot 41 16 41 16
Whiting 27 10.6 27 10.6
Witch 28 11 28 10.6
Wrasse 23 9 23 9
Unclassified 20 8 20 8
Weevers 20 8 20 8


so be warned

[BriH]

41 cm is the nfsa size and that is rule 10 in our club
have a read

Shore Shore Boat Boat
Fish cm in cm in
Bass 41 16

so be warned

Dont need to be warned - i know my NFSA fish sizes - otherwise you would have been hoying out my bass last year if i had brought them in

just wondering were the 36cm comes from - maybe farmed Morrison Bass ???

[mark]

did it taste nice though??

[sless]

i think it may be defra rules
but he is not in our club
hahaha

[Davey.adair]

NFSA say 41 cms is size for bass.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrewkeyes/NFSA%20Sizes.htm

But I agree, why not take an undersize fish home and use it, rather than putting it over a cliff edge to it's death.

[BriH]

did it taste nice though??

s`pose they would have ,but i hooked there gills (well 3 of them - the other was a low water shot so it went back by hand) on the grip wire and lowered them back to live another day - so hopefully that is acceptable