60 yards off ssp

[Davem]

I'm with Plum on this

[CHUKKA]

The Endeavour from Newbiggin decided it was fine to lift his pots from about 4-500 yards out then rebait them and drop his complete row of pots probably less than 40 yards in front of Anglers yesterday on the beacons in the Sluice open. No warning just steamed straight in, loads of swearing and utter contempt for the Anglers. About 5-6 Anglers had lines cut off and despite loads of shouting one lads rod was pulled across the rocks, luckily he managed to grab it before it dissapeared in the water.

Basically a row of pots 30-40 yards out and 400 yards long!

Talk about selfish!

Even if he had waited 30 seconds for lads to get their lines in it wouldn't have been so bad, but no he didn't give a damn, he thought it was funny and was quite aggressive with some of the guys who obviously took offence.

[Mickybt]

60 yards isn't that far really but any sign of a boat and I'm reeling in. My mate almost lost his rod a few times being pig headed.
Still to be honest if I'd almost lost my rod he'd be getting a lot of grief.

[fishy]

common sense needed on both sides really if i on a pier and a boat coming in i reel in but at same time . Boat knows they line out there why just steam towards it or ingore it

If my rod got pulled in no matter who has right of way !!!! i know for a fact i would be straight down to the mooring and probs would get arrested

but on boat owners side i have fished of midd pier in hartlepool and seen fisherman cast direct towards boats coming in

[Stores]

I mentioned in my catch report about the number of pots up at Usan and, fishing largely around low water, we bumped into most of the boats that had laid them. Most were lifted, baited and moved around, some within 30 yards of us. Every boat had a conversation with us, told us what they were doing and gave us time to pull in. Fair enough, some we knew from the pub but most were courteous strangers just getting on with their lives. Perhaps the fact that we were the only 2 anglers to be seen had something to do with it but in our few years in Angus we've always been treated with respect and, as a result, have responded similarly.

[<(Andy2009)>]

Unfortunately boats have the right of way in the channel, most know better and stay a fair ways off the pier end, avoiding anglers lines, etc, however you'll always get a few that come close, sometimes just to take the p*ss. But as said the boats have the right of way, unfortunately that doesn't show that the owner of said vessel might be a numpty

[northeast1]

The last few weeks there has been a lot of boats fishing just inside the piers because of the large shoal of herring holding there day in day out, we have taken over 50x mackerel size herring in less than 10mins one sesh last week but stick close to the north pier where no one fishes from(apart from the lower wall into the river-club comps)

I would stay clear of the lines as would not like it done to me or risk getting damaged to the boat, as stated boats have right of way but common sense with both groups is required.

[kelpy kid]

Let's just say that I have learned my lesson to never kneel down and pre bait another trace ready to clip on whilst on that pier

[waco]

Let's just say that I have learned my lesson to never kneel down and pre bait another trace ready to clip on whilst on that pier

when on pier try to fish where hand rails are and invest ithose bendable twisty thing and tie rod down, it will give a few yo a valuable seconds if you are distracted for a second or 2