Common Dilemma - Returning Big Fish

[Ell]

Just to set the scene...... I have purloined a laptop (**** me you should see his favourites list) I have started using Tennants Super again. Got to Tynemouth on Sat. about 9:30 and found an offy (get in!) Perused the strong cider section to no avail. Asked assistant retail drink operative wether they had any \"**** white cider\" \"Polite laugh\" no! So got a posh bottle of merrydown and 4 cans of \"The Old Purple Tin\" (By far the cleanest and best strong lager in the world), Carlseberg special has got secret chemicals in that make you go funny. Before consulting a doctor about ANY problem I would suggest a short course of Tennants Super. Just drank cans from back of car plus extra cider. Yeah that stuff about fish! **** em the lot of the them, the slimey little sea people making us cold. BOLLOCKS TO FISH,
This message was written by Richy and hacked into my computer,

[willywetegg]

After reading through this several times and wondering about Tony\"s special jam,i decided to go for the serious bit lol.i have had some funny looks and comments off anglers when returning fish of about 5 or 6 pounds.\"whats the matter, you not like fish\". I happen to think that a smaller fish tastes that bit sweeter.I also think along the afore mentioned lines that the bigger fish have more chance of producing more fish. I don\"t return all the bigger ones as you saw from saturday night, but just some times it gives a nice feeling to see one swim away after a good scrap. One fish that was not mentioned was the Bass. I was told (years ago) that it takes about 8 years for a bass to reach its legal catch size. No doubt quite a few people will read this and think legal size so what. I think the legal size for bass should be raised by a couple more inches. well not just bass. anyone that has fished roker pier will have been disgusted by the pratts that take undersized whiting. A legal sized whiting is not very big but there are still some that say \" I\"m just taking it home for the cat\". (are great are we getting a cat dad). I\"m not having a pop at the people that fish Roker i know it happens everywhere I have just seen it happen more there. The anti\"s have enough ammo at the moment and we are going to be next after the hunting gets banned.

[TC]

\"After reading through this several times and wondering about Tony\"s special jam.....\"
Jim, you\'ve got me wonderin\' now, m8 ???

\"One fish that was not mentioned was the Bass. \" ???
I did mention it, Jim.......\"......you\'re right in what you say as regards other species; bass, wrass, etc. I think I WOULD return them on \"conservation grounds\" \"

I agree with you about the minimum size for Whiting, Jim.
An \"in size\" whiting of 27cm is tiny. Not much left once it\'s filletted.
The minimum size is bad enough, but as you say, MANY undersized whiting are also taken. It won\'t be too long before there\'s virtually nothing left to catch if they continue to be taken at the current rate. I think anglers may be falling into the trap of believing that because they are catching Whiting there are plenty of them out there.
Isn\'t that what the trawlermen believed (and some still do, apparently) about Cod?

[BILLYB]

If you have enough fish in the freezer you should put fish back,Most anglers end up throwing fish away out of the freezer that has been there for months. Ell you can buy a camerafor a£5.00 that you can keep in your tackle box but i am sure it will be passed its use by date when you catch a big fish 15lb plus ha ha

[mark]

J Carlseberg special has got secret chemicals in that make you go funny.

Its all starting to make sense now, all those special brew and 1080 snakebites. didn\'y make me hair fall out tho