weighing in

Sprucey · #1

hello again to all new members this is just a line to tell you how we weighin in the yale ac it might be slightly different to what you've been used to elsewhere but we find in the interest of fish safety and protection the best way to do it we will be happy to answer any questions on the subject the rules are as follows on all canal's fish over 6oz to be weighin immediately and returned and on commercial's all fish over 1lb to be weighed and returned immediately hope this is ok with everyone

#2

Do all carp still only count as a 1 pound?

Sprucey · #3

if not weighed in immediately then yes lee

Drynet · #4

if not weighed in immediately then yes lee

As you & Si and do all the weighing its fine by me

Conna · #5

if not weighed in immediately then yes lee
As you & Si and do all the weighing its fine by me

Ahem,

Si didn't do much weighing in at all last year

welder · #6

Are ya bannin bread in case we encourage migratory fouls that might be carryin Bird Flu

Then again it might be good excersise, gettin off me box after every put in

Sprucey · #7

welder thanks for your comments but were only interested in angling and not twitching

Sprucey · #8

welder youv'e obviously never fished the wharf then

#9

Yale own 25 sets of spring scales, pictured below.

All we ask is for the new members to bring to each match a pair of tights to act as a weigh purse.
I've had carp upto 8lb in a single leg and about two skimmer's and a couple of tench in the other leg without any snagging or bobbling.
Once you have your fish in the tights you walk down the bank with scales and tights held aloft and show the guy on the next peg. Who then verifies your weight.
Now word of warning, perch are not to be weighed using this method, they have a nasty habit of smelling the fabric and getting aroused leading to them raising their dorsal fin and cutting the legs clean off your stockings.
Then all you have is a Perch flapping around on the floor that looks like he is ready to rob a bank. This is not a pretty sight!

Don't worry we will be on hand to see how you get on. Good luck and don't forget to hand the scales AND the tights in at the end of the match

#10

This is surely not right. The tights should not be handed in at the end as they belong to the angler not the Yale club. Anyway if the angler blanks they can be worn during the week( or given back to the wife) and reused at the next match.

#11

That used to be the case Dave but we found members stitching in SSG weight's into the toe area in order to gain some extra drams. This as I'm sure you will agree is unacceptable.
By handing them in after the match we get a chance to wear check them through the week.

#12

You must have an awfully big collection in your underwear draw by now.

#13

Once I have un-stitched all the offending SGG I sell them on ebay as "Worn in" tights. This helps us fund the club so we can book top notch fisheries.

#14

the rules are as follows on all canal's fish over 6oz to be weighin immediately and returned and on commercial's all fish over 1lb to be weighed and returned immediately

We adopt the same rules Sprucey. However in our case the last time anyone was troubled to fetch the scales during a match was back in 1976

SS - don't know how you dream em up

Gem · #15

Excellent- i know where to go now if i ever need a pair of tights, any of the Yale Blokes

#16

When Cashmores tried it, the fish kept escaping from the tights. Perhaps we shouldn't have used those crotchless ones !!

#17

A thought just occured to me when reading these posts. I think my wife has secretly been going fishing without my knowledge, so I checked the laundry basket while she was out. Yes, that explains why why her tights smell so "fishy!"

#18

Crotchless variety are banned lol

welder · #19

You.ve all just confirmed my fears,

YOUY,RE ALL CRACKERS

me · #20

YOUY,RE ALL CRACKERS

Ive heard its only simple who targets the quakers types