carp in canals

samsman · #21

i've just read the carp forum and any sympathy i had for them has just completely gone out of the window. very hostile abusive and threatening words being used.

#22

I have read said article in Angling Times and it is a disgrace ...... Steve Ringer needs to explain himself over his comments ! When was the last time HE fished the canal circuit ?

Angling Times what a joke ! Does Murdoch have anything to do with em ?

#23

Still cack.

Was this aimed at my comment Bill?

#24

Still cack.
Was this aimed at my comment Bill?

Bullah, - no far from it mate.

One or two points in this 'case' have been omitted, it should all come out in the wash soon hopefully.

The whole issue is cack

two shakes · #25

Fishing the stretch illegally for years,threatening to introduce Zander illegally,threatening to disrupt future matches,threatening to assault the club secretary,and there trying to take the moral high ground on this matter.

I hope i'm fishing when they come to disrupt the matches,i haven't had a good giggle in age's.I can just see 40+ match anglers sitting there pleading with them not to shove there poles up there wobbly cheeks's and not throw bricks in there swims

Guest · #26

leave our canals alone thats what i say to AT,Ringer and shimano,canal carp are true nomads travelling from from section to section for spawning,feeding etc some being old big and wise,lets face it we dont catch a four pounder a chuck down the cut when we go do we.they aint just a ton and half of fish per acre swimming round in a gloryfied fish pond.got nowt against commercials god knows a day baggin is great now and again,but dont commercialise the canals

#27

There is such an easy answer to this, it is almost untrue

#28

This should be interesting ......

http://www.total-fishing.com/forum.aspx?g=posts&t=34900

#29

I dont think for a minute that Steve Ringer would say that carp should be stocked into canals.

#30

I still think a lot of this talk is to 'divert' a very important point.

#31

I still think a lot of this talk is to 'divert' a very important point.

Are you talking in crappity smack riddles again Bill

joffmiester · #32

I think bill has the answers but has to be careful

Geoff_E · #33

And they wonder why other anglers can't stand carpers

i tell you what i think the club that run's the stretch of canal what a bunch of compleat and utter wa***rs it all about the £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ what thay are getting for the sale of the carp
tell you what ill put a F***ing s**t load of zander in there from them tw**s
and ill shove there 11mtr poles right up there fat F***ing a holes
bell ends the carp are eating all the silver fish spawn what a load of b****ck's
£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££
and to the fella who said ill rip up the petition up in your face
how about's i come with it a rip ya head off ya shoulder's pr**k

#34

leave our canals alone thats what i say to AT,Ringer

Good on Carpmagic (SR) to qualify his stance on the subject and refute the statements attributed to him

But some of the aggressive rantings on that carp forum are a disgrace………just verbal diarrhoea from keyboard warriors which do not paint this genre of angler in good light,

although it must be recognised they are probably from a minute percentage who hold that aggressive view

For what its worth - perhaps not a lot I admit - from my perspective being a representative of two clubs that lease waters from BWB and control the fishing rights on a couple of canals, although I’m a club match angler/tiddler snatcher and do not target them, I’m really proud of the quality of some carp that reside in the waters.

Whilst I’m uncertain as to their original introduction, whether natural or with intervention from man so where along the line, these fish do not appear to be indicative of those to be found on some heavily stocked waters - for example the 30lber that was caught last year from the Extension was a beautifully marked, lean with powerful ‘shoulders’, a body more akin to a to streamline torpedo rather than with a bloated gut caused by gorging on copious amounts of ‘unnatural’ bait - a fish to be truly admired.

Likewise, because of these ‘natural beasts’ that do reside in our canals, I do sell a number of season tickets to ‘civilised’ carp anglers whom I respect , which not only helps contribute to both meeting rental and insurance costs but also increases a presence on the towpath helping to ‘police the waters’ from unsavoury elements. That’s also not forgetting the same applies to the piking fraternity specialists who are members of our clubs.

joffmiester · #35

I have spoken with AT regarding the headline as it and this thread has only just came to my attention.
The Heading is missing a very important part and this is included in the petition - Sections of canal that have had carp removed for no valid reason should have a re-introduction plan to get back to the same numbers of what have been removed.
The idea is not to turn a canal in to a commercial, far from it (they have their own place), but to keep canals exactly the same as they always have been, this is so that every angler regardless of their disipline whether it be match, pleasure, Carp or Predator can enjoy the sport.
The fact is that Carp are being removed that have been resident for many years and this will anger certain anglers (i am not the only angler that dissaproves of what is happening).

Many new anglers/kids catch their first fish on a canal whether it be Gudgeon, Roach, Bream or Carp. Taking the opportunity away of catching a 15lb carp from a kid is in no way fair.

I have on good authority that a minimum of 82 carp were removed from this 2 or 3 mile stretch so all of the figs that have been made up of 30, 51 etc there was a lot of secrecy on the removal of these fish (buckets covered etc).

Lee Woodhouse - Bragging about removing carp from your stretch of canal on carp forums is only fueling confrontation.
R Griffiths

mr ben woodhouse

#36

Good on Carpmagic (SR) to qualify his stance on the subject and refute the statements attributed to him

Here here TK

joffmiester · #37

i think its a right balls up by ANGLING TIMES dodge trying to run away with the story before all the facts had been considered
just as the balls up the week before that announcing the amount of compensation that bloke got for his slip not even he is allowed to disclose the amount after its settled

#38

i think its a right balls up by ANGLING TIMES dodge trying to run away with the story before all the facts had been considered
just as the balls up the week before that announcing the amount of compensation that bloke got for his slip not even he is allowed to disclose the amount after its settled

There have been quiet a few comments on the TF thread from posters about Angling Times sensationalising stories and headlines ...... i deffo have to agree with them!

Geoff_E · #39

Black country carpers have gone very quiet

#40

Geoff

I have approached them and asked for help to police my waters regarding people netting out carp, I honestly hope they can help me.