by Read » Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:46 pm
DrSeafish
Thanks very much for your kind offer getting me some help on casting. I have a call out at the moment but if it falls through I might get back to you. I live in Cork and though the opportunity of joining the club is tempting I think I will give it a raincheck. You see I have competed before in other sports and took competition very serious. But sea angling for me is for pleasure only, no pressure to show up and no pressure to catch the most fish. It's just me, my kit, the sea, the crabs :evil: and all too rarely at the moment, the fish :cry: .
On the day of the competition I must say I was very happy to be able to see the fishing, the kit and the casting technique. You can see this in my post on the reports forum. I also noted that only 2 anglers were using the pendulum cast and to be honest at no point felt in any danger. In fact I had a little giggle when one of the casts resulted in a blow up :twisted: (that's just my Irish sense of humour). It was not my intention to focus attention on you or your club specifically, rather it was to raise a general point.
I note the rules you mention in relation to pendulum casting but even they fall a bit short of the recommendation on some web sites that there should be no one within a 1/4 of a mile when using this technique! Maybe this is an issue that clubs should revisit.
If I appear all righteous and preachy then I apologise. Although safety is a high priority for me I must say that I am also concerned with the reputation of anglers and angling clubs. This reputation is good at the moment and I would hate to see it tarnished by some preventable accident.
Finally I know that you are responsible for much of the information regarding East Cork and Waterford marks. For a renegade like me this information is invaluable. Keep up the good work and I look forward to reading more your of posts on the various forums.
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
Declan