redseal on sunday

[curtis.dunn]

i was out with the red seal training in on of the boats and as we were coming back i was driving then i looked to my side to see some one on the tyne pier casting as we were going past then so loked straight a head to see some onews line on the bow of the boat and this could of easly pulled the person and the rod in so please if you see us or any other boat try and avoid casting next to it or just wait till they have gone past


cheers curtis

[DEC]

why not give anglers a bit more space ,the sea is big enough.
just a though, anyone else agree?

[big sid]

Totally Disagree For The Sake Of Waiting Till A Boat Has Passed And Avoiding Any Accidents or Injuries To Occur, It Is Absolutely Total Madness Not To Wait.
The Piers Were Constructed To Help And Safe Guard Shipping, Not As Launching Pads For Idiots To Send Lethal Projectiles From. You Obviously Have Know Idea What An Airborne Lead Can Do.

[waco]

why not give anglers a bit more space ,the sea is big enough.
just a though, anyone else agree?

true the boats could give us a bit more space when lines already in the water , but anglers should not cast at boats passing or in front of boats and should wait till they have gone by,, also i believe theres a rule, law, or some saying anglers should not cast into a shipping lane, also in alot of places round the country where there is not much room e.g. amble pier there are signs telling you not to cast in front of boats and to reel in when boats need to pass. maybe someone with a bit more knowledge could shed a bit light on this subject
as it seems to pop up from time to time

[adam.d]

Unfortunately, boats have right of way over anglers on piers. I wouldn't have thought a boat would deliberately try to run over someones line so can't think why an angler would aim towards a boat?

[codseeker]

things are looking desperate when they trying to catch boats and not fish

[harry barker]

true the boats could give us a bit more space when lines already in the water , but anglers should not cast at boats passing or in front of boats and should wait till they have gone by,, also i believe theres a rule, law, or some saying anglers should not cast into a shipping lane, also in alot of places round the country where there is not much room e.g. amble pier there are signs telling you not to cast in front of boats and to reel in when boats need to pass. maybe someone with a bit more knowledge could shed a bit light on this subject
as it seems to pop up from time to time

Shipping including all pleasure craft must follow rules for leaving and entering harbours.
They must pass port to port of each other ie..keep to the right when leaving the river(close to shields pier) and keep to the right(tynemouth pier) when entering port,this rule also applies at sea.
The tyne is a very busy commercial river and the harbour authorities monitor all movement of shipping in and out of the river,if any skipper doesn't follow harbour rules heavy fines would be imposed.
So when a boat moves close to the pier,its for a reason he's confirming to the rules and not to trying and catch the anglers lines.
You might not see a passing maneuver but vhf radio commands telling the outgoing vessel that a large vessel is about to enter the harbour,you don't see it but for safety its happening in front of your eye's.
We as the angler need to keep clear of all vessels when fishing from the piers more so small vessels as the hooks and weights could cause a lot of damage to the boat and the persons on board.

[waco]

Shipping including all pleasure craft must follow rules for leaving and entering harbours.
They must pass port to port of each other ie..keep to the right when leaving the river(close to shields pier) and keep to the right(tynemouth pier) when entering port,this rule also applies at sea.
The tyne is a very busy commercial river and the harbour authorities monitor all movement of shipping in and out of the river,if any skipper doesn't follow harbour rules heavy fines would be imposed.
So when a boat moves close to the pier,its for a reason he's confirming to the rules and not to trying and catch the anglers lines.
You might not see a passing maneuver but vhf radio commands telling the outgoing vessel that a large vessel is about to enter the harbour,you don't see it but for safety its happening in front of your eye's.
We as the angler need to keep clear of all vessels when fishing from the piers more so small vessels as the hooks and weights could cause a lot of damage to the boat and the persons on board.

i thought it was right boats have right of way just wanted it confirming,

have seen it first hand especially on shields pier boats coming so close any closer a decent swell could push them on to pier wall and thats coming into the harbour with no other boat near them for hundreds of yards and actually seen and heard the owners of some boats laughing and hurling abuse when anglers have had rods dragged in and lost, if thats not deliberate i don't what is,, having said that there is absolutely no excuse for casting at boats

and have seen a potter drop his pots 2 metres off the pier end wall, whats the ruling on that

[curtis.dunn]

did i mention

tynemouth haven is the red seals launch site, and with it been low water that was not as far of the pier we could get but the safest cheers curtis