by kieran » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:27 pm
Hi lads
Sorry, point of clarification required, my fault... :oops:
I have no problem with sharing marks with people but I think it should be left to the individual angler to decide whether they want to do that or not - especially in the case of bass where there can be very and I mean very very localised populations.
A lot of anglers have expressed the opinion, that when it comes to bass marks, they will pass on the information only when they are certain that the recipient is someone who will not abuse that information...
You are absolutely right! I am all in favour of sharing information - as you say, that is the whole point of the forums. :lol: The more the merrier... but I guess a lot of recent posts and PMs have pushed me to thinking that people are entitled to keep their marks to themselves if they feel they should, especially for bass.
As we all know, if a mark get fished out whether by netsmen, poachers or even anglers, and I know umpteen places where this has happened, it can take decades for the bass population to recover...
Your absolutely right about the poachers, all the same I would hate to think that we were helping even one of them!
The point I was trying to make was that we shoudl respect the wishes of the poster, and if they choose not to identify a mark, then we should leave it so. If you know it, well and good. If not, PM the author! :lol:
Thanks, I hope this explains my earlier post. Tight lines all
Kieran Hanrahan
Time spent fishing is never time wasted...
2015 targets - a triggerfish, a specimen bass, a three bearded rockling to complete the set and something big and toothy from certain north Mayo deep water marks